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In Conversation: Weedy Seadragon founder, Harold Gatenby
25 September 2026

In Conversation: Weedy Seadragon founder, Harold Gatenby

The Blue Room

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The Weedy Seadragons swim at Kingston Beach, south of Hobart every Saturday. In summer, some members swim from Kingston Beach to Blackmans Bay and back - about five kilometres. Harold Gatenby is one of the founders of the group, and he sat down with the Blue Room's Sabra Lane for a chat about the group, and about the addiction that is ocean swimming.

Features:

Harold Gatenby, founder of the Weedy Seadragons.

Sabra Lane - the Blue Room host.

Themes:

ocean swimming, open water swimming, cold water swimming, swimming for fun and companionship, mental health, community, connection, friendship, Kingston Beach, Tasmania, adenture swims, Devil of a Swim, Bicheno, Shane Gould, confidence in swimming.