Breanna Ward is a marathon swimmer and ocean advocate from Wellington, Aotearoa NZ. She is a Triple Crown swimmer which means she has achieved three extremely challenging water crossings: Raukawa Moana / Cook Strait, Lake Taupō, and Te Ara a Kiwa / Foveaux Strait. Bre swims to raise awareness for ocean conservation, fundraises for marine education, and has a soft spot for sharks. She also runs local Ocean Safety courses to enable us to be 'good' swimmers, in every sense of the word!

Here's Bre's blog post about swimming Te Ara a Kiwa: https://still-belowthesurface.blogspot.com/2025/02/full-circles-in-te-ara-kiwa.html

Here's the petition we mentioned to protect orange roughy: https://www.change.org/p/nz-government-stop-the-fishing-industry-destroying-ancient-coral-forests/

And the Ethel Cain song Bre had in her head for her long swim! https://open.spotify.com/track/0nsIevK1SeDfZzDOi6Si75?si=f07525f7e62b48df

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