IISA Member Bio

IISA ID:  4520
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Kara Permisohn
United States
ROCKVILLE
United States
United States
Country Association
United States
ICE ID: 551
Gender: Female
Age: 51
Ice Miles: 1
ICE 7s: 1
About Kara Permisohn
I can\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'t really remember life without swimming. My mom was afraid of the water so she made certain that my siblings and I learned as early as possible. I grew up pool swimming and my first ever open water event was The Great Chesapeake Bay 4.4 mile swim in my 20\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s. After that I was hooked on open water! It wasn\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'t until my 40\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s that I attempted my first 10K at the Bermuda Round the Sound. That\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s a story in and of itself for another time.

In 2020 when the Pandemic hit I found myself searching for a place to swim. Thankfully I met many marathon and ice swimmers who introduced me to this incredible new icy world and inspired me to expand my experiences. Due to a neck injury I had trouble sighting in open water doing freestyle so one day I turned over and started backstroke. It\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s been an amazing adventure ever since.

Who knew I was a backstroker? But, it\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s brought me a new sense of serenity and confidence. Watching the sky, clouds, trees, boats, and wildlife calms my soul. Adding the ice swimming has become my version of meditation. I love how my head is able to focus on the moment in the water and flush out all the noise of everyday life. I am beyond fortunate to have my swim community surrounding and challenging me daily.

Ice Miles

  Swim Date Swim
Location
Water
Temp
Wind
Chill
Swim
Dist.
Swim
Time
Body of
Water
Altitude (m)
GPS Latitude
   
1 4 Feb 2024 Oyster Harbour, Annapolis, ... 4.70°C 4.40°C 1.1000mi 0:43:01 Enclosed Bay 0m  38.92°N view

Qualifying Swims

IISA Qualifying Swims & IISA Event Swims > 5.0°C
  Swim
Date
Swim
Location
Event Name Swim
Distance
Stroke Status Water
Temp
Wind
Chill
Swim
Time
Altitude
(m)
Observer    
1 31 Jan 2023 Oyster Harbour,... 1651m Accepted 5.40°C 5.56°C 34:47.50 - Brian Jaskot PDF Icon view

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