In this episode, Andre met up with Val Kalmikovs, the president of the Keppel Islands Swimming Association and organiser of the Swim Around Keppel.
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For show notes, including photos, head to <a href='https://oceanfit.com.au/val-kalmikovs/'>https://oceanfit.com.au/val-kalmikovs/</a>

North Mackay Sinkers

Andre Slade meets the (un)ordinary people of the open water swimming, ocean swimming and water safety community, onshore, to talk about their adventures, lifestyle and passion for the offshore.

To kick off the podcast, join Andre, Jules and little Bailey as they make the most of an opportunity of the times by travelling from Melbourne to (hopefully) Cairns. Along the way, they’re calling into open water swimming groups and meeting swimmers from the open water community to hear and share their stories.

You’ll meet the characters of the open water up and down the east coast of Australia, including; the determined, the trailblazers, the crazy, the extraordinary and the completely (un)ordinary.