The “wild swimming” trend — aka open-water swimming, or taking dips in lakes, rivers, streams or even the sea — isn't exactly new. Still, it has been increasing in popularity over the past decade, ...

Preparing to jump out of the second-floor window and into the river below, I felt the acute sense that my anxiety was about to be washed away. It was a balmy July day in perhaps the most ...

Wild swimming has grown massively in popularity in recent times. Not only is swimming outdoors a pleasant way to enjoy the sunshine, fresh air and green leafy surroundings, it can also help to relieve ...

Feeling the weight of the world, a writer embarks on a mission: She would immerse herself in a different body of water every ...

Julie Wilson Nimmo was once most famous for playing the nursery school teacher Miss Hoolie in Balamory, while her husband ...

WILD swimming isn’t for the faint of heart, but taking a cold dip is definitely made easier when surrounded by incredible scenery. On the Isle of Skye, there is a series of beautiful waterfalls and ...

When summer rolls around lots of people across Merseyside start thinking about taking a refreshing dip in the great outdoors. Swimming in a lido, a lake or the sea can be a great way to reconnect with ...