Nothing Great is Easy
-Captain Matthew Webb
build The Team Behind The Swims
The next few years will take me a long way from home before ultimately bringing me back.
The first of those swims is done. In October 2026 I completed the 20 Bridges Swim around Manhattan, adding the second leg of the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming to my English Channel crossing.
In March 2027 I will swim Port to Pub from Fremantle to Rottnest Island, completing the Australian Triple Crown, before the Catalina Channel later that year. The Cook Strait follows in 2028.
The final swim will be in Australian waters. It will also be the longest and least predictable of them all, following a stretch of coastline my grandfather once set out to swim.
I am not ready to announce it publicly. It is the reason for everything that comes before it, and I would rather tell that story properly than tell it early.
What these swims require
The swimming is the cheapest part.
A recognised international crossing requires a registered pilot and boat, an independent observer, an experienced crew and formal ratification. It also involves flights, accommodation and the support of people who take time away from their own lives to spend up to 12 hours, or longer, beside me on the water. Before reaching the start line, there are years of coaching, physiotherapy, pool access and preparation.
A single major international swim can cost approximately $30,000. I fund a substantial share myself, but a partnership closes the gap and allows decisions about each swim to be based on preparation and conditions rather than cost.
I am looking to work with a small number of organisations that share a connection with endurance, family, community and the positive role of sport. A partnership could include original content and storytelling, speaking and event opportunities, community engagement, or other activity developed around our shared objectives.
A partner who joins now becomes part of the complete story: five major swims over several years, leading to an Australian challenge that has been waiting more than 50 years. By the time that final swim is announced, the story behind it will already have been built.
I would like to build it with partners who believe in what sits behind these swims and want to be there from the beginning.
I am happy to discuss the broader opportunity and the final swim in confidence.
