Henri Kaarma

Henri Kaarma, inductee (Honor Swimmer of the Ice Swimming Hall of Fame in the Class of 2019

Henri Kaarma at the 2016 Winter World Swimming Championships, photography by Konstantin Soldatov in Tyumen, Russia

Albert Sobirov racing against Henri Kaarma and Christof Wandratsch of Germany in the 1000m race at the inaugural Ice Swimming World Championships in Murmansk, Russia. Photo courtesy of Nuala Moore

Fast and Frozen's two-way North Channel crossing is nominated for the 2015 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year

Henri Kaarma, nominee for the 2014 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year, setting a record at the Tyumen Open Water Swimming Cup in Tyumen, Russia

Henri Kaarma, ice swimmer and an Ice Zero Swimmer from Estonia and nominee for the 2014 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year

Henri Kaarma, ice swimmer from Estonia

Henri Kaarma, a member of the WOWSA Voting Academy

Henri Kaarma (born 1974) is a 48-year-old ice swimmer and an Ice Zero Swimmer from Estonia who was voted as the 2014 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year.

Open Water Swimming Highlights

• On 15 January 2023, he finished 10th in the 250m freestyle at the IISA 5th World Championship in Samoëns, France at the age of 48.
• On 15 January 2023, he finished 9th in the 100m individual medley at the IISA 5th World Championship in Samoëns, France at the age of 48.
• On 2 December 2022, he won the 450m freestyle at the Iceswim Festival held in Tallinn, Estonia as part of the IWSA World Cup.
• He is certified as an IISA Official Observer L1 as of 1 March 2022.
• He serves as the event director of the Estonian 1 km Ice Swimming Championships that is part of the global ice circuit. His nickname is the Ice Machine.
• Kaarma swam 1650m in 25 minutes 25 seconds at the 2012 Russian Winter Swimming Championships that were held in Tyumen (Russian: Тюме́н), the largest city and the administrative center of Tyumen Oblast, Russia, located on the Tura River 1,700 kilometers (1,100 mi) east of Moscow.
• Kaarma swam 1 km in 25m pool cut in ice during winter swimming festival Pirita Open 2011 on 8 January 2011 in the Pirita river in Tallinn, Estonia when the air temperature was -1ºC and the water temperature was 0.4ºC (32.7ºF).
• Kaarma was a member of the successful, unprecedented, 6-day Bering Strait Swim relay, a 53-mile (86 km) relay crossing from Cape Dezhnev in Chukotka, Russia, to Cape Prince of Wales in the state of Alaska, USA.
• In 2014 Kaarma set a record in swimming 2,400 meters at 0.8ºC in 41:57:09 at the Tyumen Open Water Swimming Cup in Tyumen, Russia.
• In March 2013 in Murmansk, Russia, he swam 2150 meters purposefully stopping short of the distance so that he could go to Tyumen and challenge the record in the same pool where Andrei Stoyev made record.
• On 16 December 2012 in Tyumen, Russia in 0.30°C water and -33.00°C air, Kaarma completed an Ice Mile (1.03 miles) in 25 minutes 25 seconds.
• On 23 March 2013 in Murmansk, Russia in 0.00°C water 0.00°C air, Kaarma completed an Ice Mile (1.34 miles) in 33 minutes.
• On 15 December 2013 in Tyumen, Russia in 0.00°C water and 0.00°C air, Kaarma completed an Ice Mile (1.49 miles) in 41 minutes 57 seconds.
• Kaarma finished second in the 450m endurance swim at the 2014 Winter Swimming Championships in Finland.
• Kaarma finished third in the 1000m ice kilometer race at the inaugural Ice Swimming World Championships in Murmansk, Russia in 2015.
• Kaarma is one of the few individuals in history to complete an Ice Zero Swim, a swim of one statute mile in water below 1ºC.
• Kaarma won the 450m winter swimming World Cup at the Big Chill Swim in Windermere, England on 6 February 2016 and the 1 km ice kilometer on 7 February 2016 in his age group in 6.4°C (43.5°F) water.
• Karma participated in the 2016 Winter World Swimming Championships in Tyumen, Russia.
• Karma completed the 1000m freestyle at the 2017 Ice Swimming Aqua Sphere World Championships in Burghausen, Bavaria, Germany.
• Karma qualified for the 50m freestyle, 100m freestyle and 200m freestyle SuperFinals at the 2017 Ice Swimming Aqua Sphere World Championships in Burghausen, Germany.
• Karma has completed 3 Ice Miles over the course of his career until February 2018.
• Kaarma finished 8th in the 100m, 3rd in the 200m and 5th in the 450m freestyle events at the 11th Winter Swimming World Championships in Tallinn, Estonia in March 2018.
• Kaarma was inducted in the Ice Swimming Hall of Fame Class of 2019 as an Honor Swimmer.
• Kaarma was named one of the World's 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Men in 2019 by the World Open Water Swimming Association.
• Kaarma is a member of the board of directors of the International Ice Swimming Association.
• He finished 3rd overall in the 200m freestyle at the IISA 3rd World Championship in Murmansk, Russia in March 2019.
• He finished 19th overall in the 1000m Ice Kilometer at the IISA 3rd World Championship in Murmansk, Russia in March 2019.
• He won the 50m butterfly at the IISA 3rd World Championship in Murmansk, Russia in March 2019 at the age of 43.
• He won the 45-49 age group 450m freestyle race at the 2020 International Winter Swimming Championships in Lake Bled, Slovenia in 6:47.18 on 5 February 2020.
• He won the 45-49 age group 200m freestyle race at the 2020 International Winter Swimming Championships in Lake Bled, Slovenia in 2:14.67 on 6 February 2020.

International Winter Swimming Championships

In March 2014 at the International Winter Swimming Championships in Finland when the water neared 0°C, Kaarma completed the following swim without a starting dive entry and without a flip turn:

• 450m freestyle 5.53.55
• 25m breaststroke, preliminary heat 17.77
• 25m breaststroke, final heat 19.02 lane
• 25m freestyle 13.57
• 50m freestyle 28,85

International Ice Swimming Championship

Karma won his age group at the inaugural 1000m International Ice Swimming Championship in Lake Semenovskoe in Murmansk, Russia in 0.8ºC under the auspices of the International Ice Swimming Association.

2020 WOWSA Awards

Kaarma was nominated for and voted as the 2020 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year with the following nomination: Henri Kaarma started ice swimming out of curiosity. The credit analyst in the banking industry quickly took well to The Ice and has remained one of the icons of the global ice swimming community for over 6 years. Nicknamed The Ice Machine, he competes all over the world freely sharing his experiences and know-how with others, training with friends and teammates, while explaining his passion with the media, swimmers in his native Estonia, and people who just stare at his accomplishments in utter astonishment. The humble Ice Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer was inducted in its inaugural class with world records and many titles to his credit. For initiating and constantly growing the sport of winter swimming in Estonia including the Pirita Open winter swimming festival, for organizing the Estonian Winter Swimming Championships including a 505-person record-setting mass relay, and for gladly serving as a global ambassador of ice swimming and being a living laboratory of what is physiologically possible, Henri Kaarma of Estonia is a worthy nominee for the 2020 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year.

2014 WOWSA Awards

Kaarma was nominated for and voted as the 2014 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year with the following nomination: Henri Kaarma is a living laboratory, a medical marvel, and an inspirational ambassador of ice swimming. By swimming further than any human in history in ice water (2.4 km) under unimaginable hostile conditions, Kaarma has extended the boundaries of how far the human body can be pushed. His steely mind and his willingness to help support safe ice swimming are incredible assets, but his unheard-of speed in ice water (nearly 1 minute in 100 meters without flip turns) are indicative of his unprecedented physiological capabilities. Kaarma is shattering what the medical and scientific communities – and fellow athletes – think possible. He travels to Russia, Latvia, Finland, Great Britain and Argentina to demonstrate his talents and to continue to reach his true potential. He also helps others modify their mindsets and explore for themselves what is physiologically and psychologically possible. For his ambassadorial activities in the realm of ice swimming, for his friendly and appreciative demeanor in ice swimming competitions, for his leadership in showing what is possible, Henri Kaarma of Estonia is a worthy nominee for the 2014 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year."

2014 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year Nominees

1. Adam Walker (Great Britain), Oceans Seven Swimmer
2. Allan Lopes Mamédio do Carmo (Brazil), FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup Champion
3. Colin Hill (Great Britain), Race Director & Open Water Ambassador
4. Ferry Weertman (Netherlands), 2-time European Champion
5. Henri Kaarma (Estonia), Ice Swimmer & Cold Water Ambassador
6. Joanes Hedel (France), FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix Champion
7. Joseph Locke (U.S.A.), Farallons Freestyler
8. Lewis Pugh, OIG (Great Britain), Ocean Advocate
9. Otto Thaning, M.D. (South Africa), Oldest English Channel Swimmer
10. Phil White (U.S.A.), Outstanding Organizer
11. Tomi Stefanovski (Macedonia), Traversée Internationale du lac St-Jean Co-Champion
12. Xavier Desharnais (Canada), Traversée Internationale du lac St-Jean Co-Champion

2012 Russian Winter Swimming Championships

The Russian Winter Swimming Championships endurance race was conducted on 16 December 2012 in a water temperature of 0.3°C and air temperatures between - 30°C and -33°C. The top finishers were as follows:

1. Andrei Sychev (Tyumen, Russia) swam 2250m in 1:06:15
2. Alexander Brylin (Blagoveshchensk, Russia) swam 2200m in 1:01:43
3. Henri Kaarma (Estonia) swam 1650m in 25:25
4. Nikolai Glushkov (Novosibirsk, Russia) swam 1050m in 21:18

Natalie Gray of Moscow, Russia won the women's endurance race by swimming 1050m total.

2014 World Winter Championships in Finland

Kaarma swam the following times in 0°C water with a dive and without flip turns:

450m freestyle 5.53,55 25m breaststroke heat 17.77 25m breaststroke final 19.02 25m freestyle 13.57 50m freestyle 28.85

Videos

Christof Wandratsch swimming between Paul Smith on left and Henri Kaarma on right while swimming to a 1 km victory in the Big Chill Swim in Windermere, England in the 6.4ºC (43.5ºF) water under windy conditions on 6 February 2016.

1st Ice Swimming World Championships 1 km fastest heat on 20 March 2015 in Murmansk, Russia.
Lane 1 Evgeni Rabinovich
Lane 2 Sergio Salomone
Lane 3 Craig Lenning
Lane 4 Christof Wandratsch
Lane 6 Henri Kaarma
Lane 7 Albert Sobirov
Lane 8 Eduard Khodakovsk
i Behind the camera: Wyatt Song

Bering Strait Swim

Kaarma will also be a member of the Bering Strait Swim, a 53-mile (86 km) relay swim attempt from Cape Dezhnev in Chukotka, Russia, to Cape Prince of Wales in the state of Alaska, USA among a team of experienced extreme swimmers.

World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year

The Bering Strait Swim was selected as the 2013 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year in a global vote managed by the World Open Water Swimming Association.

Relay Members in Bering Strait Swim

SWIMMERS
1. Vladimir Chegorin, Russia
2. Maria Chizhova, Novosibirsk, Russia
3. Elena Guseva, Russia
4. Ram Barkai, Cape Town, South Africa
5. Jack Bright, UK
6. Oksana Veklich, Blagoveshchensk, Russia
7. Aleksandr Jakovlevs, Jelgava, Latvia (Starter,Swimmer,Navigator)
8. Matías Ola, Buenos Aires /Tucuman Argentina
9. Henri Kaarma, Tallinn, Estonia
10. Toomas Haggi, Tallinn, Estonia
11. Nuala Moore, Ireland
12. Anne Marie Ward, Donegal, Ireland
13. Toks Viviers, Cape Town, South Africa
14. Melissa O’Reilly (‘Mo’), Lambertville, New Jersey, USA
15. Ryan Stramrood, Cape Town, South Africa
16. Cristian Vergara, Santiago, Chile
17. Craig Lenning, Colorado, USA
18. Rafał Ziobro, Krakow, Poland
19. Andrew Chin, Cape Town, South Africa
20. Jackie Cobell, Tunbridge Wells, UK
21. James Pittar, Australia
22. Paolo Chiarino, Italy
23. Mariia Yrjö-Koskinen, Finland
24. Ivan Papulshenko, Ukraine
25. Zdenek Tlamicha, Czech Republic
26. Zhou Hanming, China
27. Oleg Adamov, Russia
28. Andrei Agarkov, Russia
29. Alekseev Semen, Russia
30. Tatiana Alexandrova, Russia
31. Roman Belan, Russia (Swimmer & Starter)
32. Elena Semenova, Russia
33. Alexander Brylin, Russia
34. Afanasii Diackovskii, Russia
35. Vladimir Nefatov, Russia (Swimmer and Chief Starter)
36. Evgenii Dokuchaev, Russia
37. Oleg Docuckaev, Russia (Swimmer and Chief Organiser)
38. Roman Efimov, Russia
39. Dmitrii Filitovich, Russia
40. Olga Filitovich, Russia (Swimmer & Starter/helper)
41. Victor Godlevskiy, Russia (Swimmer, Starter/helper)
42. Olga Golubeva, Russia
43. Alexei Golubkin, Russia
44. Alexander Golubkin, Russia (Youngest Swimmer at 13 yrs old)
45. Alexsandr Iurkov, Russia (Starter, Swimmer, Navigator)
46. Oleg Ivanov, Russia
47. Pavel Kabakov, Russia Swimmer, starter, navigator
48. Eduard Khodakovskiy, Russia
49. Aleksandr Komarov, Russia
50. Aleksandr Kuliapin, Russia
51. Andrey Kuzmin, Russia
52. Irina Lamkina, Russia
53. Vladimir Litvinov, Russia
54. Andrey Mikhalev, Russia
55. Victor Moskvin, Russia
56. Nikolay Petshak, Russia
57. Sergey Popov, Russia
58. Vladimir Poshivailov, Russia
59. Grigorii Prokopchuk, Russia
60. Dmitrii Zalka, Russia
61. Natalia Seraya, Russia
62. Viacheslav Shaposhnikov, Russia
63. Olga Sokolova, Russia
64. Andrei Sychev, Russia
65. Alexei Tabakov, Russia
66. Nataliia Usachaeva, Russia
CREW
67. Nikolay Khitrik, Russia (Organiser)
68. Lurii Melnikov, Russia (Organiser)
69. Sergei Chernukhin, Russia (Organiser)
70. Irina Makarova, Russia (Interpreter, Starter, helper)
71. Alexey Svistunov, Russia (President of Russian Book of Records)
72. Rafael Valdes Mendosa, Russian (Interpreter, Starter)
73. Evgeny Novazheev, Russia(Kite surfer)
74. Denis Berezhnoy, Russia (Kite surfer)
75. Sergey Semenov, Russia (kite surfer)
76. Mariia Netrebenko, Russia (mass media representative)
77. Viktor Muzhetckii, Russia (cameraman)
78. Vladislav Bochkovskii, Russia (mass media representative)
79. Vladislav Bykov, Russia (cameraman)
80. Dmitrii Timofeev, Russia (research team)
81. Victoria Brylin, Russia (recovery team)
82. Nataliya Fatyanova, Russia (Head of medical group)
83. Irina Zhidkova, Russia (doctor)
84. Aleksandr Gremitskikh, Russia (Chief Judge)
85. Krutikov Konstantin, Russia (mass media representative)
86. Gavriil Ugarov, Russia (research crew)
87. Denis Kabakov, Russia (support crew)
88. Kiriil Zaika, Russia (support crew)
89. Natalia Yael Szydlowski, Argentina (nutritionist)
90. Paolo Adolfo Testa, Argentina (coach)
91. Carlos Eduardo Reges, Argentina (doctor)
92. Anibal Ariel Calderon, Argentina (cameraman)
93. Guillermo Gallishaw, Argentina (cameraman)
94. Alasdair Ross McCulloch, South Africa (cameraman)
CREW OF IRTYSH HOSPITAL SHIP
95. Yason Demeev, Russia (Chief of Hospital)
96. Oleg Revutskiy, Russia (surgeon)
97. Vyacheslav Grigoryev, Russia (traumatologist)
98. Valeriy Koshkin, Russia (dermatologist)
99. Svetlana Gulenkova, Russia (stomatologist)
100. Inna Lesnova, Russia (therapeutist)
101. Vladimir Savinskiy, Russia (doctor of functional diagnostics)
102. Sergey Demyanenko, Russia (Doctor of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics)
103. Sergey Milovanov, Russia (anesthesiologist)
104. Denis Yakushin, Russia (anesthesiologist)
105. Georgiy Feodoridi, Russia (neurosurgeon)
106. Igor Rogushin, Russia (opthamologist)
107. Yuriy Obraztsov, Russia (infectionist)
108. Oleg Fartushin, Russia (radiologist)
109. Elena Ionova, Russia (pharmacist)
110. Larisa Popova, Russia (nurse)
111. Svetlana Demenok, Russia (nurse)
112. Galina Domnina, Russia (nurse)
113. Tatyana Bolshakova, Russia (nurse)
114. Svetlana Panidova, Russia (nurse)
115. Maya Surgayeva, Russia (nurse)
116. Ludmila Denisova, Russia (nurse)
117. Valentina Shilova, Russia (nurse)
118. Elena Repula, Russia (nurse)
119. Elena Kukurba, Russia (nurse)
120. Elena Sadovaya, Russia
121. Tatyana Nikolaeva, Russia

Ireland Ice Swimming Championships

Video by Pádraig Mallon at the 2015 Ireland Ice Swimming Championships, hosted by the Camlough Lake Water Festival at Wild Water Armagh (Conroy Pond) in Northern Ireland where he set a new world record, pending approval of the International Ice Swimming Association.

World's 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Men

He was named one of the World's 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Men in 2015 by the World Open Water Swimming Association.

Fast and Frozen

He was a member of the Fast and Frozen open water swimming relay that accomplished an unprecedented 2-way North Channel crossing from Ireland to Scotland to Ireland in 29 hours 57 minutes. They left the shore of Ireland on 27 July 2015 at 7:52 am and completed the two-way relay swim at 1:49 pm on 28 July 2015, escorted by Pádraig Mallon's Infinity Channel Swimming. Its members included Henri Kaarma from Estonia, Ryan Stramrood from South Africa, Anna Carin-Nordin from Sweden, Patrick Corcoran from Ireland, Zdenek Thalmika from the Czech Republic, and Elina Makïnen from Finland. It is nominated for the 2015 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year by the World Open Water Swimming Association.

2015 IISA World Championships

Kaarma competed in the fastest heat of the 1000m race at the first International Ice Swimming Association (IISA) world championships in Murmansk, Russia in March 2015.

2017 World's 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Men

Kaarma was named to the World's 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Men in 2017 (alphabetized by last name) by the World Open Water Swimming Association:

1. Dr. Doron Amosi, extreme relay/cross-border swimmer from Israel
2. Antonio Argüelles Díaz-González, channel swimmer and endurance athlete from Mexico
3. Cyril Baldock, marathon/channel swimmer from Australia
4. Ram Barkai, administrator, event organizer and ice swimmer from South Africa
5. John Batchelder, butterflying marathon swimmer from USA
6. Nejib Belhedi, marathon/stage/boat pull swimmer from Tunisia
7. Alexander Brylin, channel ice swimmer from Russia
8. Luc Chetboun, extreme relay/cross-border swimmer from Israel
9. Salvatore Cimmino, amputee advocate and marathon/extreme swimmer from Italy
10. Jean Craven, marathon/extreme swimmer from South Africa
11. Ned Denison, IMSHOF administrator and marathon/ice swimmer from Ireland
12. Craig Dietz, disabled open water swimmer from USA
13. Ben Enosh, extreme relay/cross-border swimmer from Israel/USA
14. Udi Erell, extreme relay/cross-border swimmer from Israel
15. Stephen Junk, channel swimmer from Australia
16. Henri Kaarma, event organizer and ice swimmer from Estonia
17. Ger Kennedy, ice, underwater and extreme swimmer from Ireland
18. Craig Lenning, marathon/channel/ice swimmer from the USA
19. Neil Macaskill, extreme/cross-border swimmer from South Africa
20. Pádraig Mallon, escort pilot, event organizer and marathon/channel/ice swimmer from Ireland
21. Ingemar Patiño Macarine, channel/marathon swimmer from the Philippines
22. Andrew Malinak, administrator and cold water/marathon/channel swimmer from the USA
23. Chris Marthinusen, extreme/high-altitude swimmer from South Africa
24. Patrick McKnight, marathon/channel swimmer from the USA
25. Allan McLeland, Peak and Pond swimmer/climber from the USA
26. Darren Miller, channel swimmer and event director from the USA
27. Rohan More, marathon/channel swimmer from India
28. Gullupilli Narhari, extreme relay swimmer from India
29. Matías Ola, event organizer and ice/extreme swimmer from Argentina
30. Kieron Palframan, ice/extreme swimmer from South Africa
31. James Pittar, blind marathon/channel swimmer from Australia
32. Javier Mérida Prieto, disabled Triple Crown swimmer from Spain
33. Lewis Pugh OIG, ocean advocate and ice/extreme swimmer from the UK
34. Oded Rahav, extreme relay/cross-border swimmer from Israel
35. Stephen Redmond, channel/marathon swimmer from Ireland
36. Adrian Sarchet, marathon/channel swimmer from Guernsey
37. Ori Sela, extreme relay/cross-border swimmer from Israel
38. Dan Simonelli, coach/guide/observer and marathon/channel swimmer from the USA
39. Paramvir Singh, extreme relay swimmer from India
40. Albert Sobirov, ice swimmer from Russia
41. Petar Stoychev, marathon/channel/ice/Olympic swimmer from Bulgaria
42. Ryan Stramrood, ice/extreme swimmer from South Africa
43. Martin Strel, marathon/stage swimmer from Slovenia
44. Dr. Otto Thaning, channel/marathon swimmer from South Africa
45. Jacques Tuset, prison island swimmer from France
46. Toks Viviers, ice/extreme swimmer from South Africa
47. Adam Walker, coach, event organizer, and channel swimmer from England
48. Christof Wandratsch, event organizer and ice/marathon/channel/professional swimmer from Germany
49. Brenton Williams, event organizer and butterfly ocean swimmer from South Africa
50. Herman van der Westhuizen, extreme high-altitude swimmer from South Africa

External links

• The Most Influential Open Water Swimming Personalities from 1950 to 2020
• The Best Open Water Swimmers from 1950 to 2020
• Ice Swimming Is Poised to Get Bigger and Bigger - IISA Restructuring for Growth
• Ice Swimming Is Getting Bigger and Bigger - IISA Restructuring for Growth
• Spartan Training - Early Ice Swimmers?
• The Best Open Water Swimmers from 1950 to 2020
• The Best Open Water Swimmers of the 2010's
• The Best Open Water Swimmers of the 2000's
• The Best Open Water Swimmers of the 1990's
• The Best Open Water Swimmers of the 1980's
• The Best Open Water Swimmers of the 1970's
• The Best Open Water Swimmers of the 1960's
• The Best Open Water Swimmers of the 1950's
• International Ice Swimming Association bio
• Henri Kaarma, Bárbara Hernández Win 450m At Iceswim Festival In Estonia
• Update to the International Ice Swimming Association Policy – IISA Moves to a Total Ban
• International Ice Swimming Association Official Statement on the Invasion of Ukraine
• International Ice Swimming Association 4th World Championship Is On, As Scheduled
• Josef Köberl Is Confined To Set A Unique Distance And Altitude Ice Swimming Record
• Going Where No Man Has Gone Before: Krzysztof Kubiak Swims 3,750 meters In 4.3°C Water
• How Cold Can Cold Get?
• Paul Georgescu Sets Another World Record
• 2020 WOWSA Awards – World Open Water Swimming Man Of The Year Nominees
• Zero Ice Miles In Antarctica And Around The World
• WOWSA Awards – World Open Water Swimming Man Of The Year
• Jaimie Monahan, Ned Denison Discuss Ice Swimming Hall Of Fame On WOWSA Live
• What Was Happening 5 Years Ago In The Open Water?
• Estonia To Host World's Winter Swimming Championships
• Petar Stoychev, A Possibly Unique Olympic Experience
• Yaroslav Pronin Dominates Winter World Championships
• WOWSA Winners Possess Sense Of Adventure
• Ice Swimming Hall of Fame Members Announced
• Ram Barkai, Ice Swimming Honor Swimmer & Contributor
• Bering Strait Relay, Ice Swimming Hall Of Fame Honor Event
• Aleksander Brylin, Ice Swimming Hall Of Fame Honor Swimmer
• Henri Kaarma, Ice Swimming Hall Of Fame Honor Swimmer
• Lewis Pugh, Ice Swimming Hall Of Fame Honor Swimmer
• Mariia Yrjö‐Koskinen, Ice Swimming Hall Of Fame Honoree
• Henri Kaarma Under The Ice
• Imagine This: A World Championship In The Arctic Circle
• Starts And Turns In Ice Swimming Competitions
• Vladislav Sapozhikov Wins 200m Freestyle World Title
• Ice Machine Wins 50m Butterfly World Title
• Julien Zinsmeister Vítek Wins International Winter Swimming World Championships 450m
• Luka Turk Breaks 2-Minute Barrier At International Winter Swimming World Championships
• The Perfect Open Water Man
• The Perfect Open Water Woman
• 2017 World's 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Men
• Dramatic Daring Double By Fast And Frozen
• The World's 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Men
• International Relay Swim Across The Bering Strait Official Website
• Bering Strait Swim
• Bering Strait Swim - Ice Bering
• Exploring Extremes, Swimming In Siberia
• Tyumen Winter Swimming Championships In Siberia
• Swimming In Siberia, Russian Winter Swimming Championships
• Russian Winter Swimming Championships
• Super Heroes Of The Ice Swimming World
• Pirita Open Winter Swimming Festival
• An Exteme Swimmer: Henri Kaarma Fit To Be Cold
• The Who's Who Of Extremists Gather At Top Of World
• Do Ice Swimmers Have Bigger Brains?
• What Open Water Swim Could Be More Dangerous?
• Bering Strait Swim Succeeds
• Mind Over Matter, Swimming 1000m @ 0ºC
• Swimming In Siberia, Russian Winter Swimming Champs
• Ice Swimming At The Winter Olympics
• One Of The Most Amazing 100m Freestyles In The World
• Alexander Golubkin, Teenager To The Extreme
• Swimming At 0.8ºC
• Henri Kaarma Explains The Impossible
• Memory Of The Brain And Body, The Feats Of Henri Kaarma
• A Winter Wonderland With Henri Kaarma
• International Ice Swimming Association Is 2013 World Open Water Swimming Offering of the Year
• Bering Strait Swim Is 2013 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year
• WOWSA Announces Its 2013 Awards
• Statistics On Ice Swimmers And Ice Swimming
• Will Open Water Swimming Species Be Upgraded?
• Cool TV - Blue Peter Films At Big Chill Swim
• Winter Olympics Is…Daring, Entertaining And Athletic
• Christof Wandratsch Extends His Reach To The Cold
• The Perfect Ideal Of A Male Swimmer
• The Inherent Danger Of It All
• Stay Thirsty With The Most Interesting Men In The World
• 2014 World Open Water Swimming Offering of the Year Nominees
• 2014 World Open Water Swimming Woman Of The Year Nominees
• 2014 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year Nominees
• 2014 WOWSA Awards Nominees
• 2014 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year Nominees
• Good Kaarma In The Ice Water
• How Cold Is The Water?
• Merle Liivand Spreading The Word From Estonia
• Competitive Awareness In The Open Water
• Henri Kaarma, 2014 World Open Water Swimming Man Of The Year
• How Far Can They Go In The Cold Water?
• Conroy Pond, Fast Winter Water
• Elina Making Taking Safety To Her Limits
• Fast Frentic Freezing Freestyle
• Intense Competition Among World's Best Ice Swimmers
• The Power Of One, Henri Karma
• Ice In His Vein - Albert Sobirov
• Team Matters In Ice Swimming
• Checking Up And Checking In For An Ice Swim
• 2015 Ice Swimming World Championship Results
• Checking Up And Checking In For An Ice Swim
• Ice Swimming Aqua Sphere World Championships
• International Ice Swimming Association
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Open Water Swimming
• Why Ice Swimming Has It
• How Fast Are Women Relative To Men In Swimming?
• Top (Ice) Milers In History
• Rostislav Vitek Breaks Ice Mile Record
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• International Ice Swimming Association
• First By Fast And Frozen
• Dramatic Daring Double By Fast And Frozen
• Infinity Channel Swimming
• Infinity Channel Swimming Facebook page
• Fast And Frozen Finish A First
• Elina Makïnen Blossoms Into A World-Class Swimmer
• WOWSA...Swimmers To Be Celebrated At Big Chill Swim
• 2015 WOWSA Awards - Performance Of The Year Voting
• Doing Ice In A Bigger, Global Way: The Ice Circuit
• Lewis Pugh To Present WOWSA Awards At Big Chill Swim
• Honoring Heroes At Low Wood Bay Resort
• Extending The Extreme Swim Boundaries To 0°C
• Chilling In The Cold
• Ice Circuit World Rankings - January 2016
• Competition In Ice Is Heating Up
• Clash Of The Titans In Windermere
• The Effects Of Swimming Long In Very Cold Water
• Sarchet Swimming Strong
• When Pool Decks Are White, Swimmers Are Hardened
• 200m Frozen Freestyle At Winter World Championships
• International Winter Swimming Association Winter Swimming World Cup Facebook page
• International Winter Swimming Association Winter Swimming Instagram page
• 2016 Winter Swimming World Championships - Live Cam
• Petar Stoychev, Victoria Mori Win 450m World Titles
• Ice Sevens, A New Paradigm In Ice Swimming
• Swimming Studs Of The Ice
• Camaraderie, Competition Makes Ice Swimming Great
• Ice Swimming Aqua Sphere World Championships Venue
• Realizing The Vision Of Ice Swimming In Burghausen
• Explosive Growth Of Ice Swimming, 120 To Delve Deeply
• Julia Wittig Wins World Ice Swimming Championships
• Petar Stoychev Wins World Ice Swimming Championships
• The Look Of Ice Swimmers In Burghausen
• Getting Ready for 2-3°C Water
• What Is Ice Swimming?
• Tapering For An Ice Swimming
• Protecting The Feet In Ice Swimming
• Training For Competitive Ice Swimming
• Caring For Open Water Swimmers In The Extreme
• Open Water Swimming Can Offset The Amazon Effect
• Jaimie Monahan Experiencing Life Extremely
• Ger Gets Gritty, Grrrggghhhh!!!
• Petar Stoychev, Like No Other In The Open Water
• Ice Zero Swimmers

IISA 5th World Championship - Samoëns

• France Wins Medal Count at the IISA 5th World Championship
• Ludivine Blanc Sets Her Third World Record at the IISA World Championship in the 50 Freestyle
• Marcin Szarpak Shatters His Own Record to Win 250 Freestyle at IISA 5th World Championship
• Germany Wins 4×250 Mixed Freestyle Relay at IISA 5th World Championship
• Smoking Fast – Keaton Jones Captures His 5th World Title, 5th World Record at the IISA World Championship
• Polish Strength Demonstrated in the 100 IM at the IISA 5th World Championship – Slawomir Wilkowski Leads Polish Team
• Marta Piasecka of Iceland Wins Close Race to Capture 100 IM World IISA Title
• Alisa Fatum Wins Her Third Title at the IISA 5th World Championship
• Michał Perl Takes Both Breaststroke Titles at the IISA 5th World Championship
• Franziska Partheymüller Wins 50 Breaststroke Title at the IISA 5th World Championship
• Keaton Jones Sets His Fourth World Record, Wins His Fourth World Title at IISA World Championship
• Maja Olszewska Wins 100 Backstroke at IISA World Championship In World Record Time
• Alisa Fatum Continues Her Brilliant Dominance of the Ice Kilometer
• Marcin Szarpak Shatters Ice Kilometer World Record at IISA World Championship
• Keaton Jones Goes 3-for-3 at the IISA World Championship with a 100 Freestyle Victory
• Ludivine Blanc Wins Her Second IISA World Championship Title in the 100 Freestyle
• France Wins Close 4×50 Mixed Medley Relay over Poland
• Michał Perl Wins 100 Breaststroke at IISA World Championship in World Record Time
• Zoé Ducret Wins 100 Breaststroke IISA World Championship Title
• Keaton Jones Captures Second IISA World Championship Title and Record
• Bernard Louise Captures 100m Butterfly Gold at the IISA 5th World Championship
• Alisa Fatum Swims to Form – Fast and Victorious – at the IISA 5th World Championship
• Radostin Krastev Wins with the Fastest 500m in Ice Swimming History
• IISA 5th World Championship in Samoëns Begins with Ice Kilometer Heats
• Keaton Jones, Ludivine Blanc Shine and Set World Records on Day 1 of the IISA 5th World Championship
• The Extremely Cold Water Perception Scale
• The Excitement Builds For Samoëns World Championship
• IISA 5th World Championship in Samoëns Begins with Ice Kilometer Heats
• Team America Gearing Up For The IISA 5th World Championship
• Get Ready To Rumble With The Romanians In Samoens
• Thank You Visionary France
• 2023 Ice Swimming World Championships - Entries Open