Extreme Ice Mile
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48-year-old Austrian ice swimmer and coach Gerald Daringer after completing a Polar Ice Mile in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway on 29 May 2025 to become one of only four people in history to complete 3 Extreme Ice Miles (over 2 km), an Ice Zero Mile, the Ice Triple Crown, and a Polar Ice Mile. This club includes Ger Kennedy of Ireland, Ram Barkai of South Africa, Paul Georgescu of Romania, and Gerald Daringer of Austria as of June 2025.
noun - Extreme Ice Mile (EIS) is a ratified Ice Mile by the International Ice Swimming Association with at least one of the following factors: (i) water temperature is at 2ºC or below
(ii) air temperature / wind chill is below -10ºC
(iii) distant attempted is longer than 2 km, or
(iv) swim time is greater than 45 minutes
Stipulations of EIS
- International Ice Swimming Association does not approve of Ice Mile attempts if outside visibility is dark or very low light. Artificial lights are allowed if swimmer is visible and safe.
- International Ice Swimming Association requires extra safety measures for Extreme Ice Mile attempts.
- Notify International Ice Swimming Association by email to ram.iceswimming@gmail.com before the attempt – no approval required.
- A doctor must be on site.
- ECG must be maximum 1 month old at the time of the swim.
- Safety team, second, doctor and everyone on site must be informed of the attempt before the swim’s start.
- Recovery area must have heating.
- Swimmer must be able to be lifted from the water within few seconds of decision.
External links
- Gerald Daringer Experiences Pain, Pride, and Satisfaction in the Arctic
- Breaking Distance In The Ice
- How Cold Can Cold Get?
- Paul Georgescu Sets Another World Record
- International Ice Swimming Association
- Bucket Lists Of Ice Swimming
- International Ice Swimming Association
- Proposed Changes To Ice Swimming Association
