Shows / Swimmingpod
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
SwimmingpodTom Elliott and Richard Flint Talk About Swimming and the Making of Swim-Film ‘As You Lake It’
Tom Elliott and Danny Longman swam all the lakes of the Lake District in four days, and Richard Flint filmed them. In this podcast, Richard, maker of the film…
SwimmingpodDylan Friedmann - A Year (and counting) of Swimming and Dipping Daily in Lake Ontario, Canada
Toronto-based Dylan Friedmann is an inspiration. She undertook, January 1st, 2021, to swim (or dip) in Lake Ontario every single day of the year to raise money…
SwimmingpodThe Second Great Stink? UK Swimming Rivers in a Mess, by Stanley Ulijaszek
The Thames, right now is not the universally clean and sparkling river of my dreams. This podcast is about trying to understand, as a swimmer, the problems…
SwimmingpodCharles Sprawson's 'Haunts of the Black Masseur' at 30 years - A Discussion with John Von Düffel and James Norton
This podcast, with German nationally-acclaimed playwright, essayist, dramaturge and prize-winning novelist John von Düffel and acclaimed film-maker James…
SwimmingpodDuncan Goodhew, Olympic Gold Medalist, and the State of Swimming in the United Kingdom
Duncan Goodhew is a life-long swimmer and champion of swimming in more ways than one. He won Olympic Gold and Bronze in the 100 meters breaststroke and 100…
SwimmingpodAnette Frisch and Mindful Swimming
Anette Frisch lives in Dusseldorf, Germany. She swims in pools and the ocean, but mostly she is a pool swimmer, one that swims crawl because breaststroke is…
SwimmingpodPauline Barker, and the Polar Bear (and Penguin) Challenge
Pauline Barker talks about the origins of the Polar Bear Challenge, and how it has expanded. She describes how many people got through the UK COVID-19 winter…
SwimmingpodBen Cousins and Free-diving in the South African Kelp Forest
Ben Cousins is 72 years old and is passionate about the ocean – he has surfed it, swum in it, and now free dives in and around the ocean kelp forest south of…
SwimmingpodGrumpy Old Swimming, with Judith Holder
Judith Holder is a bestselling comedy writer, TV producer and speaker, who originated the BBC series and stage shows 'Grumpy Old Women' which have sold…
SwimmingpodBerlin Swimming Spree - Caitlin Kraemer and Swimming in the City
Caitlin Kraemer is a graduate student in Berlin and has written an article 'Swimming in the City'. In this podcast we talk about Berlin as an outdoor swimming…
SwimmingpodAnna Deacon and 'Taking the Plunge'
Anna Deacon is co-author, with Vicky Allen, of the book 'Taking the Plunge', She is a photographer of considerable repute, and has a number of…
SwimmingpodDarrin Roles and the Lock to Lock Swim Events
Darrin Roles started and runs, with acknowledged support from many friends and family, the Lock-to-Lock events in the River Thames upstream of Oxford. These…
SwimmingpodSian Richardson, Founder of The Bluetits Chill Swimmers
Sian Richardson, Founder of The Bluetits Chill Swimmers, talks about how this social enterprise, with now more than 6,000 members across three continents…
SwimmingpodAlex Foster's Anthropology of the Serpentine Swimming Club, London
Alex Foster spent the winter months of 2019-2020 learning about winter swimming and cold water immersion at the Serpentine Swimming Club, in Hyde Park, London…
SwimmingpodNostalgia for Lake Bled Winter Swimming Championships with Jeremy Wellingham and Stanley Ulijaszek
A nostalgia conversation between Jeremy Wellingham and Stanley Ulijaszek about the Lake Bled Winter Swimming World Championships which took place a year ago…
SwimmingpodFrost Swimmers of Gothenberg, Sweden – 100 Dagarkallabad - Anna Carin Olsen, Lina Tengblad and Marielle Sjoren
Bada bada bada, Varje dag Bada bada bada, Varje dag Bada Ja, Bada Ja Bada bada bada, Varje dag! Less of poetry than trance chant – Swimming, swimming…
SwimmingpodSwimming Copenhagen-Style
Anne Katrine Kleberg Hansen is an all-seasons swimmer in Copenhagen, a city of the future where outdoor swimming is not just allowed but encouraged
SwimmingpodWomen Who Swim - Kristie Waller and Judy Pearsall
Judy Pearsall and Kristie Waller are two women who swim together regularly in Oxford and Oxfordshire. They both have a passion for swimming and they share some…
SwimmingpodSwim the Thames - a conversation with Sefryn Penrose, Chris Dalton, Jeremy Wellingham and Sharon Curtis, who started out, with many others, to swim the length of this great river
Between 2011 and 2013 a group of outdoor swimmers swam the 250 kilometer length of the non-tidal River Thames in stretches, starting at the source and ending…
SwimmingpodDip-a-Day - Helen Edwards Swimming Every Day of the Year
Helen Edwards started swimming outdoors every day - Dip-a-Day - with no intention of taking it this far. She is now into her fourth year of this personal…
SwimmingpodCraig Holmes and Jo Jones, British Ice Swimming 500 meter champions, in conversation with Stanley Ulijaszek
Craig Holmes and Jo Jones are the defending British Ice Swimming 500 meter champions, and are very nice people. They talk with Stanley Ulijaszek about their…
SwimmingpodPauline Barker - Founder and Organizer of the Polar Bear Challenge
Pauline Barker, founder and organizer of the Polar Bear Challenge, in conversation with Stanley Ulijaszek, talking about her winter swimming achievements, what…
SwimmingpodWelcome to Swimmingpod
Welcome to Swimmingpod, a podcast series about outdoor swimming across the seasons, for people who love swimming. An lxvswim production - www.lxvswim.org…