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Welcome to Wild Wimmin the wild swimming podcast, I’m Laura Macdonald Today on WildWimmin I am Talking to writer and dipper Josie Lloyd. She tells me all about her love of sea swimming in Brighton and shares the inspiration behind her twentieth novel, Lifesaving for beginners.  We chat all things changed perspectives, community and the guaranteed friendships that await you in the water. Links Buy a copy of Lifesaving for Beginners  Follow Josie Lloyd on Instagram Shelter We exist to...

Today I am chatting with The YouTube star, Every Day Athlete -  Rachel Andrews. We chat everything frequently asked questions, keeping the momentum and how you too are an everyday athlete.  Links: Everyday Athlete Rach Website: https://www.everydayathleterach.co.uk/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/EverydayAthleteRach Faebook: https://www.facebook.com/everydayathleterach Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everydayathleterach/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EvrydyAthltRach Please remember...

Hello and welcome to Wild Wimmin the Wild Swimming podcast I’m Laura Macdonald Today I’m chatting to the lovely Rob Grey, the creative mind behind the Wild Swim app. Rob is so keen to get people out swimming and sharing their info whilst also being respectful and offering many well presented and educational nudges.  We chat all things safety messaging, asking smart people all of the questions and what direction will this smart little collection of data might take next. Links  Wild Swim App...

Hello and welcome to Wild Wimmin the wild swimming podcast, I'm Laura Macdonald Today I'm chatting to @outdorswimgirl Lousie Studd about getting in the cold water every day in January for the homelessness charity Crisis.  I sat down with her to  hear all about her experiences of swimming and dipping everyday in January and to get some of the stories behind those amazing photos on her grid. We get into all things best mates, teamwork, barrel conversions and wheelie bin mediations. The...

Welcome to Wild Wimmin the Wild Swimming Podcast - I'm Laura Macdonald.  Today I am here to fill your ears with all the hints and tips you could possibly need about wetsuits! Yes, clear out the kit bags, it's a neoprene fiesta! Where does it come from? Is it a total planet killer? Why does it tear so easily? How should we look after it, dry it and repair it? how should it actually fit? All your kit questions were answered by the wetsuit repair expert Gary Chambers from Bodyline wetsuits in...

Hello and welcome to Wild Wimmin the wild swimming podcast, I’m Laura Macdonald.  Today we have the lovely Susan McKay of Curly Sunami, who is a wild swimmer who is building a business out of her passion for healthy curls and a healthy planet. We talk all things saltwater goodness, being the  jelly fish lookout, and cutting the plastic crap from your haircare. You can check out Susan's website www.curlysunami.com Curly Sunami on Instagram Jelly Stings! Jelly Sting care NHS...

Hello and welcome to Wild Wimmin the wild swimming podcast - I’m Laura Macdonald Today I’m chatting with Roxanne Woolcot, an NHS nurse from Scarborough, North Yorkshire, who only took to the sea in March 2021. Since taking up sea swimming though she has built up a community swimming group of fellow NHS workers, which has become a vital support system for all the swimmers.  We got ourselves a snug weezoom room back in October to discuss all things frontline working, big drum bangers, chub rub...

Hello and welcome to Wild Wimmin the wild swimming podcast - I’m Laura Macdonald Paralympic gold medal winner(!) Melanie Barratt is a fairly recent convert to swimming outdoors.  Because of her visual impairment (she’s registered blind) she originally thought that swimming in the great outdoors might not be for her, but a friend encouraged her to give it a go and she hasn’t stopped since. She talked me through her first few swim events and the adaptations that she has found to help keep her...

Welcome to season 2 of Wild Wimmin the wild swimming podcast, I'm Laura Macdonald.  Today’s Wild Wimmer is Lou Jones, a swimbler and occasional serious swimmer who took her love of outdoor swimming and passion for all things green into the world of business. Lou started Sea and Stream, an online shop for swimmers with the focus on sustainability. Lou saves you time and brain space by sourcing the most sustainably made version of all your favourite swim essentials. She gives 1% of sales to...

Hello, and welcome to Wild Wimmin the Wild Swimming Podcast,   I’m Laura Macdonald. Owen Wells is a swimmer, Green town councillor and all round excellent fellow and we chatted back in April about his life as an outdoor swimmer and the achievements that he gained in later life. During Lockdown Owen has been swimming in the River Wharfe upstream of Ilkley and so we chatted about his relationship to the river and the really sh**ty problems that bathers, anglers and others who enjoy the river,...

Hello, and welcome to Wild Wimmin the Wild Swimming Podcast, I’m Laura Macdonald. Today I am chatting about access rights to waterways in England with the utterly lovely Chantelle Grundy.   She's an Access & Environment Officer with British Canoeing...

Hello, and welcome to Wild Wimmin the Wild Swimming Podcast, I’m Laura Macdonald. I’ve got a bit of a different episode for you today: two interviews both about the work of the Ilkley Clean River Group.  For those of you who haven't had the pleasure,...

Welcome to Wild Wimmin, the Wild Swimming Podcast - I'm Laura Macdonald.Today I sit down for a natter with athlete, coach and riddle ponderer. We get into her swimming evolution, her epic pier to pier, supportive swimwear and the importance of thinking...

Welcome to Wild Wimmin, the Wild Swimming Podcast - I'm Laura Macdonald.Today I sit down for a natter with Sarah Redman, a new swimmer who has gone from zero to sixty in swimming terms.  We chat about her reluctant swimming past, to taking the lead and...

Welcome to Wild Wimmin, the Wild Swimming Podcast - I'm Laura Macdonald.Today I sit down for a natter with Neil Adams, a high school teacher who has taken his passion for wild swimming into the classroom (and beyond). We get into the importance of the...

Welcome to Wild Wimmin, the Wild Swimming Podcast - I'm Laura Macdonald.Today I sit down (in my wardrobe, because that's how you get to Narnia) with author and sea-swimbler Sarah Kennedy Norquoy. You can follow Sarah on Instagram and her blog. You can...

Welcome to Wild Wimmin, the Wild Swimming Podcast - I'm Laura Macdonald.Today I sit down with Giorgia Cavalli, a new wild swimmer, for a natter about what first prompted her to get her feet wet.  We bonded over the stunning Perthshire countryside, Calum...

Welcome back to Wild Wimmin, the Wild Swimming Podcast - I'm Laura Macdonald.Today I sit down with Jude Hunter from the Southside Dippers swimming group to hear all about her experiences helping to set up the group, her tips for a quick post swim...

Welcome to Wild Wimmin,  the Wild Swimming Podcast - I'm Laura Macdonald.In this first episode I speak to Chris Sifleet of Inchbaggers Loch Lomond Island Swims about her life in wild swimming. We get into all things swim safety, channel crossings, goose...