Help PARA Ice Swimmer to compete at the International Ice Swimming Association’s 6th World Championship in Molveno, Italy.

The International Ice Swimming Association (IISA) was founded in 2009, introducing the unique sport of Ice Swimming. This involves swimming in water temperatures of 5.0°C or less, unassisted, with only a silicon cap, a pair of goggles, and a standard swimming costume. With members from 73 countries and Ice Swimmers (1km+) from 43 countries, IISA’s vision is to establish Ice Swimming as a winter Olympic sport.

I am a PARA Ice Swimmer with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A (CMT1A) from Dunedin. I hold the PARA World Records for the 1000m, 500m, and 250m freestyle events. I set these records in Alexandra, swimming in an outdoor pool with water temperatures of 2.1°C in July 2024.

I am one of only 561 individuals worldwide who has completed an Ice Mile, which entails swimming 1.6km in water temperatures of 5.0°C or less. I achieved my first Ice Mile last year at Blue Lake, Saint Bathans (Central Otago), in 3.3°C water.

I have been selected to represent New Zealand (the Frozen Ferns) at the IISA’s 6th World Championship from the 13th to the 19th of January 2025, in Molveno, Italy, where I aim to defend my PARA World Records. To turn this dream into reality, I need to raise $9,500.