SwimOut

In this episode Vicki meets musician and singer BE who has written the beautiful song Swim Through. The song is inspired by the women BE met whilst swimming, and hearing their stories. Vicki has a dip with BE at Hampstead Ladies Pond and a chat about how swimming helps us to get through stuff. We also hear from the women who helped to make the video of the song. Find the song, it's very catchy and has a great rhythm if you want to sing along as you Swim Through your swim. Find out more at ⁠SwimOut.net⁠ [https://swimout.net/] and ⁠@swimoutpodcast⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/swimoutpodcast/?hl=en] Find the video and song @Creating_Be [https://www.instagram.com/creating_be/?hl=en-gb] BE - Swim Through (Official Music Video) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IHq3DhRgUo] Link to song on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/track/2HKhj19FnlJ00rQjblFICO?si=6e9d2efb7b7b4612]

In this episode Vicki meets Neil Agius, an ultra endurance marathon swimmer who has set world records with his swims near his home in Malta. Vicki and Neil go for a swim at West Reservoir and discuss how you get from swimming a 400 meter race in the Athens Olympics to a 142 kilometer swim round Malta, Gozo and Comino. We talk about how you can manage such long swims physically and mentally and cope with the doubts and the jellyfish. He talks about his swims and the mental framework called the Ocean Mindset, which he has developed. This combines strategies like breathwork, ice immersions, and community to build resilience and focus and get him through his super long swims. He also talks about how a plastic bag gave him a big idea and a new charity. Find out more at SwimOut.net [https://swimout.net/] and @swimoutpodcast [https://www.instagram.com/swimoutpodcast/?hl=en]

Vicki explores pollution in our rivers and swim spots and how this affects us as swimmers. It's quite a grim tale. The episode gives you heaps of great information about identifying and dealing with pollution, so you can be better prepared for your swim. Yvette Tetteh who has swum down the River Volta in Ghana, talks about her swim, the river and the clothing waste from the global north that is clogging it up. She also talks about her charity The OR Foundation  which is campaigning for change. Rebecca Duncan from The Rivers Trust talks about different types of pollution, how to spot them and what action you can take. Henry Shepherd from the charity River Action and Honor Teare from Friends Of The Thames meet up with me to test the river Thames and talk about testing and how the data is key for campaigning. Lastly I talk to Claire Robertson from Thames 21 in Oxford about how to get Designated Bathing Water Status for your swim spot.   Find out more: ⁠@swimoutpodcast ⁠or ⁠swimout.net [https://swimout.net/]⁠

Vicki explores the glorious world of older women swimmers, highlighting their achievements, dreams and passions. Sal Minty-Gravett MBE, who has swum the English Channel in each decade of her life since she was a teenager, talks about her Channel swims and co-hosts the programme. Almost Synchro, open water synchro swimmers, try to set a World Record for the longest cold water routine. Deborah Vine, a Team GB Ice swimmer, explains her love of cold water swimming. Listener Nickie Gore discusses the extra challenges of swimming with Parkinson's disease and Laura Reineke tells us about her love of the River Thames and her challenge to swim the Oceans 7. Kari Furre shares how she loves to teach Butterfly and her passion for teaching older swimmers.    Find out more: ⁠@swimoutpodcast ⁠or ⁠swimout.net [https://swimout.net/] ⁠

Mikey and Vicki go down Deep, diving under the water, swimming in it and listening to its sounds. Halani Moss-Vete tells us about her epic swim across the Molokaʻi Channel in Hawaii, where the water is very deep and the currents are strong. Dee Newell tells the story of her swims under the ice in Päijänne In Finland. This piece was created by Dominique Ferraton for SwimOut. Charlie Stewart tells us all about why he loves scuba diving and the peaceful world he finds down there. Amorina Kingdon, in contrast, shares with us the songs of fish singing under the water, which led her to write her book Sing Like Fish. We also discuss the TV programmes that ignited our love of swimming. Find out more: ⁠@swimoutpodcast ⁠or ⁠swimout.net⁠