Charlotte Brynn winter swimming in Lake Willoughby. Photo courtesy of Charlotte Brynn/CNS Kate Kampner is a reporter with the Community News Service, part of the University of Vermont’s Reporting & ...

Wild swimming is defined as immersing oneself in the natural waters of lakes, rivers, and oceans, away from the structured environments of pools and beach resorts. Being surrounded by sounds and ...

With 60 in-depth profiles of wild swimming spots, this book showcases stunning photography and personal accounts of swimming in nature. It’s an inspiring guide for those seeking the joy of outdoor ...

For generations, swimmers packed Mendon Ponds Park for a summertime dip while sunbathers soaked in the rays in the park’s beach area. The park had a staff of lifeguards, a bathhouse for changing and a ...

Assorted tropical fish congregate in Thunderball Grotto near Staniel Cay in Exuma, Bahamas. From the Caribbean to Saudi Arabia, journalist Erik Trinidad has been on more than 130 dives. Now, he writes ...

The psychological case for open-water swimming (Overbury et al. 2023)—and being in nature in general—is getting stronger and stronger. It will come as little surprise to anyone familiar with the body ...

Tom Hillegass has been called the swami of swimming holes. (Seriously. He has.) A man who "swoons" for a swim out in the middle of nowhere, clad or un-. A guru with a ...

Call of the wild: knowing what's actually lurking in that water has never been more important - Getty Images When Russell Brand and Bear Grylls took a dip at Henley-on-Thames in late April for Brand’s ...

Snorkeling here is like swimming in nature's aquarium. From the Caribbean to Saudi Arabia, journalist Erik Trinidad has been on more than 130 dives. Now, he writes about a snorkeling destination in ...