In his own words: Hometown: Winthrop, MA BLS Experience: Since 2008, 8x Solo Finisher, 6 x Double (1 unofficial, 5 official), 1 x Triple. Team captain for our winning relay team in 2018, which included teh oldest relay Boston Light Relay Swimmer in history, Bob McCormick! Why BLS? I love the BLS for its rich history and knowing I’ll try […]
Today’s guest started swimming in the sea to support his surfing interests, then took up prone paddling to further his fitness. It wasn’t until he happened across a couple swimmers who happened to need a paddler that he discovered the wonders of marathon swimming. Inspired by their feats of endurance, it didn’t take long for them to take Scott Tapley […]
In her own words: Natalia Chuich, Moscow Russia. I was born in Chelyabinsk which is famous for the champion ice hockey players rather than swimmers…. I started swimming at the age of 8, since the age of 10 I joined sports school where I had a chance to train everyday twice a day for 5 years. I wasn’t very successful, […]
In his own words: Gordon Bugeja, known amongst friends as ‘The Gordonizer’ is a Project Specialist known for his vast experience in leading teams or projects, always willing to take on bigger challenges. He is a passionate athlete, offshore sailor, scuba diving instructor, loving husband and father, and keen mountain biker. Over the years he has led many sport teams […]
Hello and welcome to Marathon Swim Stories, I’m marathon swimmer and coach, Shannon Keegan. In this episode, I share more detail about my road to motherhood than I ever have out loud. Which is funny because this was supposed to be Jessica Hepburn’s marathon swim story! We had a rich conversation about enjoying the journey, learning to let go, recognizing you […]
In his own words: Stephen Little is the CEO of claropool and Dorothy Carter LLC but most importantly a father and a swimmer and a benefactor to the community of swimming. Stephen’s story began when he enlisted in the United States Army at 17 years old. At 18, Stephen had a penchant for foreign languages; enrolled at DLIFLC in Monterey, CA. and […]
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! […]