Stories of swimming straits and lakes by Irish/NZ ultra-marathon swimmer Gráinne Moss
The beginning I love being able to support other swimmers and was thrilled on the 9th January to get a very polite message from Adriana asking me “would I be interested and potentially available to crew for my Taupō swim”. I replied “I would love to be part of the team” and received a very … Continue reading “I might want Maccas”- Supporting Adriana Milne on her conquest of Lake Taupō
Among our Wellington Swim Group, the 'Spud Buds'”' there is an accepted tradition that you not only do your open-water swim challenge – you also write a blog about it. Welcome to my blog about swimming from Stewart Island to Bluff, one of ocean swimming's Toughest 13. I have structured this blog around a playlist … Continue reading Swimming Foveaux/Te-Ara-a-Kiwa
I started my open-water swimming aged ten in Pickie Pool, an unheated outdoor saltwater pool fed by the sea in Bangor, Ireland. I loved the fun swims which grew in length as I did. At 16 I represented Ireland at the inaugural World Open Water Swimming Championships completing the 25km swim. The following year I … Continue reading Ten things I learned when swimming Lake Taupō
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