Resilient. It wasn’t something that Melanie Tyrrell considered herself. Despite falling off a horse, requiring multiple surgeries to regain mobility! It took Melanie completing the English Channel for her to realize it herself. Hello and welcome to Marathon Swim Stories where we explore the human side of the super human feats of endurance swimmers and those who support them. I’m […]
Today I have the distinct pleasure of introducing my pod! These are the people who encourage me to get in the water, stick by me through the winter, stay up late to swim at night, and support me when I want to swim a long time. Todd, Celeste, and Jocelyn have done everything from commit entire weekends to camping by […]
Today I had the distinct pleasure of hearing Bob Fernald’s marathon swim story. While the late onset swimmer is a theme in marathon swimming, I don’t consider his a typical story. While he dabbled in triathlon, like other runners turned triathlete, he hated the swim. Ultimately, Bob found comfort and efficiency in the water by way of Pilates. My clients […]
Martyn Webster inadvertently moved to the open water swimming mecca of Rapperswil, Switzerland a handful of years ago and found himself diving in after a 25 year swimming hiatus. Following a successful 26km Lake Zurich Marathon Swim a friend suggested he go for The Channel, and so he did. Just like that, he was addicted. Martyn is one who enjoys […]
I had the pleasure of catching up with Guy Davis today while he’s on vacation in Florida. The Irish born, British citizen, who spent time growing up in Africa, and currently resides in the states, finds variety his fuel. While Guy trained with Dover Solo author, Marcia Cleveland, in the 90’s, it wasn’t until 2015 that he started pushing distance […]
As marathon swimmers we know what it’s like to be misunderstood. But can you imagine being the mom of a young marathon swimmer? I was struck by the amount of judgement that Jillian and James have faced in their 6 years of pursuing James’ dreams. While signing your child up for violin lessons or gymnastics at a very young age […]