Further east, a Whangamatā swimmer was transported on a spinal ... Last year, beachgoers were turned away from an Auckland beach on Christmas Day after reaching its capacity.

Swimmers in Berlin celebrated Christmas with ... striped bathing suits and some even wearing gloves to celebrate Christmas day. The "Berlin Seehunde" has been a tradition for more than four ...

With Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day right around the corner, beaches, lakes and wild swimming sports across the country will soon be filled with people (some of them in whacky ...

Brighton's Christmas Day swim is set to return for 2023, with hundreds of swimmers expected to brave the cold waters. Widely accepted as the oldest established Christmas sea swim, people have been ...

More than 1,300 swimmers braved icy sea waters during one of the UK's largest Christmas Day swims. The Porthcawl Christmas morning swim is in its 54th year, and took place on Sandy Bay in Bridgend ...

Click on the image below to see our gallery of images from the event Swimmers heading for the water at Fenit on Christmas Day. Photo: John Cleary. Sally Bannon from Tralee enjoying the Christmas ...

About 1,200 people braved icy sea waters to take part in one of the UK's largest Christmas Day swims. The Porthcawl Christmas morning swim is in its 53rd year, and took place on Sandy Bay.