ice swimming
Frigid water immersion
Ice swimming is swimming in near-freezing or icy water, typically outdoors in winter.
Practitioners cut holes in frozen lakes or plunge into frigid seas, often as a test of endurance or for claimed health benefits: She took up ice swimming after reading about cold exposure therapy.
The activity has organized competitions with specific temperature thresholds.
- cold plungeTherapeutic freezing immersion
- winter sportsAthletic pursuits in cold
- extreme sportRisky athletic pursuit
- core temperatureCentral body heat level
- ice skatingGliding across frozen surfaces
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- winter activitiesskiing, skating, tobogganing, sledding, downhill skiing
- FinlandHelsinki, Lapland, Finnish flag, Finnish sauna, saunas
- Scandinavian culturehygge, midsummer, sauna, smorgasbord, Lucia
- Nordic recreationcross-country skiing, Nordic skiing, sauna culture, saunas, snowshoeing
- polar activitiesdog sledding, dogsledding, ice fishing, snowmobiling, snowshoeing
- cold swimmingcold plunge, ice bath, polar bear plunge, open water swim, natural pools
ice swimmingjacuzzi
Whirlpool bath with jets
hot springs · Turkish bath · thermal spa · bathhouse · sauna
ice swimmingheated pool
Artificially warmed swimming basin
lap swimming · indoor pool · leisure pool · hotel pool · recreational swimming