Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some swimmers have also found wild swimming to be an antidote to pandemic-era loneliness and mental health struggles. Jessica J.

WILD swimming has become increasingly popular with Brits across the country who head down to lakes, ponds and the beach for a ...

There’s something undeniably magical about wild swimming. After miles on the trail, few things rival the feeling of slipping into a cool, natural pool surrounded by mountains, trees, or open skies.

A wild swimming pond in the gasholder is part of wider regeneration plans from Southwark Council.

In a first for the city, a wild swimming spot could open inside one of south London’s iconic Grade II-listed gasholders.

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, ...