Jaimie Monahan (USA)

Honor Swimmer 2019

Jaimie Monahan is an ultra marathon and ice swimmer who has enjoyed open water from Antarctica (pictured) to the Arctic.

Jaimie Monahan is an ultra marathon and ice swimmer who has enjoyed open water from Antarctica (pictured) to the Arctic.

Jaimie Monahan

Country: USA

Certified Ice Seven: Yes

Certified Ice Miles

·       2 April 2016; Reykjavík, Iceland; water temp 3.70°C in 35 minutes

·       18 December 2016; Tyumen, Russia; water temp ‐0.03°C in 30 minutes 20 seconds

·       13 February 2017; Aguelmame Sidi Ali Lake. Morocco; water temp 4.90°C in 32 minutes 18 seconds

·       4 March 2017; Mikkelvik Brygge, Norway; water temp 2.37°Cin 32 minutes 9 seconds)

·       9 March 2017; Boston, USA; water temp 4.63°C in 26 minutes 16 seconds

·       15 May 2017; Tasman Lake, New Zealand; water temp 2.37°C in 26 minutes 44 seconds      ‐

·       2 July 2017; Los Cauquenes Resort Beach,Argentina; water temp 4.77°C 29 minutes and 5 seconds

·       6 March 2018; Paradise Harbour, Antarctica; water temp 0.57°C in 30 minutes 49 seconds

·       10 June 2018; Ilulissat Harbour, Greenland; water temp 2.43°C in 29 minutes 40 seconds

Recorded 1K Races

·       2014 Tallinn Open Open Cup 1km ‐ First Overall Female, Tallinn, Estonia

·       2015 First Annual IISA World Championships 1km ‐ First Place Women 35‐39, Murmansk, Russia

·       2017 Second Annual IISA World Championships 1km ‐ Third Place Women 35‐39, Burghausen, Germany

International Winter Swimming Association Events (as generally run under IWSA rules)

·       First Overall Winner of the International Winter Swimming Association World Cup 2016

·       7‐time US Champion in Winter Swimming (Various events from 2015 – 2018)

·       Approximate number of events 100 and apprximately 98% podium finishes (age group) and many overall female podium finishes.

First Ever Epic Swims

First Ice Sevens

First IISA documented Female Ice Zero Mile First IISA documented Ice Mile in Morocco

Part of first documented Polar Ice Mile Expedition

First documented ice mile in New Zealand (second in Oceana) First documented Ice Mile in Greenland

First person to swim an IISA documented ice mile on all 7 continents (Ice Seven)

Other Considerations

·       Honoree International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame