Podcast Episodes

#14 Making Hobart a Swimmable City

Season 1 Episode 14

Plans are underway to return Hobart to being a Swimmable City. For thousands of years the Derwent's been used by people for swimming, bathing and fishing. In the 1800s there were a string of public p…

Published on 7 hours ago

#13: Rob Peart battles tides and time to swim the English Channel

Season 1 Episode 13

Tasmanian Rob Peart recently swam the English Channel. It is a remarkable feat. Rob started swimming as an adult and he admits, he struggled to swim 100 metres. But, this channel attempt almost faile…

Published on 2 weeks ago

#12 The Burnie Bobblers and Collective Effervescence

Season 1 Episode 12

Podcast creators Sabra Lane and Julia Mansour visit the Tasmanian north-west coastal town of Burnie and take a Sunday morning dip with the Burnie Sunrise ocean swim club. They're a creative, inspirin…

Published on 4 weeks ago

#11: Swimming with Dolphins

Season 1 Episode 11

The Blue Room has traveled to Boat Harbour on the north-west coast of Tasmania for a weekend away.

Podcast co-founders Sabra Lane and Julia Mansour head out for an early morning swim, to find themsel…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Bonus episode: Freezing for fun, why cold water swimming ins't just for crazy people

Season 1

The Blue Room podcast founders Sabra Lane and Julia Mansour talk about how to prepare for swimming in cold water. They offer their tips, tricks and advice. For some, swimming in cold water is not jus…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

#10: 1000 consecutive swims for Pankind

Season 1 Episode 10

Tasmanian Ivan Cunningham celebrates 1000 consecutive days of ocean swimming by holding a fundraiser for Pankind, Pancreatic Cancer Australia.

Ivan's chosen that charity as his old coach and now dear…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Episode Nine: The Bold and Beautiful with Ranya Alkadamani

Season 1 Episode 9

Ranya Alkadamani is a WOW and a member of the Bold and Beautiful Swim Squad at Manly, in Sydney.

Ranya started swimming in 2019 and tells us how she got into the water and why she can't do without it…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Episode Eight: Rob Woodhouse - Olympic Champion on the 'Hardest swim of my life'

Season 1 Episode 8

Rob Woodhouse is an Olympic champion winning bronze in the 400m Men's Individual Medley at the 1984 games. But he's also just conquered what he says was the 'hardest swim of his life'. Rob is Swimmin…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Episode Seven: Andiamo! Three mates, a marathon race and a broken boat.

Season 1 Episode 7

This episode is about three Melbourne mates and one of the world’s toughest open-water swims. 36 kilometres of salt, sweat, and setbacks. Join us as we dive into the training, the incredible 'butterf…

Published on 3 months ago

Episode Six: Kas and Thames swimming delights

Season 1 Episode 6

Podcast co-founders Sabra Lane and Julia Mansour record this episode on a Turkish Gulet. Swim Guide Noah Canby takes the team on a special swim. We also hear from a fellow swimmer Cerian Mellor - who…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago