Tag: Lewis Gordon Pugh
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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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Lewis Pugh | World Oceans Day 2021
What action can you take today to save our oceans? On this World Oceans Day, Lewis Pugh took a dip with some Cape Fur Seals off the tip of Africa near Cape Town. During his swim, the UN Patron of the Oceans asks us to consider our impact on oceans and what we can do…
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Lewis Pugh, Endurance Swimmer and United Nations Patron Of The Oceans
In this episode of Talks at GS, Lewis Pugh, world-record-winning endurance swimmer and United Nations patron of the oceans, discusses how he found passion and purpose in endurance swimming, as well as his mission to protect the world’s oceans and marine life. Learn More https://www.goldmansachs.com/insights…
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Stream With Lewis Pugh, the First Person To Complete a Longdistance Swim in Every Ocean of the World
Lewis Pugh is the first UN Patron of the Oceans. He is best known for swimming in vulnerable ecosystems to draw attention to their plight. – 2007 a swim across the North Pole in 2007 to highlight the melting of the Arctic sea ice. – 2010 a swim across a glacial lake on Mount Everest…
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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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First Person to Swim Under the Antarctic Ice Sheet | Mashable Originals
Lewis Pugh is an endurance swimmer and the first person to ever swim underneath the melting Antarctic ice sheet.
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Pit stop with comedian Rory Bremner – Tea with environmental campaigner Lewis Pugh
Back in the summer of 2006 environmental campaigner Lewis Pugh become the first person to swim the length of the River Thames in the summer of 2006. https://youtu.be/z-DH2JvwOVE
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Luke Talks to Antarctica Swimmer, Lewis Pugh
Today, Luke talked to Lewis Pugh about his adventure to Antarctica , and why he went.