16 January 2015
Mariana Morrison plans to swim 11.5 kilometres in the open waters of the Bay of Plenty from Motiti Island to Maketu in memory of her late mother and to raise money for Rotorua Hospice.
The Mud's Kevin O'Connor interviewed Mariana during a training session at Rotorua's Lake Tikitapu/Blue Lake.
Declaration: Kevin is a member of the Hospice board.