Why Andy Donaldson swum 12 hours in Kimberley's croc infested waters

About this episode

Andy Donaldson discusses his 12-hour swim in crocodile-infested waters and the mental challenges of marathon swimming.

Marathon swimming isn't for the faint hearted, let alone when there's 5500 crocodiles in the same body of water. But for Andy Donaldson, the challenge was worth the pain and risk. We chat to the Australian-Scottish world record holder about overcoming fear, the mental battles of long distance swimming and why he chose the Kimberley in Western Australia for this epic feat. Featured: Andy Donaldson, marathon swimmer. To catch up on everything that’s making sports headlines recently, listen to more episodes of ABC Sport Daily,’ hosted by Patrick Stack on ABC listen or wherever you get your podcasts, and get in touch with them on social media via @abc_sport. In the episodes we will cover big sporting personalities and all sports, including cricket, soccer, F1, NBA, AFL, AFLW to NRLW & NRL news, to covering competitions like the Olympics, the World Cup, The Ashes, Grand Prix and Grand Finals and more.

People in this episode

Host: Patrick Stack

Guest: Andy Donaldson

Topics covered

• marathon swimming
• crocodiles
• mental battles
• long distance swimming
• world record holder

Keywords

• marathon swimming
• crocodiles
• Andy Donaldson
• mental battles
• world record

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ABC Australia

Places: Kimberley, Western Australia

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