An Ice Mile is swimming a distance of a mile in water of 5 degrees or below.

The Ice Mile is a film showing both the beauty and adventure in outdoor swimming – chasing those lower temperatures in the cooling winter, community, pushing distance and the body to its limit. 

The film documents cold water swimmer Becca Harvey over the course of a year, following her journey and her training, documenting what it takes to consider an Ice Mile. It takes us through the beauty and the harshness of UK landscapes through the exploration of bodies of water, celebrating our natural spaces – from mountain tarns to the ocean that surrounds us.

Director: Rachel Sarah
Additional Camera: Michael Fleming, Jeremy Hubbard, Jessie Leong

Screenings & Festivals:
Kendal Mountain Festival
Sheffield Adventure Film Festival (Silver Best Film)
Type Two Fun Film Festival
Scottish Adventure Film Tour
London Mountain Film Festival
Timber Festival
Montrose Land And Sea Festival
Central Scotland Documentary Festival
SwimWild Winter Festival
Finisterre Bath
Curzon Clevedon
Firestation Sunderland
The Forum Hexam
Sheffield Showcase
Red Presents: The Ice Mile
Skye Community Cinema

Features & Press:
Sidetracked Magazine (Issue 26 cover)
Outdoor Swimmer Magazine
ITV News
Look North Scotland
Living North Magazine
The Courier
Base Magazine
Sunderland Echo