Category: Winter Swimming
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Thousands of “Walrus” Swimmers Gather for Annual Polish Winter Swim | Arirang News
Moving on to Poland where a record crowd of almost 9-thousand people gathered for the 20th International Winter Swimming Rally. Taking place in the northwestern town of Mielno on Sunday, local time the event saw swimmers, from nations including Germany, Ireland, and Hungary plunge into the Baltic Sea with water temperatures of 2 degrees Celsius.…
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Chile’s “Ice Mermaid” Undertakes Longest Swim Ever by a Person in Antarctic Waters | Arirang News
In more record-breaking news A Chilean swimmer has undertaken the longest swim ever by a person in Antarctic waters. Wearing only a standard bathing suit Bárbara Hernández made the swim on Sunday in icy waters just off Greenwich Island near the Antarctic Peninsula. She swam 2.5 kilometers in 45 minutes in water temperatures of just…
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Chilean ‘Ice Mermaid’ Preps for Antarctic Swim to Support Marine Conservation | Pew
Antarctica’s Southern Ocean is known for its iconic endemic species—emperor, Adélie, chinstrap, and gentoo penguins; crabeater and leopard seals; and thousands more. Now you can add another to the list: “ice mermaid.” Bárbara Hernández, a Chilean cold-water swimmer known as the “Ice Mermaid” (“Sirena de Hielo” in Spanish), is en route with the country’s navy…
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52nd Annual Danube Winter Swim Attracts Over 1,000 | WQAD News 8
Get ready for a shiver! Over 1,000 people came to Southern Germany for the annual event, which began in 1969 to test the preparedness of local water rescue services.
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Winter Swimming World Championships 2023 Lake Bled, Slovenia | Swimming With Colin Hill
As the races are underway we walk around the Winter Swimming World Championships venue to show you the athlete journey.
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GoPro: Freediving Beneath Ice | Underwater With HERO11 Black
GoPro family members Andrew + Lilly Ryzebol are master freedivers of the frozen variety. With few places to come up for air + freezing temperatures, ice diving requires an incredible level of mental + physical training. They have built a career around this incredible combination of abilities + took HERO11 Black along for a day…
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Into the Cold – Elina Mäkinen I Arte.TV Documentary
Human beings evolved in the warm climate of Africa before striking out to live in colder parts of the world. It is a testament to our ingenuity as a species that we can now survive in hostile climates. But what if the cold was actually good for us? This documentary explores the science of cold…
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Ice Swimming Championship – Outdoor Event in Finland | Oneindia News
Humans do some crazy things sometimes. For example, they compete in swimming races in ice-cold water. Just for the fun of it! Fancy a dip?