Pugh, the swimmer who found out the “Secretion” of Antarctica

After overcoming the cold ice water and continuing to swim in the tunnel, swimmer Lewis Pugh was struck by color. He had never in his life seen such a blue and purple thing ruling through the waters of Antarctica, while Pugh challenged himself swimming in this country. In fact, Pugh had risked his life because he was immersed in Antarctic waters with just one pair of swimming panties. That initiative was as impressive as it was disturbing.

Although I knew I was risking my life, I was impressed by the brilliant colors in Antarctic water. It was just something I had never seen in my life. In fact, because of the beauty of color, I forgot the icy water I was swimming on, says Pugh, who previously swam in some of the world's most remote waters and is also known as “U n The Patron of the Oceans”, since in 2013 it was engaged by the United Nations. But it was also extremely terrible. The colors were wonderful, but they hide a dark secret and people are therefore afraid to swim in Antarctica”.

Pugh swam under a river under Antarctic glaciers in January and was the first to see the melting level taking place in the eastern Antarctic this year. During his ten - minute swimway, Pugh braved low temperatures. The temperature in the floating water was 0.1 degrees Fahrenheit [1.1 ° C] until the air was at minus 15 degrees Celsius. Pugh is known as a swimmer who challenges climate changes in various parts of the world. He, before challenging himself to swim in Antarctica, even swims in the North Pole, Everest, and the Ross Sea. However, he insists that the most extraordinary experience remains this Antarctic experience. He admits that there was great trouble during swimming in Antarctica, but he finally succeeded in meeting a challenge. More precisely, Pugh calls this another mission completed.

I could barely breathe when I first got in the water. The cold first burned my skin until my hands and feet were in absolute agony. My body told me to get out of the water immediately, but my mind insisted that I concentrate and continue swimming”, Pugh recalls. Whatever I've done isn't about bravery, it's about sending the right message, because I don't think swimming has anything to do with clothes or hair dryers”.