Can you even imagine how it would feel like to swim in water that is -1.8 degrees Celsius (28.75 degrees Fahrenheit)? An average human would probably freeze to death in under four minutes in waters this cold but a British adventurer and swimmer Lewis Gordon Pugh had the courage to swim in the icy waters of the North Pole.
With the aim of raising the awareness of how global warming is affecting the polar ice cap, Pugh undertook this task and has become the first person to swim in the icy waters of the North Pole. He took 18 minutes and 50 seconds to swim one kilometer in waters created by melted sea ice at the coldest temperatures a human has swum in.
This isn’t the first time he’s accomplished some the amazing feats. He is the first person to swim 1km in the Antarctic Ocean, and he holds over 20 swimming endurance records, including swimming the whole length of the Thames River, the first to swim the length of the world’s longest fjord and first to swim round the most northerly point of Europe.
Pugh suffered unbearable pain throughout the journey and even made up his mind to quit on few occasions. No, doubt it was the hardest swim of Pugh’s life but he undertook the task courageously and succeeded. He hopes that his swim would inspire world leaders to take the climate change seriously.
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