E57 - Nic Russell - Kenzie's Gift

[upbeat music] Welcome back to Swims cape Podcast.

Apologies for the long break.

We got quite busy over the summer as we're helping Jono Riddell and his world record swim down the east coast of the North Island.

We'll catch up with Jono at some stage in the future and give you the whole story.

But this episode is about something different.

In this episode, we talk to Nic Russell.

Nic is an amazing lady, and so positive, which is really stunning when you hear what she's been through.

She runs a charity called Kenzie's Gift that supports young people who're going through grief, which might be through the loss of a sibling or a parent.

Kenzie was Nic's daughter, who passed away from cancer at three years old, about 20 years ago.

But Nic started this charity despite dealing with her own cancer because she wanted to support young people.

Swimming was one of the ways that she dealt with what life has thrown at her.

Now, spoiler alert, there's much more that's happened with Nic's life, so just keep on listening, and it's amazing she keeps on smiling.

So here we go.

Welcome to another Swims cape Podcast.