So Young, So Beautiful…So Cold
Courtesy of Nuala Moore from inside the Polar Circle. The average age of the fastest men in the 1000m race at the recent International Ice Swimming Championships in Murmansk, Russia was 35-48 while the average age for the fastest women was nearly half or 18-24.
But young or older, their times for swimming in 0.8°C water and -7°C air temperatures were mind-boggling:
1. Renata Novakova of Czech Republic – 14:21
2. Elina Makinen of Finland – 15:12
3. Iveta Novakova of Czech Republic – 16:27
Nuala Moore summed up their accomplishments, “Their times are well beside the men. They are so young and so beautiful in person and in sport. The two sisters from Czech – Renata and Iveta – swim one kilometer each weekend of the winter…they start from 10°C to 0°C and then back up.”
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Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Citrus Corps, World Open Water Swimming Association, Daily News of Open Water Swimming, Global Open Water Swimming Conference. He is Chief Executive Officer of KAATSU Global and KAATSU Research Institute. Inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Swimmer, Class of 2001) and Ice Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Contributor - Media, Class of 2019), recipient of the International Swimming Hall of Fame's Poseidon Award (2016), International Swimming Hall of Fame's Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award (2010), USA Swimming's Glen S. Hummer Award (2007, 2010) and Harvard University's John B. Imrie Award (1984). Served on the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee and as Technical Delegate with the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games, and 9-time USA Swimming coaching staff. Note: WOWSA only recommends products or services used or recommended by the community. WOWSA does not receive compensation for links or products mentioned on this site or in blog posts. If it does, it will be indicated clearly on that specific post. See WOWSA's privacy policy for more information.
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