Tag: Jono Ridler
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One Swimmer, 1,367 Kilometres and a Mission To Revive Our Ocean | Jono Ridler | TEDxWaihī Beach
For 90 days and 1.4 million strokes, Jono Ridler swam the entire East Coast of New Zealand’s North Island – through sharks, storms and biting cold. His message is simple: the ocean sustains us, and it can recover if we give it space. The way to face a problem too big to grasp is to…
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Anti-Bottom Trawling Long Distance Swimmer Jono Ridler Breaks World Record | RNZ
Ultra-marathon open-water swimmer Jono Ridler has completed his record-breaking odyssey down the east coast of the North Island, calling New Zealanders to unite against bottom trawling, and been met by crowds of supporters. Ridler began the almost 1400 kilometre slog in North Cape 90 days ago, on 5 January, and finished on Saturday afternoon at…