Here's What you Missed !
Our first After Swim live stream set the foundations for the show and kicked off the conversation with the global open water swimming community.
What we covered:
🌊 This Week In the Water
We did a quick lap around what is happening in the world of open water swimming right now, including:
Southern Hemisphere events and momentum
Midmar Mile and Busselton Jetty Swim
Austin Applebee’s incredible lifesaving swim
Rottnest Channel Swim countdown and Champions of the Channel
The European Ice Swimming Championships
Ultra-distance projects and some personal milestones
We also made mention of Jono Ridler and his incredible ocean advocacy work
🌊 Jono Ridler Website: https://swim4theocean.org/
📸 Jono Ridler Instagram: https://www.jonoridler.com/
🏊 in The Main Set: What is After Swim?
We unpacked what After Swim is designed to be, why we started it, and who it is for.
We spoke about:
The gaps in the open water ecosystem
Why so much valuable knowledge lives in post-swim conversations
How community, shared experience, and storytelling shape better swimmers
What After Swim could grow into and how the community can help shape it
💙 Weekley Wisdom: Preparation Focus
With Rottnest just days away, we shared non-technical insights around:
Mental preparation in the final lead-up
Planning without overloading yourself
Logistics, risk awareness, and team roles
How good preparation supports enjoyment, not just performance
Live Q&A with Andy & Jay
We answered questions including:
How best to recover between major events
Sunscreen choices and skin protection
How to avoid getting sick during those big swims
If you missed it live, the full recording is now available;
This is the first of many. We would love for you to stay connected.
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Let’s keep the conversation going.
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