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.
Tag: Southern Ocean
A Restart With Lewis Pugh And Senator Kerry
Lewis Pugh has been lobbying, speaking, writing and swimming to help protect the world's oceans in his climate change campaign. Along the way, he has worked with US Senator Kerry who is spearheading programs for the US President Biden
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
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
Antarctic Circle Challenge, Ice Swimming Hall Of Fame Honor Event
Antarctic Circle Challenge, Ice Swimming Hall Of Fame Honor Event Courtesy of WOWSA, Southern Ocean, Antarctica. In 1913, the famous British explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton ran the recruitment advertisement shown above. 101 years after this advertisement in 2014, South African adventurers Toks Viviers, Andrew Chin, Ryan Stramrood, Kieron Palframan, Gavin
Beluga Fetch
Beluga Fetch Courtesy of Alon Kowen, Southern Ocean. While millions of dog owners worldwide throw balls, Frisbees and sticks of all sorts to their dogs - some dogs fetching their toys in the shallow waters of oceans, seas and lakes, Alon Kowen recorded a beluga whale playing with a rugby ball.
Conversing Change And Conversion With Lewis Pugh
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Lewis Pugh is globally acknowledged as a gifted public speaker. His oratorical skills are not only among the best among swimmers, but among the best among all athletes and ocean advocates. But his persuasive one-on-one charms and his abilities to eloquently present a convincing case to world leaders and
12 Days Of Christmas In The Open Water
Photo courtesy of Lewis Pugh in the Southern Ocean during the Five Swims in Antarctica for 1 Reason. On the twelfth day of Christmas, my coach sent to me... Twelve Tubs of Maxim, Eleven Pairs of Board Shorts, Ten Loads of Lanolin, Nine Tubes of Biodegradable Sunscreen, Eight Sets of Polarized Goggles, Seven Days at the Cork Distance Week, Six Boxes
Where The Twain Will Meet In The Open Water
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. "Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet," so wrote Rudyard Kipling in 1892. What was true in 1892 is increasingly being turned around in the 21st century. No one in the previous centuries could imagine swimming at the top or bottom of the world. If someone fell into the
How Low Can They Go?
How Low Can They Go? Courtesy of WOWSA, Southern Ocean, Antarctica. With Bhakti Sharma's recent Antarctica swim generating waves of congratulations across India, where does her 41-minute 1.4-mile swim in 1ºC water rank in the Southern Ocean? 2002: Lynne Cox swam 1.22 miles (1.96 km) in Neko Harbor in Antarctica in 25 minutes in 2ºC at 60º South 2005: