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Ice swimming in Finland Two Russian women about to swim in a frozen lake. Winter swimming is the activity of swimming during the winter season, typically in outdoor locations (open water swimming) or in unheated pools or lidos. In colder countries, it may be synonymous with ice swimming, when the water is frozen over.
Czech free-diver David Vencl swam nearly 81 metres (265.75 ft) beneath the ice on Tuesday, breaking the world record after braving the freezing water wearing only a swimsuit. Vencl, who dropped ...
2024: Winter Swimming World Championship, 3rd place Ice Swimming in 200m and 450m freestyle age category 35-39, water temp. 0.2 degrees, Tallinn, Estonia [43] [44] 2023: IISA 5th World Championships, 1st place in Ice Swimming (50m and 100m Butterfly) age category 35-39, Samoens, France [ 35 ] [ 36 ]
Winter Swimming World Championships (WSWC) is masters championships in the men's and women's age categories (A to J2) organized by International Winter Swimming Association (IWSA) which was founded in 2006 after great success and huge international attendance at the 2006 Finnish Winter Swimming Championships in Oulu.
The Duchess of Cambridge didn't explicitly say what temperature she prefers to swim in, but ice swimming, or cold swimming, is defined as swimming in temperatures below 41 degrees Fahrenheit ...
As the ice swimming champ puts it, “I’m not afraid of a coup; I’m looking forward to it. Any change will be for the better, because it can’t get any worse.” ...
On 16 March 2000, Hof set the Guinness World Record for farthest swim under ice on his second attempt, with a distance of 57.5 metres (188.6 feet). [28] Hof's first attempt the day before failed when he began his swim without goggles and his corneas froze solid and blinded him. A rescue diver pulled him to the surface after he passed out. [29]
In 1983, Harbin's winter swimming association was established. The city is considered a “holy land” for winter swimming, she said, as the sport gained popularity here earlier than in other parts of China. Harbin is also known for its ongoing winter festival, which features giant ice and snow sculptures, and smaller, delicate ones too.