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Help the Frozen Ferns get to the World Championships

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The Frozen Ferns, NZ's national ice swimming team, need your help to get to the World Championships. Are you cool enough to help us?

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The Frozen Ferns are Aotearoa New Zealand’s official ice swimming team, representing the country in this gruelling extreme sport.

17 swimmers have been chosen to represent New Zealand at the next World Championships in Molveno, Italy and they need your help to get there! Funds raised will assist the team in paying for travel, accommodation, entry fees and equipment.

Ice Swimming is swimming in water of temperatures below 5°C/41°F, unassisted, with a silicone cap, pair of goggles and standard swimming costume. Wetsuits and other swim aids are not permitted – swimmers must brave the cold alone.

*A record-breaking team*

The International Ice Swimming Association (IISA) has established a comprehensive set of safety and swimming rules together with worldwide swim records. Of the 13 Open World Records in each gender, New Zealanders currently hold eight records in the female division and one record in the male division. In the para division, New Zealanders have two female records and five male records.

The 2025 Frozen Ferns team includes current ice swimming world champions and age group record holders, as well as veteran swimmers who have represented New Zealand on the world stage in other swimming events. Let's help them get there – and break more records as well as the ice!

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Helping the Frozen Ferns get to and compete at the World Championships in Italy. This includes event entry fees, travel, accommodation and equipment costs.

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World records, many medals and heaps of aroha.   25 January 2025

Thank you for all your help! The Frozen Ferns have done it! After a tough competition, the team are returning home victorious with many medals, a few world records and 4th overall in the world medal tally.

What stood out most was New Zealand's team spirit, we really are a country of people who look after each other. Thanks again for all your support of Team Frozen Ferns and for following us on our journey.

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Ann Chang on 19 Dec 2024
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This campaign started on 9 Aug 2024 and ended on 19 Jan 2025.