Stories from the Water

Send us Fan Mail 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 t...

22 Sep 202046min

Send us Fan Mail In this exemplary episode of Marathon Swim Stories I chatted with Lyn Goldsmith - at 50 she decided to start kayaking. She loved supporting marathon swimmers as the trekked around Man...

15 Sep 202046min

Send us Fan Mail Bridget Simpson thought the ocean was for playing in and didn't get into open water swimming until later in life, as a mom. She set her sights on a charity swim across the width of La...

8 Sep 202047min

Send us Fan Mail Today's guest is an Olympic Trials qualifier and Pan American gold medalist. Catherine Breed has always loved the water. She wasn't sure what to do after her college career swimming e...

1 Sep 202036min

Send us Fan Mail I first met Sylvia Lacock in 2019 at the marina in Camp Richardson about an hour before I set off for my swim across the length of lake Tahoe. At the time I was impressed by her knowl...

25 Aug 202047min

Send us Fan Mail 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 ...

21 Aug 202048min

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I spoke with Qing Li who started her story off by reminding us that not taking a risk is a risk in itself. Wise beyond her years, Qing's investment in self discovery a...

18 Aug 202050min

Send us Fan Mail Jennifer Dutton started marathon swimming across Candlewood lake in Connecticut as a teenager in the 80's. 10 miles as part of a fundraiser swim - "Everyone did it. It wasn't a big de...

11 Aug 202039min