Kate Steels waited and waited and waited - and finally achieved her goal of achieving the Ice Sevens in Argentina today. The
Ice Sevens
Challenge (or
Ice Sevens)
is the
ice swimming
equivalent of the
Oceans Seven. To achieve the
Ice Sevens, a swimmer must complete
Closing In On The Ice Sevens Courtesy of Ram Barkai, International Ice Swimming Association. Jaimie Monahan and Ger Kennedy are the only swimmers who have completed the Ice Sevens. Monahan was the pioneer in completing 7 Ice Miles under the International Ice Swimming Association requisite requirements, achieved in June 2018. Kennedy became the second
Christof Wandratsch, Ice Swimming Hall Of Fame Honor Swimmer Video courtesy of Colin Hill with victorious Christof Wandratsch in Lane 4. Information courtesy of Ned Denison, Ice Swimming Hall of Fame. "Christof Wandratsch is serious when he swimming and organizing events, but he is smiling, always helping, always inspirational," says Steven Munatones.
Petar Stoychev, Ice Swimming Hall Of Fame Honor Swimmer Video courtesy of Colin Hill. Information courtesy of Ned Denison, Ice Swimming Hall of Fame. "Petar Stoychev is uniquely versatile - he has been at the top of his sport in so many disciplines," observed Steven Munatones. "There is literally no one like him; not before, not now. Petar has competed
1st International Ice Swimming Association World Championships final Ice Kilometer heat on March 20th 2015 in Murmansk, Russia with Evgeni Rabinovich (in Lane 1), Sergio Salomone (in Lane 2), Craig Lenning (in Lane 3), Christof Wandratsch (in Lane 4), Henri Kaarma (in Lane 6), Albert Sobirov (in Lane 7), and Eduard Khodakovsk (in Lane 8) with Wyatt Song
Fergal Somerville, Ice Swimming Hall Of Fame Honor Contributor – Administrator Photo courtesy of Gordon Adair Ned Denison says of Fergal Somerville, "Fergal has been the driving force behind the leading and largest mass Ice Mile event in the world. From 2013 to 2018, 47 internationally certified Ice Miles have been completed in the annual Eastern Bay
Kate Steels, Ice Swimming Hall Of Fame Honor Swimmer Courtesy of Ned Denison, Ice Swimming Hall of Fame. "Kate Steels makes swimming in the Ice appear so effortless and she has an incredible willingness to support and mentor so many others - while traveling the world and serving as a global ambassador of the sport - and swimming anywhere and presenting the
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Throughout the latter half of 20th century, the sport of open water swimming used to be referred to by many different terms: marathon swimming, long distance swimming, ultra long distance swimming, channel swimming, rough water swimming, ocean swimming, professional marathon swimming, or lake swimming. But
The swimming community continues to evolve and improve. The open water swimming world continues to imagine and achieve different and difficult swims at multiple levels. Their achievements remind us of the words of Harvard University president Drew Faust who wrote, “The study of the humanities enables students to imagine, adapt, assess, interpret, change
