May 16, 2022

Will Ellis’ Marathon Swim Story

Today I spoke with Will Ellis, host of An Open Water Swimmer’s Podcast. In reflecting on Will’s relationship with the water, we talk about the elasticity of time, managing grief, the elusion of control, and enjoying the journey. We speak in the context of our conversations with guests and reflect on how and why our podcasts came to be. For […]

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May 2, 2022

Joep Buijs’ Marathon Swim Story

We met Joep Bujis a few episodes back in the retelling of Carolyn Anderson’s swim down the Derwent River, be sure to check out her journey episodes if you haven’t already. Today we’ll find out how Joep, a pool swimmer from The Netherlands ended up moving to Australia, taking up open water swimming then tackling the 34km down the Derwent […]

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