Swim Roots - Open Water Swimming

Swim Roots - Open Water Swimming

Welcome to SWIM ROOTS. Hosts Bryce Davies and Nicky Young share stories from the people who define the Culture of Open Water swimming. Athletes. Rebels. Dippers. Risk takers. Lifeguards. Adventurers. Pioneers. Community leaders. Pirates. We explore the Drive and Passion that draws each of us to the water, and celebrate the diversity of community. Misfits who share a calling.

Episodes

March 9, 2024 73 mins

Ever wanted learn more about the dark arts of long-distance Channel swimming? 

In Swim Roots Episode 3, we sit down with the Guinness world record holding, channel swimming legend that is Tom Chapman.

Hosts Bryce and Nick dive into the secrets and mindset of a man who has multiple channel swims under his belt in both the English, North, and Bristol Channel, and discuss everything from success to failure, budgie smuggling, channel s...

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Bryce and Nick sit down with Grant Gzehtmayr of the infamous Dawnstalkers from Penarth, South Wales. 

We talk House fires, Addiction, Mental health, Dopamine and Dipping. 

The Dawnstalkers are an outdoor swimming community that attract hundreds to the Seafront daily, connecting and motivating each other through the hunt for that daily dose of endorphins. 

Self-described as a posse of Pirates, Misfits and Mermaids... they have a com...

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January 1, 2024 16 mins

The start of a new journey. Swim Roots.

Join co-hosts Bryce Davies and Nicky Young as they take you on a tour of all things Open Water Swimming with a brand new Podcast series. 

We will be taking a look at the Individuals and Groups that identify as Open Water Swimmers, Dippers, Athletes, Adventurers and Pirates, and speaking to inspirational people from within our diverse community.

Please join us on this new journey, and get in t...

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