A bonus edition of the Blue Room podcast: The Glenorchy Memorial Pool closed three years ago, when the council ruled it was too dangerous. But the community fought back, launching
The Blue Room’s Sabra Lane interviews marathon swimmer Joanne Norman on becoming the first Australian woman to complete the Oceans Seven Challenge. What makes Joanne’s story truly remarkable is that
Dr Heather Massey is a marathon swimmer. She’s also a researcher at the University of Portsmouth’s Extreme Environments research group in the UK. She’s just recruited people for a study
Mark Sowerby is The Blue Room’s guest in this episode. Over a decade he swims the Ocean Seven, seven channels of water on five continents. The first channel (The English
At just 20 years old, Miu Tanaka is balancing university life in Sydney with record-breaking achievements in marathon swimming. The elite open water swimmer has already secured a series of
The Blue Room is back for another season, to talk with swimmers and dippers about the joys of getting into the ocean. They’re all inspiring stories, about overcoming challenges, setting
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
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
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,