open water swimming
Ice-Kicks and Chill: Taking the Plunge at the World Winter Swimming Championships
Ever wished that open-water swimming was an event at the Winter Olympics? Here's the next best thing: 1,275 swimmers from 42 countries, but not a wetsuit in sight. Just a pool hacked out of the ice – in Siberia.
Inside the Hardcore Sport of Open Water Swimming
Competing alongside crocodiles, fighting off opponents, and taking life-threatening risks—who knew swimming could be such a dangerous sport?
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