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British Explorer Swims at the North Pole

July 15: British explorer and endurance swimmer Lewis Gordon Pugh enters in negative 29-degree waters of the North Pole.
July 15: British explorer and endurance swimmer Lewis Gordon Pugh braves sub-zero temperatures to become the first person to swim at the North Pole.
July 15: British explorer and endurance swimmer Lewis Gordon Pugh took to the freezing waters in just his Speedo swimming briefs, cap and goggles to highlight the devastating impact of climate change on the natural world.
July 15: British explorer and endurance swimmer Lewis Gordon Pugh took him 18 minutes and 50 seconds to swim .6 miles in the icy waters created by melted sea ice at the North Pole.
July 15: British explorer and endurance swimmer Lewis Gordon Pugh dives into the icy waters of the North Pole.

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