Overview
The inspirational true story of an Aussie bloke from the outback, crippled with depression, who challenges himself to swim the English Channel as a way of managing his mental health struggles. Brendan Cullen manages Kars Station, a 10,000-head sheep property 65 kilometers outside Broken Hill, New South Wales. In 2022, despite his nearest beach being more than 600 kilometers away, he swam the English Channel. Taking up swimming was part of Brendan's recovery from severe depression, an illness that had seen him cope in highly unhealthy ways—drinking, overwork, being emotionally absent—for years. Through COVID-19 restrictions, he trained in remote inland waters and completed the Channel crossing in 17 hours, covering 64 kilometers. The Desert Swimmer shows the good that comes from facing challenges head on.
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