Fastest 500 m para ice swim (male)
- Who
- Francois Lambrechts
- What
- 8:59.71 minute(s):second(s)
- Where
- New Zealand (Alexandra)
- When
- 13 July 2024
The fastest 500 m para ice swim under International Ice Swimming Association regulations by a male swimmer is 8 minutes 59.71 seconds, achieved by Francois Lambrechts (New Zealand) at the IISA NZ & Southern Hemisphere Pool Championships in Alexandra, New Zealand, on 13 July 2024.
As per IISA rules, an ice swim must take place in water that is 5°C (41°F) or colder, with only a standard swimming costume, goggles and swimming cap permitted.
At the same event, Lambrechts also claimed the 1-km record, with a swim time of 19 minutes 20.99 seconds.
Lambrechts swims under the para S10 classification due to having Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a neurological condition.