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Winter swimming is the activity of swimming during the winter season, typically in outdoor locations (open water swimming) or in unheated pools or lidos. In colder countries, it may be synonymous with ice swimming , when the water is frozen over.
International Winter Swimming Association (IWSA) is a non-governmental organization registered in Latvia, which is the governing body of mainly the following winter swimming world events: the Winter Swimming World Championships (WSWC), which is masters championships in the men's and women's age categories (A to J2) and held at two-year intervals and the IWSA World Cup or Winter Swimming Cup ...
Winter Swimming World Championships (WSWC) is masters championships in the men's and women's age categories (A to J2) organized by International Winter Swimming Association (IWSA) which was founded in 2006 after great success and huge international attendance at the 2006 Finnish Winter Swimming Championships in Oulu.
Christmas's Day swim at Exmouth. In the UK, the majority of winter swimming events take place on Christmas Day or Boxing Day, [25] with many hundreds of people swimming in the sea at the largest events in Exmouth, Lowestoft and Brighton. [26] [27] An annual "Loony Dook" takes place in South Queensferry, Scotland, on New Year's Day.
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2024: Winter Swimming World Championship, 3rd place Ice Swimming in 200m and 450m freestyle age category 35-39, water temp. 0.2 degrees, Tallinn, Estonia [43] [44] 2023: IISA 5th World Championships, 1st place in Ice Swimming (50m and 100m Butterfly) age category 35-39, Samoens, France [ 35 ] [ 36 ]
Open water swimming is a swimming discipline which takes place in outdoor bodies of water such as open oceans, lakes, and rivers. Competitive open water swimming is governed by the International Swimming Federation, World Aquatics (formerly known as FINA), except when it is part of multi-sport events , which are governed by the World Triathlon .
Swimming requires endurance, skill, and efficient techniques to maximize speed and minimize energy consumption. [1] Swimming is a popular activity and competitive sport where certain techniques are deployed to move through water. It offers numerous health benefits, such as strengthened cardiovascular health, muscle strength, and increased ...