Youngest person to complete an Antarctic 1 km ice swim (male)

Youngest person to complete an Antarctic 1 km ice swim (male)
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Who
Thomas Baldwin
What
25:149 year(s):day(s)
Where
Antarctica (Port Lockroy)
When
24 February 2024

The youngest male to swim 1 km in Antarctic waters is Thomas Baldwin (South Africa, b. 28 September 1998), who was aged 25 years 149 days when he completed the swim near Port Lockroy on Wiencke Island off the Antarctic Peninsula on 24 February 2024. The swim was ratified by the International Ice Swimming Association.

Baldwin's swim lasted for 15 minutes 49 seconds and the water temperature was 1°C (34°F).