Listen "Des Renford's Drunken Dare"
Episode Synopsis
In 1967, salesman Des Renford is enjoying a few drinks with his mates down the pub, when one of them proposes a mighty dare: to swim across Port Phillip Bay...the very next morning. What happened next, unexpectedly propelled Des into a new athletic career. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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