UPI – The Polish city of Międzyzdroje announced it has set a new world record with nearly 200 participants taking turns immersing themselves in a small pool filled with icy water.
While the exact number of participants wasn’t disclosed, officials expressed confidence that the event, featuring nearly 200 ice swimmers from across the country, secured the Guinness World Records title for the largest ice swimming relay.
The participants each spent a few minutes in ice water pool before tapping in the next cold water swimmer.
The attempt’s organisers included Katarzyna Jakubowska, who holds the record for the longest full-body ice contact by a woman: three hours, six minutes and 45 seconds.
The participants included Michał Jurkowski, who is training to take on the male version of the longest full-body ice contact record next year. His time to beat is four hours and two minutes.
