The Extremely Cold Water Perception Scale0 (0)
The seven stages of cold water swimming is described in detail
Tag: Ger Kennedy
The Extremely Cold Water Perception Scale
Ger Kennedy + Team versus Cath Pendleton + Team in a January English Channel Duel0 (0)
Ger Kennedy, Colm Morris, John C. Curley, Vincent Donegan, and John Myatt will face off against Cath Pendleton, Niamh McCarthy, Sian Clement, Caroline Saxon, Samantha Farrow, and reserve Nicola Such - in a 33.5 km crossing of the English Channel during the last week of January 2023.
Learn & Ask About Ice Swimming with Dr. Ice, Ger Kennedy0 (0)
How in the world does Ger Kennedy swim 2 km in 0.5°C water with the air temperature at -15°C in Siberia of all places? What does he think about before, during and after he swims? How does he prepare himself physically and mentally? https://youtu.be/rEenJc8pOpw On December 7th at 7:00 pm UK time (see time in different time zones below), Dr. Ice
Shark Free Initiative Members and Supporters0 (0)
SharkFree initiative members and supporters are individuals, organizations and companies which share the goals of the #SharkFree Coalition to protect sharks, the ocean and the planet. Their powerful actions, educational programs, and advocacy showcase their commitment and leadership towards ending the use of shark-derived ingredients in commercial
Official Observers On Ice0 (0)
The International Ice Swimming Association announced its list of IISA Official Observers L1.
007 Swimmers: Extreme Winter Relay North Channel Attempt in January0 (0)
Ger Kennedy has a knack to make an incredibly difficult extreme challenge ... even more difficult and even more challenging.
Kennedy explains his next adventure on the high seas, "The Extreme Winter Relay North Channel attempt
is scheduled between January 10th -16th 2022. The estimated water temperature
will be 7°C. The estimated
Cold Plunging and Cold Water Acclimatization by Ger Kennedy0 (0)
Following the footsteps of ice swimmers like Ram Barkai and Ger Kennedy and their community of ice swimmers from South Africa to Ireland, it seems people all over are getting into cold plunges. Brian Mackenzie talks about setting up a freezer for your own home use: https://youtu.be/9KvDTqBKHr0 John Richter, author of The Ultimate Chest Freezer
Men Are What Their Mothers Made Them0 (0)
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Back in 2017, Ger Kennedy remembered his mother before a particularly tough 12-hour Sea Swim Challenge in Forty Foot on the southern tip of Dublin Bay at Sandycove, County Dublin, Ireland. She had just passed away from cancer a week before his swim. "After my beautiful Mum passing away a week ago to
The Cumulative Cold Index0 (0)
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Ger Kennedy, one of the most prolific ice swimmers in the world and the only male to complete the Ice Sevens, achieved another cold water swimming milestone: swimming 10 km in water under 10°C (50°F) in a solo point-to-point 10 km marathon swim from Sandycove Harbour to Bray Harbour. The sub-10°C 10 km
