Kate Steels
Kate Steels is a 53-year-old British winter swimmer, ice swimmer and open water swimmer from Southampton, England.
Contents
- 1 Administration & Honors
- 2 Open Water Swimming Highlights
- 3 Ice Miles
- 4 2021 World Open Water Swimming Women of the Year Award
- 5 April 2018 Ice Mile
- 6 2016 World's 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Women
- 7 Swimming with Shivers
- 8 2021 World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year Nomination
- 9 External links
Administration & Honors
- She is an Honor Swimmer in the Class of 2020 of the Ice Swimming Hall of Fame.
- She is the Chairperson of the International Ice Swimming Association Great Britain.
- She serves as the secretary and a member of the board of directors of the International Ice Swimming Association.
- She was the third person in history to complete the Ice Sevens Challenge on 22 November 2021.
- She completed the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming on 1 August 2022.
Open Water Swimming Highlights
- She achieved the Frosted Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming on 1 August 2022.
- On 13 November 2022, she became the first person to complete a 14.4 km circumnavigation swim around Isla Coronado in Mexico finishing in 4 hours 1 minute with Borut Strel as her observer and Captain Chopis as her escort pilot.
- She works as a swim guide for Strel Holidays in Mexico and elsewhere.
- On 10 September 2022, she completed a 14-mile J2F Jersey to France crossing, escorted by Matthew Clarke.
- On 1 August 2022, she completed a 32.3 km crossing of the Catalina Channel between Santa Catalina Island and the Palos Verdes Peninsula in Southern California in 12 hours 12 minutes 59 seconds to complete the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming at the age of 52.
- On 25 June 2022, she completed the 40 km Tricule Fortress – Port of Orsova swim, partly in the Cerna and the river Danube, in 10 hours 16 minutes.
- On 10 August 2014, she finished third in the women's veteran division in the 26.4 km Lake Zurich Marathon Swim in Switzerland in 9 hours 11 minutes 26 seconds at the age of 44.
- On 20 March 2015, she won and set an 45-49 age group world record in the Ice Kilometer in Lake Semenovskoye, Murmansk, Russia at the 1st International Ice Swimming Association World Championships in 19 minutes 30 seconds.
- In 2016, she competed at the Pirita Open in the 450m freestyle in Estonia.
- She finished 2nd in the 2016 25 km River Elbe Swim in the Czech Republic.
- On 6 September 2016, she swam across the English Channel from England to France in 13 hours 5 minutes under the guidance of escort pilot Stuart Gleeson and auspices of the Channel Swimming Association at the age of 46.
- In March 2016, she participated in the Ice Swimming Expedition in northern Norway where she completed a Polar Ice Mile.
- She was named to the World's 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Women in 2017, 2018 and 2019 by the World Open Water Swimming Association.
- She is one of the speakers of the 2016 Global Open Water Swimming Conference in Tunis, Tunisia.
- On 6 August 2011, she was part of the Aspire Sharks English Channel Relay from England to France.
- She finished 28th in the ice kilometer at the 2016 Ice Swimming Aqua Sphere World Championships in Burghausen, Bavaria, Germany.
- She finished 4th in the 45.9 km 20 Bridges Manhattan Island Swim around New York City in 6 hours 29 minutes 45 seconds at the age of 50.
- She finished 4rd in the 25 km Gaston Memorial Swim on the river Elbe in the Czech Republic in August 2016 in 4 hours 45 minutes.
- She competed in the Ice Kilometer at the 3rd International Ice Swimming Association World Championship held in Murmansk, Russia in March 2019.
- She completed a Polar Ice Mile at 60° 4' 12.412 N 19° 1' 55.2496 E around in Mikkelvik Brygge, Skagøysund, Norway in 2.5°C water on 8 March 2019.
- She finished 4th in the 500m freestyle at the IISA 3rd World Championship in Murmansk, Russia in March 2019.
- She finished 7th in the 1000m Ice Kilometer at the IISA 3rd World Championship in Murmansk, Russia in March 2019.
- She completed 8 Ice Miles and 9 Ice Kilometers to date.
- 1st on 31 January 2015 in Andark Lake, Bursledon, Southampton, she completed an Ice Mile in 3.90°C water, -1.0°C wind chill and 5.0°C air temperature, swimming 1.03 miles in 32 minutes 50 seconds in a freshwater lake.
- 2nd on 3 December 2016 in Andark Lake, Bursledon, Southampton, she completed an Ice Mile in 4.80°C water, 2.2°C wind chill, and 5.50°C air temperature, swimming 1.0 miles in 31 minutes 38 seconds in a pool carved inside a small lake.
- 3rd on 4 March 2017 in Mikkelvik Brygge, Norway, she completed an Ice Mile in 2.37°C water, -7.3°C wind chill, and -5.0°C air temperature, swimming 1.06 miles in 33 minutes 16 seconds in a fjord.
- 4th on 15 December 2017 in Lac Aguelmame Sidi Ali, Atlas Mountains in Morocco, she completed an Ice Mile in 3.83°C water, -2.0°C wind chill, and 3.6°C air temperature, swimming 1.13 miles in 35 minutes 0 seconds in a mountain lake at 2,100m altitude.
- 5th on 24 December 2017 in South Lake, Shuangyashan City, China, she completed an Ice Mile in 0.90°C water, -22.1°C wind chill, and -12.6°C air temperature, swimming 1.01 miles in 35 minutes 5 seconds in a pool cut out of frozen lake.
- 6th on 3 March 2018 in Lee-On-Solent, Hampshire, UK, she completed an Ice Mile in 3.07°C water, 0.20°C wind chill, and 5.0°C air temperature, swimming 1.06 miles in 33 minutes 4 seconds in the sea.
- 7th on 21 April 2019 in Lake Simcoe, Beaverton, Canada, she completed an Ice Swim in 4.13°C water, swimming 1.00 miles in 31 minutes 42 seconds.
- 8th on 31 August 2019 in Lake Lyndon, New Zealand, she completed an Ice Swim in 3.93°C water, swimming 1.05 miles in 31 minutes 57 seconds.
- 1st on 31 January 2015 in Andark Lake, Bursledon, Southampton, she completed an Ice Mile in 3.90°C water, -1.0°C wind chill and 5.0°C air temperature, swimming 1.03 miles in 32 minutes 50 seconds in a freshwater lake.
- She competed in the Ice Kilometer at the Amstel Ice Swim in the Netherlands held on 29-30 December 2019.
- She finished 2nd in the 500m freestyle in the 2020 IISA World Cup Series.
- On 31 October 2020, she won the Ice Kilometer in the 50 - 54 age group at the 2020 International Winter Swimming Association in Bled in 16 minutes 53.90 seconds.
Ice Miles
- She has completed 8 Ice Miles and achieved the Ice Sevens Challenge on 22 November 2021.
- On 31 January 2015, she completed an Ice Mile in Andark Lake, Bursledon, Southampton, UK in 3.90°C water and -1.00°C wind chill, swimming 1.03 miles in 32 minutes 50 seconds.
- On 3 December 2016, she completed an Ice Mile in Andark Lake, Lower Swanwick, UK in 4.80°C water and 2.20°C wind chill in 31 minutes 38 seconds.
- On 4 March 2017, she completed an Polar Ice Mile in Mikkelvik Brygge, Norway in 2.37°C water and -7.30°C wind chill, swimming 1.06 miles in 33 minutes 16 seconds at 70.01°N latitude.
- On 15 December 2017, she completed an Ice Mile in Lac Aguelmame Sidi Ali, Atlas Mountains, Morocco in 3.83°C water and -2.00°C wind chill, swimming in 1.13 miles in 35 minutes 0 seconds.
- On 24 December 2017, she completed an Ice Mile in South Lake, Shuangyashan City, China in 0.90°C water and -22.10°C wind chill, swimming 1.01 miles in 35 minutes 5 seconds.
- On 3 March 2018, she completed an Ice Mile in Lee-On-Solent, Hampshire, UK in 3.07°C water and 0.20°C wind chill, swimming 1.06 miles in 33 minutes 4 seconds.
- On 21 April 2019, she completed an Ice Mile in Lake Simcoe, Beaverton, Canada in 4.13°C water and 7.90°C wind chill in 31 minutes 42 seconds.
- On 31 August 2019, she completed an Ice Mile in Lake Lyndon, New Zealand in 3.93°C water and 4.50°C wind chill, swimming 1.05 miles in 31 minutes 57 seconds.
- On 22 November 2021, she completed an Ice Mile in Lake Esmeralda, Argentina in 4.2°C water in 29 minutes 19 seconds to achieve the Ice Sevens at the age of 52.
2021 World Open Water Swimming Women of the Year Award
She was selected as the 2021 World Open Water Swimming Women of the Year. The winners and nominees of this category in the 2021 WOWSA Awards include:
Winner: Kate Steels (Great Britain)
First Runner-up: Elaine Burrows Dillane (Ireland)
Second Runner-up: Abhejali Bernardová (Czech Republic)
4. Mayra Santos (Brazil)
5. Merle Liivand (Estonia)
6. Shu Pu (Hong Kong)
7. Sarah Thomas (USA)
8. Amy Ennion (Great Britain)
9. Lexie Kelly (USA)
10. Maria Cotignolo (Uruguay)
11. Chloë McCardel (Australia)
12. Ana Marcela Cunha (Brazil)
13. Abigail Fairman (USA)
14. Kerry Kopke (South Africa)
15. Carina Bruwer (South Africa)
April 2018 Ice Mile
On 21 April 2019 in Lake Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, Steels-Fryatt completed an Ice Mile, swimming 1.01 miles in 31 minutes 43 seconds in 4.2°C - 4.5°C water.
2016 World's 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Women
The women are listed below, alphabetically by last name:
1. Patti Bauernfeind, marathon/channel/relay swimmer from the USA
2. Carina Bruwer, marathon/channel/charity event swimmer from South Africa
4. Charlotte Brynn, marathon/channel/ice swimmer and coach from New Zealand/USA
4. Jessie Campbell, ice/winter swimmer from Great Britain
5. Kimberley Chambers, marathon/channel/extreme/cross-border swimmer from New Zealand/USA
6. Devon Clifford, marathon/channel/open water swimmer from the USA
6. Jackie Cobell, channel/extreme/ice swimmer from Great Britain
8. Lorna Cochran, open water swimmer from South Africa
9. Olive Conroy, ice/winter swimmer from Ireland
10. Anna DeLozier, ice/winter swimmer from the USA
11. Beth French, channel swimmer from Great Britain
12. Elizabeth Fry, marathon/channel swimmer and event organizer from USA
14. Pat Gallant-Charette, channel/marathon swimmer from the USA
14. Pilar Geijo, professional marathon swimmer from Argentina
15. Ines Hahn, ice/winter/professional marathon swimmer from Germany
16. Jessi Harewicz, marathon/channel swimmer from Canada
16. Mariel Hawley Dávila, marathon/channel/cross-border swimmer from Mexico
18. Bárbara Hernández Huerta, winter/extreme swimmer from Chile
19. Bridgette Hobart, event organizer and marathon/channel swimmer from the USA
20. Elaine Howley, marathon/charity/ice swimmer and writer from the USA
21. Linda Kaiser, channel swimmer, advisor and administrator from the USA
22. Lori King, marathon/channel swimmer from the USA
24. Tita Llorens, marathon/channel swimmer from Spain
24. Marcy MacDonald, DPM, marathon/channel swimmer from the USA
25. Elina Makïnen, ice/winter swimmer from Finland
26. Angela Maurer, professional marathon swimmer and Olympian from Germany
26. Chloë McCardel, marathon/channel swimmer and coach from Australia
28. Tiffany McQueen, ocean/marathon swimmer from the USA
29. Sally Minty-Gravett, marathon/channel swimmer and coach from Great Britain (Jersey)
40. Jaimie Monahan, ice/winter/marathon/channel swimmer from the USA
41. Nuala Moore, marathon/ice swimmer, second, author and lecturer from Ireland
42. Victoria Mori, ice/winter/professional marathon swimmer from Argentina
44. Tina Neill, marathon/channel/backstroker/extreme relay swimmer from the USA
44. Anna-Carin Nordin, Oceans Seven/ice swimmer from Sweden
45. Renata Nováková, ice/winter swimmer from the Czech Republic
46. Magda Okurková, ice/winter swimmer from the Czech Republic
46. Penny Palfrey, channel/marathon/extreme swimmer from Australia
48. Ranie Pearce, marathon/channel swimmer from the USA
49. Cheryl Reinke, marathon swimmer from the USA
40. Charlotte Samuels, marathon/channel swimmer from the USA
41. Susan Simmons, marathon swimmer with Multiple Sclerosis from Canada
42. Kate Steels-Fryatt, polar ice miler and ice/winter swimmer from Great Britain
44. Sarah Thomas, marathon/extreme swimmer from the USA
44. Nora Toledano Cadena, marathon/channel/cross-border swimmer from Mexico
45. Natalie du Toit, professional marathon swimmer and Olympian from South Africa
46. Wendy Trehiou, marathon/channel swimmer from Great Britain (Jersey)
46. Wendy Van De Sompele, marathon swimmer and administrator from the USA
48. Samantha Whelpton, winter/ice swimmer from South Africa
49. Sabrina Wiedmer, ice/winter/marathon/channel swimmer from Switzerland
50. Julia Wittig, ice/winter swimmer from Germany
Swimming with Shivers
She wrote a story for Swimming With Shivers, a book co-authored by Claire Bunker-Fellingham and Gary Standen about true stories from, by and about open water swimmers doing cold water swimming, winter swimming, and ice swimming. The stories in Swimming with Shivers are from, by and about Carl Atkinson, Deborah Banks, Ram Barkai, Jo Barkwith, Andy Bennett, Katie Blair, Sylvia Bland, Gideon Bright, Claire Bunker-Fellingham, Judith Charman, Sze-Ming Cheung, Chillswim, Tracy Clark, David Coleman, Phil Coombe, Talbott Crowell, Ned Denison, Nick Dorey, Dryrobe, Ros Edmonds, Rory Fitzgerald, Daniel Gilmore, Will Glendinning, Gone Swimming, Rebecca Goodson, Julie Gregory, Shaun Hales, Happy Cold Swimming, Louise Hazelton, Colin Hill, Elaine Howley, International Ice Swimming Association, Roni Jelgavas, Mark Johansen, Jody Jones, Ele Jump, Ger Kennedy, Ivan Lewis, Julie Lloyd, Jules McRobbie, Sally Minty-Gravett MBE, Jaimie Monahan, Steven Munatones, Diane Murphy Weaver, Jim Nyberg, Barry O'Connor, Outdoor Swimmer, Simon Parkin, Lisa Peake, Kevin Proctor, Jane Saycet, Val Smith, Fergal Somerville, Jodi Songhurst, Gary Standen, Lucy Stansfield, Swimming With Smiles Book, Tidal Wave Fitness, Jonty Warneken, Karen Weir, Haydn Welch, Samantha Whelpton, Emily Whittaker, and Nicola Wood.
2021 World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year Nomination
She was nominated for the 2021 World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year Award by the World Open Water Swimming Association. The nominees included:
1. Carina Bruwer Pugliese (South Africa)
2. Abigail Fairman (USA)
3. Elaine Burrows Dillane (Ireland)
4. Lexie Kelly (USA)
5. Amy Ennion (Great Britain)
6. Abhejali Bernardová (Czech Republic)
7. Maria Cotignolo (Uruguay)
8. Sarah Thomas (USA)
9. Kate Steels (Great Britain)
10. Kerry Kopke (South Africa)
11. Mayra Santos (Brazil)
12. Shu Pu (Hong Kong]]
13. Merle Liivand (Estonia)
14. Chloë McCardel (Australia)
15. Ana Marcela Cunha (Brazil)
External links
- Ice Swimming Is Poised to Get Bigger and Bigger - IISA Restructuring for Growth
- Ice Swimming Is Getting Bigger and Bigger - IISA Restructuring for Growth
- Open Water Swimmers Take It To The Extreme with Ice Miles, Channel Swims and Marathon Swims
- 10 Top Women on a Hot Streak in Open Water Swimming – December 2022
- Kate Steels Pioneers Circumnavigation Swim Around Isla Coronado
- Matthew Clarke, Busy in the Channel Islands
- Kate, Woman Of Steels, Crosses Catalina
- Results of the Authentic Marathon Swim Greece – Ultramarathon
- The Authentic Marathon Swim in Greece, Part of the UltraMarathon Swim Series
- Jingle Bells In The Open Water
- Murphy’s Law and Yhprum's Law, Experiencing Both in the Open Water
- Remembering Kate Steels' Ice Sevens and Her Son Dan
- Kate Steels Achieves Ice Sevens
- Arctic, Antarctica, BiPolar Ice Swimmers Announced by the International Ice Swimming Association
- The Swim Tribe Podcast With Caroline Saxon
- Josef Köberl Is Confined To Set A Unique Distance And Altitude Ice Swimming Record
- Kyra Wijnker Win 2020 Ice Kilometer IISA World Cup Series Title
- Ailén Lascano Micaz Wins 2020 500m IISA World Cup Series Title
- Zero Ice Miles In Antarctica And Around The World
- The History Of Ouma In Tunisia
- Jaimie Monahan, Ned Denison Discuss Ice Swimming Hall Of Fame On WOWSA Live
- Kyra Wijnker Is 2020 IISA World Cup Series Champion
- Closing In On The Ice Sevens
- Kate Steels And Bruckner Chase With Ned Denison On Open Water Monday
- Kate Steels On Open Water Monday
- Support Kate Steels En Route To The Ice Sevens
- Ailén Lascano Micaz Win 500m IISA World Cup Series Title
- Kate Steels, Ice Swimming Hall Of Fame Honor Swimmer
- Ice Swimming Hall of Fame – Class of 2020 Announced
- Christof Wandratsch, Ice Swimming Hall Of Fame Honor Swimmer
- Murmansk Winter Swimming, Ice Swimming Hall Of Fame Honor Event
- Petar Stoychev, Ice Swimming Hall Of Fame Honor Swimmer
- Jackie Cobell, Ice Swimming Hall Of Fame Honor Swimmer
- Fergal Somerville, Ice Swimming Hall Of Fame Honor Contributor – Administrator
- Antarctic Circle Challenge, An Ice Swimming Hall Of Fame Honor Event
- Open Water Swimming
- Amstel Ice Swim
- Swimming With Shivers
- Swimming With Smiles
- Swimming with Smiles
- Special Offer
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Marathon Swimming
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- I Got Stung
- International Ice Swimming Association
- Swimming With Shivers And Smiles
- 2016 World's 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Women
- Jamie Monahan, Kate Steels-Fryatt Complete Polar Ice Miles
- When Pool Decks Are White, Swimmers Are Hardened
- Winter Swimming Festival Pirita Open
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- International Winter Swimming Association Winter Swimming World Cup
- International Winter Swimming Association Winter Swimming World Cup Facebook page
- International Winter Swimming Association Winter Swimming Instagram page
- Norway Ice Swimming Expedition
- Mikkelvik Brygg
- Swimming To Mikkelvik Brygge
- Marathon Swimmers Federation bio
- Nejib Belhedi Inspires A Nation Of Future Swimmers
- 2016 Global Open Water Swimming Conference
- Ouma Gives Rise To Iron Swim & Open Water Conference
- Having A Strong Will To Succeed
- English Channel - Big Ricks
- Angling Around Angela
- Discomfort Gives Way To Speed For Julia Wittig
- Ice Miles In China
- Rory Fitzgerald + Kate Steels-Fryatt Rise To The Occasion
- What Questions To Ask Open Water Swimmers?
- Ice Zero Swimmers
- Murmansk, Russia Selected For IISA World Championship
- Petar Stoychev, A Possibly Unique Olympic Experience
- Michael Teys, Trevor Colman Achieve Their Triple Crowns
- 2019 World's 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Women
- Imagine This: A World Championship In The Arctic Circle
- Unique Awards In The Open Water Swimming World, Part 15
- Alisa Fatum Wins 500m At Ice Swimming Championships
