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[[File:Lynton Mortensen 007 Challenge.png|400px|thumb|right|[[Lynton Mortensen]], first person to pioneer The [[007 Challenge]]]]
[[File:Lynton 007 Challenge.png|400px|thumb|right|[[Lynton Mortensen]] upon finishing The [[007 Challenge]] in [[Patagonia]]]]
noun - The [[007 Challenge]] is the completion of the two most difficult [[open water swimming]] series in the world: the [[Oceans  Seven]] and the [[Ice Sevens]] by a single individual.

==The Oceans Seven==

The [[Oceans Seven]] is the solo achievement of a [[crossing]] of seven channels around the world.  It is [[open water swimming]]'s version of the [[Seven Summits]].  The Seven Summits are the highest mountains in each of the seven continents, a mountaineering achievement.  The concept was first conceived and publicly proposed in June 2008 by [[Steven Munatones]].

The [[Oceans Seven]] consists of a solo unassisted [[crossing]] of the following waterways around the world:<br />

• [[North Channel]] 35 km between Northern Ireland and Scotland<br/>
• [[Cook Strait]] 23 km between the [[North Island]] and [[South Island]] of New Zealand<br/>
• [[Molokai Channel]] 45 km between [[Oahu]] and [[Molokai Island]] in the state of [[Hawaii]]<br/>
• [[English Channel]] 33.5 km between England and France<br/>
• [[Catalina Channel]] 32.3 km between [[Catalina Island]] and [[Palos Verdes Peninsula]] on the Southern California [[mainland]]<br/>
• [[Tsugaru Channel]] 19.5 km between the islands of [[Honshu]] and [[Hokkaido]] in northern Japan<br/>
• [[Strait of Gibraltar]] 14.4 km between Europe (Spain) and Africa (Morocco)<br/>

==The Ice Sevens==

The [[Ice Sevens]] is the [[ice swimming]] equivalent of the [[Oceans Seven]].  It was conceived and developed by [[Ger Kennedy]] and [[Steven Munatones]], circa 2016, with the support of and governance by the [[International Ice Swimming Association]].

To achieve the [[Ice Sevens]], a swimmer must complete an [[ice mile]] under standard [[ice swimming]] rules (i.e., no [[wetsuit]] and no [[neoprene]] hat) in the following locations.  The swims must be ratified or recognized by the [[International Ice Swimming Association]].

o An [[Ice Mile]] swum below 5ºC (41ºF) in any location in Europe <br/>
o An [[Ice Mile]] swum below 5ºC (41ºF) in any location in Oceania  <br/>
o An [[Ice Mile]] swum below 5ºC (41ºF) in any location in Asia  <br/>
o An [[Ice Mile]] swum below 5ºC (41ºF) in any location in North America <br/>
o An [[Ice Mile]] swum below 5ºC (41ºF) in any location in Africa  <br/>
o An [[Ice Mile]] swum below 5ºC (41ºF) in any location in South America <br/>
o An [[Ice Mile]] swum below 5ºC (41ºF) in any Polar location at 60º south or below or 70º north or above<br/>
o One of the seven [[Ice Mile]]s must be a documented [[Zero Ice Mile]] (defined as a solo mile swim performed at below 1ºC)

==Origin==

*Coined by [[Steven Munatones]] and [[Lynton Mortensen]].

==Members==

*[[Lynton Mortensen]] on 27 May 2025.

==External links==

* [https://dailynewsofopenwaterswimming.com/lynton-mortensen-open-water-swimmings-007-man-of-mystery/ Lynton Mortensen, Open Water Swimming’s 007, Man of Mystery]

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