Magic Carpet Miles at the Coromandel Tip
With notoriously tricky currents at the northern tip of the Coromandel Peninsula, timing was everything for this section of Jono Ridler’s Swim4TheOcean.
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“The Word of the Day is Patience”
It was a demanding two-swim day on Wednesday, 28 January, as Swim4TheOcean pushed to make it across the Firth of Thames toward Colville.
Calm Seas, Special Support Swimmers, Steady Progress and a Warm Welcome in Tāmaki Makaurau
In calm, sunny weather, Jono Ridler completed a six-hour swim that added more than 17km, before coming into Auckland for a positive, well-attended community activation in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.
A ‘Milestones’ Day – 300km, 100 hours swimming, 6K signatures
Jono Ridler departed from Te Hāwere-a-Maki Goat Island Marine Reserve north of Auckland this morning at 10:55am as his epic Swim4TheOcean continues to track down the east coast of the North Island of Aotearoa New Zealand.
Short Swim, Big Welcome at Goat Island Marine Reserve
Squalls of heavy rain and blustery winds didn’t deter Jono Ridler, or a large crowd of Swim4TheOcean supporters, on Sunday, 25 January.
A Strong Day Along the Coast off Te Arai
The Swim4TheOcean live tracker had a different look yesterday, with the swimmer icon showing Jono Ridler tracking very close to land after departing Mangawhai before dawn.
It doesn’t matter how long it takes, we’re going to keep going until we get there
An earlier start on Friday saw Jono hit the water just after 6am, spending five hours swimming before midday. He knocked off more than 13km in his first swim of the day.
Watch: Episode 3 from Swim4TheOcean
Episode 3 takes you inside the epic mission and shows his swim through of the iconic Motu Kōkako Hole in the Rock.
Ridler Resumes Swim4TheOcean in Challenging Conditions
After four and a half days ashore due to extreme weather Jono Ridler and the Swim4TheOcean team were back in the ocean just north of Whangārei yesterday.
Jono waits while weather halts Swim4TheOcean progress
The weather system causing flooding and damage across parts of Northland has also disrupted Swim4TheOcean with Jono Ridler and the team not able to get out on the water on Sunday, 18 January.
