2023-07-15 20:46:39
This morningAilén Lascano Micaz from Vieden completed the Frozen Mile on Lake Morenito in Bariloche. On this occasion, she met the challenge of swimming more than 1.5 kilometers in water with a temperature of less than 5 °C in 29 minutes without a neoprene suit.
The icy water swimmer started the test at 10 in the morning following entering the side through a dock located in a house of Barilochenses, that authorized the passage of Lascano Micaz to complete the challenge.
After entering the water, Lascano Micaz paddled towards La Angostura enduring the low temperatures of the waters crystal clear lake in the middle of winter.
The challenge of the Frozen Mile is supervised by the International Ice Swimming Association (IISA)consists of swimming a distance of 1,609.34 meters in waters with temperatures below 5°C and without any type of thermal protection.
“I am very happy to have been able to do the challenge in the province where I was born. The idea is to repeat it for other national and international swimmers who have to complete the challenge on this continent.”, Ailén told a local media, following getting out of the water.
Abroad She was the first from Río Negro to complete it in 2020, an event that happened in Germany, Europe, and from there she decided to repeat the feat in the other continents to be crowned in the test of “The Seven Miles”. He has already added Africa to his list of winners, so only Asia, North America, Antarctica and Oceania are missing»
Ailén Lascano Micaz and his challenges in Open Water
The 32-year-old swimmer from Vieda, began her journey in open water when she crossed the Negro River for the first time at just eight years old and from there he decided to face important challenges around the world.
in 2021 She also made history by becoming the first woman to swim more than 100 kilometers in the province without a suit down the Río Negro uniting Guardia Miter with Viedma. That same year he turned with the first test of the Open Water Triple Crown of the World Open Water Swimming Association following overcoming the challenge “20 Bridges of the Island of Manhattan” in the United States.
With the crossing to the English Channelfor which he used 13 hours and 10 minutes, added the second coronation in search of the aforementioned triple crown. It only remains to face the Santa Catalina channel, located in California, United States to obtain the international award. Objective that he will try to achieve next September.
Another of his objectives to continue making history is to get the record for swimming at greatest australity in the Frozen Mile of Antarctica.
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