What is Winter swimming?
{{main|Physical fitness}} [[File:Jak sie kapac.JPG|thumb|Bathing in an ice-hole, [[Poland]].]]'''Winter swimming''' is the activity of [[swim|human swimming]] during the [[winter]] season, typically in outdoor locations, or in unheated [[Swimming pool|pools]] or lidos. It is done mostly for health benefits.<ref>These benefits are claimed, but not proven. </ref> Many winter swimmers swim with standard swimming costumes rather than with [[wetsuit]]s 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. == Other websites == {{commonscat|Winter swimming}} *[http://cankar.org/sauna/howto/avanto.html Cankar.org] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080330194457/http://www.cankar.org/sauna/howto/avanto.html |date=2008-03-30 }} on how to create an avanto *[http://practices.swami-center.org/page_42.shtml Winter Swimming] — the technique of winter swimming and its healing effect. *[http://tapani-pikkarainen-valokuvia.blogspot.com/2007/01/avantouinnin-mm-kisat-2006-kuvia-winter.html#links/ Winter Swimming World Championships, pictures Oulu Finland 3.-5.3.2006 ] *[http://www.slsc.org.uk/wwsc2008/ Winter Swimming Championships 2008] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124214318/http://www.slsc.org.uk/wwsc2008/ |date=2010-11-24 }} - held at Tooting Bec Lido, London, UK == References == {{reflist}} {{Healthy lifestyle}} [[Category:Fitness]] [[Category:Survival skills]] [[Category:Water sports]] [[Category:Swimming]]