The Ice Mile

In 2009, swimmer Ram Barkai broke the world record for the longest swim in freezing water

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How Fanny Blankers-Koen became the 'flying housewife’

Dutch athlete Fanny Blankers-Koen won four gold medals at the 1948 Olympics in London

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George Best scores a double hat-trick

On 7 February 1970, Manchester United's George Best scored six goals in an FA Cup game

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The Super Bowl helmet catch

How the New York Giants upset the New England Patriots with an "insult to Einstein"

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The woman who sailed solo around the world

In 1978, Naomi James became the first woman to sail solo around the world via Cape Horn

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Exploring the caves of the world's biggest iceberg

In 2000, Jill Heinerth became the first person to dive under the caves of a vast iceberg

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When Chelsea took on Tromsø in an Arctic blizzard

In 1997, Chelsea played part-timers Tromsø at home – in the Arctic north of Norway.

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Murderball: Inventing wheelchair rugby

In 1976, a group of Canadian friends created a game they initially called 'murderball'

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Becoming the 60m fastest woman in the world

At 60m, Nelli Cooman is a former indoor world record holder, running 7:00 seconds.

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Why I designed the prosthetic running leg

In 1984, Van Phillips invented the first carbon graphite running leg.

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WWE’s youngest female champion

In 2014, rookie wrestler Paige became the WWE's Diva's Champion

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Minda Dentler - Ironman World Championship

Minda Dentler was the first female wheelchair athlete in the Ironman World Championship

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Surfing the biggest waves in the world

Garrett McNamara broke the world record for biggest wave ever surfed in 2011 at Nazaré

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The woman who faked her Boston Marathon win

In 1980, the Boston Marathon was rocked by scandal when runner Rosie Ruiz faked her win

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Kwame Nkruman-Acheampong: The Snow Leopard

How Kwame Nkruman-Acheampong became the first Ghanaian to compete in the Winter Olympics

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