ABC Conversations - How an Outback farmer found peace in the ocean

Written By Brendan Cullen

2nd March, 2026

Brendan calls himself a 'glorified shepherd'. Floored by depression rooted in childhood trauma he never spoke about, he decided to swim the English Channel. As coach Mike 'the Tractor' told him: get in at Dover and keep swimming until you hit something — that something is France.

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