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Siberian Ice Swimmer Shows How To Love Life At 70


Siberian Ice Swimmer Shows How To Love Life At 70
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It’s not often that a septuagenarian slips on a swimsuit to head into Siberia‘s snow and ice. But for 70-year-old champion ice swimmer Zinaida Bulygina, swimming in a frozen river is all about embracing life. Some villagers have maligned her sense of independence, but, for this indefatigable, so-called “walrus” (“morzh”), that’s just another obstacle to let float past.

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