E48 - NZ Ice Swimming Champs - St Bathans 2025

About this episode

The episode covers the NZ Ice Swimming Champs in Saint Bathans, highlighting the challenges faced by swimmers in extreme cold conditions.

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, we’re heading to the icy waters of Saint Bathans, where a remarkable group of swimmers braved temperatures of less than five degrees Celsius. Under the guidance of Ice Swimming President Roger Soulsby, these athletes pushed the very limits of physical endurance in one of the most breathtaking – and brutal – environments in New Zealand. But this challenge wasn’t faced alone. Alongside the swimmers were an incredible team of water safety officers, medics, do...

People in this episode

Hosts: Jim, Duncan

Topics covered

• ice swimming
• endurance sports
• water safety
• New Zealand swimming
• extreme conditions

Keywords

• ice swimming
• Saint Bathans
• New Zealand
• endurance
• swimming championships

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Saint Bathans, New Zealand

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