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In this episode, Duncan & Jim chat with Cameron Stanley, an ex-national swimmer and all-around great guy. Cameron's impressive swimming career saw him represent New Zealand and hold a national backstroke record, showcasing his talent in the pool. Never one to shy away from a challenge, he also set a world record for the ice 100m IM, proving his resilience in some of the coldest waters imaginable.

After his competitive days, Cameron moved into coaching, sharing his expertise and passion with the next generation of swimmers. These days, he calls Wanaka home, drawn by its stunning landscapes and endless opportunities for outdoor adventure.

Beyond the pool, Cameron’s love for pushing boundaries has led him to incredible feats, including a 40km swim along the length of Lake Wakatipu. Whether it's taking on frigid waters in Alexandra or exploring new trails on foot, Cameron embraces every opportunity for adventure. Tune in to hear his inspiring journey and the lessons he's learned along the way.

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In this episode Duncan & Jim talk to Laura Quilter
Laura is a competitive swimmer who has represented New Zealand at the commonwealth games and at world championships. She also represented New Zealand at surf lifesaving and was surf lifesaving sportswoman of the year in 2013.
We met Laura in Alexandra where she came down to try and set some world records in the shorter events (which she did) but the stayed on and did the 500m and 1km.
Laura is a great advocate for swimming to enjoy life and also to be the best swimmer you can.
She is active on Instagram with tips for swimmers and also runs online coach clinics.
https://www.instagram.com/auramove.nz/

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In this episode Duncan & Jim talk to Dan Abel.
Dan is a Christchurch based swimmer who runs a swim consultancy. And we cover what that means, teaching & coaching swimming, organising events/safaris and advocating for swimming where ever he can.
The talk was wide ranging covering his swimming career, his views on what is happening with swimming in New Zealand and so much more.

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In this episode Duncan & Jim talk to Colin McLeod.
Colin lives in the outer Hebrides which is part of Scotland.
He has done some amazing swims, even though the water there must be quite cold (he happily uses a wetsuit). Many of his swims are for charity, he has supported quite a few in his time. Currently he is attempting to swim the same distance as from Land's End to John O'Groats, 841 miles in under a year. I'm sure he will have completed that by the time this is released.
He also goes swim camping, basically tows a waterproof rucksack behind him and then camps with friends. Sounds fun, we must try it.

Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/@hebseaswimmer/featured

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https://www.facebook.com/groups/3259755210733798

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In this episode Duncan & Jim talk to Sheryl McLay.
Sheryl used to be a competitive marathon swimmer and has swum many of the great marathon swim, Cook Strait, English channel & Taupo.
After stopping to swim competitively Sheryl carried on coaching swimmers and organising swim events.
We talk about how Covid made it too hard to continue organising events and how local/smaller events are harder to run now.
Sheryl is a life member of Surf Lifesaving New Zealand and is passionate about making people safer in the water.

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In this episode Duncan & Jim talk to Ben Clavel.
We met Ben when he came over to New Zealand from Australia to swim at our Ice Swimming pool championships.
Ben hasn't been swimming for long, but already has achived more than many others.
He got started as a means to support his kids who were into swimming, and then got going in his own way.
He swam the English Channel in a relaym with almost no ocean swimming experience, and if that was not enough decided to come to NZ with one of his relay friends to try his hand at Ice swimming.
He is a really good bloke and has some great stories.

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In 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 records for doing freedive swims of 62m, with no fins and no kicking. Very impressive.

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In 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