A participant competes in the icy waters of Lake Semyonovskoye during the 2025 Russian Winter Swimming Championships as part of the 90th Festival of the North in Murmansk, Russia.20.03.2025#8884093
A participant competes in the icy waters of Lake Semyonovskoye during the 2025 Russian Winter Swimming Championships as part of the 90th Festival of the North in Murmansk, Russia.20.03.2025#8884091
Ice swimmer Vladislav Sapozhnikov, left, competes in the icy waters of Lake Semyonovskoye during the 2025 Russian Winter Swimming Championships as part of the 90th Festival of the North in Murmansk, Russia.20.03.2025#8884089
Ice swimmer Vladislav Sapozhnikov reacts after competing in the icy waters of Lake Semyonovskoye during the 2025 Russian Winter Swimming Championships as part of the 90th Festival of the North in Murmansk, Russia.20.03.2025#8884088
Participants compete in the icy waters of Lake Semyonovskoye during the 2025 Russian Winter Swimming Championships as part of the 90th Festival of the North in Murmansk, Russia.20.03.2025#8884086
A participant competes in the icy waters of Lake Semyonovskoye during the 2025 Russian Winter Swimming Championships as part of the 90th Festival of the North in Murmansk, Russia.20.03.2025#8884085
A participant competes in the icy waters of Lake Semyonovskoye during the 2025 Russian Winter Swimming Championships as part of the 90th Festival of the North in Murmansk, Russia.20.03.2025#8884084
Ice swimmer Vladislav Sapozhnikov reacts after competing in the icy waters of Lake Semyonovskoye during the 2025 Russian Winter Swimming Championships as part of the 90th Festival of the North in Murmansk, Russia.20.03.2025#8884083
Participants compete in the icy waters of Lake Semyonovskoye during the 2025 Russian Winter Swimming Championships as part of the 90th Festival of the North in Murmansk, Russia.20.03.2025#8884081
A girl poses for a photo during the 2025 Russian Winter Swimming Championships as part of the 90th Festival of the North at Lake Semyonovskoye in Murmansk, Russia.20.03.2025#8884079
A participant competes in the icy waters of Lake Semyonovskoye during the 2025 Russian Winter Swimming Championships as part of the 90th Festival of the North in Murmansk, Russia.20.03.2025#8884078
Russian Minister for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic Alexei Chekunkov speaks at the opening ceremony of the 2025 Russian Winter Swimming Championships as part of the 90th Festival of the North at Lake Semyonovskoye in Murmansk, Russia.20.03.2025#8884065
Murmansk Region Governor Andrei Chibis, centre, speaks as Russian Minister for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic Alexei Chekunkov, right, stands nearby during the opening ceremony of the 2025 Russian Winter Swimming Championships as part of the 90th Festival of the North at Lake Semyonovskoye in Murmansk, Russia.20.03.2025#8884052
Participants compete in the icy waters of Lake Semyonovskoye during the 2025 Russian Winter Swimming Championships as part of the 90th Festival of the North in Murmansk, Russia.20.03.2025#8884051
77-year-old Vyacheslav Tikhonov from Svetlogorsk, multiple winter swimming champion and world record holder, gestures during the 2025 Russian Winter Swimming Championships as part of the 90th Festival of the North at Lake Semyonovskoye in Murmansk, Russia.20.03.2025#8884049
A participant competes in the icy waters of Lake Semyonovskoye during the 2025 Russian Winter Swimming Championships as part of the 90th Festival of the North in Murmansk, Russia.20.03.2025#8884045
Participants compete in the icy waters of Lake Semyonovskoye during the 2025 Russian Winter Swimming Championships as part of the 90th Festival of the North in Murmansk, Russia.20.03.2025#8884044
A participant competes in the icy waters of Lake Semyonovskoye during the 2025 Russian Winter Swimming Championships as part of the 90th Festival of the North in Murmansk, Russia.20.03.2025#8884042
A participant gets out of the icy waters of Lake Semyonovskoye during the 2025 Russian Winter Swimming Championships as part of the 90th Festival of the North in Murmansk, Russia.20.03.2025#8884041
A participant competes in the icy waters of Lake Semyonovskoye during the 2025 Russian Winter Swimming Championships as part of the 90th Festival of the North in Murmansk, Russia.20.03.2025#8884040
