About this episode

Vicki interviews ultra endurance swimmer Neil Agius about his record-setting swims and the mental strategies he employs.

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 and @swimoutpodcast

People in this episode

Host: Vicki

Guest: Neil Agius

Topics covered

• ultra endurance swimming
• mental resilience
• Ocean Mindset
• long-distance swimming
• swimming techniques
• charity initiatives

Keywords

• Neil Agius
• ultra endurance
• swimming
• Ocean Mindset
• mental framework
• resilience
• charity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SwimOut

Books & works: Ocean Mindset

Places: Malta, Gozo, Comino, West Reservoir

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