One of our NPR College Podcast Challenge finalists brings the story of a group of women who, every week, take an icy plunge into the Connecticut River. This is an excerpt from "Brave Souls" by Eliza ...

A PROUD son and his family have raised almost £5,000 in memory of their mum through a series of open water swims. Chris Carmichael, supported by his dad Hal, signed up to a '12 Dips for Christmas' ...

Two sisters are planning to take the plunge for a life-changing swim. Imogen and Matilda Meers, from Purton, have been taking part in a dip-a-day challenge throughout January as they prepare for a ...

The first mention of an attempted swim from Robben Island to the mainland is found in a short article in the Cape Times of 1876, neatly filed in the South African Nationa ...