Glover makes short work of river swim

You wouldn't have thought the athletic guy wearing the smart specs and striking blue t-shirt had just swum 3km of the Whanganui River in just 36m 15s.
But then Wellingtonian Casey Glover is not your run-of-mill 23-year-old.
Swimming is his job, swimming is his life, full-stop.
He's even taught his mum to swim.
For yesterday's centennial Bridge-to-Bridge swim in picture-perfect conditions, the holder of the fastest crossing of Cook Strait warmed up by winning - again - the Kapiti to mainland swim (about 6km) on Saturday.
He then arose early yesterday morning and drove to Wanganui with his parents, Joe and Ruth, to defend the crown he won two years ago.
After zig-zagging down the river yesterday, he effortlessly emerged from the water, jogged up the sand, shook a few hands and happily spoke about his experience.
"It was excellent out there today. I probably could do a return lap."

 Despite his outstanding achievements in open water swimming, Glover struggles for sponsorship but is grateful to have Wellington IT company Catalyst on board.
They give him $5000 a year.
He'll probably need more if he takes on the challenge to tame the English Channel in a couple of years.
Glover's swimsuit will barely get a chance to dry.
This week he's off to to chase glory at the Australian open water swim champs near Melbourne.
And organisers of the Bridge-to-Bridge can rest assured that he'll be back to defend his title again.
Glover was the star act of yesterday's swim, but there was no shortage of supporting characters.
Former PE teacher and new mum Felicity Wilson was the first woman home.
In her new role, she found it hard to find the time train for the event, but it wasn't obvious yesterday.
A group of "golden oldies" were delighted - and probably a little relieved" - to have made it ashore.
The oldest Peter Wilkinson, 70 next week, of Whangarei, was proud to support a "special event".
The same went for 56-year-old Aucklander Bruce Walker, who manages Windermere Gardens and whose mum, Gill, won the event in 1948.
Two other mates floated in behind him, local Mike Boobyer, and Wellingtonian John Muller, whose grandfather Alf won in 1912.
They'll be back for the 101st running of the event - "if they're not dead".
The youngsters were out in force, too.
A reserved Jack Unsworth, 14, went the whole way while Kate O'Fee, 12, Madison Ross, 13, and Melissa Churchhouse, 14, swam as a relay team.
Splash swimmers Jordan Ross, 14, Joel Rudolph, 14, and James Wright, 13, also made a great team.
And New Yorker Caroline Renkin decided to have a crack as well, finishing around midfield.
A total of 60 swimmers entered yesterday's event - organisers were hoping for 100 to mark its 100th staging.
Plenty to work on for No 101.