Category: Winter Swimming
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Lewis Pugh Starts ‘Coldest Swim on Earth’ for Climate Crisis | Evening Standard
Lewis Pugh begins his swim across the 10-kilometer mouth of the Ilulissat Icefjord in Greenland to highlight the speed of the Climate Crisis ahead of the UN Climate Conference (Cop26) in Glasgow, where Pugh will address world leaders and demand urgent action. The Ilulissat Icefjord is fed by the world’s fastest-moving glacier – moving at…
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Endurance Swimmer Lewis Pugh Prepping for the Coldest Swim on Earth | BizNewsTv
Lewis Pugh is an endurance swimmer and UN Patron of the Oceans. This month he will be swimming across the mouth of Greenland’s Ilulissat Icefjord, which is fed by the world’s fastest-moving glacier. It will be the first multi-day Polar Swim ever attempted. This is footage of him prepping for that icy swim.
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The British Woman Breaking Records With Icy Swims In The Antarctic | This Morning
In February 2020, Welsh ice swimmer Cath Pendleton made history by becoming the first person to swim a mile in the icy waters inside the polar Antarctic Circle. An unlikely world record holder, the mum-of-two and NHS worker – also known as the Merthyr Mermaid – only started cold water swimming in 2015. Now the…
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Climate Change: Lewis Pugh on ‘Most Challenging’ Arctic Swim Yet, Ice Continues to Melt
Endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh joins the Tech & Science Daily podcast to tell us about his next attempt to make the coldest swim on Earth this month, to highlight the speed of climate change. He will swim alongside a 10-kilometer glacier at a giant ice fjord north of the Arctic Circle in Greenland at the…
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Lewis Pugh to Attempt ‘Coldest Swim on Earth’ to Highlight Climate Change | Sky News
Oceans campaigner and champion swimmer Lewis Pugh will attempt “the coldest swim on Earth” to highlight the damaging effects of climate change.
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Lewis Pugh Attempting ‘Coldest Swim on Earth’ to Highlight Climate Crisis | The Independent
Endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh is planning to tackle what he describes as “The Coldest Swim on Earth” to highlight the climate crisis.
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Surviving Long Distance Swimming In Arctic Oceans | Iceman – The Lewis Gordon Pugh Story | Wonder
Lewis Pugh has 10 seconds before he plunges into the freezing Arctic Ocean, where he swims a kilometre across Antarctica, wearing nothing but a Speedo and a swim cap, a feat never thought possible. ‘Ordinary’ humans would probably die within minutes in this icy water! How can his naked body cope with these conditions for…
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Icy Midwinter Swim 2021 | AusAntartic
Happy #MidwintersDay to our 86 hardy expeditioners spending the year at Australia’s four research stations! Swimming doesn’t usually happen down south, but it’s an important tradition at this time of year. At Casey research station in east #Antarctica, they braved the #winter #solstice with a sub-zero swim through a hole cut in the sea-ice. On…
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Why Is Cold Water Swimming and Showers Good For You? | BBC Sounds
Michael Mosley explains how a regular burst of cold water could lift your mood, reduce stress, improve your cardiovascular health and boost your immune system.