Most southerly swim

According to Official Guinness Records,

The most southerly swim was at latitude -70º 45.44 and was achieved by Ram Barkai (South Africa), in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica, on 7 February 2008.Ram swam 1 km in water temperature of 1ºC which took 22 min 5 sec. The exact co-ordinate of the start point of the swim is latitude -70º 45.44 and longitude -11º 39.04

For a complete list of 2008 records, please visit 2008 Guinness Records in Antarctica.

Other Antarctica records that might interest you:

• First expedition to the Southern Pole of Inaccessibility on foot
• Deepest dive by a bird
• Oldest continuous ice core
• Oldest person to trek to the South Pole (unsupported)
• Lowest temperature endured by a bird