Courtesy of Ned Denison, Ice Swimming Hall of Fame. International Winter Swimming Association president Mariia Yrjö‐Koskinen was one of the inaugural honorees of the Ice Swimming Hall of Fame. It was a very well-deserved honor that the globe-trotting Finnish administrator and cold water swimming visionary was recognized as an Honor Swimmer by the organization founded

Courtesy of Ned Denison, Ice Swimming Hall of Fame. Jaimie Monahan was one of the inaugural honorees of the Ice Swimming Hall of Fame. It was a very well-deserved honor that the globe-trotting American executive was recognized as an Honor Swimmer by the organization founded by Ned Denison and Paolo Chiarino, Elaine Howley, Pádraig Mallon,

Courtesy of Ned Denison, lac Léman, Switzerland. One cool medal at the 480m race at the Coupe de Noël in Switzerland – with historical roots that date back to 1906. The Coupe de Noël is a popular annual open water swimming competition created in 1934 when 9 swimmers competed in the 125 meter swim. The

Courtesy of Surfline, Mavericks, California. Whether it is freedivers going deep below the ocean’s surface, ice swimmers plunging into below freezing water temperatures, marathon swimmers swimming for days, or surfers gliding down mountainous waves, the ocean offers all kinds of extreme conditions in which athletes can push themselves. The Mavericks Challenge, a Big Wave World