Clever Dicks
A light hearted podcast by swimmers for ordinary people who like to swim.
Every fortnight another episode is released either with Duncan & Jim covering topics of general interest, or talking to interesting swimmers from New Zealand and around the world.
Episodes
28 episodes
E27 - Colin S MacLeod - doing swim camping in Scotland
In this episode Duncan & Jim talk to Colin McLeod.Colin lives in the outer Hebrides which is part of Scotland.He has done some amazing swims, even though the water there must be quite cold (he happily uses a wetsuit). Many of his sw...
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Episode 27
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41:21
E26 - Sheryl McLay, a previous competitive marathon swimmer, event organiser, but still a swim coach
In this episode Duncan & Jim talk to Sheryl McLay.Sheryl used to be a competitive marathon swimmer and has swum many of the great marathon swim, Cook Strait, English channel & Taupo. After stopping to swim competitively She...
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Episode 26
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52:46
E25 - Ben Clavel - a wonderful swim story from the other side of the ditch (Aussie!)
In this episode Duncan & Jim talk to Ben Clavel.We met Ben when he came over to New Zealand from Australia to swim at our Ice Swimming pool championships.Ben hasn't been swimming for long, but already has achived more than many othe...
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Episode 25
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55:22
E24 - Brent Bythell , a disabled swimmer who swims in the ice and also hold a world record for freediving
In this episode Duncan & Jim talk to Brent Bythell.Brent is a disbled swimmer from the top of the south island of New Zealand. We first met Brent at the St Bathans openwater ice swimming event in 2023, and later at Alexandra ice pool ch...
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Episode 24
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49:13
E23 - Peter Plavec all about Ice swimming in Europe
In this episore Duncan & Jim talk to Peter Plavec.Peter has done numerous ice swims with a number of ice kilometers and an ice mile. He gives us lots of nuggets about how he approaches cold water swimming and we talk about what it i...
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Episode 23
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44:51
E22 - Ruthy - passionate swimming, spanish style
In this episode Duncan & Jim speak to Ruth.Ruth grew up in Spain, then spent some time in Chile before settling in New Zealand.Ruthy (as most peope refer to her as) loves the pool, but took up openwater swimming in NZ with the Kohi ...
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Episode 22
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1:00:19
E21 - Ram Barkai - the founder of Ice Swimming International
In this episode Duncan & Jim talk to Ram Barkai.Many people will know of Ram as the founder of the International Ice Swimming Association (IISA), but there's more to Ram than that.Before founding IISA he had done numeraous adventure...
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Episode 21
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59:27
E20 - Ice swimming, is it as crazy as it sounds?
The New Zealand Ice swimming pool championships occured from 9 - 13 July 2024. Duncan & Jim were there (and did some swimming) and got to speak to a number of swimmers there.We talked about our swoms, why we do cold swimming and ask...
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Episode 20
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31:07
E19 - Bree - the bubbly ice & marathon swimmer
In this episode we talk to Bree while we were at the NZ Ice Swimming Championships.Bree is a lovely, bubbly young womanwho was quite happy to challenge some older male clever dicks!We got to speak about her swimming story and so...
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Episode 19
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56:20
E18 - Francois. The Big Swim and also swimming with a disability
In this episode Duncan & Jim talk to Francois Lambrechts.We talk about Francois about his start to swimming in Queenstown in a borrowed wetsuit, but ended up swimming in skins in Dunedin. Impressive as the water can get below 10C...
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Episode 18
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59:49
E17 - Wirimu Campbell - how a good looking Maori got into swimming
In this episode Duncan & Jim talk to Woodie Campbell, or as we found out to Wirimu Campbell. Wiri/Woodie only started a few years ago when people at his gym convinced him to join in the swim squad.Before that he was doing his version of...
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Episode 17
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49:43
E16 - Jeannine Goddard - a swimmer like the rest of us, but who does amazing swims
In this episode Duncan & Jim interview Jeannine Goddard. Jeannine learned to swim in Zimbabwe where she grew up and has carried on swimming since then.We talk about getting into ocean swims as well as her grit & deter...
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Episode 16
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48:35
E15 - Andy Donaldson - fastest ever swimmer of the Cook Strait and oceans 7 in under a year
In this episode Duncan & Jim talk to Andy Donaldson.Andy has achieved what no other swimmer has done before, he completed the Oceans 7 swims within a year. And set the world record for crossing the Cook Strait taking only 4hours 33 minu...
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Episode 15
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1:00:25
E14 - Cameron Bellamy - world record holder with a swim of over 151 km
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 swimmi...
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Episode 14
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41:26
E13 - Phil Rush - a professional swimmer now helping others achieve their goals
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:Backgroun...
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Episode 13
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55:31
E12 - Shamima, a mum of a disabled swimmer and what swimming means to her family
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 te...
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Episode 12
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47:19
E11 - Ryan Stramrood - Push past impossible with this inspirational swimmer from South Africa
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...
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Episode 11
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57:45
E10 - James - what it takes to look after swimmers
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:
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Episode 10
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51:15
E9 - Sue & Leigh Sherwin - the super swimming granny
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 th...
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Episode 9
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54:23
E8 Swim characters - people you meet while swimming
In this episone Duncan & Jim talk about the various swim characters that (probably) exist in all swim groups.Are you a organiser, a navigator, slow coach or a fast follower?How does people in your swim group get into cool/cold water...
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Episode 8
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25:04
E7 - Caitlin O'Reilly. A world leading ultramarathon swimmer at 19 years old
In this episode Duncan & Jim were lucky to get this interview with Caitlin. Caitlin is a shy athlete but we got to hear about some of her amazing swims and her intentions for the future.Caitlin swam the Cook straight when she was 12...
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Episode 7
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51:12
E6 - Tow floats. A good piece of swim equipment, or a waste of money?
In this episode Duncan & Jim discuss tow floats, those little bright coloured floats that ocean swimmers sometimes use. We discuss what they are and why people use them. We talk about different uses, visibility, carrying thin...
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Episode 6
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32:43
E5 - Jacques de Reuck
In this episode Duncan & Jim talk to Jacques de Reuck. Jacques has been involved in water activities his whole adult life, sailing internationally, free diving & swimming.We talked about many aspects of his life including some of hi...
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Episode 5
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47:42