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The Blue Room

A podcast celebrating the joys of outdoor swimming and the incredible sense of community it creates. Join us as we explore the beauty and thrill of swimming and dipping, in ocean, rivers, and natural waters — often with friends and fellow enthusiasts. Each episode features inspiring interviews with diverse personalities and groups who share their passion for aquatic adventures, connection with nature, and the positive impact of swimming on health and well-being. Whether you"re new to outdoor

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00:21:34

Bonus Episode: Dr Rip - Professor Rob Brander on rips...

The Blue Room ·

2025/12/25

Rob Brander is Dr Rip - he's a coastal scientist at the University of NSW in Sydney. He's been educating beachgoers and kids about the surf for more than 25 years. He's written "Dr Rip's Essential Beach Book" sharing his knowledge about beaches, sand, surf and rips. He is Australia's best known beach scientist, he has an AM for it - and the Blue Room's Sabra Lane talks with him about safety, his favourite beach and what he would if he was PM for a day, to improve beach safety.More information:"Dr

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00:19:17

Bonus: The Bondi Swim Circle - a show of support for...

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2025/12/21

A special episode of the Blue Room, recorded days after the terror attack at Bondi Beach. Three days after that, Bondi swim clubs held a swim circle - to remember the dead, pay tribute to those who saved lives - and reclaim their space.Swimmer Lulu Cooper from the Bondi Great White Swim club helped organise the event, and spoke with podcaster Sabra Lane about the day, and what the swim tribes mean.The Great White Swim Club:https://www.instagram.com/greatwhiteswimclub/?hl=en

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00:33:34

#15 The Spring Beach Bluebottles

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2025/12/19

On Tasmania’s east coast, the Bluebottles of Spring Beach bring together courage, sass, fun, fitness, and a carefree spirit. Podcaster co-founders Sabra Lane and Julia Mansour join the gang for a swim and find an uplifting group who swim, travel and live life together and warmly welcome visitors. From the yowling on Sundays, to sharing stories and supporting one another this group is all about inclusion and community.Features: The Spring Beach BluebottlesJules Scarlett

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00:33:15

#14 Making Hobart a Swimmable City

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2025/12/05

Plans are underway to return Hobart to being a Swimmable City. For thousands of years the Derwent's been used by people for swimming, bathing and fishing. In the 1800s there were a string of public pools in the the river with convicts and the gentry encouraged to bathe regularly. What is the plan? Why do it? Blueroom host Sabra Lane interviews the two people leading the campaign to return Hobart into a Swimmable City.Allison Anderson works in Tourism and swimming is a part of her life, from

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00:45:48

#13: Rob Peart battles tides and time to swim the...

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2025/11/21

Tasmanian Rob Peart recently swam the English Channel. It is a remarkable feat. Rob started swimming as an adult and he admits, he struggled to swim 100 metres. But, this channel attempt almost failed right at the end, with Rob battling tides and time - though he was blissfully unaware, and curious about why everyone on his boat was screaming their lungs out for him to swim faster.In this episode we discuss the swim, the preparation, how Rob started swimming, what he thought about during the swim,

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00:30:04

Episode Twelve: The Burnie Bobblers and Collective...

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2025/11/07

Podcast creators Sabra Lane and Julia Mansour visit the Tasmanian north-west coastal town of Burnie and take a Sunday morning dip with the Burnie Sunrise ocean swim club. They're a creative, inspiring, courageous, brave and fun-loving ocean group who 'bobble' and swim. This tribe formed in early 2025, but already it's drawn a big, local following. Local GP, Dr Anastasiia Nikitina (Messieh), set the group up and now swims most days, and on weekends brings her famous home-made ginger tea to share

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00:25:14

Episode Eleven: Swimming with Dolphins

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2025/10/24

The Blue Room has traveled to Boat Harbour on the north-west coast of Tasmania for a weekend away. Podcast co-founders Sabra Lane and Julia Mansour head out for an early morning swim, to find themselves unexpectedly joined by a pod of curious dolphins. A local woman watched them from the shore and unexpectedly joined us in a swim de-brief, to explain what she saw and what makes this little village so special.We also discuss the swimming themed books, movies and documentaries that Sabra's

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00:34:26

Bonus episode: Freezing for fun, why cold water...

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2025/10/17

The Blue Room podcast founders Sabra Lane and Julia Mansour talk about how to prepare for swimming in cold water. They offer their tips, tricks and advice. For some, swimming in cold water is not just a winter pastime, it's something they do year-round. How to prepare, what to bring with you before and after you swim. Note: cold water swimming is not for everyone, as with other activities, there's a risk of injury and it's not suitable for everyone.The book referenced in this episode is

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00:20:54

Episode Ten: 1000 consecutive swims for Pankind

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2025/10/10

Tasmanian Ivan Cunningham celebrates 1000 consecutive days of ocean swimming by holding a fundraiser for Pankind, Pancreatic Cancer Australia. Ivan's chosen that charity as his old coach and now dear friend, Chris Wedd, has pancreatic cancer. But it is a special occasion for Chris, he's also marking five years living with stage four pancreatic cancer, a rare feat.Features:Ivan Cunningham - counsellor and ocean swimmer.Chris Wedd - former swimming coach.For more information about

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00:26:10

Episode Nine: The Bold and Beautiful with Ranya...

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2025/09/26

Ranya Alkadamani is a WOW and a member of the Bold and Beautiful Swim Squad at Manly, in Sydney. Ranya started swimming in 2019 and tells us how she got into the water and why she can't do without it or the WOWs - the Women of the Wall. These women were crucial in helping Ranya through some tough times after the birth of her first son. Ranya founded her own business, Impact Group International, she's a communications strategist with experience in corporate Australia and also federal

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00:27:26

Episode Eight: Rob Woodhouse - Olympic Champion on...

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2025/09/12

Rob Woodhouse is an Olympic champion winning bronze in the 400m Men's Individual Medley at the 1984 games. But he's also just conquered what he says was the 'hardest swim of his life'. Rob is Swimming Australia's CEO. He talks with the Blue Room about the Oceans Seven and discusses the very serious challenge of turning around the rate of drownings in Ausrtralia, what can be done?This episode features:Rob Woodhouse, chief executive officer of Swimming Australia. National Drowning

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00:31:06

Episode Seven: Andiamo! Three mates, a marathon race...

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2025/08/29

This episode is about three Melbourne mates and one of the world’s toughest open-water swims. 36 kilometres of salt, sweat, and setbacks. Join us as we dive into the training, the incredible 'butterflies' and unexpected chaos—like the support boat that kept breaking down. This story is more than a marathon swim, it’s a tale of mateship, endurance, and the chase for a shared dream. Features:Professor Andrew SteerDr Adam Deacon andProfessor Alex Thompson.The Capri to Napoli

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00:42:48

Episode Six: Kas and Thames swimming delights

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2025/08/15

Podcast co-founders Sabra Lane and Julia Mansour record this episode on a Turkish Gulet. Swim Guide Noah Canby takes the team on a special swim. We also hear from a fellow swimmer Cerian Mellor - who sometimes commutes by swimming on the Thames.In this episode:Sabra Lane and Julia Mansour.SwimTrek guide Noah Canby.Cerian MellorThe tow device Cerian uses while commuting on the Thames is the RuckRaft.

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00:24:24

Episode Five: A Turkish Swim Holiday

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2025/08/01

The Blue Room is on tour in Southern Turkey with podcast co-founders Sabra Lane and Julia Mansour sharing their holiday and thoughts on what they see, the swims and the culture. They embark on a 5-day swimming holiday based around Kas, in the country's south (a trip booked and paid for well before they started making this podcast).

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00:25:24

Episode Four: The Blackrock Clinic

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2025/07/18

The Blue Room is taking a trip through Ireland and we visit the famous Blackrock Dive Tower at Salt Hill, Galway. Local Laura Browne coaxes Julia into jumping into the Atlantic from the famous tower, we also meet the "King of Blackrock" Paddy McNamara as he prepares for an evening of yowling, while dishing up strawberries and cream.The movie referenced in this chat is "The Young woman and the Sea" (2024) - about long-distance swimmer Trudy Elderle.

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00:14:26

Episode Three: Devil of a Swim

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2025/07/11

The Devil of a Swim on the east coast of Tasmania. Features Olympic gold medallist Shane Gould, and swimmers in the 2025 event.

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