E54 - Gráinne Moss - The Jelly Fish Magnet.

About this episode

Gráinne Moss shares her journey as an endurance swimmer and CEO, including her experiences with open water swimming and a shark encounter.

Send us Fan Mail Born in Ireland, Gráinne Moss discovered her love for open water early, completing the English Channel swim in 1987. Now based in New Zealand, she’s a mother of four, a respected CEO, and an endurance swimmer on a mission to swim in as many of the world’s oceans as she can. Gráinne is the only swimmer known to have had a shark encounter while crossing the Cook Strait, a story she tells with trademark humour and humility. Passionate about cold-water swimming and Dover Channel ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Jim, Duncan

Guest: Gráinne Moss

Topics covered

• open water swimming
• endurance swimming
• shark encounters
• cold-water swimming
• motherhood
• CEO

Keywords

• Gráinne Moss
• open water swimming
• English Channel
• Cook Strait
• endurance swimmer
• cold-water swimming
• shark encounter

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Ireland, New Zealand, Cook Strait

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