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 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 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 […]
Martyn Webster inadvertently moved to the open water swimming mecca of Rapperswil, Switzerland a handful of years ago and found himself diving in after a 25 year swimming hiatus. Following a successful 26km Lake Zurich Marathon Swim a friend suggested he go for The Channel, and so he did. Just like that, he was addicted. Martyn is one who enjoys […]
Whoever said it was down hill after 40 is clearly missing out. Pat Gallant-Charette, discovered a love of open water and a gift for endurance mid life she’s determined to make each moment count. Somewhere between taking care of her grand kids, tapping her maple trees, canning Boston baked beans, and general Maine home steading, Pat finds time to train […]
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 […]
I met Bill Shipp on a boat in the middle of a lake somewhere north of the Canadian border. I can still remember the sun trying to warm us despite the brisk fall morning air and the surprising calm on the water. The pontoon boat was nearly swamped, as we were way over capacity, full of cold and tired swimmers […]
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 […]