Black Line Fever
By Will Rollo
Categories: Sports, Swimming
Black Line Fever is your podcast for everything Open Water Swimming. Pro OWS news, training and racing. Hear from the World’s best athletes and coaches as well as the big decision makers. Love open water swimming? Don’t miss out on the next episode!
17 episodes indexed on PodSearch.
Recent episodes
- Ep 17 - Cancun World Cup Revew w/ Alice Dearing
The champions held, but the field underneath them is moving. In warm, choppy, near-cyclonic conditions at Playa Langosta, Moesha Johnson and Florian Wellbrock opened the 2026-27 World Aquatics Open Water World Cup exactly where they finished the last one, on top, and in two completely different…
- Ep 16 - Cancun World Cup Preview w/ Alice Dearing
The World Cup season begins somewhere new, and for the first time ever, it begins in November. Cancún, Mexico, hosts the opening stop of the 2026-27 World Aquatics Open Water World Cup, launching an Olympic qualifying year that runs all the way to Budapest 2027, with 50,000 US dollars waiting for…
- Ep 15 - Golfo Aranci World Cup Review w/ Alice Dearing
The 2025 World Aquatics Open Water World Cup season ends in style - sunshine, calm seas, and two deserving champions crowned in Golfo Aranci, Italy.On this episode of Black Line Fever, Alice Dearing and I look back on the season finale: the defining races, the title twists, and the stories that…
- Ep 14 - Golfo Aranci World Cup Preview w/ Alice Dearing
The World Cup season ends where it began, in the Mediterranean. Golfo Aranci, Italy, hosts the 2025 World Aquatics Open Water World Cup finale, and with both overall titles still up for grabs, everything is on the line.On this episode of Black Line Fever, Alice Dearing and I preview the final stop…
- Ep 13 - Setubal World Cup Review w/ Alice Dearing
The World Cup gets cold, tidal, and tactical in Setúbal—where Olympic hopefuls made their final statements before the World Championships.On this episode of Black Line Fever, Alice Dearing and I break down all four races from Stop 3 of the 2025 World Aquatics Open Water World Cup. From Moesha…
- Ep 12 - Setubal World Cup Preview w/ Alice Dearing
The 2025 World Aquatics Open Water World Cup heads to Setúbal—one of the most iconic and tactical stops on the circuit. With just weeks to go until the World Championships in Singapore, this race looms large in the season narrative.On this episode of Black Line Fever, Alice Dearing and I preview…
- Ep 11 - Ibiza World Cup Review w/ Alice Dearing
The 2025 World Aquatics Open Water World Cup in Ibiza was a spectacle of strategy, speed, and surprises. With the debut of the 3km Knockout Sprint and unexpected podium finishes, the Mediterranean waters set the stage for a thrilling competition.This week on Black Line Fever, Alice Dearing and I…
- Ep 10 - Ibiza World Cup Preview w/ Alice Dearing
The World Aquatics Open Water World Cup rolls into Ibiza for Stop #2 of the 2025 season - and with a few big names missing, the door is wide open. Cooler waters, a stunning new venue, and the debut of the 3km Knockout Sprint make this one of the most anticipated races of the year.This week, Alice…
- Ep 09 - Soma Bay World Cup Review w/ Alice Dearing
The opening leg of the 2024 World Aquatics Open Water World Cup in Soma Bay delivered everything we love about open water swimming—dominance, drama, and disqualifications. With 19°C water, relentless wind, and high salinity, conditions were brutal, and only the toughest survived.This week, Alice…
- Ep 08 - Soma Bay World Cup Preview w/ Alice Dearing
An absolute pleasure to have Alice Dearing back on Black Line Fever as we break down everything you need to know ahead of the upcoming World Aquatics Open Water World Cup!We dive into what to expect from the race, the big names to watch, and the rising stars making waves in the sport. Plus, we…
- Ep 07 - Chelsea Gubecka
A true honour to have the one and only, Chelsea Gubecka on Black Line Fever just weeks after claiming Silver at the 2023 World Champs and booking her ticket to Paris 2024! Thanks to Chelsea for jumping on the podcast and talking about her journey to the World Champs podium. We also talked about…
- Ep 06 - World Champs Recap w/ Nic Rollo
What a week of racing! The 2023 World Aquatics World Champs truly was a great showing of all the good that comes with Open Water Swimming. With 6 swimmers punching their ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics, 5 Gold Medals awarded and plenty of winners and losers throughout there was plenty to…
- Ep 05 - World Champs Preview w/ Nic Rollo
We are joined by Nic Rollo to discuss all thing World Champs ahead of the Women’s & Men’s 10km titles! With the first Olympic spots up for grabs, this weekend is set to be appointment viewing - tune in to get our insights & see how wrong we might get it 😂
- Ep 04 - Kyle Lee
The famous hometown heartthrob, Australian Dolphin & all round great bloke, Kyle Lee joins us on Black Line Fever ahead of his second World Champs! Thanks to Kyle for jumping on the podcast and talk about his journey through to the Australia Team. We also talked about his Aus Team Debut, racing…
- Ep 03 - Bailey Armstrong
Australian Dolphin, Rotto Swim Record Holder, OWS's best moustache & all round great bloke, Bailey Armstrong joins us on Black Line Fever as our very first guest!!! Big shout out to Bailey for making time to talk through his journey to the Australian team, how he became best mates with the…
- Ep 02 - Setubal Race Recap
The world's only Open Water Swimming podcast is back for episode 2 with a race recap from Setubal! We focus on all the talking points from Round 3 of the 2023 World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup, in Setubal, Portugal, including the winners and losers, the wetsuit discussion and of course…
- Ep 01 - Golfo Aranci Race Recap
The first episode of Black Line Fever, the world's only Open Water Swimming podcast focussing on all the breaking news, updates and moves in the OWS World as well as talking to the coaches, decision makers and athletes making waves around the world. This episode we take a look back to the weekend…
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