As the temperature in Beijing hit -7C on Tuesday, 62-year-old Yang Zi stripped down to his swimming briefs and plunged into a frozen lake, as dozens of residents do every winter. Yang, a retiree, told ...

HARBIN, China (AP) — Even as the mercury dropped well below freezing, enthusiasm soared among about a dozen hardy swimmers during a daily ritual in northeast China's "ice city" of Harbin. The swimmers ...

The 2024 Paris Olympics is currently in full flow, with its swimming events capturing a big chunk of the views. Most of the underwater competitions have already been completed, while the remaining are ...

HARBIN, China — Even as the mercury dropped well below freezing, enthusiasm soared among about a dozen hardy swimmers during a daily ritual in northeast China’s “ice city” of Harbin. The swimmers ...

A winter swimming enthusiast jumps into the Shichahai Lake in Beijing, attracting many onlookers on January 8, 2026. Photos: VCG Around 1 pm, the surface of Beijing's Shichahai Lake carries a bite of ...

Dozens of swimmers have taken the plunge in Bristol's harbour today, for the city's first ever Winter Solstice swim. Swimming was allowed in the harbour for the first time last year after campaigning ...