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| Nationality | Swiss |
| Born | July 6, 1986 |
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Adrian Alejandro Wittwer (born 1986) [1] is a Swiss extreme athlete and ice swimmer.
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| Born | July 6, 1986 |
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| Sport | Swimming |
Adrian Alejandro Wittwer (born 1986) [1] is a Swiss extreme athlete and ice swimmer.
Wittwer lives in Bolligen in the Canton of Bern. [2] As an extreme athlete he participated in cross country running and marathons [3] as well as extreme swimming. In 2012, Wittwer successfully transversally crossed Lake Constace. In 2013, he tried to cross the longitude of the lake from Bodman-Ludwigshafen to Bregenz, a distance no one ever completed. [4] He had to abort after 27 of the 64 kilometres because of weather conditions. [5] [6]
Through other extreme swimmers Wittwer got into ice swimming [2] [7] and qualified for the Ice Swimming World Championship in 2017. He participated in the WC in 2018 in Tallinn and won 6th place in the 200m breaststroke competition. [8] In the German Opens in 2018 he qualified for the WC in 2019. [9] [10]
In February 2019, Wittwer completed the Ice Mile Challenge, [11] [12] which means swimming a mile in water below 5 °C with only goggles, a swimming cap and swim trunks, in 3 °C cold water in 41 minutes and 46 seconds. [13] He is the first Swiss man to complete this challenge. In March 2019 Wittwer won 2nd place in the WC for 50m breaststroke.
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