Marathon swimmers come from all walks of life. Some start as tots, others find their passion midlife. Whether you’re a seasoned marathon swimmer, aspiring, or just intrigued, something can be learned from the stories of these remarkable endurance athletes.
Hello Marathon Swim Story listeners! In today’s episode I talk with Ice Mermaid, Melissa Kegler. After an unremarkable English Channel success, Melissa took stock of her Triple Crown and wondered what she really wanted from her swimming. This has led to a newfound appreciation for the pristine waters of the Pacific Northwest the mountains, the old growth forests, and the […]
I’m so excited to share this episode with you today. Will Hodgess and I met last year a few weeks before he tackled “The Beast”, which is the pet name for stage 5 of the famous multi day stage swim down the Hudson River, 8 Bridges. In our coaching sessions Will would pepper me with questions about mental preparation—he knew […]
Have you seen the posts in the open water Facebook groups where people share images from their GPS watch displaying shapes, figures, sometimes letters, some people can spell out entire words in cursive! Mind you, they can’t see what their drawing until they are done with their swim… Well, as far as I’m concerned, Melodee Leigel invented the sport of […]
Justine and I met virtually through an online accountability group that I created as an experiment a few years back. While I saw her on many calls and heard from her periodically I never really felt like I got to know Justine so it was a treat to hear her marathon swim story today! Best of all her story is […]
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What’s one of the most important parts of marathon swim training? If you ask me, first and foremost is swimming technique – personally, I don’t want an injury to keep me from making it to the start of my event, and I want to swim for the rest of my life! So I prioritize technique over everything else. But there’s […]
A natural born story teller, Antonio Arguelles doesn’t waste a moment, he jumps straight into the story of how he got started swimming in cold water in his grandfathers, oddly shaped pool, why swimming his medicine, the familiar dream of wanting to be an Olympic champion. And how the tides turned and he became the seventh person to complete the […]
In my conversation today, I’m joined by fellow SwimMastery practitioner Pavel Dagorov. Pavel’s partner Margarette is a fellow SwimMastery coach colleague of mine and in his story we hear how Pavel transformed his technique to go from not being able to lift his arms for 3 days after swimming across Lake Zurich, to feeling like he could jump in and […]
I’m embarrassed at how long this story has been in my hopper. The truth is, I’m not sure the best way to introduce a story like Joe’s… It’s a story of transformation. Feeling uniquely alone. And that uniqueness being what brings us ultimately together. This story needs to be heard. Thank you Joe Cole for sharing your story. Enjoy! In […]
Hello and Happy New Year Marathon Swim Stories listeners! I’ve had a few people ask about my 22 hour swim in Lake George last August, and I’m pleased that my SwimMastery coach colleague, Melissa Donalson stepped into the roll of interviewer today, and we are also joined by my swim coach, the founder of SwimMastery, Tracey Baumann to tell you […]