On my second swim at Deception Island, the water was very clear and I was looking at hundreds of whale bones beneath me. It was a graveyard from the whaling some time in the 1920s-30s. — Lewis Gordon Pugh Copy Share Image
On 15 July 2007, I swam across an open patch of sea at the North Pole to highlight the melting of the Arctic sea ice. — Lewis Gordon Pugh Copy Share
Normally I don't race other people; I challenge the environment and my own limitations. — Lewis Gordon Pugh Copy Share
I can't think of anything more important than the environment we leave to our children and our children's children. — Lewis Gordon Pugh Copy Share
In the cold, all the blood rushes to your core to protect your heart, lungs, kidneys, liver, and brain. When you leave the water,… — Lewis Gordon Pugh Copy Share
Not to be too grandiose about it, but in a way I see myself like Sir Edmund Hillary. The water was my Everest. — Lewis Gordon Pugh Copy Share
The human body is not designed for swimming in minus 1.7 degree centigrade water. — Lewis Gordon Pugh Copy Share
I wish politicians would put the environment at the centre of every agenda. — Lewis Gordon Pugh Copy Share
I've been on swims where people have freaked out about sharks. You have to think about something else, otherwise it will absolutely paralyze you.… — Lewis Gordon Pugh Copy Share
On my second swim at Deception Island, the water was very clear and I was looking at hundreds of whale bones beneath me. It… — Lewis Gordon Pugh Copy Share
Swimming has been a very effective medium for telling a story about the state of our planet. — Lewis Gordon Pugh Copy Share
The problem with climate change is that it's quite complicated for the ordinary person to understand. — Lewis Gordon Pugh Copy Share
I just never, ever want to give up. Most battles are won in the 11th hour, and most people give up. If you give… — Lewis Gordon Pugh Copy Share
