British swimmer plans record cold North Pole swim(1)

British explorer and endurance swimmer Lewis Gordon Pugh dives into the cold water as he warms up on the glacier before he officially breaks the record. He is attempting the challenge of a lifetime - to become the first ever person to swim at the Geographic North Pole in freezing temperatures of minus 1.8 degrees Celsius -- the coldest waters a human has ever swum in.(Photo: China Daily)