E26 - Sheryl McLay, a previous competitive marathon swimmer, event organiser, but still a swim coach

Update: 2024-10-28

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In this episode Duncan & Jim talk to Sheryl McLay.
Sheryl used to be a competitive marathon swimmer and has swum many of the great marathon swim, Cook Strait, English channel & Taupo.
After stopping to swim competitively Sheryl carried on coaching swimmers and organising swim events.
We talk about how Covid made it too hard to continue organising events and how local/smaller events are harder to run now.
Sheryl is a life member of Surf Lifesaving New Zealand and is passionate about making people safer in the water.

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E26 - Sheryl McLay, a previous competitive marathon swimmer, event organiser, but still a swim coach

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E26 - Sheryl McLay, a previous competitive marathon swimmer, event organiser, but still a swim coach

Jim & Duncan

E26 - Sheryl McLay, a previous competitive marathon swimmer, event organiser, but still a swim coach