Lewis Pugh
Endurance Swimmer | Environmental Adventurer | UN Patron of the Oceans
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Lewis Pugh is a pioneering endurance swimmer and UN Patron of the Oceans. He completed the first long-distance swim across the North Pole to draw attention to the melting of Arctic sea ice.
Pugh has undertaken numerous record-breaking swims to highlight the vulnerability of the world's oceans, including swimming the entire length of the English Channel. He is a member of the Explorers Club and has received numerous awards, including the UN's highest environmental accolade, the Champions of the Earth Award.
Pugh's keynotes inspire audiences to protect our planet and push the limits of human potential.
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My mind-shifting Everest swim
After he swam the North Pole, Lewis Pugh vowed never to take another cold-water dip. Then he heard of Lake Imja in the Himalayas, created by recent glacial melting, and Lake Pumori, a body of water at an altitude of 5300 m on Everest -- and so began a journey that would teach him a radical new way to approach swimming and think about climate change.
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