Photos of Henri Kaarma courtesy of Nuala Moore. Close-ups of Henri Kaarma of Estonia are most telling. He almost looks normal diving and swimming in the water above, but these photos show the Estonian ice swimmer on his way to setting a record in swimming 2,400 meters (1.49 miles) in 0.8ºC water in 41 minutes …

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At the recent Tyumen Open Winter Swimming Cup in Siberia, Russia in water just above its freezing point – 0.8ºC (33.4ºF) – elite ice swimmer Henri Kaarma of Estonia channeled his inner strengths – both physical and mental – to do what appeared to be the impossible. The 39-year-old Estonian, nicknamed the Iceman, makes his …

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