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Swimmingpod
Swimming in the outdoors - lakes and lidos, rivers and oceans, especially the people that swim in them. Music - 'Noe Noe', 'Aeronaut', ' Vienna Beat', and 'Watercool Quiet', from Blue Dot Sessions.
Episodes
SwimmingpodSwimming and Cake in Hampstead with Susanna Bowers and Stanley Ulijaszek
In this episode of Swimmingpod, Stanley Ulijaszek is with cake and pastry expert Susanna Bowers in Hampstead, London. Swimming at the Heath’s Mixed Pond…
SwimmingpodSwimming in Zurich, with Stanley Ulijaszek
Zurich is a happy place for me. I recall swimming in Lake Zurich, day after day, at the age of 19 years, just a fewkilometers south of Zurich itself. Enjoying…
SwimmingpodSwimming in Custard, with Maddalena Borsato and Stanley Ulijaszek
Doing research is like swimming in custard. That’s the take-home from Maddalena Borsato in this podcast. She is a researcher in aesthetics at the University of…
SwimmingpodRebecca Olive, Researching Urban Swimming in Australia
Dr Rebecca Olive is Vice Chancellors Senior Research Fellow at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. Her research explores how every-day, recreational sport…
SwimmingpodSwimming at Murder Central with Stanley Ulijaszek, in Australia and the UK
Murder doesn’t often feature in swimming. In this podcast, two places are linked through this theme: Ballarat and St George’s Lake, in Australia, with…
SwimmingpodLyn Wilks and Swimming in Ballarat, Australia
Swimming is in the DNA in Australia. Even in inland places, lakes, human-made and natural, form ideal swimming places. Human-made lakes include dammed…
SwimmingpodSibylle van der Walt, Swimming in the Moselle River and Metz Ville d’Eau
Before the pandemic, some friends in Metz, a mid-sized city in France, near Strasbourg, were looking for somewhere to swim outdoors. The Moselle River flows…
SwimmingpodSwimming, Water and Music, with Romy Martinez
Dr Romy Martinez is a Paraguayan singer, researcher, and ethnomusicologist, with two award-winning albums with the Purahéi Trio, including Songs by the…
SwimmingpodLaura Reineke, Champion Endurance Swimmer, and Friends of the Thames
Laura Reineke is triple crown swimmer from Henley, UK, completing the Santa Catalina channel swim, the English Channel and the 20 Bridges swim of Manhattan…
SwimmingpodSimon Griffiths, of Outdoor Swimmer Magazine, and Swim Wild and Free
Simon Griffiths is the author of Swim Wild and Free: A PracticalGuide to Swimming Outdoors 365 Days a Year, and founder of Outdoor Swimmer magazine. He is a…
SwimmingpodToby Robinson, Olympian Marathon Swimmer, Paris, and Bringing Swimming back to the Thames in London
Toby Robinson is an international swimmer, representing England at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, and Great Britain at the Paris Olympic Games 2024. He is…
SwimmingpodHappy 5th Birthday, Swimmingpod. With Stanley Ulijaszek and Guests
Swimmingpod celebrates its 5th birthday, with guests Helen Edwards, Tom Kearney, Anette Frisch, Charlotte Sawyer, Tess Bird, Vera Prokopieva, and Carl Tysom…
SwimmingpodSian Richardson – Events and Adventuring with the Bluetits
Sian Richardson is founder of the Bluetits Chill Swimmers, a social enterprise that has gone global. In this episode of Swimmingpod, Sian talks about how she…
SwimmingpodLord James Bethell and a Vision for a Swimmable Thames in London
James Bethell is a Lord of the British realm. A former Health Minister and member of the House of Lords. He is a passionate open water swimmer, whose passion…
SwimmingpodStanley Ulijaszek on Swimming and Summer Solstice Rituals
A warm June, 2025; a similarly warm June 2020, but in very different circumstances, both times greeting the solstice sun with a swim. Five years since the…
SwimmingpodWinter bathing at Umeakallbad, Sweden, with Dan Allen-Hörnfeldt and Elvira Lundgren
Daniel Allen-Hörnfeldt and Elvira Lundgren swim in Umea, Sweden. A place known for its magnificent wilderness, green and blue spaces, and swimming and winter…
SwimmingpodSwimming and Cake in London, with Susanna Bowers and Stanley Ulijaszek
In this episode of Swimmingpod, Stanley Ulijaszek is with cake and pastry specialist Susanna Bowers, swimming at the London Fields and Brockwell Lidos , and…
SwimmingpodSwimming and Cake in Oxford, with Susanna Bowers and Stanley Ulijaszek
Swimming and cake is a natural combination for many outdoor swimmers. In this episode of Swimmingpod, food expert Susanna Bowers joins Stanley Ulijaszek in…
SwimmingpodSwimming and Leptospirosis - Stanley Ulijaszek
I never expected to suffer from leptospirosis, although I know that it is a risk. A comment I sometimes hear from passers-by while swimming in the river is…
SwimmingpodAmelie Schlemmer and the Donaukanal Swimming Club, Vienna
Amelie Schlemmer swims in Vienna. She is co-founder of SVDK – Swimmverein Donaukanal – the Donaukanal (Danube Canal) Swimming Club. This was founded in 2020 by…
SwimmingpodSwim For Your Life - Lake Bullen Merri, Australia
The volcanic Lake Bullen Merri is in Victoria, Australia, cloverleafed in shape. A little over two and a half kilometers across. Swimming here, Stanley…
SwimmingpodSwimming stories and histories with Mike Lapworth and Hywel Davies
Mike Lapworth was the inspiration for my 65 swims at the age of 65 years. He had swum 50 swims at the age of 50 years. Hywel Davies I have swum with across the…
SwimmingpodKara Meyer, + POOL and New York City
Kara Mayer’s mission is to make river swimming around NewYork City safe and free. With her development of + POOL, a water-filtering floating pool for safe…
SwimmingpodGrace Wright-Arora, on Water (In)Justice and the River Avon
Why we swim can often be political, and swimmer Grace Wright-Arora has completed research on pollution, activism and alternative water knowledges among users…
SwimmingpodSwimmable Cities Summit, Rotterdam, June 2025
Hot town, summer in the city, and a meeting like no other. For an urban swimmer, to have a bathing platform outside the conference venue, starting on Day 1…
SwimmingpodLuke Belfield, and Marathon Swimming with Childhood Arthritis
Luke Belfield is a force, undertaking feats of running and swimming which would tax any mortal. As someone who developed arthritis in childhood, with some…
SwimmingpodShark Bait Swimming in Australia, with Tony Forbes and Col Ritchie
Tony Forbes and Col Ritchie are regulars at the annual Pierto Pub ocean swim in Lorne, Victoria. This can be a fierce race, when swimming can be a contact…
SwimmingpodSarah Quinn and Amenah McDonald, swimming and surfing at Ocean Grove, Victoria, Australia
Sarah Quinn taught me to say ‘You never regret a swim’ and Ihave been saying it now for decades. And I don’t and nor does she and nor does Amenah McDonald…
SwimmingpodStanley Ulijaszek and Swimming in Australia at Queenscliffe
Stanley Ulijaszek offers some reflections about swimming in Victoria in Australia on the coast at Queenscliffe. On a beautifulbeach, long and stretching…
SwimmingpodSwimming around Bristol, with Stanley Ulijaszek
There is a lot of good swimming to be had in the Bristolregion, with several vibrant and active outdoor swimming scenes in the region - in the city itself, but…
SwimmingpodCharlotte Sawyer and Aggie Nyagari, with their swim film ‘Rave on for the Avon’
Charlotte Sawyer is a documentary film maker and photographer who captures cinematic stories that cross cultures and boundaries. She has worked in conflict…
SwimmingpodTom Kearney, on Transformation and Swimming at Hampstead Heath Men’s Pond
Tom Kearney is a Hampstead resident of over a quarter of a century and year-round swimmer at the nearby Ponds. He has a life well lived. In this podcast we…
SwimmingpodStanley Ulijaszek and London Open Water Swimming
This podcast is about open water swimming in London – given how urban this global city is, it is not immediately obvious that this is a great place for open…
SwimmingpodSarah Giles, on Oxford, Swimming, and Inequality
Sarah Giles lives and swims in open water in Oxford. She is Programme Development Manager at SportExcel UK, a sports organisation working with people with…
SwimmingpodSwimming in Oxford with Stanley Ulijaszek
There is a strong tradition of outdoor swimming in Oxford. Writer Iris Murdoch said something like this “On hot days in the Oxford summer my husband and I…
SwimmingpodDarrin Roles and the Lock to Lock Swim Series
Darrin Roles started the Lock to Lock a single swim event in the Thames in 2015, and it has grown into a series of events and distances. The first year the…
SwimmingpodStanley Ulijaszek Swimming to Work by the River Thames
This podcast is about my practice of swimming to work, the last of which took place in 2022 when I retired. A swim to work for me was 8 kilometers, from…
SwimmingpodSwimming Haiku with Mike Harris and Jeremy Wellingham
Jeremy Wellingham and Mike Harris are both open water swimmers, Jeremy in Oxfordshire, Mike in London. Both swim nationally and internationally too. Both write…
SwimmingpodStanley Ulijaszek, and Swimming in The Shire
This podcast is about swims in The Shire - Tolkein’s Oxfordshire. I have no idea if Tolkien was a swimmer, but there is plenty of evidence to suggest that he…
SwimmingpodWest Oxfordshire Swimming Lake with Emma Gibbard and Carl Tysom
Emma Gibbard and Carl Tysom are both passionate about open water swimming, and both have been involved in overseeing swimming at the West Oxfordshire Sailing…
SwimmingpodStanley Ulijaszek - Memories Like Water
Five years ago, Stanley Ulijaszek undertook 65 swims in different places at the age of 65 years. The book 'Memories Like Water’ is a personal account of these…
SwimmingpodHelen Edwards’ River-Based Exhibition in Oxford ‘Breathing of Life’
Helen Edwards is an ecological artist, dancer, and swimmer. I am with her at her solo exhibition at Oxford’s North Wall Arts Centre, entitled Breathing of…
SwimmingpodStanley Ulijaszek's 70th Birthday Swim Party
Swimming outdoors every day, Stanley Ulijaszek celebrated his 70th birthday recently, obviously with a swim and a song, a picnic and cake. Will his guests…
SwimmingpodFree Diving and Diving Deep, with Sam Millward
Sam Millward is a scuba and freediving instructor, fascinated by the mental, physical and experiential benefits that all forms of immersion can give. In this…
SwimmingpodSwimming and Enablement with Level Water CEO Ian Thwaites
Level water means equal rights. In the case of Ian Thwaites and the charity Level Water, this is right to water, which swimming is a gateway to. He set up this…
SwimmingpodRamin Cyrus, Marathon Swimming Without Sight
Ramin Cyrus has swum a channel relay, the Thames Marathon at Henley and other big swims, all great achievements. Powerful achievements, given that he is…
SwimmingpodWild Swimming and Student Life. Vera Prokopieva and Annie Liddell in Conversation with Stanley Ulijaszek
Vera Prokopieva and Annie Liddle were undergraduate students at the University of Oxford. They both took up wild swimming together while at Oxford. Annie grew…
SwimmingpodPaul Atherton, Outdoor Swimming and Creativity
Paul Atherton is a filmmaker and Londoner. He produced and directed The Ballet of Change, four short films that were projected onto London landmarks, most…
SwimmingpodKaren Throsby, and a Sociology of Marathon Swimming
Karen Throsby is a swimmer and a sociologist. She is passionate about marathon swimming, and her CV of international distance swims is truly outstanding…
SwimmingpodSocial Exclusion and Swimming, with Georgie Milner
Access is an important issue everywhere. People of all creeds and backgrounds swim. Georgie Milner is a life-long swimmer and is very keen to improve the…
SwimmingpodFrancesca Forno, Trento University, talks about 'From grassroots to platform: The reconfiguration of alternative food provisioning in the online world'
Francesca Forno, of Trento University, Italy, gives a presentation entitled 'From grassroots to platform: The reconfiguration of alternative food provisioning…
SwimmingpodPoop Pollution Politics by Stanley Ulijaszek
The gorgeous rivers of England are sick, and I am sick too. Of the politics, of the discharges into the rivers. Of the effluent, both real and that spoken by…
SwimmingpodThe Serpentine Swimming Club, London, and the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
In May 2022, the Serpentine Swimming Club was inducted into the International Marathon Swimmers Hall of Fame (IMSHOF), in Naples, Italy. One Saturday morning…
SwimmingpodGrace Wright-Arora, and Cold Water Swimming as an Act of Resistance
So many cold water swimmers are non-conformists, but who would have thought of it as a political act? Grace Wright-Arora carried out social research on cold…
SwimmingpodA Winter Swimming Briefing given by Stanley Ulijaszek, prepared by Jeremy Wellingham
It is winter, and there are many winter swimming briefings out there – this is a good thing, people are aware of winter swimming safety. This podcast is a raw…
SwimmingpodMoon Swimming, Swimming in the Moonlight, with Stanley Ulijaszek
Swimming in moonlight is one of life’s un-buyable treasures. There are twelve full moon opportunities a year, and although the clouds or the rain can sometime…
SwimmingpodJuliet Turnbull and ‘Open Water – Share the Knowledge'
Juliet Turnbull has set up a group called ‘Open Water – Share the Knowledge’, which is about sharing the open water experience that she and others have, with…
SwimmingpodWild Open Swim, with Kath Fotheringham, Fiona Undrill and Darrin Roles
The Wild Open Swim Blog is the brain child of Kath Fotheringham, Darrin Roles and Fiona Undrill. This now sits under the Swim Oxford banner, the organisation…
SwimmingpodTess and Judy Bird, Daughter and Mother Swimming in Connecticut, New England
Conversations that flow through the water, from mother to daughter and back again, almost dream-like. In this podcast I am in conversation with Tess and Judy…
SwimmingpodSophie Etheridge, adaptive athlete, and swimming the 21 miles of the Two-Way Windermere
I am truly humbled by Sophie Etheridge, and will never ever complain again about the aches and pains in my joints. Sophie is an adaptive athlete, who developed…