The first American Olympic swimmer to compete in ice swimming was Keaton Jones (20, IISA bio here, @keatonjones_swim), a sophomore at the University of California Berkeley and 2024 Paris Olympian who dominated both the IISA 5th World Championship in Samoëns, France and the IISA 6th World Championship in Molveno, Italy.
His dominance and enthusiasm for ice swimming may be the catalyst for other American Olympic swimmers to join others in the ice.
Cody Miller (33, @codymiller) is the next. Miller won a bronze medal in the 100m breaststroke and a gold medal in the 4×100m medley relay at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. He describes himself as “just an Olympic swimmer sharing fun adventures. Trying to brighten your day...” He creates and posts all kinds of entertaining, educational and enjoyable on his YouTube Channel @CodyMillerAdventures.
And now Miller is headed towards the ice and will compete in the Minnesota Ice Swim and Plunge on February 22nd.
Organized by Seth Baetzold and Nick Tamble together with Casey McGrath and Mike Miller, the Minnesota Ice Swim and Plunge will be held in Lake Johana in Arden Hills, Minnesota…where Miller can share in his fun adventures.
For more information, visit mniceswim.com or email info@mniceswim.com.
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