There are several challenges that get in the way of a swimmer. The act of swimming may look easy on the eye but it involves a high degree of preparation and endurance and mental fortitude.
Swimming underwater, in a frozen lake is a completely different ball game altogether. A video uploaded on Twitter, now X, showed the moment a swimmer took a courageous dive into a frozen lake as his friends captured the moment.
Swimmer takes on the frozen lake
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Wearing just a pair of shorts and goggles, the man jumped inside and moved smoothly in the freezing waters. He looked in complete control as he charged ahead, performing the breast stroke.
Worst nightmare caught on camera 😳 pic.twitter.com/kKjMciMHzr
— Crazy Clips (@crazyclipsonly) September 10, 2023
Panic sets in when he is unable to find an opening on the other side that would allow him to swim back up. Realizing the danger, his friends frantically gave him instructions and tried to break the ice and make him a path.
The swimmer moved around frantically, as he looked for an opening. His friends used their presence of mind and lowered a rope in his direction as he held onto it and swiftly glided himself back to the surface. The swimmer took a huge breath as he made it back from the freezing waters.
A truly terrifying and nail-biting finish to what was supposed to be a fun adventure.
Internet reacts to underwater madness
Swimming accidents have become the talk of the town in recent times, especially after the twin tragedies on Labor Day. The state of North Carolina was rocked by the death of another teenager, merely 48 hours after two people drowned in an unfortunate manner. The Labor Day weekend recorded a whopping 14 fatal drownings all across the USA.
The internet was left shocked after watching the video of the swimmer. Let us take a look at how they reacted.
Maut ko chuker wapis aa gaya
— Lokesh Saini🚩 (@LokeshVirat18K) September 11, 2023
Lokesh made a comment in Hindi that roughly translates to, “He touched death and came back.”
Why do people do such stuff?
— The CrickFun (@TheCrickFun) September 10, 2023
CrickFun just questioned why and what makes people try such dangerous stunts.
Disoriented and couldn’t find the exit ! Thank God he could swim back
— Karata (@karatademada) September 10, 2023
Karata said that the man definitely got disoriented but was lucky to have friends with a calm mind.
They are Slovaks. At the end he says "I didn't see anything".
— Eggen 🎨🐩🐈⬛🐈⬛ (@DrawingEggen) September 11, 2023
Eggen gave users online more context and said they were Slovaks. The man in the end said “he couldn’t see anything.”
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Omg!! This was truly terrifying!
— Hermione Oswin (@hermioneoswin) September 11, 2023
This user just called the entire video simply scary and terrifying!
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The swimmer will consider himself extremely lucky to have made it out alive. The moment he understood there was no way up certainly left a bunch of viewers tense and everyone online is just glad he made it back in one piece.
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