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    Beth French - Quick fire round!
    • Jan 4, 2018
    • 1 min

    Beth French - Quick fire round!

    Beth French, an ultra-marathon open-sea ocean swimmer who was once a Buddhist nun! Beth is a single mother who home schools her autistic son as well as being an adventurer who suffered from a crippling illness (M.E. aka Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) in her youth. This is a short podcast where we do a quick fire round of questions. Asking Beth the all important questions about, training, food, planning, preparation and how she celebrates! Listen here! Listen to the full Interview
    Beth French - Ocean Swimmer, Inspirational Speaker. Recovering from ME- and bringing up her son.
    • Jan 2, 2018
    • 3 min

    Beth French - Ocean Swimmer, Inspirational Speaker. Recovering from ME- and bringing up her son.

    Beth French, an ultra-marathon open-sea ocean swimmer who was once a Buddhist nun, a single mother who home schools her autistic son and an adventurer who suffered from a crippling illness (M.E. aka Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) in her youth. During this podcast we speak to Beth about her journey to swim across the seven most dangerous sea-channels in the world, an official challenge called ‘Oceans Seven'. For extreme swimmers it’s the ultimate test; only a handful of people have
    Alice Gartland - sharing about outdoor swimming, life changing events, China, community
    • Nov 14, 2017
    • 2 min

    Alice Gartland - sharing about outdoor swimming, life changing events, China, community

    Alice believes that learning to swim is a human right, and that whether you’re swimming your first 25metres, splashing in tarns or crossing the English Channel, swimming can empower our lives both in and out of the water. Alice discovered open water swimming after being knocked off her bike by a lorry on her way to work, the day before her 31 birthday. Waking up on the tarmac as commuter traffic circled around her, too busy to stop to help, she realised it was time to change
    5 things I Learnt from Training for A Sprint Triathlon in 7 weeks
    • Aug 3, 2017
    • 4 min

    5 things I Learnt from Training for A Sprint Triathlon in 7 weeks

    Why? In December Sarah encouraged us to define our 7 goals for 2017 which was a great opportunity to plan my year ahead. I usually take part in around 10 events each year – swim bike and run, either single discipline or combined and I have completed 7 triathlons since 2013. Last year I made over 20 work trips to 13 different countries which meant that I could not commit to training for 3 sports simultaneously, so I focused on single discipline events. When writing my go
    Into the Water for #WSW2017
    • Jun 20, 2017
    • 3 min

    Into the Water for #WSW2017

    I learnt to swim underwater first. Then I went through the standard school lessons with the stand out session being jumping into the pool with clothes on. Then got on with land based sports. But water is part of me. My Grandmother was a long-distance sea swimmer, my cousins love swimming. I have always loved water, I’ve lived by the sea since I left home at 19 and I’m the first one to paddle in a mountain stream on a walk. Water soothes and restores me. However, although I co

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