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In 1963, the "Human Polar Bear", Gustave Brickner from Charleroi broke the World's Record for time and low temperature submersion in icy waters: 6 minutes and 22 seconds at a recorded temperature of -18 degrees Fahrenheit. The ice water submersion record was officially pulled from Guinness World Records & attempts are no longer allowed, as multiple people have died trying to beat his record.
Before retiring, Brickner's official logged swimming distance was 38,500 miles total (noting that the circumference of the entire Earth at the equator is 24,901.55 miles). This record has yet to be beaten.
In 1963, the "Human Polar Bear", Gustave Brickner from Charleroi broke the World's Record for time and low temperature submersion in icy waters: 6 minutes and 22 seconds at a recorded temperature of -18 degrees Fahrenheit. The ice water submersion record was officially pulled from Guinness World Records & attempts are no longer allowed, as multiple people have died trying to beat his record.
Before retiring, Brickner's official logged swimming distance was 38,500 miles total (noting that the circumference of the entire Earth at the equator is 24,901.55 miles). This record has yet to be beaten.
Per find a grave member
In 1963, the "Human Polar Bear", Gustave Brickner from Charleroi broke the World's Record for time and low temperature submersion in icy waters: 6 minutes and 22 seconds at a recorded temperature of -18 degrees Fahrenheit. The ice water submersion record was officially pulled from Guinness World Records & attempts are no longer allowed, as multiple people have died trying to beat his record.
Before retiring, Brickner's official logged swimming distance was 38,500 miles total (noting that the circumference of the entire Earth at the equator is 24,901.55 miles). This record has yet to be beaten.
In 1963, the "Human Polar Bear", Gustave Brickner from Charleroi broke the World's Record for time and low temperature submersion in icy waters: 6 minutes and 22 seconds at a recorded temperature of -18 degrees Fahrenheit. The ice water submersion record was officially pulled from Guinness World Records & attempts are no longer allowed, as multiple people have died trying to beat his record.
Before retiring, Brickner's official logged swimming distance was 38,500 miles total (noting that the circumference of the entire Earth at the equator is 24,901.55 miles). This record has yet to be beaten.
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