Michał Perl
Michał is crazy. How else can you describe someone who enjoys swimming in icy water? And we’re not talking about ordinary recreational sea swimming. Michał is an athlete who competes against other swimmers in cold water for medals at the world’s most prestigious events. And he can confidently say that he is the best.
We understand this kind of madness perfectly. After all, we took a crazy risk ourselves when we started making watches in 2014. What united us and Michał was taking the plunge. In our ambassador’s case, it was an especially bone-chilling one.
Competition in the events in which Michał Perl competes begins when the water temperature does not exceed 5 degrees Celsius.
Thermometers often read exactly 0. That was the case in 2019 during the Ice Swimming World Championships in Murmansk. Our ambassador returned from this event with multiple medals. He won three individual gold medals in the 50m freestyle, breaststroke, and butterfly events. He added another individual gold in the 100m breaststroke. In the relay races, he won another gold and silver alongside his teammates from the national team.
At every championship event, Michał brings home medals and proves that he is among the world's top extreme swimmers. He also holds three Guinness World Records. At the most recent IISA World Championships, held in Italy in 2025, he and his relay teammates completed the 4x50m freestyle relay in 1:52.55.
Michał Perl competes in swimming for the UKS Delfin Legionowo club.
In his free time away from training and swimming, he works as a personal trainer. His entire life revolves around sports. It’s no wonder, given that his parents are graduates of the Academy of Physical Education. His mother is a fitness trainer, while his father is a swimming coach and former rower. Sports were what he brought home with him, but our company helped him fall in love with watches.
Michał Perl embodies extraordinary determination.
Just one year after starting ice swimming training, he triumphed at a championship-level competition in Murmansk. As he himself says, mindset is extremely important in this sport. To be the best, you have to deal with the pressure from opponents and the weaknesses of your own body. That is why the level of difficulty in this sport is much higher, out of reach for most of us. Michał boldly pushes past one limit after another. This is something that inspired us deeply. That is why we invited him to join our team.
Strength of character, determination, overcoming barriers and obstacles that seem impossible to pass. So much of this has become part of our success. We perfectly understand Michał's needs and cheer him on at every subsequent start.
