text: Man becomes first to swim at North Pole
  
  July 17, 2007 
  
  Lewis Gordon Pugh, 37, a man from the United Kingdom has become the first person to swim at the North pole. The water, 29 degrees F (-1.8 C), is believed to be the coldest waters any human has ever swam in on the planet. 
  "I am obviously ecstatic to have succeeded but this swim is a triumph and a tragedy. A triumph that I could swim in such ferocious conditions, but a tragedy that it's possible to swim at the North Pole," said Pugh who swam 0.6 miles in just under 19 minutes through cracks in icebergs. 
  Pugh says he swam at the North Pole to demonstrate the effects that global warming is playing on the Earth and is hoping that his act will gain the attention of leaders from around the world.
tokens: Man becomes first to swim at North Pole July 17 , 2007 Lewis Gordon Pugh , 37 , a man from the United Kingdom has become the first person to swim at the North pole . The water , 29 degrees F ( -1.8 C ) , is believed to be the coldest waters any human has ever swam in on the planet . " I am obviously ecstatic to have succeeded but this swim is a triumph and a tragedy . A triumph that I could swim in such ferocious conditions , but a tragedy that it 's possible to swim at the North Pole , " said Pugh who swam 0.6 miles in just under 19 minutes through cracks in icebergs . Pugh says he swam at the North Pole to demonstrate the effects that global warming is playing on the Earth and is hoping that his act will gain the attention of leaders from around the world .
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