Claire Ryan completed the feat beneath a frozen Finnish lake wearing only a swimsuit, holding her breath for two minutes and ...

An Arizona woman dove headfirst into history and did it for a cause close to her heart. At 66, Deborah Gardner became the oldest woman ever to swim the 21-mile Catalina Channel, a grueling overnight ...

One of our NPR College Podcast Challenge finalists brings the story of a group of women who, every week, take an icy plunge into the Connecticut River. This is an excerpt from "Brave Souls" by Eliza ...

Dr. Mark Harper recalls his first cold-water swim in the south of England 20 years ago. It was August, but the initial jolt from the plunge took his breath away.