Jono Ridler: Ultra-marathon swimmer completes record breaking swim against bottom trawling

Jono Ridler: Ultra-marathon swimmer completes record breaking swim against bottom trawling

Author: Newstalk ZB April 6, 2026 Duration: 5:29

Endurance swimmer Jono Ridler has completed a 1367km journey, swimming the length of the North Island, in an effort to raise awareness against bottom trawling. 

After getting out of the water on Saturday, Ridler led a convoy of people to the steps of Parliament, where multiple ministers waited, and he was presented with a taonga.

Ridler spoke to Andrew Dickens about the difficult journey, "a good percentage of the time it was very tough," he said. 

"The further we got south, the tougher it got as well with the cold water, jellyfish, and, and long sessions, spending a lot of time in my own head trying to battle through all of that."

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