Wild Wimmin

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.

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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. 

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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/

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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 littl...

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 ...

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...

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.curly...

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 Octob...

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 eve...

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...

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 ...

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 and very generously agreed to talk Wild Wimmin about the work that she does to bring clarity to the laws on our rights to access the waterways in England through the Clear Acce...

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, Ilkley is a delightful little Spa town in West Yorkshire in the North of England, and running through Ilkley is the River Wharfe, which runs for 65 miles from its source in the Yo...

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 about food.  

You can follow Jo on Instagram and her website here.

You can support the podcast via Patreon for as little as £3 a month. Patrons will get access to exclusive Wild W...

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 her  sheer enjoyment of the wild spaces around her.

You can follow Sarah on Instagram and if you love the idea of her off grid shepherd's hut you can take a peek ...

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 proper safety qualifications, the swimming landscape and what must be any swimmer’s dream commute.   You can see some of his photos on the show's Instagram @WildWimminPod an...

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 buy Salt on my Skin from her website

For more on swimming safety:
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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 Maclean fandom and ice swimming envy.

You can follow Giorgia's swimming adventures on Instagram @italianwhiskylass

Massive thanks to The Housec...

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 change, and how wild swimming became her answer to questions about the menopause.

You can find out more about Jude on her blog

Massive thanks to The House...

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 nurseries and how you too, might bag an inch.

You can find out more info about Inchbaggers here and follow Chris on Instagram and facebook.

Massiv...