The Pain and Joy of Cold Water Swimming
Cold-water swimmers exit the waters of Lake Dolgoye at the Umka ice swimming club in Norilsk, Russia.
Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/BloombergHi, it’s Rick in New York City. For the past six weeks, I’ve been exploring the health benefits of outdoor winter swimming. But first...
Since early January, I’ve been showing up at a New York City beach at 10am on a Saturday or Sunday to plunge into the ocean.