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I wish politicians would put the environment at the centre of every agenda.
Normally I don't race other people; I challenge the environment and my own limitations.
The problem with climate change is that it's quite complicated for the ordinary person to understand.
On 15 July 2007, I swam across an open patch of sea at the North Pole to highlight the melting of the Arctic sea ice.
Swimming has been a very effective medium for telling a story about the state of our planet.
The days of exploration of Shackleton and Scott are long gone. Everything has been climbed, crossed, done. Now what we're exploring are the full boundaries of human endeavour. It's not physical - it's all in the head.
We need to save the Arctic not because of the polar bears, and not because it is the most beautiful place in the world, but because our very survival depends upon it.
Not to be too grandiose about it, but in a way I see myself like Sir Edmund Hillary. The water was my Everest.
I learned two basic lessons on Everest. First, just because something has worked in the past does not mean it will work today. Second, different challenges require different mindsets.
The human body is not designed for swimming in minus 1.7 degree centigrade water.
The swim at Deception Island was by far the hardest swim I've ever done. Antarctica is a very unforgiving environment. If you don't train properly, you'll die.
When I'm preparing for a swim, I imagine absolutely everything about it: the color of the water, how cold it is, the taste of salt in my mouth. I visualize each and every stroke.
