Winter swimming facts for kids

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Bathing in an ice-hole, Poland.

Winter swimming is the activity of human swimming during the winter season, typically in outdoor locations, or in unheated pools or lidos. It is done mostly for health benefits. Many winter swimmers swim with standard swimming costumes rather than with wetsuits or other thermal protection.

In colder countries winter swimming may be synonymous with ice swimming. In Finland, Northern Russia, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia the ice swimming tradition has been connected with the sauna tradition.

Images for kids

  • Icehole

    Ice swimming in Finland

  • RIAN archive 550903 Epiphany celebration in Maritime Territory

    An ice hole is cut in the form of a cross in Russia to celebrate the Epiphany

  • Coney Island Polar Bears

    The Coney Island Polar Bears club in the water in December 22nd, 2013


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