The Christmas season is almost upon us and come Boxing Day, brave groups of people up and down the country will be taking the plunge into the icy British seas.
Cold water swimming might not seem to be an obvious way of protecting yourself from picking up viruses, but in fact it can help to boost the immune system.
Many keen pool swimmers at some stage become interested in making the transition to open water. Here are some pointers for your first cold water adventure.
A swimming club and a team of road runners kept arguing about who was fitter, which led to the creation of one of the world’s hardest annual endurance events.