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SwimScape - the podcast

Welcome to SwimScape - THE PODCAST — where New Zealand’s open water comes to life. Join Duncan and Jim as they dive into the stories behind the swims, the swimmers, and the adventures that make our waters special. From everyday ocean lovers to record-setting legends, we chat with the people who inspire us to explore further, swim longer, and enjoy every stroke. Whether you’re training for your next event or just love the sea, this is your place to connect with the world of open water swimming.

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E24 - Brent Bythell , a disabled swimmer who swims in...

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2024/09/30

Send us a textIn this episode Duncan & Jim talk to Brent Bythell.Brent is a disbled swimmer from the top of the south island of New Zealand. We first met Brent at the St Bathans openwater ice swimming event in 2023, and later at Alexandra ice pool champs in 2024.We talk to him about why he started cold water immersion and the road to ice swimming. (he hasn't had a hot shower in 8 years!).But that's not all. Brent also is a world record holder and has a place in the Guinness book of world ...

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44:51

E23 - Peter Plavec all about Ice swimming in Europe

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2024/09/16

Send us a textIn this episore Duncan & Jim talk to Peter Plavec.Peter has done numerous ice swims with a number of ice kilometers and an ice mile. He gives us lots of nuggets about how he approaches cold water swimming and we talk about what it is like in Europe.He is very active on Instragram so if you would like to see what he is up to, here's a link.Peter Plavec on Instagram

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60:19

E22 - Ruthy - passionate swimming, spanish style

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2024/09/02

Send us a textIn this episode Duncan & Jim speak to Ruth.Ruth grew up in Spain, then spent some time in Chile before settling in New Zealand.Ruthy (as most peope refer to her as) loves the pool, but took up openwater swimming in NZ with the Kohi Kippers.Ruthy has swum Lake Taupo and the Apolima Strait, both big swims with their own challenges.A passionate swimmer she even talked Duncan to a standstill!

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59:27

E21 - Ram Barkai - the founder of Ice Swimming...

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2024/08/19

Send us a Text Message.In this episode Duncan & Jim talk to Ram Barkai.Many people will know of Ram as the founder of the International Ice Swimming Association (IISA), but there's more to Ram than that.Before founding IISA he had done numeraous adventure swims, including a massive swim along the Orange river in South Africa over 4 years.He organised 'freedom' swims from Robben Island at Cape Town, and even did the swim at night.He took Duncan on his first Ice swim in South Africa, not su...

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31:07

E20 - Ice swimming, is it as crazy as it sounds?

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2024/08/05

Send us a Text Message.The New Zealand Ice swimming pool championships occured from 9 - 13 July 2024. Duncan & Jim were there (and did some swimming) and got to speak to a number of swimmers there.We talked about our swoms, why we do cold swimming and asked others why they swim in cold water.An interesting group of people and interesting answers.If you want to know why people do it, or if you are curious and want to learn more then this episode is for you.

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56:20

E19 - Bree - the bubbly ice & marathon swimmer

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2024/07/22

Send us a Text Message.In this episode we talk to Bree while we were at the NZ Ice Swimming Championships.Bree is a lovely, bubbly young womanwho was quite happy to challenge some older male clever dicks!We got to speak about her swimming story and some of her other life experiences, including living in the arctic for a year.Bree has done ice swimming and has also complete 2 of the NZ triple crown swims. She is currently training for the 3rd, te Ara a Kiwa/Foveaux Strait and is looking to rai...

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59:49

E18 - Francois. The Big Swim and also swimming with a...

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2024/07/03

Send us a Text Message.In this episode Duncan & Jim talk to Francois Lambrechts.We talk about Francois about his start to swimming in Queenstown in a borrowed wetsuit, but ended up swimming in skins in Dunedin. Impressive as the water can get below 10C in Dunedin.Francois has a rare disease call Charcot Marie Tooth syndrom which affects his electrical system, and in spite of this has become quite a swimmer.He is also an active volunteer for the NZ Coastguard and is participating in this y...

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49:43

E17 - Wirimu Campbell - how a good looking Maori got...

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2024/06/24

Send us a Text Message.In this episode Duncan & Jim talk to Woodie Campbell, or as we found out to Wirimu Campbell. Wiri/Woodie only started a few years ago when people at his gym convinced him to join in the swim squad.Before that he was doing his version of a triathalon, 10 min each in the Sauna, the steam room & the spa pool!Not long after starting to swim his sister convinced him (told him) to join them in doing the Iron Maori, a triathalon event, so he had to move to real tri's.H...

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48:35

E16 - Jeannine Goddard - a swimmer like the rest of...

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2024/06/10

Send us a Text Message.In this episode Duncan & Jim interview Jeannine Goddard. Jeannine learned to swim in Zimbabwe where she grew up and has carried on swimming since then.We talk about getting into ocean swims as well as her grit & determination in achieving more & more goals.Recently she completed an ICE MILE at her first attempt and gives a great account of the swim.

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60:25

E15 - Andy Donaldson - fastest ever swimmer of the...

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2024/05/27

Send us a Text Message.In this episode Duncan & Jim talk to Andy Donaldson.Andy has achieved what no other swimmer has done before, he completed the Oceans 7 swims within a year. And set the world record for crossing the Cook Strait taking only 4hours 33 minutes, that is seriously fast.But we talked about much more than swimming, his support of mental health charities, whether the aussies understand his scottish accent, and what kind of kilt he has.Andy was a wonderful person to talk to, ...

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41:26

E14 - Cameron Bellamy - world record holder with a...

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2024/05/13

Send us a Text Message.In this episode Duncan & Jim talk to Cameron Bellamy.Cameron is an extreme athlete by any standard. He has swum 100km around Barbados and from Barbados to St Lucia, a swim of over 151 km in 56 hours.And this is just his swimming, his rowing exploits as just as fantastic.We talked about swimming in the hot waters of the carribean, the mental aspects of swimming through the night (many times) and also how to deal with the pain of box jellies and salt mouth.

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55:31

E13 - Phil Rush - a professional swimmer now helping...

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2024/04/24

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47:19

E12 - Shamima, a mum of a disabled swimmer and what...

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2024/04/08

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57:45

E11 - Ryan Stramrood - Push past impossible with this...

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2024/03/26

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51:15

E10 - James - what it takes to look after swimmers

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2024/03/11

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54:23

E9 - Sue & Leigh Sherwin - the super swimming granny

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2024/02/26

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25:04

E8 Swim characters - people you meet while swimming

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2024/02/12

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51:12

E7 - Caitlin O'Reilly. A world leading ultramarathon...

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2024/01/29

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32:43

E6 - Tow floats. A good piece of swim equipment, or a...

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2024/01/15

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47:42

E5 - Jacques de Reuck

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2024/01/01

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