4 May 2023

Hallucinations of snowmen - Jono Ridler recalls epic ocean swim

From Checkpoint, 5:15 pm on 4 May 2023

Tired, sore, and fighting hallucinations. Thirty-three-year-old Jono Ridler came ashore at Campbells Bay on Auckland's North Shore last night after a record breaking 33 hour swim, from Aotea Great Barrier Island.

The final stretch was a gut buster, with 25 knot winds and choppy seas. It was all to motivate people to protect and restore the health of the Hauraki Gulf.

Lisa Owen caught up with Jono just as he got out of hospital.