Clever Dicks
A light hearted podcast by swimmers for ordinary people who like to swim.
Duncan & Jim have relaxed chats with many swimmers, and people around swimming. Most of the swimmers are New Zealand based, but we talk to swimmers around the world too.
All the swimmers have great stories to tell, many have dome cold swimming, many have done feats of endurance, but all are epic in their own way.
Episodes
36 episodes
E35 - Corrina Connor - The Swimming Librarian.
Episode 35 sees the Clever Dicks chat with a true force in the world of open water swimming, Wellington’s very own Corrina Connor. She’s conquered the relentless currents of Foveaux Strait, battled the unpredictable Cook Strait, and taken on th...
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Episode 35
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58:40
E34 - Mary Fisher - Swimming into the Dark!
Welcome to Clever Dicks, where we dive into the stories of extraordinary athletes who have redefined their sports and inspired the world.Today, we spotlight Mary Fisher, one of New Zealand’s most decorated Paralympic swimmers. Bor...
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Episode 34
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53:25
E33 - Alex Dunkley - Open Water Guru in need of a haircut.
Today, we're thrilled to introduce a guest who’s taking the open water swimming scene by storm: Alex Dunkley.Alex is a young swimmer from Auckland starting out on his open water journey and learning some of the tricks of the trade. Recen...
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Episode 33
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56:18
E32 - Amy Appelhans Gubser - all the way from San Francisco.
Amy is the first person to swim the 29.7 miles or 48km's from San Francisco to the Farallon Island, dodging the sharks and the cold. She chats about balancing shift work as a pediatric nurse and her training, being a granny, and some of her oth...
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Episode 32
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39:56
E31 - Duncan Kukard, our very own Clever Dick support swimmer.
In this episode, Jim interviews Duncan! As some of our listeners may know Duncan swims with an intellectually handicapped young Fijian swimmer, Shazeel. Duncan and Shazeel recently swam 20 km around Rangitoto island in the Hauraki coast, right ...
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Episode 31
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42:33
E30 - Cameron Stanley - pool swimming, marathon swimming and traffic management.
In this episode, Duncan & Jim chat with Cameron Stanley, an ex-national swimmer and all-around great guy. Cameron's impressive swimming career saw him represent New Zealand and hold a national backstroke record, showcasing his talent in the...
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Episode 30
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49:49
E29 - Laura Quilter - competitive swimmer and online coach
In this episode Duncan & Jim talk to Laura QuilterLaura is a competitive swimmer who has represented New Zealand at the commonwealth games and at world championships. She also represented New Zealand at surf lifesaving and was surf life...
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Episode 29
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59:48
E28 - Dan Abel - getting people swimming safely - and so much more
In this episode Duncan & Jim talk to Dan Abel.Dan is a Christchurch based swimmer who runs a swim consultancy. And we cover what that means, teaching & coaching swimming, organising events/safaris and advocating for swimming where e...
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Episode 28
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1:01:35
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 holds 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