Only a swimsuit, goggles and a silicone cap stood between Mackenzie Koeck and a lake swim last Saturday morning. The water in McCarrons Lake in Roseville was as cold as 39 degrees. With snow falling, ...

Ice swimming, or epiphany bathing, is a tradition in Russia. For many Orthodox Christians, it is part of a January ritual commemorating the baptism of Jesus. Nekrasova, who trains four times a week in ...

Aug. 3—Leszek Naziemiec is an avid ice swimmer. But even in the midst of summer, the 48-year-old from the northwest Poland village of Kołczewo couldn't resist a trip through the north Alaska ...