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Swim Chats

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…

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Latest episodes

  1. Swim smarter, not harder with SwimMastery coach Tracey Baumann3 Aug 2026
  2. 'Wet July' with the Scarborough Dippers and their cold-water community26 Jul 2026
  3. Squad coach and gym owner Timon Wilkinson on making lessons fun for kids and adults15 Jul 2026
  4. Diving into the world of sea sponges with Professor James Bell1 Jul 2026
  5. Corrina Connor on swimming NZ's Triple Crown, extreme ice miles, and having fun in inhospitable conditions25 Jun 2026
  6. Ruby Fresh's Eddie Spearing on designing wetsuits, running the Ruby swim, and the joys of Lake Wānaka18 Jun 2026
  7. Swimming and sea poems with special guest Sinéad Kehoe26 May 2026
  8. Mountains to Sea Wellington’s Zoe Studd on the joys, challenges and possibilities of connecting people with the water21 May 2026
  9. ‘Jump In’ author Nicola McCloy on NZ’s best swimming spots – and how she found them8 May 2026
  10. RE-RELEASE – Sir Bernard Freyberg's heroic wartime swim and our ANZAC tribute (with special guest John Hancock)22 Apr 2026