‘I’m not drunk, Garda, I’ve actually been swimming!’

Ger Kennedy is a world-renowned ice swimmer who swam his second Ice Zero Mile (in water below one degree) in Siberia last week. The Dubliner is also planning an Antarctica 2020 swimming expedition in honour of the Corkman who discovered the continent.

Kennedy is recognised as one of only ten Ice Zero swimmers in the world, an achievement he adds to his nine Ice Miles (in water below five degrees). The 48-year-old has competed at the inaugural World Ice Swimming Championships but, right now, is looking ahead to next month’s Irish Ice Swimming Championship at Wild Water Armagh on Saturday, January 27, 2018.

Q: When and how did you get into extreme swimming?