ice swimmer
Frigid water athlete
An ice swimmer is someone who swims in extremely cold water, typically in frozen lakes or seas where a hole has been cut in the ice.
The practice combines cold-water immersion with actual swimming, distinguishing it from brief polar plunges.
Ice swimming has competitive events with standardized rules about water temperature and distance: She trained as an ice swimmer for years before attempting a mile in near-freezing water.
- freezeBecome solid from cold
- subzeroBelow the freezing point
- frozen lakeWinter-hardened body of water
- waterClear essential liquid
- coldLow temperature state
shock · acclimatization · thermoregulation · mental resilience · mental toughness · endurance · endorphins · adrenaline rush · icy waters · cold water · adventurer · chill · breath · polar · polar bear plunge · vasoconstriction · heart rate · bite
- endurance athletesultramarathoner, ultrarunner, marathoner, triathlete, ironman
- cold water swimmers