Welcome to episode 7. Today’s guest studies the Ocean for a living, he has spent half of his life traveling the world to do so an, has dunked himself into almost frozen water in the coldest place on Earth. Join us on a conversation about all things oceanography and swimming in cold water.

Adriana shares with us why she started swimming. In this episode we talk about mental health, grief, community and training hard to achieve your swimming goals.

Casey Glover shares with us his love for the Ocean, how to train to cross the Cook Strait and life beyond swimming.

Gráinne Moss shares with us her learnings from swimming since the age of 5. We will chat about "having fun" in freezing water, resuming swimming after a few years gap, new challenges and a very interesting encounter in the Cook Strait.

Victoria Pinarello shares with us how to prepare for a 40.2 km swimming event; we discuss about mental strength, training, sleeping and very special high carb diet.

Philip Rush shares with us the knowledge acquired over many years of cold water, long distance swimming. From swimming over 6 hours in 6 degrees to guiding people across Cook Strait, New Zealand.

Feel inclined to cross Cook Strait? Find Phil here https://cookstraitswim.org.nz/

Dougal Dunlop shares swimming adventures with us; teaching, competing and creating a community of swimmers that challenge every day the Wellington weather to enjoy the wonders of open water swimming.

This is the trailer for Season 1 of Swimming the Strait Podcast. We will talk with swimmers of all sorts.