Lauren has recently become the first woman to swim in a solo, single session, circumnavigating the 35 km's around Lord Howe Island facing countless sharks, two hours of currents, 25 knot winds and 2.5 metre swell.

That is cut pasted from her website, for a real insight into her epic swim around Lord Howe Island please hit play. We casually discuss sharks like they're goldfish, then Lauren stops me dead with a tiger shark encounter that is a must listen.