Category: Guest Voices
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At 62, Olivier Delfosse still trains to win and set records. He spoke with Ben Lane. When Olivier Delfosse talks about swimming, his story spans decades from a 1970s pool in Brussels to the bends of river swims and the long, restless blue between Capri and Napoli. At sixty-two, he still trains to win, not…
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Living the life of a swimming nomad Imagine selling or giving away almost everything you own, packing what’s left into a waterproof bag, and setting off on a swimming journey that you think might take seven years or more. When I first heard about Jari Cennet Tammi, I jumped to the conclusion that he must…
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Coach and self-coached swimmer José Javier Montón Cruz won the 2024 30km UltraEbre. He shared his training philosophy with Ben Lane. When José Javier Montón Cruz says swimming is his life, he isn’t exaggerating. He learned to swim at four, grew up on the Mediterranean coast, and never really left the water. Today, he works…
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Harri Kytömaa loves to turn his swimming into Strava art. Here’s how he does it
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For Italian swimmer and psychologist Elena Edatti, open water is more than a training ground — it’s where she thinks clearly, resets, and finds perspective.
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French swimmer Guillaume Le Loher shares lessons from endurance and ice swimming