{"id":8181,"date":"2013-03-01T11:50:13","date_gmt":"2013-03-01T11:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/listenagain.org\/?p=8181"},"modified":"2013-03-01T11:50:13","modified_gmt":"2013-03-01T11:50:13","slug":"lough-dan-ice-swim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/listenagain.org\/?p=8181","title":{"rendered":"Lough Dan Ice Swim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Six Irish swimmers have now joined the ranks of the International Ice Swim Association. \u00a0Fergal Somerville talks to Noel McGuinness on Northside2Day about the ice swim in Lough Dan on 24th February which allowed them to qualify as members of the International Ice Swim Association. \u00a0He describes conditions on the day when a thin sheet of ice covered the water in Lough Dan. \u00a0The water temperature was 4 degrees Celsius (the rules of the International Ice Swim Association say the water temperature must be below 5C for this one mile swim). \u00a0As Fergal says, this is an extreme sport &#8211; it was the coldest water any of them had ever swum in and he describes how the cold gets into the body and the effects that are felt. \u00a0This is a personal challenge, not a race, and must be very carefully organised in all respects. \u00a0Do listen to this podcast to hear all about this amazing swim.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3488\"><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nearfm\/neararchive.org\/upload\/ldaniceswim.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('3488','http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nearfm\/neararchive.org\/upload\/ldaniceswim.mp3');\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/powerpress\/playbutton-443.png\" title=\"Play\" alt=\"Play\" style=\"border:0;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nearfm\/neararchive.org\/upload\/ldaniceswim.mp3\" 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