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Marathon Swim StoriesDeep Dive: Shannon Keegan's 22 Hour Lake George SwimSend us a textFind more pictures and links at http://marathonswimstories.comMarathon Swim Stories is produced by Maxi Frini: https://www.maxifrini.com/Questions, comments, feedback, or if you'd like to be a guest on Marathon Swim Stories, email me! mailto:shannon@intrepidwater.comStay in touch by joining our email list at http://intrepidwater.comJoin a supportive, worldwide, group of limit pushers at The Marathon Swimming CollectiveMusic credit:Epic Inspiration by Rafael KruxLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/5447-epic-inspiration-2023-01-261h 00
Marathon Swim StoriesBob Fernald's Marathon Swim StorySend us a textTo read more about our guests, visit http://marathonswimstories.com/Questions, comments, feedback, or if you'd like to be a guest on Marathon Swim Stories, email me! mailto:shannon@intrepidwater.comMarathon Swim Stories is produced by Katee Meese: https://www.kateemeese.com/Stay in touch by joining our email list at http://intrepidwater.comJoin a supportive group of limit pushers at The Marathon Swimming CollectiveMusic credit:Epic Inspiration by Rafael KruxLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/5447-epic-inspiration-L...2021-04-221h 04
Marathon Swim StoriesMartyn Webster's Marathon Swim StorySend us a textTo read more about our guests, visit http://marathonswimstories.com/Questions, comments, feedback, or if you'd like to be a guest on Marathon Swim Stories, email me! mailto:shannon@intrepidwater.comMarathon Swim Stories is produced by Katee Meese: https://www.kateemeese.com/Stay in touch by joining our email list at http://intrepidwater.comJoin a supportive group of limit pushers at The Marathon Swimming CollectiveMusic credit:Epic Inspiration by Rafael KruxLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/5447-epic-inspiration-L...2021-04-1559 min
Marathon Swim StoriesGuy Davis’ Marathon Swim StorySend us a textTo read more about our guests, visit http://marathonswimstories.com/Questions, comments, feedback, or if you'd like to be a guest on Marathon Swim Stories, email me! mailto:shannon@intrepidwater.comMarathon Swim Stories is produced by Katee Meese: https://www.kateemeese.com/Stay in touch by joining our email list at http://intrepidwater.comJoin a supportive group of limit pushers at The Marathon Swimming CollectiveMusic credit:Epic Inspiration by Rafael KruxLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/5447-epic-inspiration-L...2021-04-1156 min
Marathon Swim StoriesMarathon Swim Stories with James and Jillian SavageSend us a textTo read more about our guests, visit http://marathonswimstories.com/Questions, comments, feedback, or if you'd like to be a guest on Marathon Swim Stories, email me! mailto:shannon@intrepidwater.comMarathon Swim Stories is produced by Katee Meese: https://www.kateemeese.com/Stay in touch by joining our email list at http://intrepidwater.comJoin a supportive group of limit pushers at The Marathon Swimming CollectiveMusic credit:Epic Inspiration by Rafael KruxLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/5447-epic-inspiration-L...2021-04-0859 min
Marathon Swim StoriesBridgette Hobart's Marathon Swim StorySend us a textTo read more about our guests, visit http://marathonswimstories.com/Questions, comments, feedback, or if you'd like to be a guest on Marathon Swim Stories, email me! mailto:shannon@intrepidwater.comMarathon Swim Stories is produced by Katee Meese: https://www.kateemeese.com/Stay in touch by joining our email list at http://intrepidwater.comJoin a supportive group of limit pushers at The Marathon Swimming CollectiveMusic credit:Epic Inspiration by Rafael KruxLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/5447-epic-inspiration-L...2021-04-0353 min
Marathon Swim StoriesJeff Rake's Marathon Swim StorySend us a textTo read more about our guests, visit http://marathonswimstories.com/Questions, comments, feedback, or if you'd like to be a guest on Marathon Swim Stories, email me! mailto:shannon@intrepidwater.comMarathon Swim Stories is produced by Katee Meese: https://www.kateemeese.com/Stay in touch by joining our email list at http://intrepidwater.comJoin a supportive group of limit pushers at The Marathon Swimming CollectiveMusic credit:Epic Inspiration by Rafael KruxLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/5447-epic-inspiration-L...2021-04-0154 min
Marathon Swim StoriesMary Stella's Marathon Swim StorySend us a textTo read more about Mary and our other guests, visit http://marathonswimstories.com/Questions, comments, feedback, or if you'd like to be a guest on Marathon Swim Stories, email me! mailto:shannon@intrepidwater.comMarathon Swim Stories is produced by Katee Meese: https://www.kateemeese.com/Stay in touch by joining our email list at http://intrepidwater.comJoin a supportive group of limit pushers at The Marathon Swimming CollectiveMusic credit:Epic Inspiration by Rafael KruxLink: https://filmmusic.io/s...2021-03-2759 min
Marathon Swim StoriesDeep Dive: Jia's Journey to 20 Bridges, Part 1Send us a textTo read more about Jia and our other guests, visit http://marathonswimstories.com/Questions, comments, feedback, or if you'd like to be a guest on Marathon Swim Stories, email me! mailto:shannon@intrepidwater.comMarathon Swim Stories is produced by Katee Meese: https://www.kateemeese.com/Stay in touch by joining our email list at http://intrepidwater.comJoin a supportive group of limit pushers at The Marathon Swimming CollectiveMusic credit:Epic Inspiration by Rafael KruxLink: https://filmmusic.io/s...2021-03-2558 min
Marathon Swim StoriesStephen Rouch's Marathon Swim StorySend us a textTo read more about Stephen and our other guests, visit http://marathonswimstories.com/Questions, comments, feedback, or if you'd like to be a guest on Marathon Swim Stories, email me! mailto:shannon@intrepidwater.comMarathon Swim Stories is produced by Katee Meese: https://www.kateemeese.com/Stay in touch by joining our email list at http://intrepidwater.comJoin a supportive group of limit pushers at The Marathon Swimming CollectiveMusic credit:Epic Inspiration by Rafael KruxLink: https://filmmusic.io/s...2021-03-2055 min
Marathon Swim StoriesDeep Dive: Jaimie Monahan's first Signature Solo with LGSA in 2015Send us a textTo read more about Jaimie and our other guests, visit http://marathonswimstories.com/Questions, comments, feedback, or if you'd like to be a guest on Marathon Swim Stories, email me! mailto:shannon@intrepidwater.comMarathon Swim Stories is produced by Katee Meese: https://www.kateemeese.com/Stay in touch by joining our email list at http://intrepidwater.comJoin a supportive group of limit pushers at The Marathon Swimming CollectiveMusic credit:Epic Inspiration by Rafael KruxLink: https://filmmusic.io/s...2021-03-181h 02
Marathon Swim StoriesPat Gallant-Charette's Marathon Swim StorySend us a textTo read more about Pat and our other guests, visit http://marathonswimstories.com/Questions, comments, feedback, or if you'd like to be a guest on Marathon Swim Stories, email me! mailto:shannon@intrepidwater.comMarathon Swim Stories is produced by Katee Meese: https://www.kateemeese.com/Stay in touch by joining our email list at http://intrepidwater.comJoin a supportive group of limit pushers at The Marathon Swimming CollectiveMusic credit:Epic Inspiration by Rafael KruxLink: https://filmmusic.io/s...2021-03-1354 min
Marathon Swim StoriesJef Mallet's Marathon Swim StorySend us a textTo read more about Jef and our other guests, visit http://marathonswimstories.com/Questions, comments, feedback, or if you'd like to be a guest on Marathon Swim Stories, email me! mailto:shannon@intrepidwater.comMarathon Swim Stories is produced by Katee Meese: https://www.kateemeese.com/Stay in touch by joining our email list at http://intrepidwater.comJoin a supportive group of limit pushers at The Marathon Swimming CollectiveMusic credit:Epic Inspiration by Rafael KruxLink: https://filmmusic.io/s...2021-03-1159 min
Marathon Swim StoriesMarty McMahon's Marathon Swim StorySend us a textTo read more about Marty and our other guests, visit http://marathonswimstories.com/Questions, comments, feedback, or if you'd like to be a guest on Marathon Swim Stories, email me! mailto:shannon@intrepidwater.comMarathon Swim Stories is produced by Katee Meese: https://www.kateemeese.com/Stay in touch by joining our email list at http://intrepidwater.comJoin a supportive group of limit pushers at The Marathon Swimming CollectiveMusic credit:Epic Inspiration by Rafael KruxLink: https://filmmusic.io/s...2021-03-0653 min
Marathon Swim StoriesAndrew Chin's Marathon Swim StorySend us a textTo read more about Andrew and our other guests, visit http://marathonswimstories.com/Questions, comments, feedback, or if you'd like to be a guest on Marathon Swim Stories, email me! mailto:shannon@intrepidwater.comMarathon Swim Stories is produced by Katee Meese: https://www.kateemeese.com/Stay in touch by joining our email list at http://intrepidwater.comJoin a supportive group of limit pushers at The Marathon Swimming CollectiveMusic credit:Epic Inspiration by Rafael KruxLink: https://filmmusic.io/s...2021-03-041h 10
Marathon Swim StoriesElaine Howley's Marathon Swim Directing StorySend us a textTo read more about Elaine and our other guests, visit http://marathonswimstories.com/Questions, comments, feedback, or if you'd like to be a guest on Marathon Swim Stories, email me! mailto:shannon@intrepidwater.comMarathon Swim Stories is produced by Katee Meese: https://www.kateemeese.com/Stay in touch by joining our email list at http://intrepidwater.comJoin a supportive group of limit pushers at The Marathon Swimming CollectiveMusic credit:Epic Inspiration by Rafael KruxLink: https://filmmusic.io/s...2021-02-2750 min
Marathon Swim StoriesDeep Dive: The Power of the PodSend us a textTo read more about our guests, visit http://marathonswimstories.com/Questions, comments, feedback, or if you'd like to be a guest on Marathon Swim Stories, email me! mailto:shannon@intrepidwater.comMarathon Swim Stories is produced by Katee Meese: https://www.kateemeese.com/Stay in touch by joining our email list at http://intrepidwater.comJoin a supportive group of limit pushers at The Marathon Swimming CollectiveMusic credit:Epic Inspiration by Rafael KruxLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/5447-epic-inspiration-L...2021-02-251h 02
Marathon Swim StoriesLiz Rosen's Marathon Swim StorySend us a textTo read more about Liz and our other guests, visit http://marathonswimstories.com/Questions, comments, feedback, or if you'd like to be a guest on Marathon Swim Stories, email me! mailto:shannon@intrepidwater.comMarathon Swim Stories is produced by Katee Meese: https://www.kateemeese.com/Stay in touch by joining our email list at http://intrepidwater.comJoin a supportive group of limit pushers at The Marathon Swimming CollectiveMusic credit:Epic Inspiration by Rafael KruxLink: https://filmmusic.io/so...2021-02-2051 min
Marathon Swim StoriesDeep Dive: Janine Serell's Journey to Tahoe, Part 1Send us a textTo read more about Janine and our other guests, visit the brand new http://marathonswimstories.com/Questions, comments, feedback, or if you'd like to be a guest on Marathon Swim Stories, email me! mailto:shannon@intrepidwater.comMarathon Swim Stories is produced by Katee Meese: https://www.kateemeese.com/Stay in touch by joining our email list at http://intrepidwater.comJoin a supportive group of limit pushers at The Marathon Swimming CollectiveMusic credit:Epic Inspiration by Rafael KruxLink: h...2021-02-1849 min
Marathon Swim StoriesSteven Munatones's Marathon Swim StorySend us a textTo read more about Steven and our other guests, visit the brand new http://marathonswimstories.com/Questions, comments, feedback, or if you'd like to be a guest on Marathon Swim Stories, email me! mailto:shannon@intrepidwater.comMarathon Swim Stories is produced by Katee Meese: https://www.kateemeese.com/Stay in touch by joining our email list at http://intrepidwater.comJoin a supportive group of limit pushers at The Marathon Swimming CollectiveMusic credit:Epic Inspiration by Rafael KruxLink: h...2021-02-1354 min
Marathon Swim StoriesDina Levačić's Marathon Swim StorySend us a textTo read more about Dina and our other guests, visit the brand new http://marathonswimstories.com/ Questions, comments, feedback, or if you'd like to be a guest on Marathon Swim Stories, email me! mailto:shannon@intrepidwater.comMarathon Swim Stories is produced by Katee Meese: https://www.kateemeese.com/Stay in touch by joining our email list at http://intrepidwater.comJoin a supportive group of limit pushers at The Marathon Swimming CollectiveMusic credit:Epic Inspiration by Rafael KruxLink: h...2021-02-1148 min
Marathon Swim StoriesKim Rutherford's Marathon Swim StorySend us a textTo read more about Kim and our other guests, visit the brand new http://marathonswimstories.com/ Questions, comments, feedback, or if you'd like to be a guest on Marathon Swim Stories, email me! mailto:shannon@intrepidwater.comMarathon Swim Stories is produced by Katee Meese: https://www.kateemeese.com/Stay in touch by joining our email list at http://intrepidwater.comJoin a supportive group of limit pushers at The Marathon Swimming CollectiveMusic credit:Epic Inspiration by Rafael KruxLink: ht...2021-02-0755 min
Marathon Swim StoriesJames Pittar's Marathon Swim StorySend us a textQuestions, comments, feedback, or if you'd like to be a guest on Marathon Swim Stories, email me! mailto:shannon@intrepidwater.comMarathon Swim Stories is produced by Katee Meese: https://www.kateemeese.com/Stay in touch by joining our email list at http://intrepidwater.comJoin a supportive group of limit pushers at The Marathon Swimming CollectiveMusic credit:Epic Inspiration by Rafael KruxLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/5447-epic-inspiration-License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Swimming sounds courtesy of s...2021-02-041h 17
Marathon Swim StoriesMadhu Nagaraja's Marathon Swim StorySend us a textQuestions, comments, feedback, or if you'd like to be a guest on Marathon Swim Stories, email me! mailto:shannon@intrepidwater.comMarathon Swim Stories is produced by Katee Meese: https://www.kateemeese.com/Stay in touch by joining our email list at http://intrepidwater.comJoin a supportive group of limit pushers at The Marathon Swimming CollectiveMusic credit:Epic Inspiration by Rafael KruxLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/5447-epic-inspiration-License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Swimming sounds courtesy of s...2021-01-2954 min
Marathon Swim StoriesDeep Dive: Stephen Rouch's Lake Mempremagog DoubleSend us a textEnjoy the first in a series of deep dive editions of Marathon Swim Stories with Stephen Rouch and the team that supported him for his 50 mile double crossing of Lake Memphremagog: Christopher Graefe, Jamie Ann Rennick, Mary Stella, Jimmy Wu, and Stephen Rouche Sr.Questions, comments, feedback, or if you'd like to be a guest on Marathon Swim Stories, email me! mailto:shannon@intrepidwater.comMarathon Swim Stories is produced by Katee Meese: https://www.kateemeese.com/Stay in touch by joining our email list at http...2021-01-261h 26
Marathon Swim StoriesGary Golden's Marathon Swim Kayaking StorySend us a textIn his own words:Since searching Google for 'kayaking events' in 2011, I've been kayaking for swimmers first associated with IROC and now Kingdom Swims. So far, I’ve supported swimmers for nine, 10 or 15 mile Kingdom swimmers, seven Search for Memphre, multiple Swim the Kingdom, as well as Manhattan and Finger Lakes swimmers. In my other life, I've been a musician, college chaplain, and a counselor and special educator working with students with behavioral and/or academic challenges, as well as a spouse and a father, but now retired and studying Chinese. 2021-01-2256 min
Marathon Swim StoriesNeil Agius' Marathon Swim StorySend us a textNeil Agius, 32, has been swimming competitively for the past 22 years. He took it so seriously that he found himself representing Malta on the Olympic team in Athens 2004. Neil currently holds the record for the Malta-Gozo-Malta swim. That’s only the official record, recorded. His humble persona has kept him out of the spotlight for other potential records. His career started from the age of 3, when he fell in a pool, nearly drowned and was sent off to swimming lessons the following day. Neil went on to co-found Swimming Workshop over ten yea...2021-01-2041 min
Marathon Swim StoriesNed Denison's Marathon Swim StorySend us a textAfter my interview today with the esteemed, Ned Denison, I realized that I forgot to ask a few questions. One of my favorites, who's inspired Ned. He sent me a list almost as long as his swimming resume. And why does he keep going? Ned's a goal setter. "It gets me out of bed in the morning, and I sleep better," he says. And it seems that if you run out of known goals, you make up your own! Be sure to look up 'Marathon Centurian', or Extraordinary Marathon Century Club, whose ranks N...2021-01-1254 min
Marathon Swim StoriesPhil White's Marathon Swim Organizing StorySend us a textHave you heard of Kingdom Swim? Imagine a blissful summer day in late July in the far reaches of the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. The weekend kicks off with a swimmer and pet parade and a pasta feed. There's a 1 mile swim. When you're ready you can go a little further out into the lake for a 3 miles swim, or check off your first marathon with a 6 mile swim! Jump up to 10 miles of open lake. Or bust the border to get 25 km under your belt. This is what Phil calls the ladder...2021-01-1157 min
Marathon Swim StoriesSuzanne Heim-Bowen's Marathon Swim StorySend us a textToday's guest has been marathon swimming for the last 4 decades! I was fortunate to run into Suzanne Heim during one of my online events. Can you believe that she jumped on What is marathon swimming q&a call - just to connect? It was fun to collaborate and point aspiring marathon swimmers in the right direction. As you can imagine, she has more than a few stories to tell, this is just an overview!In her own words: As a youngster I swam summer league and competed in AAU competitions. At 14, I...2021-01-101h 02
Marathon Swim StoriesStuart Hacker's Marathon Swim StorySend us a textHave you heard of the Swim Cube? Located a few hours outside of London in Brixworth County Park, Swim Cube opened for swim coaching and analysis in 2018. Like myself, Head Coach Stuart Hacker advocates for taking the first step to improving your stroke by seeing yourself swim. It's easy to envision yourself swimming perfectly, but to actually make change, you need to connect the dots between what you think you're doing and what you're actually doing. Even if there's not an Endless Pool near you, you can still get feedback on y...2021-01-0842 min
Marathon Swim StoriesWelcome to Season 2!Send us a textFind out what to look forward to in Season 2 and vote Marathon Swim Stories for World of Open Water Swimming Offering of the Year! https://openwaterswimming.com/contestants/marathon-swim-stories/Thank you so much for being part of my journey, for listening, watching, or joining Marathon Swim Stories, and thank you to each and everyone of you who have shared your story so far. Stay tuned to find out how to sign up for premium content! And let me know if you want to sponsor Marathon Swim Stories: mailto...2021-01-0808 min
Marathon Swim StoriesCheryl Coletti-Lawson's Marathon Swim StorySend us a textIt's hard to believe that it was just three years ago, at 50, that a friend convinced Cheryl to try a sprint triathlon. Having not swam since high school and with her wetsuit on backwards, she tackled the 300m in the water. And while the running particularly, and cycling, didn't stick, she keeps tackling one challenge after another in the water.It gave me goosebumps when Cheryl described the newly discovered sense of confidence she developed after completing her swim across the width of Lake Tahoe last year. She's ready to see...2020-12-2343 min
Marathon Swim StoriesKelley Prebil's Marathon Swim StorySend us a textWelcome to Marathon Swim Stories! I'm Shannon Keegan, swim coach at Intrepid Water.com. Are you ready to swim more efficently? Send me footage of you swimming and I'll analyze it for free! shannon@intrepidwater.com After several months of being bed ridden and in a wheelchair, Kelley doesn't take her ability to physically move for granted! Naturally, she returned to her chlorine-y roots for rehabilitation, but it wasn't until a her first glimpse of the Golden Gate Bridge from the water that she said goodbye to the black line!...2020-12-181h 00Marathon Swim StoriesWhy Marathon Swim Stories?Send us a textI've been intending to do this recording since I started Marathon Swim Stories back in April! And here it is, just a few weeks before the new year... I'm about to wrap up Season 1 after nearly 70 stories of marathon swimmers around the globe! What a journey. Thank you for being part of it! In this episode I describe how Marathon Swim Stories started, and why I purposely overlook swimming resumes in my quest to hear a swimmers story. Enjoy. Questions, comments, feedback, or if you'd like to be...2020-12-1605 min
Marathon Swim StoriesAlyssa Langlais' Marathon Swim StorySend us a textI'm so excited for you to meet my guest today! I met Alyssa a couple years ago when I sent out a survey searching for swimmers who wanted to push distance in the water, but needed some support and guidance. She jumped at the opportunity to partake in my Quickstart for Marathon Swimming program with a handful of aspirants. It was so fun to hear Alyssa talk about how the course prepared her for marathon swims and how she wants to keep building distance. We talk about so many important topics in this...2020-12-1543 min
Marathon Swim StoriesAmy Gubser's Marathon Swim StorySend us a textIf you've been listening to Marathon Swim Stories for awhile, you’re familiar with my frequent refrain, "I love that". At times, I wish I had a more interesting response, but it's true! I just love it - all of it! Like my guest today, Amy Gubser, I'm in love with open water and marathon swimming. And I love every marathon swim story. It's the one hour a week that I drop everything and just listen. I'm smitten and I'm recruiting! Trying to cast my net far and wide. If you know someone wh...2020-12-0846 min
Marathon Swim StoriesSue Phillips' Marathon Swim StorySend us a textMy guest today is fellow Oregonian Sue Phillips. While Sue assured me that her story was not that interesting, she kept coming up with stories… I fondly remember playing leap frog with her in Lake Massawippi last year, but that was just the beginning… she's lost her kayaker around Lido Key, ridden the waves in the Chesapeake, and swam the width in Tahoe during a pandemic. Everyone has a story. I hope you enjoy Sue's!In her own words: Sue is a middle-aged swimmer, camper, scientist-civil servant, mother, trail runner and begi...2020-12-0148 min
Marathon Swim StoriesLori King's Marathon Swim StorySend us a textToday I spoke with the first woman to swim around the island of Bermuda, Lori King. Upon rediscovering her love of swimming later is life, Lori tried to politely decline an invitation to swim in the open water, strongly preferring the pool. Needless to say, she eventually found her rhythm and got over her fears. There's quite a bit of mom chat in this episode. About how hard it can be, but also how having kids mentally trains you to get through the tough parts of marathon swimming. Once you get to the...2020-11-2547 min
Marathon Swim StoriesSally Minty-Gravett's Marathon Swim StorySend us a textMy guest today started her competitive swimming career in 1967, and it continues to this day. In 2016, on the 41st anniversary of her first English Channel crossing, she completed an English Channel 2 way. Sal Minty-Gravett's Swimming CV is 5 pages long. We barely scratched the surface today, but be sure to stick around to the end for the eventful bits of a few of her swims!Check out Sal's 2016 two-way English Channel recap: https://youtu.be/YAFUXm9DMhEShe is also the an ambassador for Jersey tourism spokesperson: https://www.jersey...2020-11-2445 min
Marathon Swim StoriesRobin Rose's Marathon Swim StorySend us a textIn today's episode I spoke with Triple Crown and California Triple Crown swimmer Robin Rose. A mom of three, Robin reminds us how we don't know what we're capable of until we get out there and do it. In her own words: Robin rose is a marathon swimmer . She always been aware of words and the power they carry . The words of a fellow swimmer encouraging Robin to swim a big channel , got her mind racing and that’s how her Quest to swim a big channel began . Like in marathon sw...2020-11-1751 min
Marathon Swim StoriesDiane McManus' Marathon Swim StorySend us a textIn this episode I spoke with Diane McManus just before her 70th birthday. While she conquered her fears of deep water and learned to swim as a child, she didn't spend much time in the pool until a running injury forced her to take a break from land sports in her 50's. Then, out of curiosity, she signed up for her first open water mile. Then pushed from 1 to 3… to 5 to 8 miles, eventually pushing to double digits! Diane tells us about the wild woman inside that just wants to see what she...2020-11-1049 min
Marathon Swim StoriesCliff Golding's Marathon Swim StorySend us a textIt's "the loneliest place in extreme sport, " says Cliff Golding, that moment when you're standing on the beach with your arm up waiting for the klaxon to go off. You're full of nerves and Everything you've done up to that point as led to that moment."It took 6 of these lonely moments on the beach before Cliff put his demons to bed and finally completed his swim across the English Channel, demonstrating his competence to his naysayers who had told him that he was clearly a runner, not a swimmer.2020-11-0354 min
Marathon Swim StoriesKatie Blair's Marathon Swim StorySend us a textIn this episode I talk to Katie Blair shortly after returning home to Indiana from her 29 hour and 10 minutes in the St Lucia channel, swimming from St Lucia, to Martinique, and back… almost! Her longest stint in the water, she faced jellyfish stings and salt tongue, and initially felt okay with her accomplishment, but two weeks later, she's wondering if should could have made it. Adventure addict and author of Lessons from the Water, Katie says the book was a pandemic project and only after the press run is she realizing how...2020-10-2841 min
Marathon Swim StoriesTracy Knight's Marathon Swim StorySend us a textA fellow marathon swimming mom, Tracy Knight discovered that there might be something to this distance stuff shortly before having kids. Her clue was that she completed more distance in an hour than fellow swimmers who would smoke her in practice! Thank you US Masters ePostals!After completing her first 5K she didn’t hesitate to make the jump to the 17K Portland Bridge swim… and thus a marathon swimmer was born. We talk about whether uniformity of scenery should be a new metric of marathon swims, being, perhaps, a rel...2020-10-2751 min
Marathon Swim StoriesMarlys Cappaert's Marathon Swim StorySend us a text When I ask my Marathon Swim Story guests for a short bio, sometimes people send me a link to their Long Swims database entry. You won't find one for today's guest, but Marlys has an unparalleled drive to find her next big swim, and her rampant swim adventuring is something that I aspire to. Marlys and I share a passion for inspiring swimmers to do just a little bit more. This is a tried and true marathon swimming technique. Sure, you don't think you can make it? Just start? Don't think yo...2020-10-2043 min
Marathon Swim StoriesJohn Kenny's Marathon Swim StorySend us a textJohn Kenny says, "I started doing all of this stuff when I was a kid". Rather than getting over fears of open water and finding out that he can swim further, I love how he describes his parents having to get over the fact that he was going to swim no matter what. Growing up near Atlantic City, John shares his intimate knowledge of the World Cup Around the Island Swim, which has a little bit of everything. He describes the course in detail, as well as the ability to draft o...2020-10-1352 min