E52 - Stacey Balich - a British Fur Seal.

About this episode

Stacey Balich discusses the physical and mental aspects of endurance swimming.

Send us Fan Mail Today's special guest is Stacey Balich - an open-water and ice swimmer from New Zealand, a passionate educator and volunteer who swims everything from coastal crossings to sub-5°C lake swims. Stacey joins us to talk about the physical side of endurance swimming — the training, the breath, the cold — and the quieter, deeper benefits it brings to the mind including resilience, focus and calm. She also shares an intensely personal story: how swimming helped sustain her thr...

People in this episode

Hosts: Jim, Duncan

Guest: Stacey Balich

Topics covered

• endurance swimming
• open-water swimming
• ice swimming
• mental benefits
• training
• resilience

Keywords

• endurance swimming
• ice swimming
• open-water swimming
• mental resilience
• training
• cold water swimming

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Places: New Zealand

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