Mission Bay man swims 150km of the Waikato River

Friday 28 February 2025 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated Fri 28 Feb 2025, 10:47am

Brian Gray completed a 150km swim from Karāpiro to Port Waikato over a single weekend. The swim took 30 hours without breaks, during which Gray experienced navigation issues after mistakenly turning around halfway through the journey.

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1. RNZFri 28 Feb 2025, 7:55am

   Swimming 150km of the Waikato River: 'I don't know how you get lost on a one-way river' (opens in new tab)

2. NZ HeraldFri 28 Feb 2025, 10:47am

   Brian Gray from Mission Bay on feeding kumara to Waikato eels and getting lost (opens in new tab)