Champions Mojo for Masters Swimmers

This interview is guaranteed to inspire you and brighten your day! Swim Ft. Lauderdale Masters Team (SFTL) is one of the largest and best masters swimming programs in the nation.  Esteemed Head Swim Coach Marty Hendricks gives only one award each year, "The Clyde Akbar Spirit Award".  In this interview you'll meet the man behind the award, Clyde Akbar himself.  Clyde's life reads like a page-turning novel, starting with being thrown off a cliff into the sea at age 12  as his intro to swimming. Clyde's mother was murdered when he was only 13, causing him and his 7 siblings to be scattered around the globe from their home country of Trinidad. 

Clyde then landed in the US and joined the US military at age 17, later receiving a Purple Heart Award for his service in Vietnam, and that's just the beginning of his story.  Swimming and Violin came later in his life after a 27 year "tough career" as a probation officer and being one of few blacks (during his tenure) to graduate from Loyola University with a degree in Criminal Justice after earning his GED in the military.

Then after retiring Clyde moved to Ft. Lauderdale, learned to swim and fell in love with Masters Swimming in his sixties. He also learned violin late in life and still takes lessons with kids!

You'll be inspired and entertained by this man of faith, determination and love for life- a man who, "doesn't quit (that easy)".  Be sure to stay until the end for Kelly and Maria's insightful takeaways from Clyde's interview.  

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You can learn more about the Host and Founder of Champions Mojo at www.KellyPalace.com

Join dedicated Masters Swimmer Lindsay Price, Captain, SpaceX  Falcon Ark Recovery Vessel, for this riveting interview on Champion's Mojo and learn about how she (mostly) swims seven days a week, breaks glass ceilings in the maritime industry, and lives on a ship for 28 days at a time! 

This remote interview took place while Lindsay was captaining a ship heading east of the Bahamas to recover a SpaceX rocket that was about to be launched into space. She describes watching rocket launches and the excitement of seeing boosters land on the barges she places with her tug boat. Lindsay also chats about splitting her time between Houston and Cape Canaveral, shares her journey to becoming a captain, and advocating for women in the maritime industry. Finally, she talks about her love for swimming, how it has been a constant in her life, her dedication to swimming, and how she thinks it may have played a role in her getting hired at SpaceX!

If you enjoy learning about the intersection of different disciplines and the stories of remarkable individuals, then this show is for you. Listen and get your mojo working!

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You can learn more about the Host and Founder of Champions Mojo at www.KellyPalace.com

Masters swimmers, are you ready for an engaging and fun discussion between Kelly and Maria, about the topic of flip turns in swimming and how it can relate to life? You'll find today's show relatable whether you are an experienced swimmer, or brand new to flip turns!

One of the best parts of the podcast is the story that Maria shares about her struggle with flip turns, and then Kelly helps break it down into different parts, providing an example of how to approach learning a flip turn. You'll also hear tips and advice on how to improve flip turns and make them more efficient.

Another great aspect of this show is how the Kelly and Maria relate flip turns to life, discussing how the ability to adapt and learn new things is important in both swimming and everyday life. They also touch on the importance of patience and persistence in mastering new skills, and how it can help build confidence and self-esteem.

We hope you'll find this show an enjoyable and informative listen, with a good balance of personal stories, practical advice, and insights into the broader themes of personal growth and development. We love masters swimming! 

Email us at [email protected]. Opinions discussed are not medical advice, please seek a medical professional for your own health concerns.

You can learn more about the Host and Founder of Champions Mojo at www.KellyPalace.com

Champion's Mojo is all-in on the love of Masters Swimming and Masters Swimmers! In this episode we share with you a big CELEBRATION,  why we are  in love with our upcoming guests and the future topics that will take your swimming to the next level, whether you are elite or brand new to masters swimming! Join Kelly and Maria for this 5-minute trailer of what's coming up and a Valentine's wish for you! 

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You can learn more about the Host and Founder of Champions Mojo at www.KellyPalace.com

Champion's Mojo's guest is elite swim coach Abbie Fish, the founder of Swim Like a Fish, a virtual swimming coaching business.  Tune in to hear Abbie's advice for setbacks and other important topics like:
-Cross Comparisons of performance
-How relationships can change
-Champions are us, not others "out there"
-Your coach should be "others focused"
-Iron deficiency in athletes and much more!

ABOUT ABBIE:
Abbie has over 25 years of experience in competitive swimming with 10+ years of elite coaching.  Abbie was a six-time US Olympic trials qualifier, SEC finalist, NCAA qualifier, and two-time USA junior National Champion. Abbie has a BS and MS degree in exercise science from the University of Georgia.  Abbie has worked with thousands of swimmers, including over 100 Olympians and Paralympians, through virtual coaching clinics, conferences, camps and lessons. Abbie is a consistent speaker at National and International Swimming Conferences, is the sports science consultant for the USA Paralympic swim team and Swimming Singapore and a professed swimming nerd. There are many gold nuggets for everyone in this interview.

Some of the biggest influences on Abbie’s swimming and coaching career include Abbie’s club coach, college coach and Olympic Coach Jack Bauerle, and Abbie’s mother who was heavily involved with the Red Cross swimming lessons.
 

Email us at [email protected]. Opinions discussed are not medical advice, please seek a medical professional for your own health concerns.

You can learn more about the Host and Founder of Champions Mojo at www.KellyPalace.com

Arguably one of the greatest swim coaches of all time, Bob Bowman, 5X Olympic Coach, Head Coach at Arizona State University and Michael Phelps' Coach asks 5 things of his athletes. Enjoy this quick mojo from a legend!

To hear the full interview listen to the episode HERE 

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You can learn more about the Host and Founder of Champions Mojo at www.KellyPalace.com

2020 Olympic and Stanford Head Women's Swim Coach Greg Meehan, 2-minute micro mojo flashback) on how champions change and how he's changed as a coach. Listen to the full episode here. https://www.championsmojo.com/episodepage/gregmeehan86

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You can learn more about the Host and Founder of Champions Mojo at www.KellyPalace.com

Kelly and Maria give you 22 Takeaways from 2022 To Ring In Your New Year.  They share  the best nuggets from experiences and interviews with champions throughout the year. 

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You can learn more about the Host and Founder of Champions Mojo at www.KellyPalace.com

When things are serious, lighten the mood with fun says Dr. Lynette Charity, a retired Anesthesiologist and now a stand-up comedian and speaker.  You'll love this micro-mojo flashback from the full episode here: https://www.championsmojo.com/episodepage/lynettecharity90

MORE ABOUT DR. LYNETTE CHARITY

Lynette Charity, MD, is a medical expert and Board-Certified in Anesthesiology with over 40 years of experience. She’s also a keynote speaker, humorist and author. 

As a young girl growing up in the segregated South, Lynette dealt with discrimination on her path to becoming a medical doctor. She persevered and now wants to “wake people up” to go after their dreams through sharing her story of overcoming obstacles of racial bias, gender bias and age bias. She often uses humor to deliver her message

Email us at [email protected]. Opinions discussed are not medical advice, please seek a medical professional for your own health concerns.

You can learn more about the Host and Founder of Champions Mojo at www.KellyPalace.com

In just two minutes you'll hear some advice for when road blocks come up, from Olympic Icon Amanda Beard,  and how to turn those into confidence.  This is a micro-mojo flashback from Amanda's full interview, Episode #139 which can be found here: https://www.championsmojo.com/episodepage/amandabeard139

Amanda Beard is a decorated American swimmer who qualified for four consecutive Olympics from 1996 to 2008, earning a total of seven Olympic medals. She set a world record in the 200-meter breaststroke in 2004 at US Olympic Trials, then became the Olympic Champion in that event in Athens a few months later. 

Besides being an NCAA Champion for the Arizona Wildcats and a 2X Pan Pac Champion, she was named a co-captain of the U.S. women’s Olympic swim team in Beijing in 2008. She’s been a model gracing the pages of some of the world’s biggest magazines and has been a TV sports correspondent.  

As a young woman, Amanda battled bulimia, body dysmorphia, depression and drug use throughout her swimming career, as described in her 2012 memoir In the Water They Can’t See You Cry. 

Since retiring from competition, Amanda has been busy teaching children to learn to swim through Beard Swim Co., a swim school in Gig Harbor, Washington, which she founded in 2017.  

Email us at [email protected]. Opinions discussed are not medical advice, please seek a medical professional for your own health concerns.

You can learn more about the Host and Founder of Champions Mojo at www.KellyPalace.com