Russians Promote Healthy Life by Ice Swimming

Published February 23rd, 2019 - 08:40 GMT

Diving into a long whole cut in the ice, Viktoria Tsuranova swims a few strokes and flashes a smile at the photographer capturing the moment for her Instagram account, according to AFP.

She is one of a new generation of Russian "Walruses" -- hardy swimmers who plunge into frozen rivers and lakes all through the winter. They swear it wards off not just colds but also cellulite, as well as giving them a rush of euphoria.

 

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Natalya Seraya, the founder and chief of Moscow's ice swimming club "Walruses of the Capital", swims in a strip of water cut in the ice by the bank of the Moscow River on February 3, 2019. Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP

Osman Delibash, 26, a member of Moscow's ice swimming club "Walruses of the Capital", exercises after swimming in the icy waters of the Moscow River on February 3, 2019. Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP

Ice swimmers warm up ahead of swimming in the icy waters of the Moscow River on February 3, 2019. Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP

An ice swimmer dives into the icy waters of the Moscow River on February 3, 2019. Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP

Natalya Seraya, the founder and chief of Moscow's ice swimming club "Walruses of the Capital", swims in a strip of water cut in the ice by the bank of the Moscow River on February 3, 2019. Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP

Natalya Seraya, the founder and chief of Moscow's ice swimming club "Walruses of the Capital", swims in a strip of water cut in the ice by the bank of the Moscow River on February 3, 2019. Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP

Natalya Seraya, the founder and chief of Moscow's ice swimming club "Walruses of the Capital", poses while swimming in the icy waters of the Moscow River on February 3, 2019. Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP

Osman Delibash, 26, a member of Moscow's ice swimming club "Walruses of the Capital", steps into the icy waters of the Moscow River on February 3, 2019. Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP

Natalya Seraya, the founder and chief of Moscow's ice swimming club "Walruses of the Capital", swims in a strip of water cut in the ice by the bank of the Moscow River on February 3, 2019. 
Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP
Osman Delibash, 26, a member of Moscow's ice swimming club "Walruses of the Capital", exercises after swimming in the icy waters of the Moscow River on February 3, 2019. 
Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP
Ice swimmers warm up ahead of swimming in the icy waters of the Moscow River on February 3, 2019. 
Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP
An ice swimmer dives into the icy waters of the Moscow River on February 3, 2019. 
Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP
Natalya Seraya, the founder and chief of Moscow's ice swimming club "Walruses of the Capital", swims in a strip of water cut in the ice by the bank of the Moscow River on February 3, 2019. 
Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP
Natalya Seraya, the founder and chief of Moscow's ice swimming club "Walruses of the Capital", swims in a strip of water cut in the ice by the bank of the Moscow River on February 3, 2019. 
Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP
Natalya Seraya, the founder and chief of Moscow's ice swimming club "Walruses of the Capital", poses while swimming in the icy waters of the Moscow River on February 3, 2019. 
Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP
Osman Delibash, 26, a member of Moscow's ice swimming club "Walruses of the Capital", steps into the icy waters of the Moscow River on February 3, 2019. 
Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP
Natalya Seraya, the founder and chief of Moscow's ice swimming club "Walruses of the Capital", swims in a strip of water cut in the ice by the bank of the Moscow River on February 3, 2019. 
Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP
Natalya Seraya, the founder and chief of Moscow's ice swimming club "Walruses of the Capital", swims in a strip of water cut in the ice by the bank of the Moscow River on February 3, 2019. Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP
Osman Delibash, 26, a member of Moscow's ice swimming club "Walruses of the Capital", exercises after swimming in the icy waters of the Moscow River on February 3, 2019. 
Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP
Osman Delibash, 26, a member of Moscow's ice swimming club "Walruses of the Capital", exercises after swimming in the icy waters of the Moscow River on February 3, 2019. Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP
Ice swimmers warm up ahead of swimming in the icy waters of the Moscow River on February 3, 2019. 
Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP
Ice swimmers warm up ahead of swimming in the icy waters of the Moscow River on February 3, 2019. Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP
An ice swimmer dives into the icy waters of the Moscow River on February 3, 2019. 
Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP
An ice swimmer dives into the icy waters of the Moscow River on February 3, 2019. Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP
Natalya Seraya, the founder and chief of Moscow's ice swimming club "Walruses of the Capital", swims in a strip of water cut in the ice by the bank of the Moscow River on February 3, 2019. 
Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP
Natalya Seraya, the founder and chief of Moscow's ice swimming club "Walruses of the Capital", swims in a strip of water cut in the ice by the bank of the Moscow River on February 3, 2019. Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP
Natalya Seraya, the founder and chief of Moscow's ice swimming club "Walruses of the Capital", swims in a strip of water cut in the ice by the bank of the Moscow River on February 3, 2019. 
Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP
Natalya Seraya, the founder and chief of Moscow's ice swimming club "Walruses of the Capital", swims in a strip of water cut in the ice by the bank of the Moscow River on February 3, 2019. Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP
Natalya Seraya, the founder and chief of Moscow's ice swimming club "Walruses of the Capital", poses while swimming in the icy waters of the Moscow River on February 3, 2019. 
Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP
Natalya Seraya, the founder and chief of Moscow's ice swimming club "Walruses of the Capital", poses while swimming in the icy waters of the Moscow River on February 3, 2019. Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP
Osman Delibash, 26, a member of Moscow's ice swimming club "Walruses of the Capital", steps into the icy waters of the Moscow River on February 3, 2019. 
Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP
Osman Delibash, 26, a member of Moscow's ice swimming club "Walruses of the Capital", steps into the icy waters of the Moscow River on February 3, 2019. Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP

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