Category: Guest Voices


  • Swimming to Win

    Swimming to Win

    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…

  • Strava Swimming Art

    Strava Swimming Art

    Harri Kytömaa loves to turn his swimming into Strava art. Here’s how he does it

  • Finding Focus in Open Water

    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.

  • Finding Freedom in Ice and Open Water

    French swimmer Guillaume Le Loher shares lessons from endurance and ice swimming