Jaimie Monahan’s Marathon Swim Story

In this episode of Marathon Swim Stories we chat with marathon, ice swimmer, and world record holder Jaimie Monahan. We talk about swimming all over the world, yoga for mental flexibility, trusting the process, and so much more!

In her own words: Jaimie Monahan is a Guinness World Record holding ultramarathon and ice swimmer from New York City who has enjoyed open water swimming on all seven continents. 

Jaimie is a 2018 Inductee of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame and was voted the World Open Water Swimming Association’s Woman of the Year for two consecutive years.  She has completed non-stop, unassisted swims up to 57 miles (92 km) in distance and more than 32 hours in duration, pioneering new swim routes and setting course records in some of the world’s most beautiful and iconic locations.

Jaimie is also a prolific cold-water swimmer, representing the United States in over 30 countries as a seven-time US national champion in winter swimming and the inaugural winner of the International Winter Swimming Association’s World Cup.  She is a 2019 Inductee of the International Ice Swimming Hall of Fame, a two-time age group world champion in Ice Swimming and the world’s first female “Ice Zero” swimmer under the IISA.  She is the first person in history to complete an ice mile on all Seven Continents and well as the “Ice Sevens Challenge” under the auspices of the International Ice Swimming Association.