White, Water, Swimming, Snow
Antarctica 2020 International Swim took 3 years in planning by Ger Kennedy and a group of expedition leaders, crew members and 14 swimmers.
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When Orcas Enter The Swim Zone
Ger Kennedy organized the Antarctica 2020 International Swim and had to delay the Zero Ice Miles of Cath Pendleton and Paul Georgescu because a pod of orcas got close
Swimming Colder, Farther, Faster With Paul Georgescu
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Paul Georgescu of Romania has completed two hard swims in 2020 - both completely different. He first set a Zero Ice Mile record in Hanusee Bay in Antarctica in 0.6°C water as part of the Antarctica 2020 International Swim, completing the mile in 22 minutes 44 seconds last February. Then, he started to
Swimming Towards The Light With A Sense Of Urgency
Swimming Towards The Light With A Sense Of Urgency Courtesy of Lewis Pugh Foundation, Antarctica. Lewis Pugh describes his 1 km Icesheet Swim in a supraglacial lake swim in Antarctica in raw footage from the Lewis Pugh Foundation. Follow Pugh @lewispugh. For more information, visit lewispughfoundation.org. Copyright © 2020 by Lewis Pugh Foundation
Keeping The Integrity, Ram Barkai On WOWSA Live
Keeping The Integrity, Ram Barkai On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU, Cape Town, South Africa. Ned Denison talked about The Ice with International Ice Swimming Association founder and chairman Ram Barkai on today's WOWSA Live. Barkai explained all kinds of concepts in The Ice during the interview: *The new Extreme Cold division for International Ice
The Most Expensive Mile on the Planet
The Most Expensive Mile on the Planet Courtesy of Ger Kennedy, Southern Ocean, Antarctica. Ger Kennedy came up with the concept for the Antarctica 2020 swimming expedition in November 2016. He launched the expedition in the public domain in March 2017. Kennedy explains, "My idea from the beginning was to bring a bunch of ordinary open water swimmers on a
Ger Kennedy Completes Polar Zero Ice Mile
Ger Kennedy Completes Polar Zero Ice Mile Courtesy of Antarctica 2020, Paradise Bay, Antarctica. During the Antarctica 2020 event, Irishman Ger Kennedy completed a Polar Zero Ice Mile in 0.5ºC water and 2.0ºC air temperature in Paradise Bay, Antarctica in February 2020. Copyright © 2008 – 2020 by World Open Water Swimming Association
Paul Georgescu Triumphantly Returns From Way Down Under
Paul Georgescu Triumphantly Returns From Way Down Under Courtesy of Paul Georgescu, Antarctica. Paul Georgescu had a very active 2019 with an Ice Mile in 3.02°C water and a 42 km crossing of the Molokai Channel in 13 hours 6 minutes. He also won the 500m International Ice Swimming Association World Championship title and finished 5th in the Ice Kilometer
Cath Pendleton Completes A Zero Ice Mile In Antarctica
Cath Pendleton Completes A Zero Ice Mile In Antarctica Courtesy of Ger Kennedy, Antarctica. On February 22nd, Cath Pendleton from Wales completed a successful Zero Ice Mile in Antarctica in 33 minutes 44 seconds as part of the Antarctica 2020 International Swim under the guidance of Ger Kennedy. "It was amazing, wonderful, pure, stunning, unspoilt,
Lewis Pugh’s Ice Sheet Swim
Lewis Pugh's Ice Sheet Swim Courtesy of Lewis Pugh, East Antarctica. Lewis Pugh, the United Nations Patron of the Oceans, sent the following messages to world and business leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 21st. "The ice sheet is melting at an unprecedented rate. We simply cannot waste anymore time. Change is happening. It is
