Jo is a passionate open water swimmer and founder of Salty Fit- offering tuition and ocean swim training for adults. Jo is locally known by her nickname, Mermaid, for her love of the ocean and outdoor swimming. 

“I was born to swim. I think everyone was born to be in the water.” Jo (Our Body Our Swim, 2023).

Jo has competed and placed in ocean swims, Surf Life Saving Titles and completed the famous Molokai to Oahu Paddleboard Championships coming home with a World Championship title in 2009 - this channel is the deepest and most dangerous channels of water in the world! 

“Salt water is my elixir. It maintains my physical, mental and psychological wellbeing,” Jo (Saltyfit.com.au).

Jo and her swim community at Salty Fit empower people from all backgrounds and swim levels to feel confident in the water - particularly in the ocean. Jo's mission with Salty Fit is to create 'waves of happiness through ocean swimming'.

Follow Jo on Instagram @saltyfitswimmers