swam the 5K after previously participating in the event in 2020. "I'm an open water swimmer, so the idea of doing a 5,000 (meter swim) in a pool with other people to celebrate the New Year sounded ...

Having grown up by the seaside, I'm no stranger to the New Year's Day swim. Every year, I join the crowds lined up on the clifftop to watch the brave fundraisers on the beach below. When the ...

This is the first time since 2020 we have had a parade ... Revellers took part in a New Year’s Day swim in South Queensferry, Scotland – a tradition that is referred to locally as a ...

I took the plunge and tried New Year's Day swim for the first time - and loved it. Writer Amber O'Connor has changed her mind about cold water swimming after giving it a go. getsurrey.

Now, I'm not here to convert anyone who knows the New Year's swim is not for them. However, if you share my former curiosity, it might just be worth dipping a toe in.