Today’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, […]
Have 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, […]
It’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 meters in the water. And while the running particularly, and cycling, didn’t stick, she keeps tackling one challenge after another in […]
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! In her own words: Kelley Prebil […]
I’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 […]
If 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 […]
My 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 […]