Wild Swim Podcast
Wild Swim Podcast
Subscribe
Swimming tales of adventure! From lidos to lakes, rivers to the sea, this podcast celebrates the joy of swimming in the great outdoors.
Available episodes
Newest first
Oldest first
Apr 12, 2022
Alice Vodden: Outdoor Swimming and Public Health
Alice joins me to speak about her Masters in Public Health, and the important role she believes that outdoor swimming could play in this area. Like many swimmers I’ve heard about the personal benefits of open water swimming, as well as experiencing this myself. Alice describes how this might work on a wider, population level, […]
playlist_add
Feb 11, 2022
Kerry Andrew: SKIN
Author Kerry Andrew joins me to talk about SKIN, a story of mystery, myths and – of course – swimming. SKIN follows the journey of eleven-year-old Matty. Joe, father to Matty, has disappeared, and nobody will explain where he’s gone, or why. Kerry captures the joy of outdoor swimming as Matty finds peace in the water, […]
playlist_add
Jul 7, 2021
Swimming during a pandemic
COVID-19 put many things on hold, including swimming, with many people unable to access the water. So what’s it been like for wild swimmers? In this episode I speak to swimmers about their experiences, including those who put training on hold, and those who started wild swimming for the first time. Many swimmers – including […]
playlist_add
Apr 30, 2021
Lenka Janiurek: Watermarks
Lenka Janiurek joins me to discuss her memoir “Watermarks: Life, Death and Swimming”, and shares how water and swimming empowered her to write about her remarkable life. We talk about how swimming has given Lenka strength, and has helped her when facing life’s challenges by providing a chance to be playful and gain a fresh […]
playlist_add
Mar 16, 2021
Jo Jones: If you never try, you’ll never know
In 2020, Jo Jones took on the Bristol Channel, following in the footsteps of Kathleen Thomas, the first person to cross the channel almost 100 years earlier. But things didn’t go to plan, and with the open water swimming season coming to a close, a broken boat and bad weather put the swim under threat. […]
playlist_add
Dec 3, 2020
P B Hughes: Courage from cold water
P B Hughes is a cold water swimmer and poet from London. In this episode she describes the courage needed to attempt cold water swimming, and observes that this courage is something she’s been able to take strength in during difficult times. She also describes the parallels between cold water swimming and her creative work. […]
playlist_add
Jul 22, 2020
Tamsin Calidas: I am an island
Tamsin Calidas followed her dream of moving from London to a remote Scottish island. Relocating and adjusting to island life wasn’t without its challenges, and Tamsin shares how sea swimming and finding a bond with nature has helped her overcome those difficult times, and has now started to inspire her creative work. I love how Tamsin describes […]
playlist_add
Jun 30, 2020
Shannon Keegan: In search of Memphre
Shannon Keegan has a personal relationship with Lake Memphremagog. It’s the place that inspired her to take part in her first open water swim event, and where she caught the wild swimming bug, so it’s no surprise it’s somewhere that she’s returned to multiple times since. In this episode she talks about swimming across the […]
playlist_add
May 13, 2020
Swimming the Golden Gate Bridge to Alcatraz
I share my once in a lifetime experience of swimming from the Golden Gate Bridge to Alcatraz. Not quite the route of the legendary swim from the prison, but close enough (I’ll have to go back one day!) I can’t swim right now due to lockdown conditions, but I can reminisce about swimming! From being […]
playlist_add
Feb 26, 2020
Sara Barnes: Winter swimming
Lake District swimmer Sara Barnes shares why winter swimming means so much to her. Sara started cold water swimming as therapy and as way to continue to experience her beloved Lake District landscape. In this episode she talks about how the bravery needed to get into the water in the colder months pays off when […]
playlist_add