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Open Water Swimming for Beginners with Author Hilary Topper Ep 164
At 53, Hilary Topper couldn't swim one length of the pool. About ten years later, she swam 8.2 miles around Mackinac Island. In this episode of Find Your Edge, Coach Chris Newport welcomes Hilary back to talk about her new book, Unlocking the Open Water Swim, and how anyone can go from nervous to confident in the open water.
If the swim is the leg that holds you back, this one's for you.
In this episode:
Why fear of open water stops so many people from trying triathlon, and how one swimmer went from panic to a fast mile
Simple mental strategies to calm your nerves before and during a swim…
The skinny
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