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Deniz Kayadelen world champion ice swimming

SWIMMING

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Guinness World Record achieved!!
Swimming at 6405m altitude in Himalayas

With only one month of preparation for this extreme feat and no mountaineering experience, Deniz Kayadelen alongside the Madswimmers team has broken a new World Record by swimming in the highest lake on Earth on peak Putha Hiunchuli in the Himalayas. Defying freezing temperatures and the risks that altitude and lack of oxygen present they have completed this mission.

SWIMMING ACHIEVEMENTS

World Champion - Ice Woman - Extreme Swimmer - Arena Aquawoman

- Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming achieved, August 2024

- Manhattan Swim with Record Time for Turkey and Germany, August 2024

-Catalina Channel Swim, July 2024

- World Record: To swim in the highest body of water on Earth, 6,405m altitude on peak Putha Hiunchuli, Himalayas, May 2024

- 3rd place in Ice Swimming 200m and 450m Freestyle, age category in Tallinn Estonia 2024 (water temp. 0.2 degrees) 

- English Channel Solo Swimmer from England to France, July 2023
- World Champion in Ice Swimming 50m and 100m Butterfly age category in Samoens France 2023 (water temp. 4.2 degrees) 

- World Champion Ice Swimming (water temp. 3.2 degrees) in 500m - 250m Freestyle & 50m Butterfly age category, Poland Glogow 2022

- World Championship Ice Swimming, 2nd place age category, Poland Glogow 2022

- World Record Attempt Relay 320 km Swimming from Russia to Turkey, Blacksea

- Robben Island to Cape Town Solo swim, South Africa 2020

- English Channel Relay Swimmer from England to France, 2019

- North Channel Relay Swimmer from Ireland to Scottland, 2019

- 200 meters Butterfly Turkish national record, 1.st place 2019

- Aquamasters Arena Turkish Championship 2019: 400m, 800 m Freestyle

 overall woman 1st place

-Aquamasters Arena Turkish Championship: 50m,100 m, 200. Butterfly  woman 1st place

- Izmir Turkey Winter Cup Masters 1.5 km, overall 1st place, 2018

- German Masters Championship Hessische Meisterschaften 100, 400 Freestyle Woman 30-35, 1st Place,2018

- Regional German Masters Championship Hessische Meisterschaften 100m Butterfly, Woman 30-35, 1st Place,2018

- Turkey Arena Aquamasters Open Water Swimming Cup, 3 km and 10 km Woman 1st place, 2018

- Bosphorus Cross Continental Swimming Race, 6.5km, Woman Category more than 5 times 1st Place

- European Championship Bled 2018 and Eindhoven 2015- 3 and 5 km Swim

- German Championship, 5 and 10 km top 10

- Turkey Canakkale Marathon, 5km, Woman category more than 3 times 1st place

- Kas-Meis Marathon, 8km, more than 2 times 1st place

- Simy Island - Datca  Charity Swim, 13km, 2018

- 42.4 kilometers swim in 24 hours in Stuttgart Germany, 1st Place overall Woman, 2016

- 39 kilometers in 24 hours in Stuttgart Germany, 1st place, 2015

WHY ICE SWIMMING?
IISA INTERVIEW IN THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS WITH DENIZ

MY SWIMMING JOURNEY

HIMALAYAS WORLD RECORD 2024

I'm honored to announce that I have been invited to participate in an incredible feat: ascending the Himalayas to locate and swim in the highest body of water on Earth. We will head to peak Putha Hiunchuli and swim between 6500m and 7000m above sea level. The expedition is anticipated to last approximately 16 to 18 days and will involve a team of swimmers, medical personnel, and cameramen, many of whom lack mountaineering experience, like me!! 

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CATALINA CHANNEL SWIM 2024

Is a 32.5km swim between Santa Catalina Island and Southern California, USA. It is part of the Oceans Seven and Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming challenges. It is one of the World's Top 100 Open Water Swims and one of the World's Top 100 Island Swims.

MANHATTAN SWIM 2024

The 20 Bridges Swim is a 28.5-mile / 45.9 km circumnavigation around the island of Manhattan via the East River, Harlem River, and Hudson River, under its 20 bridges. New York Open Water, which now hosts the event, conducts a series of four swims each summer composed of up to 15 participants. The feat is part of open-water swimming's triple crown, along with the English Channel and Catalina Channel.

Deniz Kayadelen Manhattan Swim
Deniz Kayadelen English Channel Solo Swimmer

ENGLISH CHANNEL SOLO SWIM 2023

The English Channel is the body of water that separates England from France, approximately a 33 km swim, depending on the tide. Water temperatures in the Channel in the summer range between 15 to 18 degrees, well below what many pool and open water swimmers are used to. This is one of the most historically significant marathon swims. 

ENGLISH CHANNEL RELAY SWIM 2019

A relay swim shares the same conditions as a solo swim; the rules are the same (no wetsuit, no boat touching, etc.), and the distance is the same. The difference is that the relay is a team effort, in this case, we were 4 swimmers: Deniz Kayadelen, Raha Akhavan, Emre Deliveli, and Darren Watson; and we took turns to enter the water. 

NORTH CHANNEL 2019

North Channel Relay Swimmer from Ireland to Scottland, 2019 
The North Channel swim is approximately the same distance as the English Channel, but it has two major differences. The first is the sea temperature, which can be 3-5 degrees lower and the second is the hundreds of Lions Mane jellyfish which plague the Channel during the summer months and are for the most part unavoidable.

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Deniz Kayadelen and Adalvo as sponsor

ALWAYS ON TARGET WITH ADALVO!

I am excited to announce my new collaboration with Adalvo, a great partner committed to outstanding goals. This year, they are supporting my English Channel solo swim in July!

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BREAKING LIMITS WITH FITLINE

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