SwimScape - the podcast

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Duncan & Jim talk to Sue & Leigh Sherwin, just after Sue had swum 15km in Lake Taupo. We talk about her early swimming career, and then picking it up later in life, swimming the length of Taupo, the Cook strait and the Foveaux strait to complete the New Zealand triple crown. Sue has also got involved in Ice swimming. Not only does she organise a lot of ice...

Send us Fan Mail In this episone Duncan & Jim talk about the various swim characters that (probably) exist in all swim groups. Are you a organiser, a navigator, slow coach or a fast follower? How does people in your swim group get into cool/cold water, do you have 'soldiers', and maybe the occasional dinosaur?

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Duncan & Jim were lucky to get this interview with Caitlin. Caitlin is a shy athlete but we got to hear about some of her amazing swims and her intentions for the future. Caitlin swam the Cook straight when she was 12 years old and went on to complete the New Zealand triple crown. Since then she has successfully completed another 4 of the Oceans 7's swim,...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Duncan & Jim discuss tow floats, those little bright coloured floats that ocean swimmers sometimes use.  We discuss what they are and why people use them.  We talk about different uses, visibility, carrying things and the types of tow float. We also talk about the downsides & why some swimmers don't use them.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Duncan & Jim talk to Jacques de Reuck. Jacques has been involved in water activities his whole adult life, sailing internationally, free diving & swimming. We talked about many aspects of his life including some of his amazing swim stories showing us that getting older does not need to slow you down. We finish with the tough part of his story, getting a can...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Jim & Duncan talk to Brian Gray.  Brian has done some epic swims, including a 55km trip around Waiheke island in the Hauraki gulf close to Auckland, New Zealand. We cover a number of areas including: his moustache; his big swims; his approach to training as well as feeding/nutrition and swimming for charity. If you want to follow Brian he has an Instagram accou...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Duncan & Jim discuss the pros & cons of swimming in wetsuits v swimming without, just in togs (swimming costume). They also talk about swimming aids, a wetsuit is an aid, so why can't swimmers use paddles or other aids in races where some swimmers are in wetsuits.

Send us Fan Mail In this, the Clever Dicks first interview, we (Duncan & Jim) talk to Roger Soulsby. Roger is well known in the Auckland openwater swimming community and has a heap of experiences to share with the audience. We talk about his start to swimming and why he keeps on swimming at 77 years of age. We cover his involvement in Ice swimming, the Fur Seals swim group, the occasional nude...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Duncan & Jim discuss whether swimming is too expensive and only available to richer people. Swimming pool access is not great in some parts of the world, and where it is available is not a cheap thing.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Duncan & Jim introduce themselves and explain what this podcast will be all about.