"They have to swim across in this freezing cold water with their hat on and without getting it wet." One of the competitors, Vanessa, said she had signed up for a 90m, 30m and a relay race.

At least 200 people gathered for the swim at Lake ... Saturday’s race represents a new chapter for her health, which she said improved dramatically after she started cold water plunges last ...

Readers and viewers of Amy Liptrot’s memoir, The Outrun, and Nora Fingscheidt’s film adaptation, will recall the powerful scenes of cold water swimming. The book and film engagingly depict ...