A Firefighter Mom Returns To Racing And Wins Big, EP 311

About this episode

Christina Campfort shares her inspiring journey of returning to competitive swimming after a 20-year break and winning national titles.

A 20-year break doesn’t have to be the end of your swimming story. Kelly catches Christina Campfort right on deck for a high-energy chat that hits on something a lot of former swimmers quietly wonder: can you really come back and race fast again after life happens? Christina’s answer is loud and clear. She’s 44, a firefighter and driver engineer, a mom with a newborn, a former college swimmer at the University of Miami, and she recently returned to masters swimming and won four national title...

People in this episode

Host: Kelly Palace

Guest: Christina Campfort

Topics covered

• comeback
• masters swimming
• racing
• personal stories
• fitness
• parenting

Keywords

• masters swimming
• comeback
• national titles
• firefighter
• parenting
• fitness
• swimming

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Miami

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