About this episode

Bonnie Tsui discusses her love for cold water surfing, the swim from Alcatraz to San Francisco, and the impact of her writing on her swimming practice.

Award-winning journalist Bonnie Tsui, author of Why We Swim and On Muscle, joins Sebastian to discuss why she loves surfing in cold water, the swim from Alcatraz to San Francisco, and why she opts out of music in the gym.  She also reflects on how writing Why We Swim changed her own swimming practice, and she discusses the community she’s found while surfing — animals included!  Plus, she reveals the hilarious name for a whale’s butt muscle. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Sebastian Langdell

Guest: Bonnie Tsui

Topics covered

• surfing
• cold water
• swimming
• community
• journalism

Keywords

• surfing
• cold water
• swimming
• Bonnie Tsui
• Alcatraz

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Why We Swim, On Muscle

Places: Alcatraz, San Francisco

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