Cold water swimmers converge on Bled

Some 1,000 swimmers from all over the world have gathered at the lakeside town of Bled to take part in the 13th Winter Swimming World Championships this week. The oldest among them is about to turn 88.

The participants come from 31 countries, most of them from Finland, the UK, Germany and Denmark, but there are also swimmers from Argentina, Mongolia and Morocco.

"Winter swimming has crossed the borders of cold climate countries and has become a global sport," Urška Klinar from Si Sport, the company organising the event, said.

Former Olympian Luka Turk is among the ten...