Antonio Argüelles’ Marathon Swim Story

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 […]

Abhejali Bernardova’s Marathon Swim Story

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 […]

Dean Summers’ Marathon Swim Story

Today I travelled through time. I spoke with Dean Summers in what will be my tomorrow… his today. In hot pursuit of the Oceans Seven, the Australian has ticked off 6 of the 7 channels. The 7th, the Tsugaru Strait continues to allude him. At home in and one the water, Dean is perfectly suited for the challenge. He even […]

James Pittar’s Marathon Swim Story

Just like you or I, James Pittar realized he was never going to be a sprinter, preferring the distance events. Just like you or I, he overhead someone talking about the English Channel and started to dream of the possibilities. Just like you or I, James builds a team to help him achieve his goals. But James doesn’t have the […]

Anthony McCarley’s Marathon Swim Story

In today’s episode I spoke with Anthony McCarley. Two months before his 50th birthday, Anthony decided to fulfill his boyhood dream of swimming the English Channel. It took another 4 years, before his dream would come true. He’s gone on to pioneer marathon swim routes, both in maturity and in new locations. Anthony insists that the only reason he continues […]