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Tor Eckhoff (22 November 1964 – 27 November 2021), also known as Apetor (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈɑ̂ːpəˌtuːɾ]), was a Norwegian YouTuber known primarily for his videos where he drank vodka while performing daring activities on frozen waters, like ice skating, swimming in ice holes and diving.
[1] [2] She is holder of the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming [3] [4] [5] and holds the world record for the highest swim on Earth as part of the Madswimmer team by swimming in Mount Putha Hiunchuli in the Himalayas at 6405m. [6] [7] [8] She is also an ice swimming world champion [9] [10] [11] and has crossed the English Channel.
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.
In Filip Remunda’s documentary “Happiness to All,” the Czech filmmaker portrays a characteristically off-kilter protagonist – and one who projects invincibility somehow tinged with doom.
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). [27] 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. [28]
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Swimming in the river, 1st major international winter swimming event, 980 people 2008 6. United Kingdom: London: 680 people, for the first time endurance swimming competition 450 m 2010 7. Slovenia: Bled: 790 persons, 450 m for the first time in open water 2012 8. Latvia: Jurmala: 20–22 January 1129 participants 2014 9. Finland: Rovaniemi: 20 ...
Courteney Cox takes cold plunges in style.. Cox, 59, recorded her most recent session — as seen in a Monday, February 5, Instagram slideshow — which saw her brace for the ice bath in a purple ...