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Andre Slade meets the (un)ordinary people of the open water swimming, ocean swimming and water safety community, onshore, to talk about their adventures, lifestyle and passion for the offshore. To kick off the podcast, join Andre, Jules and little Bailey as they make the most of an opportunity of the times by travelling from Melbourne to (hopefully) Cairns. Along the way, they’re calling into open water swimming groups and meeting swimmers from the open water community to hear and share their stories. You’ll meet the characters of the open water up and down the east coast of Australia, including; the determined, the trailblazers, the crazy, the extraordinary and the completely (un)ordinary.
Episodes
Aug 20, 2020
Aug 20, 2020
31 min
In this episode, Andre met up with Gavin Rafferty, one of only two people to have swum in every one of the iconic Lorne Pier To Pub ocean swim events.
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For show notes, including photos, head to https://oceanfit.com.au/gavin-rafferty/
Aug 17, 2020
Aug 17, 2020
40 min
In this episode, Andre met up with Grant Siedle, a Melbourne-based open water event organiser and coach responsible for some of Victoria's most innovative open water swim events.
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For show notes, including photos, head to https://oceanfit.com.au/grant-siedle/
Aug 13, 2020
Aug 13, 2020
56 min
In this episode, Andre met up with Norm Farmer AM, a Grand Knight of the International Lifesaving Federation who has dedicated his entire career to national and international water safety.
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For show notes, including photos, head to https://oceanfit.com.au/norm-farmer-am/
Aug 10, 2020
Aug 10, 2020
28 min
Don Warner is a Canadian who's called Melbourne home for more than 40 years, a Brighton Iceberger and the author of 'Beyond The Tip - Tales of the Icebergers of Brighton'
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For show notes, including photos, head to https://oceanfit.com.au/don-warner/
Jul 29, 2020
Jul 29, 2020
27 min
In this episode, Andre met up with John Locco, the founder of Melbourne's famous Brighton Icebergers and who has braved the icy waters of Brighton nearly every day since 1973.
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For show notes, including photos, head to https://oceanfit.com.au/john-locco/
Jul 29, 2020
Jul 29, 2020
44 min
In this episode, Andre met up John Van Wisse, a champion marathon swimmer from Melbourne with an esteemed international career competing and coaching in the sport.
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For show notes, including photos, head to https://oceanfit.com.au/john-van-wisse/
Jul 28, 2020
Jul 28, 2020
28 min
In this episode, Andre met up with Annette Dunphy, who at 81, lays claim to the title of the oldest Brighton Iceberger, having swum at the baths for more than 40 years.
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For show notes, including photos, head to https://oceanfit.com.au/annette-dunphy/
Jul 28, 2020
Jul 28, 2020
28 min
In this episode, Andre met up with Dee Greenwood, a self-confessed ‘crusty mermaid’ who, like the bathing boxes, is a colourful open water swimmer out of Dendy Beach in Brighton, Melbourne.
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For show notes, including photos, head to https://oceanfit.com.au/dee-greenwood/
Jul 27, 2020
Jul 27, 2020
30 min
For Andre's very first interview, he met up with Suzette Sutton, Rob Wilton, Peter Hendricks, Julie Slattery, Yvonne Mooyman and Anja Ahale, a super hardy bunch of cold water swimmers from the Bay Open Water Swimmers group in Black Rock, in the Bayside area of Melbourne’s Port Phillip Bay.
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For show notes, including photos, head to https://oceanfit.com.au/bay-open-water-swimmers/