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LUKE BELFIELD - IRONMAN, MARATHON AND MARATHON SWIMMING WITH CHILDHOOD ARTHRITIS
Luke Belfield is a force, undertaking feats of running and swimming which would tax any mortal. As someone who developed arthritis in...
LXVswim
12 minutes ago1 min read


SHARK BAIT SWIMMING IN AUSTRALIA, WITH TONY FORBES AND COL RITCHIE
Listen to the podcast Tony Forbes and Col Ritchie are regulars at the annual Pier to Pub ocean swim in Lorne, Victoria. This can be a...
LXVswim
May 301 min read


SARAH QUINN AND AMENAH MCDONALD, SWIMMING AND SURFING AT OCEAN GROVE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA
Sarah Quinn taught me to say ‘You never regret a swim’ and I have been saying it now for decades. And I don’t and nor does she and nor...
LXVswim
May 131 min read


STANLEY ULIJASZEK AND SWIMMING IN VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA
Stanley Ulijaszek offers some reflections about swimming in Victoria in Australia on the coast at Queenscliffe. On a beautiful beach,...
LXVswim
Apr 201 min read


SWIMMINGPOD – STANLEY ULIJASZEK SWIMMING NEAR BRISTOL
There is a lot of good swimming to be had in the Bristol region, with several vibrant and active outdoor swimming scenes in the region -...
LXVswim
Mar 61 min read


SWIMMINGPOD - CHARLOTTE SAWYER, AGGIE NYAGARI, AND THEIR SWIM FILM ‘RAVE ON FOR THE AVON’
Listen to the podcast here Charlotte Sawyer is a documentary film maker and photographer who captures cinematic stories that cross...
LXVswim
Feb 41 min read


SWIMMINGPOD - TOM KEARNEY, ON TRANSFORMATION AND SWIMMING AT HAMPSTEAD HEATH MEN'S POND
Tom Kearney on the far left - Tom is a Hampstead resident of over a quarter of a century and year-round swimmer at the nearby Ponds. He...
LXVswim
Jan 184 min read


SWIMMINGPOD – STANLEY ULIJASZEK AND LONDON OPEN WATER SWIMMING
Stanley Ulijaszek at the Hampstead Men's Pond Listen to the podcast This podcast is about open water swimming in London – given how urban...
LXVswim
Dec 30, 20241 min read


SWIMMINGPOD – SARAH GILES, ON OXFORD, SWIMMING AND INEQUALITY
Listen here Sarah Giles lives and swims in open water in Oxford. She is Programme Development Manager at SportExcel UK, a sports...
LXVswim
Dec 23, 20241 min read


SWIMMING IN OXFORD WITH STANLEY ULIJASZEK
Swimmingpod podcast here There is a strong tradition of outdoor swimming in Oxford, probably many traditions. And many notable people...
LXVswim
Dec 10, 20241 min read


DARRIN ROLES AND THE LOCK TO LOCK SWIM SERIES
Darrin Roles started the Lock to Lock a single swim event in the Thames in 2015, and it has grown into a series of events and distances....
LXVswim
Dec 1, 20241 min read


SWIMMINGPOD – STANLEY ULIJASZEK SWIMMING TO WORK, FROM EYNSHAM TO OXFORD BY THAMES
This podcast is about my practice of swimming to work, the last of which took place in 2022 when I retired. A swim to work for me was 8...
LXVswim
Oct 31, 20241 min read


SWIMMINGPOD – SWIMMING HAIKU WITH MIKE HARRIS AND JEREMY WELLINGHAM
Jeremy Wellingham and Mike Harris are both open water swimmers, Jeremy in Oxfordshire, Mike in London. Both swim nationally and...
LXVswim
Oct 2, 20241 min read


SWIMMINGPOD – STANLEY ULIJASZEK AND SWIMMING IN THE SHIRE
This podcast is about swims in the Shire - Tolkien’s Oxfordshire. I have no idea if Tolkien was a swimmer, but there is plenty of...
LXVswim
Sep 22, 20241 min read


SWIMMINGPOD - WEST OXFORDSHIRE SWIMMING LAKE WITH EMMA GIBBARD AND CARL TYSOM
Emma Gibbard and Carl Tysom are both passionate about open water swimming, and are both involved in overseeing swimming at the West...
LXVswim
Sep 9, 20241 min read


SWIMMINGPOD - STANLEY ULIJASZEK, MEMORIES LIKE WATER AND THE FIRST OF 65 SWIMS
Five years ago I undertook 65 swims in different places at the age of 65 years. I have written a book about it, entitled ‘Memories like...
LXVswim
Sep 5, 20241 min read


SWIMMINGPOD - HELEN EDWARDS’ RIVER-BASED EXHIBITION IN OXFORD ‘BREATHING OF LIFE’
Helen Edwards is an ecological artist, dancer, and swimmer. I am with her at her solo exhibition at Oxford’s North Wall Arts Centre,...
LXVswim
Jul 28, 20241 min read


SWIMMINGPOD - STANLEY’S 70TH BIRTHDAY SWIM PARTY
It’s not clear if life begins at 70, but life does start in water. The bible says three score and ten, 70 years, so from now on, life is...
LXVswim
Jul 23, 20241 min read


SWIMMINGPOD - DIVING FREE, DIVING DEEP, WITH SAM MILLWARD
Sam Millward is a scuba and freediving instructor, fascinated by the mental, physical and experiential benefits that all forms of...
LXVswim
Jun 30, 20241 min read


SWIMMINGPOD - LEVEL WATER CEO IAN THWAITES
A rising tide lifts all boats (and swimmers). Level water means equal rights. In the case of Ian Thwaites and the charity Level Water,...
LXVswim
Apr 19, 20241 min read
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