Swede beats world ice swimming record
A woman from northern Sweden has beaten the world female ice swimming record by three minutes.
During the 1.6 km swim, Anna-Carin Nordin’s body temperature sunk to a dangerously low 32.9 degrees, reports local Swedish Radio in Gävleborg.
When asked what drove her to beat the world record, Nordin replied “sheer devilment and pure willpower”.
For more stories from Radio Sweden, click here