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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
As the holidays are starting to set in, I realize that my summer break turned into a bit of a fall break. But the breather has served me well. I’m getting back in the swing of things and have several new episodes in the hopper. Awhile back I received an email from Aby Ortega informing me that I hadn’t recorded […]
It’s an honor that marathon swimmers around the world take time out of their day to sit down and talk to little old me and today it was my absolute privilege to spend an hour with world record holder… and that’s not just one world record, Vicki Keith holds 16 world records… I recommend you set aside the time to […]
It’s that time of year where things feel a bit too busy. And to top it off, my assistant that’s been helping me with processing and producing and pushing marathon swim stories out to the world graduated and moved on. I tell you this twofold. One: If you’re interested in helping me to produce marathon swim stories, please let me […]
In her own words: My name is Joelle Beard. I have swum the triple crown of open water swimming. I have done several other ocean marathon swims as well as some lake swims. For one of my swims, across Gibraltar, I was able to donate money to help refugees. A year later, I got a letter from a refugee saying […]
Earlier this year Abhejali completed an “English Channel Triathlon”, swimming from Dover, England to France then biking and running all the way to her home in Prague, Czech Republic. That’s 34 km swimming (21 miles), 895 km cycling (556 miles), 182 km running (113 miles), in what ended up taking7 days, 12 hours and 5 minutes. That is just Abhejali’s […]
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 […]