S10E3: Athletic Diplomacy for the Southern Ocean

Guest host Jennifer Turner, Director of the China Environment Forum for the Woodrow Wilson Center, talks with UN Patron of the Oceans Lewis Pugh and renowned freediver JesSea Lu about why they chose to plunge themselves into the frozen seas off Antarctica. How are they using this amazing feat as a platform with CCAMLR members China and Russia to advocate for preserving one of the last undisturbed regions on earth? 

Guests

Jessea Lu, Female freediver

Lewis Pugh, UN Patron of Oceans 

Highlights:

03:16 Jessea Lu walks through her Antarctica Diving Experience

06:36 Jessea Lu takes the experience back to China to promote Antarctica conservation

08:58 How Lewis Pugh decided to use athletic diplomacy to preserve Southern Ocean

12:10 Lewis Pugh harrowing experience swimming through ice tunnel in East Antarctica

13:36 Why marine protected areas are needed to protect the animals of Antarctica

Further Reading and Listening

Webinar: Protecting Antarctica in the Postponed "Super Year of Nature" from The China Environment Forum of the Woodrow Wilson InstituteWebsite: Protecting Antarctica’s Southern Ocean from The Pew Charitable TrustsVideo:  Lewis Pugh 2020 East Antarctica SwimVideo: Jessea Lu Antarctica FreeDiveWebsite: Jessea Lu’s diving adventuresWebsite: Lewis Pugh’s diving and endurance swimming achievement

Production credits:

Producer and Host: Marcy Trent Long 

Head Writer: Chermaine Lee

Associate producer: Stella Chan

Sound Engineer: Chris Wood

Intro/outro music: Alex Mauboussin

 

Jessea Lu video credit to HarborHouseLife and www.JesseaDiving.com

Lewis Pugh video credit Lewis Pugh Foundation

 

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