🎙️ Courage Talks Season 10 Episode 6 is Aarathi Swaminathan

She quit a 13-year corporate fashion design career to chase an Olympic dream she once thought was lost… and became the 1st Vegan Female IRONMAN of India.

Meet Aarathi SwaminathanIRONMAN Certified Coach | Deputy Race Director – IRONMAN India & IRONKIDS India | Athlete Services Director – HYROX India & YOSKA Technology Solutions

From a silver & bronze medalist in state & national track & field to transforming from 85+ kg (junk food era) to a lean, strong 60 kg endurance athlete, Aarathi’s journey has been amazing.

Her remarkable milestones include:

• 1st Vegan Female to complete a full IRONMAN (Busselton, Western Australia)
• 2nd & 3rd place age-group finishes at IRONMAN 70.3 Goa & Vietnam
• IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship Finisher 2024 – New Zealand (7:09:47) with the Indian flag flying high
• Multiple Olympic & Half-IRONMAN distance triathlons, runs, cycles & swims
• Turned vegan in memory of her late friend Anu Vidya to fulfil a dream

Today, she coaches athletes, designs races, and helps others believe that “dreams do come true”, while balancing wildlife photography, trekking, and building the next generation of endurance athletes.

In this deeply inspiring conversation, Aarathi opens up about courage, transformation, grief, resilience, and what it really means to turn passion into a profession.

If you’re a woman navigating career shifts, an athlete chasing big dreams, or anyone who needs a reminder that reinvention is always possible, this episode will move you.

Tag a woman, an athlete, or a dreamer who needs to hear this today 👇

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