In just a few short months, organizers of an ice swimming competition pulled together an event that brought together a hundred swimmers from all over the world. They competed on Saturday in an ...

Was this week's cold not enough for you? Take a dip in the freezing Lake Johanna this Saturday at the Minnesota Ice Swim, a ...

A frigid swim is set to take place at Tony Schmidt Regional Park in Arden Hills this weekend. The inaugural MN Ice Swim, a competitive race through a "pool" cut into the ice of Lake Johanna, will take ...

Only a swimsuit, goggles and a silicone cap stood between Mackenzie Koeck and a lake swim last Saturday morning. The water in McCarrons Lake in Roseville was as cold as 39 degrees. With snow falling, ...

Sharon Prahl was 21 when death nearly took her. She was biking cross-country with a friend in 1986 when she hit a rough patch and flipped her bike, fracturing her skull and injuring her spine. In the ...

With most local students enjoying a winter recess and Christmas holiday break beginning this weekend and extending through Jan. 5, Rapid City Recreation officials recommend fun options for youth and ...

Plunge into water at near-freezing temperatures, and your body goes into extreme distress. Your skin screams signals of pain. You can't breathe, because your chest is cramping up. Talking is nearly ...

Estonian swimmer Merle Liivand kicks through the waters of Lake Johanna in Arden Hills, Minn., during the inaugural MN Ice Swim on Feb. 22.