Tag: Lewis Gordon Pugh
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Lewis Pugh – Showreel
Lewis is the first to complete long distance swims in every one of the world’s oceans – including the waters around the melting ice cap. He’s witnessed retreating glaciers, coral bleaching and changing patterns of migration, and now focuses on raising awareness of the fragile maritime environment. He’s also swum across a lake on Mount…
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Lewis Pugh to complete final leg of seven swims in all Seven Seas
Lewis Pugh, the UN Patron of the Oceans and renowned endurance swimmer, will complete the final leg of his Seven Seas Campaign by swimming up the Thames. Nicknamed the Human Polar Bear for his ability to swim long distances in freezing waters, Lewis is swimming from Southend to Gravesend before swimming to the Thames Barrier.…
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Lewis Pugh starts his swim of the world’s Seven Seas
Endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh has completed the first of seven swims in the Seven Seas to highlight the need for protected areas in oceans around the world. The Devon-based swimmer will be the first to undertake a long-distance swim in each of the classical Seven Seas: the Mediterranean, Adriatic, Aegean, Black Sea, Red Sea, Arabian…
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5 Polar Plunge Tips for Jimmy Fallon: Arctic Swimmer Lewis Pugh Shares His Advice
Read National Geographic “It sounds like a nightmare,” Fallon said during The Tonight Show on February 26. “It’s freezing in Chicago right now.” Okay @RahmEmanuel I’m in. Lake Michigan will have a New York fish this weekend. #SwimmyFallon — jimmy fallon (@jimmyfallon) February 24, 2014 What should Fallon expect and how can he prepare for…
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Lewis Pugh to embark on 3-year Circumnavigation of Globe as UNEP Patron for Oceans
See UNEP News Centre Pioneer swimmer and ocean advocate Lewis Pugh was June 19th unveiled as the UN Environment Programme’s Patron for Oceans as he prepares to embark on an epic circumnavigation of the globe. Mr. Pugh, a maritime lawyer from London, is the only person to have completed a long distance swim in every…
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Lewis Pugh – the pioneer swimmer known as the Human Polar Bear
“If there are dangerous seas, you’ll find him there. Lewis Pugh, the man who has astounded the world with his ability to swim in the coldest of waters in dressed on nothing more than a Speedo, and a man with an incredible passion for the environment.”
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Tackling the Elements with Lewis Pugh
Maritime lawyer, a pioneer swimmer, an ocean advocate, and one of the world’s leading inspirational speakers. the first to complete a long distance swim in every ocean of the world, and has pioneered more swims around famous landmarks than any other person in history. Documents his adventures in his new book, 21 Yaks and a…
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Lewis Gordon Pugh – Ordinary won’t change the World
Read about him on The Daily News of Open Water Swimming