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Gavin Pike is an experienced extreme [[open water swimmer]] and a certified [[Ice Zero Swimmer]] from South Africa

==Ice Swimming Career==

*He completed an [[ice swim]], 1.4 km in the 2°C waters of Loch Faskally, known as the gateway to the Scottish Highlands with [[Ram Barkai]].  Pike swam 45 minutes without a [[wetsuit]] or [[neoprene]] [[swim cap]] in air temperature of -2°C.  
*He completed an [[ice mile]] in March 2014 in Paradaise Bay, Antarctica in 0.50°C water and 1°C air in 25:56 to become an [[Ice Zero Swimmer]].  

==Antarctic Circle Ice Challenge==

Pike is a member of the unprecedented [[ice swim]] by six South African [[ice swimmer]]s south of the Antarctic Circle at 66.5622° South: [[Toks Viviers]], [[Andrew Chin]], [[Ryan Stramrood]], [[Kieron Palframan]], and [[Ram Barkai]].  [[Ryan Stramrood]], [[Ram Barkai]] and [[Kieron Palframan]] attempted an [[Ice mile]] in [[Neko Harbour]] in Antarctica. [[Andrew Chin]] did a 1 km swim while [[Toks Viviers]] and Pike completed an [[ice mile]] in [[Paradise Harbour]] in Antarctica in -1ºC (40.2ºF) water in March 2014 amid [[orcas]], [[iceberg]]s, and [[leopard seal]]s.

==External links==

* [https://www.openwaterswimming.com/arctic-antarctica-bipolar-ice-swimmers-announced-by-the-international-ice-swimming-association/ Arctic, Antarctica, BiPolar Ice Swimmers Announced by the International Ice Swimming Association]
* [https://www.openwaterswimming.com/josef-koberl-is-confined-to-set-a-unique-distance-and-altitude-ice-swimming-record/ Josef Köberl Is Confined To Set A Unique Distance And Altitude Ice Swimming Record]
* [https://www.openwaterswimming.com/2020/12/zero-ice-miles-in-antarctica-and-around-the-world/ Zero Ice Miles In Antarctica And Around The World]
* [https://www.openwaterswimming.com/2014/01/antarctic-circle-ice-challenge-goal-men/ Antarctic Circle Ice Challenge: The Goal, The Men, The Cause]
* [https://www.openwaterswimming.com/2019/11/antarctic-circle-challenge-ice-swimming-hall-of-fame-honor-event/ Antarctic Circle Challenge, An Ice Swimming Hall Of Fame Honor Event]
* [https://www.openwaterswimming.com/2012/01/2-2-ram-barkai-and-gavin-pike-in-loch/ Ram Barkai and Gavin Pike in Loch Faskally]
* [https://www.openwaterswimming.com/2014/01/antarctic-circle-ice-challenge-goal-men/ Antartica Circle Ice Challenge: The Goal, Men And Cause]
* [https://www.openwaterswimming.com/2014/02/raising-money-training-for-antarctic/ Raising Money, Training For Antarctic Circle Ice Challenge]
* [https://www.facebook.com/rbarkai Ram Barkai Facebook page]
* [https://www.facebook.com/ryan.stramrood Ryan Stramrood Facebook page]
* [https://www.facebook.com/andrew.chin.9245?fref=ts Andrew Chin Facebook page]
* [https://www.facebook.com/toks.viviers Toks Viviers Facebook page]
* [https://www.facebook.com/kieron.palframan Kieron Palframan Facebook page]
* [https://www.facebook.com/gavin.pike.61?fref=ts Gavin Pike Facebook page]
* [https://www.openwaterswimming.com/2014/04/supermen-swim-past-icebergs-orcas-at/ Supermen Swim Past Icebergs, Orcas At Bottom Of World]
* [https://www.openwaterswimming.com/2014/04/where-landmarks-are-pure-snowy-white/ Where Landmarks Are Pure Snowy White]
* [https://www.openwaterswimming.com/2014/04/fearless-and-frozen-at-bottom-of-world/ Fearless And Frozen At The Bottom Of The World]
* [https://www.openwaterswimming.com/2015/01/how-low-can-they-go/ How Low Can They Go?]
* [https://openwaterswimming.com/2015/06/top-ice-milers-in-history/ Top (Ice) Milers In History]
* [https://www.openwaterswimming.com/2015/06/rostislav-vitek-breaks-ice-mile-record/ Rostislav Vitek Breaks Ice Mile Record]
* [http://www.wowsa.org World Open Water Swimming Association]
* [http://www.internationaliceswimming.com International Ice Swimming Association]
* [http://www.openwaterѕwimming.com Open Water Swimming]
* [https://www.openwaterswimming.com/2015/12/extending-extreme-swim-boundaries-to-0c/ Extending The Extreme Swim Boundaries To 0°C]
* [https://www.openwaterswimming.com/2016/05/ice-sevens-new-paradigm-in-ice-swimming/ Ice Sevens, A New Paradigm In Ice Swimming]
* [https://www.openwaterswimming.com/2016/06/jaimie-monahan-experiencing-life/ Jaimie Monahan Experiencing Life Extremely]
* [https://openwaterswimming.com/2016/12/the-new-arctic-presents-challenges/ The New Arctic Presents Challenges]
* [https://www.internationaliceswimming.com/ice-zero/ Ice Zero Swimmers]

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