Ushuaia
Ushuaia a resort town in Argentina located on the Tierra del Fuego archipelago, the southernmost tip of South America and nicknamed the End of the World.
Lynne Cox route
It is one of the start and finish points of the Lynne Cox route, a 5-mile crossing of the Beagle Channel between Port Navarino and Port Ushuaia, first accomplished by Lynne Cox and currently organized by Cristian Vergara and Julieta Nuñez of PatagoniaSwim.
Ice Sevens
American ice swimmer Jaimie Monahan of New York completed the first documented Ice Sevens in history with the following Ice Miles:
1 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
2 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
3 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
4 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
5 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
6 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
7 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
External links
- White, Water, Swimming, Snow
- The Most Expensive Mile on the Planet
- Ger Kennedy's Antarctica 2020 Swim
- In How Many Seas Have You Swum?
- Antarctica 2020
- Marathon Swimming
- Tasman Lake
- Jaimie Monahan Achieves Unprecedented Ice Sevens
- International Ice Swimming Association
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- Antarctica, Site Of The Off The Beaten Track Expedition
- Irish Celebration Of Ice Swimming To The End Of The World
- Jaimie Monahan Honored By The Hall Of Fame
- Cold Water Crossings With Patagonia Swim
- The New Arctic Presents Challenges
- Jaimie Monahan Wins 2017 World Open Water Swimming Woman Of The Year Award
