Clever Dicks Jim & Duncan

Send us a Text Message.In this episode Duncan & Jim talk to Cameron Bellamy. Cameron is an extreme athlete by any standard. He has swum 100km around Barbados and from Barbados to St Lucia, a swim of over 151 km in 56 hours.And this is just his swimming, his rowing exploits as just as fantastic.We talked about swimming in the hot waters of the carribean, the mental aspects of swimming through the night (many times) and also how to deal with the pain of box jellies and salt mouth. 

Send us a Text Message.In this captivating podcast episode, Duncan and Jim sit down with Phillip Rush, a remarkable New Zealand swimmer. Phillip’s aquatic journey is nothing short of extraordinary. Let’s dive into the highlights of his life:Background and Achievements:His claim to fame lies in conquering the English Channel in both two and three-way swims. In 1987, he achieved the world record for the fastest three-way swim, completing the grueling challenge in an impressive 28 hours and 21 m...

Send us a Text Message.In this episode we (well mainly Duncan) talk to Shamima. Shamima is the mother of Shazeel, a swimmer with autism and reduced mental capacity.We hear what water means to Shazeel and how it has always calmed him down, and the challenges of teaching him how to swim. Shazeel & Duncan have swum together for 4 years now, training swims, short (2km) races all the way up to a 20km chopper challenge swim.Shamima tells us what it is like to see her son swim off when she ...

Send us a Text Message.In this episode Duncan & Jim talk to Ryan Stramrood from his home in South Africa.Ryan has done some amazing swimming in cold water. He has swum in the Arctic and the Antarctic as well as doing 140 Robben Island crossings. Robben Island was famously where Nelson Mandela was incarcerated for many years.Ryan has written a book called 'Push Past Impossible' where he challenges people to go beyond their own 'impossible'.This was a great chat and he has some wonderful st...

Send us a Text Message.In this episode Duncan & Jim talk to James Hanson-Chong.James is the Special Operations Manager for Event safety New Zealand and has been looking after swimmers in events large & small for years now.We cover a number of areas:Safety - equipment, skills, information sources, what to look for and even what happens when sharks are around.The safety team & lifeguardsCosts and the rules & regulations around running eventsThe types of events he has worked at: ...

Send us a Text Message.In this episode Duncan & Jim talk to Sue & Leigh Sherwin, just after Sue had swum 15km in Lake Taupo.We talk about her early swimming career, and then picking it up later in life, swimming the length of Taupo, the Cook strait and the Foveaux strait to complete the New Zealand triple crown.Sue has also got involved in Ice swimming. Not only does she organise a lot of ice swimming, but she has set age group world records, and represented NZ at the world champs.She...