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Started by Ianab, August 02, 2024, 01:04:28 AM

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Ianab

Apparently it's a recognized sport Basically like normal swimming, but in REALLY cold water. This our neighbor who went to primary school with Lara. World record for a junior swimming, covering 500m in water that was 2.25 C, and the air temp at -3C. So she's now off to Italy for the World champs in their Winter.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/stratford-press/news/taranaki-teen-breaks-world-record-in-ice-swimming-and-makes-nz-team-for-world-champs/7LNX247YDRCXDMVWFBZ47LCSSM/
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Lather themselves in grease ?  like the English channel swimmers? 
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I am having a hard time wrapping my mind around that event!! yikes_smiley   

No, it's impossible for me to wrap my mind around that event.  :shocked2:
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The heat index here will be 100 plus today.  Just the thought of swimming in 25 degree water is a shock to my system!   ffcheesy

Congratulations to the young lady but bbbbrrrr!
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Andries

Heck, I've done that few times.
Except that it was an accident or caused by judging the snow/ice badly.

An event to be filed in the "did somethin' Dumb today" section. 😱 

Folks in the Scandic countries seem to be naturals at this nonsense.
 If you have perfectly good ice, WHY fall through it on purpose? 
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  First I learned about cricket (Described as a 3 day event for people to sit around and drink beer), then curling (You now - where grown men run around ahead of a flat stone with little brooms sweeping the ice) now there is ice swimming. Some sports just don't make no sense to this southern redneck!
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Ianab

Maddy got interviewed for the Radio Sport show, so you can hear her talking about how she got into Ice Swimming and what it's like. She's a bright and articulate young lady and came across well in the interview. 

https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/afternoons/audio/2018952444/a-chilling-passion
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Ianab

Maddy is currently in Italy at the World Champs. They had to remove 2" of ice from the pool before they could swim.  :wacky: Water temp was about 2C. But she won the Junior 500 meter swim  ffsmiley

https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360549739/taranaki-ice-swimmer-madeline-hobo-wins-junior-world-championship-title

And we got our name on the official sponsors towel.  ffsmiley

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TreefarmerNN

Congratulations to Maddy.  I still think that's a crazy thing.  I've been in ice water several times while duck hunting but never on purpose.

Ljohnsaw

Wow, crazy! Congratulations to her.

Coldest water I've been in was 54°F. I don't want to experience anything colder.
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Another picture, clearing the pool in the morning before the competition can start. 

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