Laura Reineke, Champion Endurance Swimmer, and Friends of the Thames

About this episode

Laura Reineke discusses her swimming achievements and environmental advocacy in Henley.

Laura Reineke is triple crown swimmer from Henley, UK, completing the Santa Catalina channel swim, the English Channel and the 20 Bridges swim of Manhattan Island. Locally, she is a Henley Mermaid, a group that swims for socialjustice, and founder of Friends of the Thames. She is Sue Ryder Woman of Achievement 2016. In this podcast I am with her in Henley, Oxfordshire, to discuss her swimming achievements, Henley Mermaids and her campaigning work for a clean River Thames.

People in this episode

Host: Stanley Ulijaszek

Guest: Laura Reineke

Topics covered

• endurance swimming
• social justice
• environmental campaigning
• Henley Mermaids
• River Thames

Keywords

• endurance swimmer
• Henley Mermaids
• Friends of the Thames
• clean River Thames
• triple crown swimmer

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Friends of the Thames

Places: Henley, UK, River Thames

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