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, ...

When the Indus Valley Civilisation built the Great Bath in Mohenjo Daro, little did they imagine that swimming pools would one day become indispensable worldwide. Constructed 5,000 years ago, the ...

It may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but more and more Brits are swapping chlorinated indoor pools for the exhilarating, mind ...

Feeling the weight of the world, a writer embarks on a mission: She would immerse herself in a different body of water every ...

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Forget massive chlorinated swimming pools, the hottest status symbol among wealthy landowners in the UK is now natural swimming pools — or ponds, as you might call them. The purpose-built garden water ...

It’s not just about sandy beaches and lidos in Italy. Head inland or off the map, and you’ll stumble across emerald rivers threading through Tuscany, sun-bleached islands like Sardinia, icy Dolomite ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). There’s no better way to immerse yourself in nature than by going wild swimming. Every spot tells its own story: tidal pools fed by ...

London should open ten new wild swimming spots around the capital, according to a new report released by the London Assembly. Based on the advice issued by the assembly’s Environment Committee, London ...