Traditional Christmas swim into a 5°C (41°F) lake in Berlin with swimmers dressed in Santa hats

Members of the Berliner Seals swimming club, donning Santa hats, participated in their traditional Christmas swim in Lake Oranke, Berlin, despite the chilly water temperature of 5°C and air temperature of 11°C. This 40-year-old tradition was followed by carol singing and discussions about the health benefits of winter ice dipping and year-round swimming. Berliners embrace this festive, invigorating swim each Christmas Day. #Berlin #Christmas #winterswimming Watch the latest breaking news available 24/7 on Euronews. ▶︎ Subscribe to our channel to follow the latest news: https://www.youtube.com/c/euronews?sub_confirmation=1 ▶︎ Watch Euronews live in different languages on Youtube: ???????? Euronews en directo en Español: https://www.youtube.com/c/euronewses/live ???????? Euronews en direct en Français: https://www.youtube.com/c/euronewsfr/live ???????? Euronews live auf Deutsch: https://www.youtube.com/c/euronewsde/live ???????? Euronews em direto em Portuguese: https://www.youtube.com/c/euronewsportugues/live ???????? Прямой эфир Euronews на русском языке: https://www.youtube.com/c/евроньюс/live ???????? Euronews in diretta in Italiano: https://www.youtube.com/c/euronewsit/live ???????? Euronews ζωντανά στα ελληνικά: https://www.youtube.com/c/euronewsGreek/live ???????? Euronews magyarul élőben: https://www.youtube.com/c/euronewsHungarian/live ???? Africanews live in English: https://www.youtube.com/c/africanews/live ???? Africanews en direct en Français: https://www.youtube.com/c/africanewsfr/live ▶︎ Subscribe to our thematic channels: NoComment: https://www.youtube.com/c/nocommenttv?sub_confirmation=1 Euronews Green: https://www.youtube.com/c/euronewsgreen?sub_confirmation=1 Euronews Next: https://www.youtube.com/c/EuronewsNext?sub_confirmation=1 Euronews Travel: https://www.youtube.com/c/EuronewsTravel?sub_confirmation=1 ▶︎ Follow us on all platforms: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/euronews Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/euronews.tv X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/euronews Newsletters: https://www.euronews.com/newsletters Telegram: https://t.me/euronews_eng Official Apps: https://www.euronews.com/apps