Polar Ice Mile

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Lynton Mortensen achieving the Oceans Ice Extreme with a Polar Ice Mile in -1.0°C water near the Argentinian Station in Antarctica on 15 November 2024
48-year-old Austrian ice swimmer and coach Gerald Daringer after completing a Polar Ice Mile 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 - A Polar Ice Swim or Polar Ice Mile is an Ice Mile ratified by the International Ice Swimming Association that is performed within one of the polar circles that is below 60°S or above 70°N.

Polar Circle

A polar circle is either the Arctic Circle or the Antarctic Circle. On Earth, the Arctic Circle is located at a latitude of 66°33′46.6″ N, and the Antarctic Circle is located at a latitude of 66°33′46.6″ S.

Pioneering Polar Ice Mile

On 22 February 2020, Cath Pendleton completed an Ice Mile, a Zero Ice Mile or a Polar Ice Mile, in the Southern Ocean in Hanusse Bay, Antarctica in 0.03°C water and -3.20°C air temperature, covering 1.00 mile as part of the Antarctica 2020 International Swim in 32:54 and was highlighted in a BBC Wales documentary called The Merthyr Mermaid at 66.60°S.

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