The “wild swimming” trend — aka open-water swimming, or taking dips in lakes, rivers, streams or even the sea — isn't exactly new. Still, it has been increasing in popularity over the past decade, ...

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 & ...

Members of the Bluetits Chill Swimmers head into the sea for a cold dip. Photo Credit: Courtesy of The Bluetits Chill Swimmers Jumping into a frigid lake, pond or ocean may not appeal to everyone, but ...

It started with a cold-water plunge, and now outdoor, natural swimming is an obsession of mine. With 15,000 lakes and a robust water-quality testing system, Wisconsin is great for wild swimming. It ...

When the Indus Valley Civilisation built the Great Bath in Mohenjo Daro, little did they imagine that swimming pools would one day become indispensable worldwide. Constructed 5,000 years ago, the ...

The Fairy Pools can get busy, but go early or in the soft rain and you might find the chutes carved by centuries of flow all to yourself. Photograph by Visit Scotland, Kenny Lam This article was ...

For years now I’ve been haunted by salad. Not by triffid-like radicchio at my window, or the coiled green caterpillar I once found at the heart of a lettuce, but by packets of wild rocket. What ...

There’s a moment at the start of each summer when I fully immerse myself in water at one of my favorite swimming holes. I feel such utter joy that it makes me laugh out loud. It’s a sensation that’s ...

Build the most Beautiful Nature Bamboo Villa with Roof Grass and Swimming pool Thank you very much for your valuable time to ...

Forget massive chlorinated swimming pools, the hottest status symbol among wealthy landowners in the UK is now natural swimming pools — or ponds, as you might call them. The purpose-built garden water ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). There’s no better way to immerse yourself in nature than by going wild swimming. Every spot tells its own story: tidal pools fed by ...