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    Training Camp at Sterkfontein Dam

    November 29, 2018March 17, 2019

    This weekend I had the privilege of swimming in a training camp in Sterkfontein in the Free State. Just outside the town of Harrismith, Sterkfontein is one of the catchment areas of the Vaal River.

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  • Travel

    Breathe and Plastic Oceans Chile

    November 2, 2018March 17, 2019

    Having already been in Argentina as physio for team SA at the recent Youth Olympics, I could not miss the opportunity to hop on a plane to meet with Mark and Camilla (Plastic Oceans Chile)

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  • Travel

    Elephant coast swim day 7

    August 10, 2018April 1, 2019

    Today was bittersweet for me. The final day of an incredible week of swimming along the East Coast of Africa in Marine Protected areas as a series of world first swims with an incredible team

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  • Travel

    Elephant coast swim day 6

    August 10, 2018April 1, 2019

    Today I woke up after a phenomenal sleep. My best night’s sleep since we have been on tour. I felt fresh and ready for another big day. We had ideal weather conditions again with no

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    Elephant Coast swim day 5

    August 10, 2018May 9, 2019

    I had a restless sleep and today felt a bit like day 1 of the swim series, we were all a bit helter skelter trying to find a new rhythm in a new place with

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    Day 4- Elephant coast swim

    August 10, 2018April 1, 2019

    Today was rest day. I woke up feeling good, just a slight tightness/ wheeze in my chest but arms felt good. We had a slow start to the morning with a breakfast smoothie on steroids

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    Elephant Coast swim day 3

    August 10, 2018April 1, 2019

    Day 3- Elephant coast swim Today was a first of its kind for me and the team and probably most open water swimmers. We had done the route we had set out to do from

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    Elephant Coast swim day 2

    August 10, 2018April 1, 2019

    Today was a phenomenal day of swimming. I woke up feeling horrid and dreading the thought of 5 hours in the water, not sure if I could manage the entire way considering how sore and

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  • Travel

    Elephant Coast swim day 1

    August 10, 2018April 1, 2019

    Today we started the first of a series of swims attempting to do a staged 100km over the Southern Coast of Mozambique and Northern KZN all aimed at highlighting the need to protect our oceans.

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    • Did you know? It takes centuries for a disposable diaper to break down in a landfill?! Cloth diapers are definitely a more environmentally friendly option and better on the pocket too. @oceanswithoutlimits @georgiebelle_pierce @ju1ie2te @lizzysouthafrica @footprintus.foundation @plasticfreejuly #Breathe #livedeeplytreadlightly #plasticfreejuly #funfactfriday #ocean #plasticfreeoceans #forabetterfuture #forabetterworld #fighforwhatyoulove #protectwhatyoulove #everybodynow
    • Plastic Free July is here! Here are a few of our favourite challenges to keep you inspired for the month of July. Let's do this together! @oceanwithoutlimits @georgiebelle_pierce @ju1ie2te @lizzysouthafrica @footprintus.foundation @plasticfreejuly #Breathe #livedeeplytreadlightly #plasticfreejuly #challenges #plasticfreechallenges #ocean #plasticfreeoceans #forabetterfuture #forabetterworld #fighforwhatyoulove #protectwhatyoulove #everybodynow
    • This amazing walk is nearing closer... Just a reminder to diarize if you want to be a part of this epic experience. All proceeds raised will be donated to ocean conservation. #Breathe #ocean #oceanconservation #livedeeplytreadlightly #plasticfreeoceans #plasticfreejuly #philocalytrail
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    • Days like these... 🌊 Our Crossings were like shifting shades of blue and gold as we journeyed across the Western Indian Ocean. On the high seas our main impressions were of #pristineseas . But we discovered that what lies beneath and on the beach is a very different story in this unique part of the world. Apart from the thousands of islands, visualize more than 10,000km of coastline stretching from Kenya to South Africa. It'd be fair to predict clean sandy beaches and coral rich marine waters all the way, given Africa’s relatively low plastic footprint; but not so. The Indian Ocean at large is the world's biggest dumping ground for plastic waste; but nobody seems to know exactly where it comes from or where it goes. As technology to remotely track plastics doesn't yet exist, researchers have followed thousands of satellite tracked buoys left to drift in global ocean currents for 30 years now. Up to a point, their behaviour simulates the real pathways plastic waste takes. This invaluable intel flags Southeast Asia to be the main source of floating trash, with Somalia a big culprit too. But that's only half the story; from here, weird patterns of weather and currents hitting the Western Indian Ocean send plastics on a much more mysterious journey than elsewhere. Strong trade winds disperse plastics further to the west here than in the other oceans; there, unmissable garbage patches would concentrate at the surface where currents meet. Instead, weird westerly 'plastic highways' leak right across the width of these seas, past South Africa and into the South Atlantic Ocean. Along the way, as we witnessed, even the remotest islands get caught in the crossfire. These outliers are like canaries in a coal mine and it’s increasingly urgent that we act on the warnings they are giving us. Ocean #plasticpollution is everywhere, so we need all the tech and tactics to observe and tackle the waste - our waste - now circling the globe. 🎥 @mvwijk33 w/ @oceanswithoutlimits #oceanswithoutlimits #oceans #seachange #oceanswithoutborders #wavescape #wavescapesa #cleanseas #plasticoceans #westernindianocean #oceanmood #oceanlove
    • How did your first day of Plastic Free July go and what is the single-use plastic you are trying to avoid? This is our friend Ryan, a 6th grader who is just starting his first third plastic free July. Here he is with his reusable kit including stainless steel straws, reusable cup and utensils. Last week Ryan interviewed our Executive Director Rebecca about the challenge, how it started and what difference individual action makes for his @achangeisachance_podcast. He is committed to making a difference to the plastic pollution problem and other issues to make the world a better place.
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