Swim4TheOcean Within 5km of Halfway as Weather Closes In
Swim4TheOcean is now within 5km of halfway. As shown on the live tracker at the end of Sunday, 15 February, Jono Ridler has now covered 688.89km – up from 661.60km at the start of the day.
Author: Live Ocean
21km Banked as Swim4TheOcean Pushes Toward Halfway
A challenging beach launch from Tirohanga set the tone for the day, with the team navigating chop on the transit to the start point around two kilometres offshore.
Watch: Episode 6 from Swim4TheOcean
This episode, Jono is joined by champion sailors and Live Ocean co-founders Peter Burling and Blair Tuke, as he makes the journey across the expansive Tīkapa Moana Hauraki Gulf.
Two-Swim Day Banks Progress Ahead of East Cape
A full eight hours in the water today as Jono returned to a two-swim schedule after a couple of one-swim days dictated by current.
Swim4TheOcean Passes 620km as East Cape Challenge Looms
From Ōhope to Ōpōtiki, Jono Ridler has banked another 18km in his Swim4TheOcean world-record attempt – bringing his total distance to just over 621km as the mission tracks across the Bay of Plenty towards East Cape.
Community Support Fuels Six-Hour Swim into Ōhope
Jono consolidated his effort into one long swim on Tuesday, 10 February. The change in schedule from two swims to one was a strategic move to avoid swimming against the adverse current experienced the morning before.
Adverse Current Impacts Jono’s First Swim
The swim schedule didn’t go as planned for Jono and the Swim4TheOcean team supporting him yesterday and the intention to clock up to nine or ten hours of swimming was curtailed.
From Maketu towards Matatā – Swim4TheOcean rolls on
After the excitement of an orca visit and an Olympian support swimmer the day before, Sunday. 8 February was a less eventful day on the Swim4TheOcean mission.
Orcas, and an Olympian as Jono swims Pāpāmoa Beach
Orcas, an Olympian and bagpipes on the beach – Saturday, 7 February delivered a bit of everything for Jono and the Swim4TheOcean support team.
Watch: Episode 5 from Swim4TheOcean
This episode, Jono is joined by champion sailors and Live Ocean co-founders Peter Burling and Blair Tuke, as he makes the journey across the expansive Tīkapa Moana Hauraki Gulf.
