Clever Dicks

Mar 31 2025 40 ep. 47 mins
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A light hearted podcast by swimmers for ordinary people who like to swim. 
Duncan & Jim have relaxed chats with many swimmers, and people around swimming. Most of the swimmers are New Zealand based, but we talk to swimmers around the world too.
All the swimmers have great stories to tell, many have dome cold swimming, many have done feats of endurance, but all are epic in their own way.

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E39 - Jan Steenkamp - Bigger, Better Jan!

Mar 31 2025 61 mins  
Send us a text Welcome to the Clever Dicks Swim Podcast, where we dive into the stories of passionate open water swimmers who push the limits of endurance and determination. Today, we’re talking to Jan Steenkamp, an inspiring swimmer based in Auckland. Jan’s journey in the water began in high school, but it was eight years ago when he decided to get back into the water with a m

E38 - Jono Ridler - 99km and a washing machine!

Mar 17 2025 76 mins  
Send us a text In this episode, we dive into the swim journey of ultra-marathon swimmer Jono Ridler, whose relentless determination took him from a debilitating shoulder injury to one of the most awe-inspiring endurance feats in New Zealand’s waters—his 99km, 33-hour swim from Great Barrier Island to Takapuna. Jono shares the mental and physical battles he faced, from hallucina

E37 - Nick Edwards - Cook Strait charity swim for Ovarian Cancer! Please donate.

Mar 06 2025 1 mins  
Send us a text Today, we’re a little late in flying the flag in support of Nick Edwards, who made a gallant effort for 13 hours swimming across this massive stretch of water called the Cook Strait, battling fierce currents, icy temps, and unpredictable conditions. Unfortunately the ocean was not working with Nick today and the cold and huge currents put an end to his swim. But, h

E36 - Milton Brest - Neoprene, Eskimo's, testosterone and a swim from Panama to Colombia!

Mar 03 2025 57 mins  
Send us a text Milton Brest is not just a businessman from Johannesburg—he’s a force of nature. A former karate athlete, he has taken on some of the world’s most extreme open-water challenges, from braving the icy waters of the Bering Strait to swimming the treacherous currents around Alcatraz and Robben Island, meeting Eskimo's and swimming at the Base Camp of Everest. Train

E35 - Corrina Connor - The Swimming Librarian.

Feb 17 2025 58 mins  
Send us a text Episode 35 sees the Clever Dicks chat with a true force in the world of open water swimming, Wellington’s very own Corrina Connor. She’s conquered the relentless currents of Foveaux Strait, battled the unpredictable Cook Strait, and taken on the vast, stunning Lake Taupō - completing New Zealand’s prestigious Triple Crown of Swimming. But Corrina is much more

E34 - Mary Fisher - Swimming into the Dark!

Feb 03 2025 53 mins  
Send us a text Welcome to Clever Dicks, where we dive into the stories of extraordinary athletes who have redefined their sports and inspired the world. Today, we spotlight Mary Fisher, one of New Zealand’s most decorated Paralympic swimmers. Born with a visual impairment, Mary didn’t just overcome obstacles—she shattered records. A Paralympic gold medalist, world champion, a

E33 - Alex Dunkley - Open Water Guru in need of a haircut.

Jan 20 2025 56 mins  
Send us a text Today, we're thrilled to introduce a guest who’s taking the open water swimming scene by storm: Alex Dunkley. Alex is a young swimmer from Auckland starting out on his open water journey and learning some of the tricks of the trade. Recently back from a swim camp in Australia, although dominant in New Zealand, Alex now knows he have massive room for further improve

E32 - Amy Appelhans Gubser - all the way from San Francisco.

Jan 13 2025 39 mins  
Send us a text Amy is the first person to swim the 29.7 miles or 48km's from San Francisco to the Farallon Island, dodging the sharks and the cold. She chats about balancing shift work as a pediatric nurse and her training, being a granny, and some of her other swims including swimming around Manhattan Island, Gibraltar Strait, North Channel and the Catalina Channel. Tough lady!

E31 - Duncan Kukard, our very own Clever Dick support swimmer.

Jan 06 2025 42 mins  
Send us a text In this episode, Jim interviews Duncan! As some of our listeners may know Duncan swims with an intellectually handicapped young Fijian swimmer, Shazeel. Duncan and Shazeel recently swam 20 km around Rangitoto island in the Hauraki coast, right next to Auckland. We talk about what it means to be a support swimmer and how Shazeel's mum helps, gets him ready and ensures

E30 - Cameron Stanley - pool swimming, marathon swimming and traffic management.

Dec 23 2024 49 mins  
Send us a text In this episode, Duncan & Jim chat with Cameron Stanley, an ex-national swimmer and all-around great guy. Cameron's impressive swimming career saw him represent New Zealand and hold a national backstroke record, showcasing his talent in the pool. Never one to shy away from a challenge, he also set a world record for the ice 100m IM, proving his resilience in some