About this podcast
A podcast celebrating the joys of outdoor swimming and the incredible sense of community it creates. Join us as we explore the beauty and thrill of swimming and dipping, in ocean, rivers, and natural waters — often with friends and fellow enthusiasts. Each episode features inspiring interviews with diverse personalities and groups who share their passion for aquatic adventures, connection with nature, and the positive impact of swimming on health and well-being. Whether you're new to outdoor swimming or a seasoned water lover, discover stories of friendship, resilience and shared experiences.
Episodes
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- The Dolphin Whisperers at Horseshoe Bay · 24 min · Season 2 Episode 20The Horseshoe Bay Early Morning Swimmers have been swimming at Pt Elliot in South Australia, for more than 30 years. The group swims every day, all year around. In recent years…
- The Yarra Yabbies · 33 min · Season 2 Episode 18Meet the inspiring group of women who swim in the Yarra/Birrarung River. It’s a group held together through friendship, pursuing good health and a love of nature. This dipping…
- BONUS EDITION: Splashing good! Glenorchy Community Celebrates Pool Reopening · 21 min · Season 2 Episode 22The Glenorchy Memorial Pool closed three years ago, when the council ruled it was too dangerous. But the community fought back, launching a campaign to save it. The pool reopens…
- In Conversation: Weedy Seadragon founder, Harold Gatenby · 32 minThe Weedy Seadragons swim at Kingston Beach, south of Hobart every Saturday. In summer, some members swim from Kingston Beach to Blackmans Bay and back - about five kilometres…
- Meet the Weedy Seadragons · 29 min · Season 2 Episode 17This is family. Meet the Weedy Seadragons of Kingston Beach, where swimmers become buddies, form life-long friendships and many feel this tribe is family. The Blue Room speaks…
- Swimmer and artist Catherine Stringer · 22 minThe Blue Room's Sabra Lane joins artist & swimmer Catherine Stringer in her studio for a chat about her art and swimming. An exhibition of Catherine's work is about to open…
- Whaley excellent! Talking the Blue Room with whale scientist Dr Vanessa Pirotta · 38 min · Season 2 Episode 15Dr Vanessa Pirotta spends a lot of her time in The Blue Room, or what she calls our Blue Backyard. As a kid all she wanted to do was to become a dolphin trainer - she's now a…
- Bitten not beaten: Joanne Norman on being the first Australian Woman to achieve the Oceans 7 · 35 minThe Blue Room's Sabra Lane interviews marathon swimmer Joanne Norman on becoming the first Australian woman to complete the Oceans Seven Challenge. What makes Joanne's story…
- That's how I pray; singers Vika and Linda Bull on swimming and their song 'That's How I Pray" · 26 minPop divas and sisters Vika and Linda Bull have just been inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame, released a new album "Where do you come from", are currently on a national tour and…
- BONUS: Cold water shock, depression, swimming v medication an interview with Dr Heather Massey · 32 min · Season 2 Episode 13Dr Heather Massey is a marathon swimmer. She's also a researcher at the University of Portsmouth’s Extreme Environments research group in the UK. She's just recruited people for…
- Talking the Big Blue in the Blue Room with author and ocean-lover Tim Winton · 37 min · Season 2 Episode 12Australian author Tim Winton joins the Blue Room podcast host Sabra Lane for a long chat about his obsession with the ocean. Tim is admired the world-over for his salt water…
- Why a humble Tasmanian Swam the Freedom Swim · 32 min · Season 2 Episode 11Join The Blue Room for an inspiring chat with Tasmanian swimmer Brett Stephenson as he recounts his journey to complete South Africa's renowned Freedom Swim. Brett shares what…
- Mark Sowerby, Don't be Prey! · 38 min · Season 2 Episode 10Mark Sowerby is The Blue Room's guest in this episode. Over a decade he swims the Ocean Seven, seven channels of water on five continents. The first channel (The English Channel)…
- Coledale Oysters at Coles Bay Devil Swim · 26 min · Season 2 Episode 9The Blue Room visits the 2026 Devil of a Swim, relocated this year from Bicheno to Coles Bay. Also visiting the tourist hotspot, the Coledale Oysters from NSW. The Oysters heard…
- Discovering ocean pools and historic lidos; fitness, fun and friendship · 25 min · Season 2 Episode 8The Blue Room's guest is Alison Orme and what has become 'a highlight of her life'. What started as a simple invite to friends to swim in some of Sydney's spectacular ocean pools…
- The Kingston Swim Pod; how to become confident in ocean swimming · 27 min · Season 2 Episode 7It's a question pod host Sabra Lane is often asked; how to you become confident to swim in the open water? The Blue Room joins the Kingston Beach Surf Life Saving club in…
- The Kingston Beach Sea Hags and Chat stroke · 29 min · Season 2 Episode 6Five years ago, a group of women waded into the cold waters of Tasmania and found something much bigger than a swim. Meet the Kingston Beach Sea Hags: a bold, joyful community…
- Meet Miu; the Sydney marathon swimmer making history · 25 min · Season 2 Episode 5At just 20 years old, Miu Tanaka is balancing university life in Sydney with record-breaking achievements in marathon swimming. The elite open water swimmer has already secured a…
- The Desert Swimmer: how Brendan Cullen overcame depression and found joy in marathon swimming · 41 min · Season 2 Episode 4Brendan Cullen works on an outback sheep farm near Broken Hill in NSW. In 2015 he sought help at the local hospital, not knowing what was wrong with himself. He was diagnosed…
- Inside the campaign to Save Phillip Pool · 29 min · Season 2 Episode 3Save Phillip Pool is a Canberra community group that's just had a big win. The ACT government has backed down on plans to replace a 50m outdoor pool with a 25m one. Canberra…
