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 ...

While wild swimming during the depths of winter might seem like a slightly mad idea, it's a pastime that's becoming hugely popular. In fact, part of the ritual of this slow living hobby often involves ...

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 ...

Georgios Efthimiou does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Margate might only be an hour and a half away on the train, but Londoners could be about to have access to a sandy beach ...

A free wild swimming spot with a sandy beach could soon be on its way to Hackney. The old 14-acre Thames Water depot on Lea ...

University of Leicester provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. Wild swimming has grown massively in popularity in recent times. Not only is swimming outdoors a pleasant way to enjoy the ...

Primrose Freestone, senior lecturer in clinical microbiology at the University of Leicester looks at the growing trend of wild swimmining and whether fears of germs and unwanted bacteria are founded.