Ocean swimming... in ice

Ram Barkai (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_Barkai) is the founder of the International Ice Swimming Association (internationaliceswimming.com) - they are all about swimming in water less than 5 degrees Celcius. Ram has swum many of the world's toughest swims, including in Antarctica, and holds multiple world records. The IISA introduced the Ice Mile (internationaliceswimming.com/ice-mile) as its signature achievement; the Ice Mile is one mile in water of 5C or less. The swim must be unassisted and only a pair of goggles, a cap and a standard swimming costume can be worn. In 2014, the IISA introduced the 1 km ice event, and Ram's ambition is to have the 1 km event introduced to the 2022 Winter Olympics (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Winter_Olympics) .

I've left this episode long as I found it absolutely fascinating, and Ram very entertaining!

Songs in this episode - all licensed under a Creative Commons License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)

• Lullaby - Joakim Karud (soundcloud.com/joakimkarud/lullaby)

• Yukowla - Yuku (soundcloud.com/yukumusique/yukowla)

• Discotheque - Bluehost (soundcloud.com/bluehost/bluehost-discotheque)

• Sapphire - Tobu (soundcloud.com/7obu)

• don't leave me here alone - Artifical.Music (soundcloud.com/artificial-music/alone)

• Real Bad Girl - Audionautix (soundcloud.com/maximiliaano/real-bad-girl-audionautix)