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One down, three to go. Liana Smith swims length of Lake Taupō 23 Apr, 2021 02:45 AM 2 minutes to read Taupō & Tūrangi Weekender There was excitement on Lake Taupō this afternoon while Liana Smith, 24, completed a length of the lake swim. With only one quarter of the swim left to go, support crew realised Liana was on track to break the record for the fastest female time. Fundraising for mental health charity I Am Hope, Liana has raised $4670 so far with the swim across Lake Taupō the firs...

Bejon Haswell/Stuff Timaru meter reader Raewyn Winsley is in strict training at Caroline Bay for her attempt at swimming the Cook Strait in March. Raewyn Winsley has been churning up the waters of Timaru’s Caroline Bay for up to 40 kilometres over six days a week in preparation for her biggest challenge of swimming the Cook Strait. The 51-year-old Timaru electricity meter reader has dreamed about crossing the challenging 26km stretch from the North Island to the South Island since she was a...