When I heard about and saw pictures of Jaimie Monahan’s 70km swim the length of Lake Geneva in 2015, I started researching the possibility. Then I came to find out that I was pregnant in early 2016 – plans shifted, to say the least. So when Jaimie reached out to me a little over a month ago offering to relive […]
Whoever said it was down hill after 40 is clearly missing out. Pat Gallant-Charette, discovered a love of open water and a gift for endurance mid life she’s determined to make each moment count. Somewhere between taking care of her grand kids, tapping her maple trees, canning Boston baked beans, and general Maine home steading, Pat finds time to train […]
I just loved my conversation today with endurance athlete and cartoonist, Jef Mallet, the creator of Frazz. Have you ever called yourself and your proclivity to signing up for long swims, “crazy” or “stupid”? The tendency to be self deprecating is common. But, Jef and I maintain that we are curious people who are trying to find out what we’re made […]
In today’s episode, Marty McMahon recounts his 36 year history of marathon swimming, including all of the “things that can go wrong” – and have, for him. While Marty jokes that his life peaked in 1985 when his 22 year old self received a heros welcome home after completing the English Channel, but I think there’s a lot more in […]
Today I virtually trekked from Cape Town South Africa to Switzerland with stops in the Unites States and South America. Just a few of the places that ice swimming adventurer Andrew Chin has swam. With a hearty crew of limit pushers and inspired by Lynne Cox, they even made it to Antarctica! It was quite a thrill to hear the […]
Today we got into the logistics of putting on a marathon swim event with marathon swimmer, journalist, swim historian, and director of the Boston Light swim, Elaine Howley. We touch on a little bit of everything from the storied history and how she got involved, to biggest learnings over the last 10 years. With a just 25 slots available, how […]
The trials and tribulations of the Corona virus pandemic have divided some people, but this neighborhood swim pod found a safe way to come together and in the process they’ve learned to trust each other and themselves, they’ve pushed each other to swim further than they thought they could, but they also know when to give grace. Making it easier […]
Today I had the pleasure of chatting with marathon swim director, and marathon swimmer herself, Liz Rosen. She hadn’t thought much about swimming in the wild until Seattle summer’s when her masters team evacuated the pool to go swim in the open water that abounds. She immediately became hooked and it wasn’t long before she started winter swimming because the […]
Today I had the distinct pleasure of chatting with Steven Munatones. Openwaterpedia (one of the many open water resources that Steve has created) lists him as a water polo player and open water swimmer. But a quick search on the Marathon Swimmers Federation project, longswims database, exposes a marathon swimming history on the international pro tour! In our conversation today, […]
Today I had the pleasure of chatting with the first Croatian to complete the triple crown, Dina Levačić. Having swam in rivers, lakes and oceans all around world, it’s the waters of the Adriatic sea around the island where her grandfather taught her to swim that are her favorite. “I just love the sea”…”swimming is the closest I can come […]