Athletes worldwide enjoy winter swimming in China's "City of Springs"

JINAN, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- In the middle of winter, numerous swimmers competed to be the first to cross the glittering surface of Daming Lake in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, creating splashes that formed a beautiful scenery with the painted pleasure boats in the distance.

From Saturday to Sunday, the 2025 International Winter Swimming Association (IWSA) World Challenge (Jinan) and the 12th Jinan Intern