Category: Winter Swimming
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Meet The Superhuman Wim Hof: The Iceman
Wim Hof first caught the attention of scientists when he proved he was able to use meditation to stay submerged in ice for 1 hour and 53 minutes without his core body temperature changing. Since then, he’s climbed Mount Everest in his shorts, resisted altitude sickness, completed a marathon in the Namib Desert with no…
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Keri-anne Payne joins the Sub-10 Club with her first cold water swim at London Royal Docks
What happened when Olympic silver medallist ands double world open water 10k champion Keri-anne Payne went cold water swimming with Outdoor Swimmer editor Jonathan Cowie…
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Why These Two Swimmers Chose To Swim In Dangerously Cold Temperatures
Every year, the Memphremagog Winter Swim Festival in Vermont brings swimmers from around the country to participate in a winter swim competition in frigid waters. Local swimmers Laurie and Amy Craigen went up this year with a group from the L Street Bath House in South Boston to join the tradition. They joined Jim Braude…
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“Go for your dreams” – Cape freediver breaks world record to inspire hope
SA diver Amber Fillary set a new world record by freediving 70 metres under the ice in one breath, all for mental health awareness. The Capetonian broke the Guinness World Record for freediving distance under ice wearing only a bikini and a swimming cap in 2 °C waters. She braved the near-freezing conditions in Norway…
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International Womens Day Sunrise Swim Portobello, Edinburgh 2020
Donna Giffen, international Fitness Presenter, take the first-ever dip in the North Sea during International Womens Day Sunrise Swim in Portobello, Scotland.
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Winter Swim Biathlon 2020
Winter Swim Biathlon 2020, RadeÅ¡Ãnská Svratka, biatlon, závod, otužilci, 6.3.2020
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![John Myatt | World Champion Ice Swimming Interview [Podcast]](https://www.swimmersdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/john-myatt-world-champion-ice-sw-110x96.jpg "John Myatt | World Champion Ice Swimming Interview [Podcast]")
John Myatt | World Champion Ice Swimming Interview [Podcast]
In this episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast we interview John Myatt, World Champion Ice Swimmer!! John won Gold in his age group at the Ice Swimming World Championships in Murmansk, Russia 2019.
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Cold Water Swimming in London
In today’s vlog, we head for some cold water swimming in London! I was joined by online health and fitness coach Max Lowery and mate Alex Sharp as we took a dip in 5.5c water, and I had a chat with Max about both the physical and mental benefits of cold water therapy / cold…