Ice Sevens Challenge

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Locations for ice milers and the Ice Sevens swims around the world, governed and ratified by the International Ice Swimming Association
Ice swimming in Murmansk. Photo by Nuala Moore of Ireland
Molly Conroy training at the Conroy Pond for her ice mile at the 2015 Ireland Ice Swimming Championships. Photo by Paul McCambridge / MAC Visual Media
Japanese TV crew with second and observer Ger Kennedy after French Ice Sevens swimmer Stève Stievenart completed an Ice Mile in Mombetsu, Japan
Nuala Moore doing an ice swim in Russia inside the Arctic Circle
Winter swimming or ice swimming by Ram Barkai in Antarctica
Lynton Mortensen, first person to pioneer The 007 Challenge
Lynton Mortensen upon finishing The 007 Challenge in Patagonia

noun - The Ice Sevens Challenge or Ice Sevens is the ice swimming equivalent of the Oceans Seven.

Locations

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

Origin

Conceived and developed by Ger Kennedy and Steven Munatones, circa 2016, with the support of and governance by the International Ice Swimming Association, based on the concept of the Seven Summits and Oceans Seven.

Ice Swimming

Ice swimming is a type of open water swimming in a body of water with a frozen crust of ice or snow on the shore, and may be synonymous with winter swimming or Avantouinti in colder countries in water that is 5°C or less.

Ice Miles

As of April 2016, there have been 235 Ice Miles officially completed and ratified by the International Ice Swimming Association including 164 in Europe, 4 in Asia, 6 in the Polar regions, 32 in Africa, 27 in North America, 1 in South America, and 1 in Oceania.

Synonym

ICE 7s

Ice Sevens Swimmers

As of July 2026

1. Jaimie Monahan, USA achieved Ice Sevens on 10 June 2018 with a total of 9 career Ice Miles
2. Kate Steels, Great Britain achieved Ice Sevens on 28 January 2023 with a total of 11 career Ice Miles
3. Lynton Mortensen, Australia achieved Ice Sevens on 27 July 2025 with a total of 8 career Ice Miles
4. Ger Kennedy, Ireland achieved Ice Sevens on 15 February 2026 with a total of 22 career Ice Miles
5. Stève Stievenart, France achieved Ice Sevens on 18 February 2026 with a total of 12 career Ice Miles
6. Teodor Tsvetkov (Bulgaria) achieved Ice Sevens on 11 July 2026 with a total of 12 career Ice Miles

Jaimie Monahan Ice Sevens Swims

American ice swimmer Jaimie Monahan completed the first documented Ice Sevens in history with the following Ice Miles:

1st Ice Mile in Europe on 2 April 2016 in Reykjavík, Iceland in 3.70°C water (3°C wind chill + 5.6°C air) in 35 minutes 0 seconds in the sea with 12 km/hr wind speed.
2nd Ice Mile in Asia (Ice Zero Mile) on 18 December 2016 in Tyumen, Russia in -0.03°C water (-31°C wind chill + air) in 30:20 in an ice pool cut into a frozen lake.
3rd Ice Mile in Africa on 13 February 2017 in Aguelmame Sidi Ali Lake, Morocco in 4.9°C water (-0.5°C wind chill + 3°C air) in 32:18 in a mountain lake with 14 km/hr wind speed.
4th Ice Mile within Arctic Circle on 4 March 2017 in Mikkelvik Brygge, Karlsøy, Norway in 2.37°C water (-3.5°C air) in 32:09 in the sea with 4 km/hr wind speed.
5th Ice Mile in North America on 9 March 2017 at M Street Beach, Boston, USA in 4.63°C water (6.1°C wind chill + 9°C air) in 26:16 in the sea with 20 km/hr wind speed.
6th Ice Mile in Oceania on 15 May 2017 in Tasman Lake, Aoraki Mt. Cook, New Zealand in 2.37°C water (14°C air) in 26:44 in a glacier lake.
7th Ice Mile in South America on 2 July 2017 in Ushuaia, Argentina in 4.76°C water (5.9°C air) in 29:05 in the Beagle Channel.

Ger Kennedy Ice Sevens Swims

Irish ice swimmer Ger Kennedy completed the second documented Ice Sevens in history with the following Ice Miles:

1st Ice Mile in Europe in Lough Dan, Co. Wicklow, Ireland on 24 February 2013, 1 mile in 3.3°C water in 40 minutes in a freshwater glacier lake.
2nd Ice Mile in Mikkelvik Brygge, Karlsøy, Norway (Polar Ice Mile) on 6 March 2017, 1 mile in 2.5°C water in 34 minutes 5 seconds in a sea water Norwegian fjord.
3rd Ice Mile Zero in Asia in Tyumen, Siberia, Russia on 9 December 2017, 2 km in 0.5°C water in 43 minutes 10 seconds in a 25m 3-lane ice pool called the lake of champions.
4th Ice Mile in Africa in Lake Ouiouane, Mid-Atlas mountains of Morocco on 6 January 2018, 1 mile in 3.7°C water in 37 minutes 10 seconds in a high altitude lake at 1630 meters.
5th Ice Mile in North America at M Street Beach, Boston, USA on 22 February 2018, 1 mile in 4.7°C water in 32 minutes 15 seconds in the open sea.
6th Ice Mile in Oceania in the Thredbo Reservoir, NSW Australia on 1 June 2019, 1 mile in 2.8°C water in 38 minutes 2 seconds in a high altitude fresh water lake at 1440 meters.
7th Ice Mile in South America in Portillo, Chile on 4 October 2019, 1 mile in 3.9°C water in a high-altitude freshwater glacier lake at 2,880 meters.

Kate Steels Ice Seven Swims

British ice swimmer Kate Steels completed the third documented Ice Sevens in history with the following Ice Miles:

1st Ice Mile in Europe in Andark Lake, Bursledon, Southampton, UK on 31 January 2015, 1.03 miles in 3.90°C water and -1.00°C wind chill in 32 minutes 50 seconds.
2nd Ice Mile in Mikkelvik Brygge, Karlsøy, Norway (Polar Ice Mile) on 4 March 2017, 1.06 miles in 2.37°C water and -7.30°C wind chill, swimming in 33 minutes 16 seconds at 70.01°N latitude.
3rd Ice Mile in Africa in Lac Aguelmame Sidi Ali, Atlas Mountains, Morocco on 15 December 2017, 1.13 miles in 3.83°C water and -2.00°C wind chill in 35 minutes 0 seconds.
4th Ice Mile in Asia in South Lake, Shuangyashan City, China (Zero Ice Mile) on 24 December 2017, 1.01 miles in 0.90°C water and -22.10°C wind chill in 35 minutes 5 seconds.
5th Ice Mile in North America in Lake Simcoe, Beaverton, Canada on 21 April 2019, 1.0 miles in 4.13°C water and 7.90°C wind chill in 31 minutes 42 seconds.
6th Ice Mile in Oceania in Lake Lyndon, New Zealand on 31 August 2019, 1.05 miles in 3.93°C water and 4.50°C wind chill in 31 minutes 57 seconds.
7th Ice Mile in South America in Lake Esmeralda, Argentina on 22 November 2021, 1.0 miles in 4.2°C water in 29 minutes 19 seconds to achieve the Ice Sevens at the age of 52.

Stève Stievenart Ice Sevens Swims

French ice swimmer Stève Stievenart completed the fourth documented Ice Sevens in history with the following Ice Miles:

1st Ice Mile on 14 May 2024, he completed an Ice Mile in Lke Tilsit, Morocco in 35 minutes 47 seconds at 2,120 meters in altitude in 4.73° water and 2.10°C air temperatures.
2nd Ice Mile on 10 August 2024, he completed an Ice Mile in Lake Crakenback, Australia in 39 minutes 17 seconds at 1,100 meters in altitude in 4.7°C water and 4.2°C air temperatures.
3rd Ice Mile on 5 October 2024, he completed a high-altitude Ice Mile at Ski Portillo, Chile in the Andes at 2,850 meters in 37 minutes 54 seconds at 4.7°C water and 3.6°C air temperatures.
4th Ice Mile on 24 October 2024, he completed an Ice Mile in Longyearbyen Svalbard, Norway in 33 minutes 56 seconds in 3.73°C water and -5.00°C air temperatures.
5th Ice Mile on 13 November 2024, he completed a high-altitude 1.24 Ice Mile at the Alpeiner Nature Resort Tirol pond in Austria in 3.30°C water and -2.00°C air temperatures in 58 minutes 50 seconds at 1,020 meters in altitude.
6th Ice Mile on 10 December 2024, he completed an Ice Mile in Ship creek in Anchorage, Alaska, USA in 0.73°C water and 2.00°C air temperatures in 36 minutes 31 seconds in the sea.
7th Ice Mile on 14 December 2024, he completed an Ice Mile in Beach Mombetsu in Mombetsu, Hokkaido, Japan in 2.63°C water and -6.00°C air temperatures in 37 minutes 32 seconds in the sea.

Ice Mile


On 21 April 2019 in Lake Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, Kate Steels-Fryatt completed an Ice Mile, swimming 1.01 miles in 31 minutes 43 seconds in 4.2°C - 4.5°C water, her 5th Ice Sevens swim during her career.

The 007 Challenge

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.

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