An endurance swimmer has completed a 1km swim at the North Pole to highlight the effects of climate change.
Lewis Gordon Pugh, 37, swam for 18 minutes and 50 seconds in temperatures of -1.8C (28.7F), the coldest waters a human has swum in.
The City lawyer said the swim was a triumph but it was "a tragedy that it's possible to swim at the North Pole".
"I hope my swim will inspire world leaders to take climate change seriously," he said.
There's a BBC video HERE
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The City lawyer said the swim was a triumph but it was "a tragedy that it's possible to swim at the North Pole".
Dx said, "It's a tragedy that anyone would want to try it".
He was going to swim in Tollbar, Doncaster, but the Polar bears gave him a warmer reception.
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