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Achieving the impossible / Lewis Gordon Pugh.

by Pugh, Lewis Gordon

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Simon & Schuster, 2010.

797.21092 P798a

Pugh, Lewis Gordon.

Swimmers -- Great Britain -- Biography.

Long distance swimming.

9781847372482 (hbk.)

343 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.

Cover subtitle: A fearless leader, a fragile earth.

Includes index.

In July 2007, Lewis Gordon Pugh became the first person to swim at the North Pole, in temperatures that would kill a normal person, primarily to raise awareness of climate change. Nicknamed 'the human polar bear' for his ability to raise his body temperature at will, he has pioneered swims in the world's most hostile waters, redefining what it is possible to achieve in terms of endurance. A former member of the SAS, Lewis tells his fantastic story here for the first time. His story is inspiring, entertaining and thrilling in equal measure, and its 40-year-old author is a much-needed role model for our times.

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