Swimmingpod

Rebecca 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 and leisure

Swimming 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 Wallingford and the

Lyn 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 waterways for reser

Sibylle 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 through Metz,

Swimming, 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 Riverbanks, inspir

Laura 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 Island. Locall

Simon 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 life-long swi

Toby 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 passionate about

Happy 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. 65 episodes,

Sian 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 got into win

Lord 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 has extended

Stanley 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 pandemic, Stanl

Winter 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 swimmingscen

Swimming 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 eating cake a

Swimming 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 Oxford to expl

Swimming 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 “you know you

Amelie 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 four stude

Swim 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 Ulijaszek was stru

Swimming 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 years, hav

Kara 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 recreation in u