Lewis Gordon Pugh (born 5 December 1969) is a swimmer, polar explorer and motivational speaker. He was the first person to complete a long distance swim in both the Arctic and the Antarctic and the first person to complete a long distance swim in all 5 oceans of the world (Atlantic, Indian, Pacific, Arctic and Southern). Over a period of 2 decades he has pioneered more swims around famous landmarks than any other swimmer in history. December 5 is the 339th day (340th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... . Roald Amundsen Piotr Fyodorovich Anjou Fabian von Bellingshausen Edward Bransfield Richard Evelyn Byrd Semion Chelyuskin Frederick A. Cook Francis Crozier Adrian de Gerlache Matthew A. Henson Henry Hudson Khariton Laptev Francis Leopold McClintock Nathaniel Palmer Robert Edwin Peary Ralph Plaisted James Clark Ross John Ross Yakov Sannikov Robert Falcon Scott... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The red line indicates the 10°C isotherm in July, commonly used to define the Arctic region border Satellite image of the Arctic surface The Arctic is the region around the Earths North Pole, opposite the Antarctic region around the South Pole. ... Greek ἀνταρκτικός, opposite the arctic) is a continent surrounding the Earths South Pole. ... Atlantic redirects here. ... Pacific redirects here. ... Arctic Region NASA Arctic sea ice imagery, 2005 The Arctic Ocean, located mostly in the Arctic north polar region, is the smallest of the worlds five oceans and the shallowest. ... The Southern Ocean, also known as the South Polar Ocean (and, formerly, the Antarctic Ocean), is the body of water encircling the continent of Antarctica. ...

Pugh was born in Plymouth, England the son of Surgeon Rear Admiral P.D Gordon Pugh, OBE. His family moved to South Africa when he was 10 years old and at the age of 17 had his first real swimming lesson. One month later he swam from Robben Island (where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned) to Cape Town and shortly thereafter he swam the English Channel. He read law at the University of Cape Town and Jesus College, Cambridge and worked as a lawyer in the City of London before pioneering swims in some of the coldest and most hostile waters of the world. Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire (Military division) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority... Prison buildings on Robben Island. ... Mandela redirects here. ... City motto: Spes Bona (Latin: Good Hope) Location of the City of Cape Town in Western Cape Province Province Western Cape Mayor Helen Zille Area  - % water 2,499 km² N/A Population  - Total (2004)  - Density Not ranked 2,893,251 1,158/km² Established 1652 Time zone SAST (UTC+2... Satellite view of the English Channel The English Channel (French: La Manche (IPA: ), the sleeve) is the part of the Atlantic Ocean that separates the island of Great Britain from northern France and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. ... The University of Cape Town, abbreviated as UCT, is a public university located on the Rhodes Estate on the slopes of Devils Peak, in Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. ... Full name The College of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint John the Evangelist and the glorious Virgin Saint Radegund, near Cambridge Motto Facias Prosperum Iter Named after Jesus Lane & Jesus Parish Previous names - Established 1496 Sister College(s) Jesus College Master Prof. ...

He was the first person to swim around Cape Agulhas (the most southern point in Africa), North Cape (the most northern point in Europe), the Cape of Good Hope (off Cape Town) and the Cape Peninsula (a 100 kilometre swim from Cape Town to Muizenberg). He was also the first person to swim down the entire length of Sognefjord (in Norway) a 204 kilometre swim which took him 21 days to complete. A marker at Cape Agulhas indicates the official dividing line between the Atlantic and Indian oceans. ... Midnight sun at the North Cape North Cape (foreground), Knivskjellodden (background) North Cape is a cape on the island of Magerøya in northern Norway, in the community of Nordkapp. ... The Cape of Good Hope; looking towards the west, from the coastal cliffs above Cape Point. ... City motto: Spes Bona (Latin: Good Hope) Location of the City of Cape Town in Western Cape Province Province Western Cape Mayor Helen Zille Area  - % water 2,499 km² N/A Population  - Total (2004)  - Density Not ranked 2,893,251 1,158/km² Established 1652 Time zone SAST (UTC+2... Landsat Image over SRTM Elevation, showing the Cape Peninsula in the foreground. ... City motto: Spes Bona (Latin: Good Hope) Location of the City of Cape Town in Western Cape Province Province Western Cape Mayor Helen Zille Area  - % water 2,499 km² N/A Population  - Total (2004)  - Density Not ranked 2,893,251 1,158/km² Established 1652 Time zone SAST (UTC+2... Changing huts for bathers on the beach at Muizenberg. ... An arm of the Sognefjord The Sognefjord (Sognefjorden) is the second largest fjord in the world after Scoresby Sund on Greenland, and the largest in Norway. ...

Pugh was the first person to swim across an African Great Lake, namely Lake Malawi. He held the fastest time for swimming around Robben Island and won the gold medal in the 500 metre freestyle against Russian swimmers at the 2006 World Winter Swimming Championships in Finland. He holds the world record for the most northern long distance swim for a 1 kilometre swim he undertook at 80° North at the most northern point of Spitsbergen, barely 1,000 kilometres from the North Pole. He also holds the world record for the most southern long distance swim at 65º South for a 1 kilometre swim he undertook at Petermann Island off the Antarctic Peninsula. Lake Malawi, also known as Lake Nyasa, Lake Nyassa, or Lake Niassa after the Yao word for lake (officially called Niassa in Mozambique), is the most southerly lake in the Great African Rift Valley system. ... Map of Svalbard, showing Spitsbergen in the North. ... North Pole Scenery When not otherwise qualified, the term North Pole usually refers to the Geographic North Pole – the northernmost point on the surface of the Earth, where the Earths axis of rotation intersects the Earths surface. ... Adelie Penguin rookery on Petermann Island; their droppings make the gray rock pinkish. ... Greek ἀνταρκτικός, opposite the arctic) is a continent surrounding the Earths South Pole. ...

Most recently, Pugh became the first person to swim the entire length of the River Thames. He undertook the swim in conjunction with the World Wide Fund for Nature to raise awareness about the problems of global warming and the dangers of climate change. The 325km swim took him 21 days to complete. Whilst swimming through London, Pugh exited the water and made a highly publicised visit to Tony Blair at No. 10 Downing Street to discuss the issue. He was recently appointed as an ambassador for the WWF. The Thames (pronounced //) is a river flowing through southern England, in its lower reaches flowing through London into the sea. ... The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is an international non-governmental organisation for the conservation, research and restoration of the natural environment, formerly named the World Wildlife Fund, which remains its official name in the United States and Canada. ... Global mean surface temperatures 1850 to 2006 Mean surface temperature anomalies during the period 1995 to 2004 with respect to the average temperatures from 1940 to 1980 Global warming is the observed increase in the average temperature of the Earths atmosphere and oceans in recent decades and the projected... It has been suggested that Global warming in popular culture be merged into this article or section. ... For other people of the same name, see Tony Blair (disambiguation) Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born 6 May 1953)[1] is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, Leader of the UK Labour Party, and Member of the UK Parliament... // Overview Number Ten Downing street is the official residence of the First Lord of Her Majesty’s Treasury and Prime Minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. ... The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is an international non-governmental organisation for the conservation, research and restoration of the natural environment, formerly named the World Wildlife Fund, which remains its official name in the United States and Canada. ...

February 11, 2007 the BBC World Service radio program reported on and interviewed Pugh. The BBC reported Pugh's intention to swim the full length of the Maldives atoll chain in the Indian Ocean. The BBC followed the story with an audio interview where Pugh stated his motivation. Pugh's official web site states his new expidition begins February 17, 2007. The BBC World Service is one of the most widely recognised international broadcasters of radio programming, transmitting in 33 languages to many parts of the world. ...

Pugh lives and works in London. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

References

• "New challenge for Thames swimmer", 12 February 2007, BBC News
• "Swimmer dives into global warming crisis", February 3, 2007, Independant Online, South Africa

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External links

• Official website
• Maldives Challenge (sponsored progress tracking site)
• Lewis Pugh history at cityspeakersinternational.co.uk
• Lewis Pugh news at Oceans.net