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Polar Ice Mile
noun - A Polar Ice Swim or Polar Ice Mile is an Ice Mile ratified by the International Ice Swimming Association that is performed within one of the polar circles that is below 60°S or above 70°N.
Polar Circle
A polar circle is either the Arctic Circle or the Antarctic Circle. On Earth, the Arctic Circle is located at a latitude of 66°33′46.6″ N, and the Antarctic Circle is located at a latitude of 66°33′46.6″ S.
Pioneering Polar Ice Mile
On 22 February 2020, Cath Pendleton completed an Ice Mile, a Zero Ice Mile or a Polar Ice Mile, in the Southern Ocean in Hanusse Bay, Antarctica in 0.03°C water and -3.20°C air temperature, covering 1.00 mile as part of the Antarctica 2020 International Swim in 32:54 and was highlighted in a BBC Wales documentary called The Merthyr Mermaid at 66.60°S.
External links
- Ice Swim Acclimation & Training Plans – Live Q&A with Ger Kennedy
- Swimming in Svalbard
- Remembering Kate Steels' Ice Sevens and Her Son Dan
- Kate Steels Achieves Ice Sevens
- Polar Miles Defined Below 60°S or Above 70°N
- Bucket Lists Of Ice Swimming
- Ger Kennedy: Swim Out To The Iceberg And Back
- Ger Kennedy On Open Water Wednesday
- Norway Ice Swimming Expedition
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Mikkelvik Brygg
- Swimming To Mikkelvik Brygge
- Jaimie Monahan Achieves Unprecedented Ice Sevens
- Jaimie Monahan Honored By The Hall Of Fame
- Jaimie Monahan Wins 2017 World Open Water Swimming Woman Of The Year Award
- Jaimie Monahan To Be Honored Globally...Again
