Coal or rhinos – we shouldn’t have to choose
It has been my privilege to explore some of the most incredible parts of our planet, including the North Pole, the Antarctic and the Himalayas, and I have made it my life’s work to campaign to protect...
View ArticleBurn Your Boats
It’s been a busy few weeks as I head into the final stages of preparing for the swim of my life. In a few more days I’ll be able to tell you when, where and why. But as I write this I’m staring down a...
View ArticlePugh to Swim 7 Seas to Put MPAs on Global Agenda
During August, renowned endurance swimmer and United Nation’s Environment Programme (UNEP)’s Patron of the Oceans, Lewis Pugh, will be swimming with one purpose: to put Marine Protected Areas on the...
View ArticleSeven Seas, Seven Swims, One Good Reason to Believe
I’ve been called many things. Pioneer swimmer. Ocean advocate. Environmental campaigner. Spokesperson for the seas. I’ve been all of these things, it’s true. But if I had to sum myself up in one...
View ArticlePugh Completes Mediterranean Swim in Seven Seas Campaign
Renowned endurance swimmer and United Nation’s Environment Programme (UNEP)’s Patron of the Oceans, Lewis Pugh completed the first leg of his Seven Swims in the Seven Seas for 1 Reason campaign to...
View ArticleLewis Pugh Successfully Completes Adriatic Swim
Renowned endurance swimmer and United Nation’s Environment Programme (UNEP)’s Patron of the Oceans, Lewis Pugh completed the second leg of his Seven Swims in the Seven Seas for 1 Reason campaign to...
View ArticleLewis Pugh Completes Aegean Swim in 7 Seas Campaign
Renowned endurance swimmer and United Nation’s Environment Programme (UNEP)’s Patron of the Oceans, Lewis Pugh has today completed the third leg of his Seven Swims in the Seven Seas for 1 Reason...
View ArticleLewis Pugh completes Black Sea swim in Seven Seas Campaign
Renowned endurance swimmer and United Nation’s Environment Programme (UNEP)’s Patron of the Oceans, Lewis Pugh has today completed the fourth leg of his Seven Swims in the Seven Seas for 1 Reason...
View ArticleLewis Pugh completes Red Sea swim in Seven Seas Campaign
Renowned endurance swimmer and United Nation’s Environment Programme (UNEP)’s Patron of the Oceans, Lewis Pugh has today completed the fifth leg of his Seven Swims in the Seven Seas for 1 Reason...
View ArticleLewis Pugh completes Arabian Sea swim in 7 Seas Campaign
On 25th August in Rass Al Hadd, Oman, renowned endurance swimmer and United Nation’s Environment Programme (UNEP)’s Patron of the Oceans, Lewis Pugh, completed his sixth swim for his Seven Seas...
View ArticleOur fight for a fighting chance
I’ve just completed the first long-distance swim in the 7 Seas of the ancient world. I’ve experienced some things I will never forget. And seen some things I wish I could erase from my memory, but...
View ArticleLewis Pugh becomes the first person to swim the 7 Seas
Renowned endurance swimmer and United Nation’s Environment Programme (UNEP)’s Patron of the Oceans, Lewis Pugh has become the first person to swim the Seven Seas. Lewis completed his final swim from...
View ArticleOcean campaigner puts his body in ice to save a sea
Ocean advocate and pioneering swimmer Lewis Pugh is about to embark on five record-breaking swims in the freezing Antarctic Ocean in an effort to help save the Ross Sea from irreversible damage. The...
View ArticlePugh completes the world’s most southerly swim at Cape Adare
Renowned endurance swimmer and United Nation’s Environment Programme (UNEP)’s Patron of the Oceans, Lewis Pugh, has today completed the most southerly swim in human history – swimming 500m off the...
View ArticlePugh beats his own record for southern most swim
Renowned British endurance swimmer and United Nation’s Environment Programme (UNEP)’s Patron of the Oceans, Lewis Pugh, has today completed the most southerly swim in human history – just 10 days after...
View ArticleLewis Pugh sets sights on Russia
Renowned British endurance swimmer and United Nation’s Environment Programme (UNEP)’s Patron of the Oceans, Lewis Pugh, has today completed the final swim of his five swim challenge to champion the...
View ArticleOne Crucial Decision We Can’t Put on Ice
The Ross Ice Shelf is the most terrifying thing I’ve ever seen. It rose straight up out of the Bay of Whales, the world’s southernmost body of water. Strong winds rushed over its cliffs, sucking any...
View ArticleWhat would Nansen do?
She is no conventional beauty. But she is the strongest little ship I’ve ever seen. I felt so alive, standing in Oslo’s Fram Museum, looking up at the famous polar vessel. It thrilled me to know that...
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My open letter to President Putin
The following is an open letter I wrote to President Putin, which has been published in the influential VVP Magazine in Russia. London taxi drivers have a wonderful name for the crossroads outside...
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If we want to save Antarctica, we must build bridges
Have you ever watched a bridge being built? It is fascinating. I lived on the Thames while the Millennium Bridge was under construction. The engineers didn’t start from one bank and progress towards...
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