Swimming

As far as feats go, it's impressive and one that only 33 other people have managed to achieve.  Audio

There's good. There's great. And then there's Erin Baker. Audio

Reported benefits of a cold plunge include relieving sore muscles, helping recovery post-workout, reducing inflammation, and boosting immunity. Some also report mental health benefits, like reducing… Audio

Local ultra-marathon swimmer and environmentalist Jono Ridler set off on an audacious mission, to swim from Karaka Bay on Aotea, Great Barrier Island, all the way to Campbells Bay on Auckland's North… Audio

Dunedin swimmer Erika Fairweather has entered the record books as the fifth ever woman to go sub four minutes in the 400 metre freestyle. In a personal best time of 3:59.59 Fairweather claimed the… Video, Audio

It's warming up, but swimming is off limits at many of Auckland's beaches after heavy rain at the weekend resulted in high levels of faecal bacteria. St Heliers, Herne Bay, Takapuna, and Titirangi… Audio

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio

Life in Gothenburg is a world away from Tjalve Mollison-Sjöberg's isolated upbringing on the edge of the Kahurangi National Park. The Karamea native, who lives in a central Gothenburg suburb… Audio

We check in with Olympic Swimmer Lewis Clareburt to see how his summer is getting on. Audio

Have you been out in the waves yet this summer? It can often be a real mark of the begining of the summer holiday, that first submerging in freezing ocean water. It's even the case in Te… Audio

Every morning - when not in lockdown level four - Grant Schofield and his dog Bluey, head down to their local beach in Auckland for a swim. It's their year-round daily ritual, winter or summer, and… Video, Audio

We like to think that we have evolved as a species to become more athletic over the centuries but the research may tell a different story. David Epstein is the author of The Sports Gene and  joins the… Audio

Hayden Wilde was not the only NZ athlete in the mix for a medal today. Seventeen-year-old Erika Fairweather from Dunedin was racing for gold in the 400 metres freestyle, after smashing the NZ record… Video, Audio

New Zealand swimmer Lewis Clareburt faded over the last 25 meters to finish seventh in the men's 400m individual medley final in Tokyo yesterday, despite being at the head of the pack for much of the… Audio