Category: Winter Swimming
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2020 Midwinter subzero swim
After weeks of living without the sun, expeditioners at Australia’s Antarctic stations are celebrating midwinter’s day with a subzero swim through a hole cut in the sea ice! Brrrrr!!! Watch this video on YouTube
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Why do we swim in winter?
Bold & Beautiful swimmers tell us why they swim in winter in Manly Watch this video on YouTube
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Swimming under the Antarctic ice with Lewis Pugh – Guinness World Records
Open-water endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh (UK) became the first person to venture into meltwater beneath the ice sheet of Antarctica on 23 January 2020. Wearing nothing but swimming trunks, cap and goggles, Pugh swam approximately 1 kilometre (0.62 miles) down what is known as a “subglacial river†located near the Russian Novolazarevskaya research station in…
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Ice Swimmer Kate Steels and endurance athlete Bruckner Chase on WOWSA Live
Ice Swimmer and International Ice Swimming Association Director Kate Steels and endurance athlete Bruckner Chase talk open water swimming with International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame chairman Ned Denison on WOWSA Live. Watch this video on YouTube
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Ice Bath Swim in the Gorgeous Lac Bleu in Arolla – Switzerland
Water Temperature 3.9°C – Lake Altitude 2’090m. Watch this video on YouTube
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The final stage of the Russian Winter Swimming Cup was held in Russia
The final 6th stage of the Russian wInter Swimming Cup was held in the Moscow region in the water area of the Istra reservoir. More than 80 people gathered for the competition among adventure-seekers, those who wanted not just to plunge into the icy water, but also to swim a certain distance at speed. A…
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Would You Swim in Lake Ohrid in Wintertime? | Orthodox Epiphany Day
Would you swim in Lake Ohrid when the air temperature is just above freezing? Well, lots of people do every year to celebrate the Orthodox day of Epiphany in North Macedonia. Watch this video on YouTube
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Winter Swimming World Championships 2020 / Lake Bled, Slovenia
Winter Swimming World Championships 2020 at the Lake Bled in Slovenia. This World Championship is one of the most diverse in winter swimming history. Over 830 participants from 30 countries competed with each other in one of the most beautiful locations in the world – the Lake Bled. Watch this video on YouTube
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Chatting with Ram Barkai – Founder of the International Ice Swimming Association
We caught up with the record-breaking ice swimmer and Founder of the International Ice Swimming Association Ram Barkai at the IISA British Ice Swimming Championships. He discusses the history of the International Ice Swimming Association and his ambitions for the sport over the next few years. Watch this video on YouTube