In today’s episode, Marty McMahon recounts his 36 year history of marathon swimming, including all of the “things that can go wrong” – and have, for him. While Marty jokes that his life peaked in 1985 when his 22 year old self received a heros welcome home after completing the English Channel, but I think there’s a lot more in […]
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 […]
Today’s guest is a fellow coach who I found out shares my birthday. I loved hearing Craig Lewin’s Marathon Swim Story. Now a triple crown finisher, Craig was one of the first Americans to travel to England earlier this year despite the pandemic and the 14 day quarantine period in order to successfully swim across the English Channel. As Craig […]