About this episode

Vicki explores the achievements and passions of older women swimmers, featuring various guests who share their experiences in swimming.

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 ⁠

People in this episode

Host: Vicki

Guests: Sal Minty-Gravett MBE, Deborah Vine, Laura Reineke, Kari Furre

Topics covered

• older women swimmers
• cold water swimming
• swimming challenges
• open water synchro
• swimming achievements

Keywords

• older women swimmers
• English Channel
• cold water swimming
• Oceans 7
• swimming with Parkinson's

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