The Coldest Swim on Earth
Justice is a universal concept
Lewis Pugh’s address to the UN on World Ocean’s Day, 8 June 2021.
I could be speaking to a banker on Wall Street, a farmer in India, or a child in Sydney. We all understand what justice is. And when we see injustice, it burns inside us.
Ladies and gentleman, I am an endurance swimmer and a maritime lawyer. I believe there are 3 reasons why we should protect at least 30% of the world’s oceans: and they are JUSTICE, JUSTICE and JUSTICE.
What action can you take today to save our oceans?
On this World Oceans day, Lewis Pugh took a dip with some Cape Fur Seals off the tip of Africa near Cape Town.
During his swim, the UN Patron of the Oceans asks us to consider our impact on oceans and what we can do to make a positive difference to save our seas.
Marine Protected Areas offer Hope
The Lewis Pugh Foundation was formed to preserve our oceans for a peaceful and sustainable future.
To date the Foundation has been instrumental in securing full protection for over 2 million km2 of vulnerable ocean.
Its goal is to ensure that 30% of our oceans are properly protected by 2030.
You won’t find a more captivating storyteller.
As an ocean advocate and a pioneer swimmer, Lewis applies his hard-learned lessons to the corporate environment.
He shares the visualisation strategies, radical tactical shifts, teamwork and focus that enabled him to achieve seemingly impossible tasks.
Most importantly he inspires people to dig deep, define their goals and achieve their own ‘impossible’.
Spin the Globe
Explore the world and see where Lewis has swum. Click on any pin to find out more about that particular swim.
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To swim past icebergs is to swim through history. All you can hear is bubbling - the sound of air being released from the ice; air that was trapped there thousands of years ago. #ClimateSwim
What an incredible image! Down here it looks very similar - there are icebergs far out on the horizon 😅🧊
.@LewisPugh is swimming in cold #Greenland waters to raise awareness of #ClimateChange
The hardest part of his challenge will be crossing the icebergs of the Ilulissat glacier
This #Sentinel2 🇪🇺🛰️image of 1 September shows how complex the swim will be
Good luck! 🍀
I am surrounded by spectacular beauty. But it hides a harsh reality. Everywhere in Greenland are warning signs of the climate crisis. #ClimateSwim.
Yesterday I did 560m in the morning. And 650m in the afternoon. 1,210m in total. We can now see the end in sight. #ClimateSwim
My body is holding up. Only just. When I wake up in the morning and see all the icebergs passing, I ask myself how much more I can take. But it’s the moments that challenge us the most, which define us. #ClimateSwim
