Meet Ruby Heath….
Ruby is our South Island Swimfluender for the upcoming season! Ruby has been hooked on swimming since 5 months old and has been swimming competitively since she was 7 years old so she really knows her stuff.
| How long have you been swimming? | I was first introduced to swimming at 5 months old and ever since I have been hooked. I have been swimming competitively for almost 14 years, I started when I was 7 years old. |
| Whats your favourite event in the series? | My favorite event in the series would have to be Wellington – Interislander Swim the Lighthouse. |
| Why that one? | Wellington is home for me (I currently live in Dunedin), but it was also the location of my very first ocean swim series event where I competed in the 1km event and won overall female. |
| What is your favourite pre-race snack? | My favorite pre-race snack would have to be baby food. Kind of a weird pre-race snack but it quick and easy to digest, but also tastes pretty good too. |
| What song is on your raceday music playlist? | My race day music mainly consists of hype, upbeat songs that I can have a sing along too. Justin Bieber is a definite feature on the playlist. |
| What do you hope to achieve by becoming a swimfluencer? | By being a swimfluencer I hope encourage people from all backgrounds to give it ago and influence them to enter more than one event. |
| If you had ONE PIECE of advice for a new ocean swimmer - what would it be? | One piece of advice – give it a go & just do it! Whether it be a short swim or taking the punt at the longer swims, it’s a sport / event that you’ll remember forever, create some many amazing memories, meet so many awesome people and visit some epic places around New Zealand. |
