At the beginning of 2025 I decided to create a swim podcast because I couldn’t find one that featured different types of swimmers, and not just the athletes (although they are very interesting too!). I decided to start with a couple of interviews and see how it went. Since then I’ve talked to dozens of swimmers, coaches, marine scientists, business owners, and more. I’ve done swim history episodes, and swim book and movie episodes. It’s been a privilege to talk to everyone.
Swim Chats frequently ranks at #1 for swim podcasts listened to in NZ on Apple Podcasts (source: Podstatus).
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Special guests include:
Marathon coach and English Channel Triple Crossing world record holder Phil Rush
Dan Abel from Fit & Abel
Seti Afoa from Samoa Events (Samoa Swim Series)
Outdoor Swimmer magazine’s founder Simon Griffiths and editor Ella Foote
US ultramarathon swimmer (the first woman to swim the Cook Strait in NZ and the first person to swim the Bering Strait, the Cape of Good Hope and the first ice mile in Antarctica) Lynne Cox
Wellington swim coach and community builder Barb Watson
Cold water scientist Dr Heather Massey
Shark scientist Dr Clinton Duffy
YogiFish director and Leigh swimmer Kaye Mueller
… and many others!
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