About
SwimAudit is owned and operated by Ashleigh Webb.
Ashleigh's story
In 2019, my friend invited me to join her for a 1km ocean swim event on the south coast of NSW, Australia.
It was an excuse for a girls weekend away disguised as training for our late-twenties return to waterpolo after 7+ years away from sport while we forged careers in Canberra.
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I came away (shocked) with 3rd place in my age group and we decided to spend the last months of summer entering short swim events up and down the coast.
I realised I had one thing all the super fit athletes didn't - great technique.
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Later that year, I spent six weeks training twice a week to complete a marathon 10 km swim. I came away with 2nd place.
Ultra marathon success
In 2023, I swam the English Channel with no coach or training plan, weighing in at 94 kg.
At 5'4, most people did not take me seriously yet I landed in France 13 hrs and 47 minutes after taking off from the cliffs of Dover.
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In early 2024, battling anaemia and depression I attained the Australian Triple Crown of Marathon Swimming.
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In 2025, I broke the world record for the fastest Fastnet Rock swim by a female ever, completing 20.5km from Baltimore, Co. Cork, Ireland, to the Fastnet Rock lighthouse in 4 hrs and 57 minutes.
Three weeks later, I became the fourth woman and first Australian to swim the Dal Riata Channel from Scotland to NI.
Another three weeks later, I completed a solo swim of the length of Loch Ness, Scotland.
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I only train a few times per week because I fit it into my life, where my life allows. I succeed because I have the best technique possible for my specific circumstances.
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Once you've decided to succeed, good technique is the only other thing you truly need.
Credentials
AUSTSWIM and SWIM Australia certified
In 2011, I attained my first AUSTSWIM Teacher of Swimming and Water Safety qualification.
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From 2014-2015, I was a swimming instructor and lessons supervisor at the Australian Institute of Sport, and coached the development squad of the Canberra Amateur Swimming Club under the tutelage of Natalie Menzies.
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Since 2022, I have been associated with the Black Rock Yacht Club and SwimWell communities, teaching adult beginners and refining the technique of those seeking new challenges across the masters and marathon swimming community.
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You can read about my solo swim efforts and further professional endeavours here:
