Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some swimmers have also found wild swimming to be an antidote to pandemic-era loneliness and mental health struggles. Jessica J.

People have been swimming in bodies of water since the dawn of time. Whether it’s a lake, ocean, or river, it’s human nature to want to take a dip. But be honest — when was the last time you actually ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. UK, Essex, female wild swimmer standing in a lake touching the water at sunrise. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll ...

And he goes wild swimming every morning, jumping into a cold lake or river or into the sea. During the pandemic, wild swimming became popular in Ireland. It remains so. There are crowdsourcing apps ...

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, ...

Upon arrival in Ireland this spring, we found that people were already pre-disappointed in us. As Americans, they were sure we were there to “do Ireland.” We would, they predicted, make some requisite ...