Stève Stievenart Achieves The Ice Sevens

Stève Stievenart from Wimereux, France became the fourth person in history to complete the Ice Sevens, the ice swimming equivalent of the Oceans Seven.

To achieve the Ice Sevens, a swimmer must complete an Ice Mile in the following locations, ratified by the International Ice Swimming Association:

o An Ice Mile swum below 5ºC (41ºF) in any location in Europe
o An Ice Mile swum below 5ºC in any location in Oceania
o An Ice Mile swum below 5ºC in any location in Asia
o An Ice Mile swum below 5ºC in any location in North America
o An Ice Mile swum below 5ºC in any location in Africa
o An Ice Mile swum below 5ºC in any location in South America
o An Ice Mile swum below 5ºC in any Polar location at 60º south or below or 70º north or above
o One of the seven Ice Miles must be a documented Zero Ice Mile (defined as a solo mile swim performed at below 1ºC)

History of the Ice Sevens

Jaimie Monahan of the USA was the first person to accomplish the Ice Sevens in July 2017, just over a year after the concept was first proposed. Ger Kennedy of Ireland was the first man to accomplish the Ice Sevens in October 2019. Kate Steels of Great Britain was third in history in November 2021. Stève Stievenart‘s Ice Seven was recently ratified by the IISA.

Stève Stievenart’s Ice Sevens Journey

Stievenart completed the Ice Sevens Challenge with the following 7 Ice Swims between May and December 2024:

May 2024: in Lke Tilsit, Morocco in 35 minutes 47 seconds at 2,120 meters in altitude in 4.73° water, 2.10°C air temperature
August 2024: in Lake Crakenback, Australia in 39 minutes 17 seconds at 1,100 meters in 4.7°C water, 4.2°C air temperatures
October 2024: at Ski Portillo, Chile at 2,850 meters in 37 minutes 54 seconds at 4.7°C water, 3.6°C air temperatures
October 2024: in Longyearbyen Svalbard, Norway in 33 minutes 56 seconds in 3.73°C water and -5.00°C air temperatures
November 2024: at Alpeiner Nature Resort Tirol, Austria in 58 minutes 50 seconds in 3.30°C water , -2.00°C air temperatures
December 2024: in Ship creek in Anchorage, Alaska, USA in 36 minutes 31 seconds in 0.73°C water, 2.00°C air temperatures
December 2024: in Mombetsu, Hokkaido, Japan in 37 minutes 32 seconds in 2.63°C water and -6.00°C air temperatures