SDG 13: Climate Action

This man swam under the East Antarctic ice sheet to highlight the impact of climate change

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Pugh is the only person to have undertaken long-distance swims in all the world’s oceans Image: Unsplash/ Cassie Matias

Douglas Broom
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Pugh swam for 10 minutes and 17 seconds in freezing Antarctic waters. Image: lewispugh.com
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