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EPISODE · Nov 21, 2025 · 45 MIN

#13: Rob Peart battles tides and time to swim the English Channel

from The Blue Room · host sabra.lane

Tasmanian Rob Peart recently swam the English Channel. It is a remarkable feat. Rob started swimming as an adult and he admits, he struggled to swim 100 metres. But, this channel attempt almost failed right at the end, with Rob battling tides and time - though he was blissfully unaware, and curious about why everyone on his boat was screaming their lungs out for him to swim faster.In this episode we discuss the swim, the preparation, how Rob started swimming, what he thought about during the swim, the family of dolphins that showed up mid-channel... and the dramatic climax. He also talks about his love of swimming with his Tassie tribes.

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