Every swimmer has a story to tell.
Writer and swimmer Shona Riddell chats to adventure swimmers, winter dippers, marathon swim coaches, marine conservationists and more to find out how they got started and the lessons they've learned along the way. Whether you’re a swimmer yourself, or just interested in stories about the sea and people expanding their comfort zones, you'll enjoy these swim chats. Please hit the 'Follow' button so you don’t miss an episode and leave a star rating.
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Swim Chats
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1 juli 2026
Diving into the world of sea sponges with Professor James Bell
53 min
25 juni 2026
Corrina Connor on swimming NZ's Triple Crown, extreme ice miles, and having fun in inhospitable conditions
84 min
18 juni 2026
Ruby Fresh's Eddie Spearing on designing wetsuits, running the Ruby swim, and the joys of Lake Wānaka
56 min
26 maj 2026
Swimming and sea poems with special guest Sinéad Kehoe
44 min
21 maj 2026
Mountains to Sea Wellington’s Zoe Studd on the joys, challenges and possibilities of connecting people with the water
48 min
8 maj 2026
‘Jump In’ author Nicola McCloy on NZ’s best swimming spots – and how she found them
60 min
22 april 2026
RE-RELEASE – Sir Bernard Freyberg's heroic wartime swim and our ANZAC tribute (with special guest John Hancock)
43 min
13 april 2026
Triple Crown swimmer Wen Erh Hsu on the importance of enjoying every stroke
40 min
6 april 2026
Seti Afoa on running Samoa Events, learning to swim, and overcoming our fear of the deep
58 min
25 mars 2026
Kate Wareham on learning to swim with epilepsy
51 min
