Category: Winter Swimming
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My Serpentine Swim With the Estonian Ambassador – And Why Russian Diplomats Weren’t Invited | The Telegraph
Estonia’s Independence Day falls on Feb 24. This year was the country’s 105th celebration. To mark the occasion, Tallinn’s ambassador to the UK invited a small number of guests for a swim in the Serpentine, the lake in the center of London’s Hyde Park, to embrace the environment and a sense of well-being, all to…
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Not Your Average Polar Plunge: 1-Mile ‘Ice Swim’ in Boston Harbor | WCVB Channel 5 Boston
Three experienced swimmers paddled through 39-degree water in Boston Harbor on Sunday
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What Are the Benefits of Cold Water Swimming? | We The Curious
What happens to your body in cold water? How does it make you feel?
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Chicagoan Qing Li Wins Gold Medal at Ice Swimming World Championships | FOX 32 Chicago
Competitive ice swimming has only been in existence for ten years. To compete, swimmers can only wear a standard swim suit, goggles and a swim cap as they dive into water that’s less than forty degrees Fahrenheit. Natalie Bomke reports.
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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…