Welcome to Marathon Swim Stories where we explore the human side of the super human feats of endurance swimmers, and those who support them. As part of the human side, it’s important to me to highlight the fact that marathon swimming isn’t always about setting records, pioneering routes, completing iconic swims, or checking off swims on lists like the Triple […]
0:25Hello and welcome to marathon swim stories, where we explore the human side, of the superhuman feats of endurance swimmers and those who support them. I’m marathon swimmer and coach, Shannon Keegan. Just me today, a bit of a summer update. First of all, if you were a guest on marathon swim stories between April and December of 2020. Your […]
In today’s episode of Marathon Swim Stories, I had a chat with Jersey Islander, Andy Truscott. We met on Clubhouse – have you heard of it? I think it’s classed as a social listening platform, or something like that. I can see the appeal, but haven’t figured out how to fit it into my schedule, especially during these busy summer […]
In today’s episode, Ken Immer talks us through his transformation into an open water marathon swimmer. I met Ken while recording one of Jia’s Journey episodes as he had previously kayaked for Jia on one of her swims. In further conversation with Ken, I found that in addition to kayaking, he swims marathons, so I jumped at the opportunity to […]
In today’s episode I spoke with Diego Lopez. He grew in the Canary Islands, where swimming is part of the culture. Diego shares with us how the Global Swimmer project was born. Endeavoring to swim a major event on each of the seven continents in a single year presents many challenges – but maybe not the ones that you think! […]
When Ryan Leong woke up intubated in the ICU following open heart surgery he made a promise to challenge himself both physically and mentally every single day after that so that he could stay as far as away from that hospital bed as possible. Now Ryan calls himself a “recovering triathlete” and blames his “poor friend choices” and this internal […]
The very first time that I listened to the SwimOut podcast, I found myself wanting to talk to the creators. The production quality and swimming themes that they cover are amazing! Fortunately, they were just an email away.. and graciously took time out of their day to share their stories. In this episode, Hunter Charlton and Vicki Carter transport me […]
Hello and welcome to the 108th episode of marathon swim stories where we explore the human side of the super human feats of endurance swimmers. I’m marathon swimmer and coach, Shannon Keegan. We had a bit of an unplanned hiatus the last few weeks, I hope you used the opportunity to explore some of the older episodes. I’ve recently returned […]
Do you ever have that moment when someone’s name sounds so familiar but you’re not sure why? That’s exactly what happened to me today! Of course Stefan Reinke would be familiar to me, we’ve shared the water on multiple occasions. In 2014 we cruised down the flooded Red River of the North at END-WET, and again at the inaugural Cliff […]
Today I spoke with Captonian ironman, marathon and ice swimmer, Sam Whlepton. Sam’s self proclaimed stubbornness and sense of adventure, has taken her on a wild ride from triathlon to the English Channel, and despite an aversion to cold, Sam has completed several ice kilometers! At the end of the day, Sam reminds us how great it feels to swim […]