Episode Eight: Rob Woodhouse - Olympic Champion on the 'Hardest swim of my life'
Rob Woodhouse is an Olympic champion winning bronze in the 400m Men's Individual Medley at the 1984 games. But he's also just conquered what he says was the 'hardest swim of his life'. Rob is Swimming Australia's CEO. He talks with the Blue Room about the Oceans Seven and discusses the very serious challenge of turning around the rate of drownings in Ausrtralia, what can be done?This episode features:Rob Woodhouse, chief executive officer of Swimming Australia. National Drowning Report 2025 (pdf)https://www.royallifesaving.com.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/118273/National-Drowning-Report-2025-V2.pdfSwimming Australiahttps://www.swimming.org.au/
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Episode Seven: Andiamo! Three mates, a marathon race and a broken boat.
This episode is about three Melbourne mates and one of the world’s toughest open-water swims. 36 kilometres of salt, sweat, and setbacks. Join us as we dive into the training, the incredible 'butterflies' and unexpected chaos—like the support boat that kept breaking down. This story is more than a marathon swim, it’s a tale of mateship, endurance, and the chase for a shared dream. Features:Professor Andrew SteerDr Adam Deacon andProfessor Alex Thompson.The Capri to Napoli website:https://web.caprinapoli.com/
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Episode Six: Kas and Thames swimming delights
Podcast co-founders Sabra Lane and Julia Mansour record this episode on a Turkish Gulet. Swim Guide Noah Canby takes the team on a special swim. We also hear from a fellow swimmer Cerian Mellor - who sometimes commutes by swimming on the Thames.In this episode:Sabra Lane and Julia Mansour.SwimTrek guide Noah Canby.Cerian MellorThe tow device Cerian uses while commuting on the Thames is the RuckRaft.
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Episode Five: A Turkish Swim Holiday
The Blue Room is on tour in Southern Turkey with podcast co-founders Sabra Lane and Julia Mansour sharing their holiday and thoughts on what they see, the swims and the culture. They embark on a 5-day swimming holiday based around Kas, in the country's south (a trip booked and paid for well before they started making this podcast).
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Episode Four: The Blackrock Clinic
The Blue Room is taking a trip through Ireland and we visit the famous Blackrock Dive Tower at Salt Hill, Galway. Local Laura Browne coaxes Julia into jumping into the Atlantic from the famous tower, we also meet the "King of Blackrock" Paddy McNamara as he prepares for an evening of yowling, while dishing up strawberries and cream.The movie referenced in this chat is "The Young woman and the Sea" (2024) - about long-distance swimmer Trudy Elderle.
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