A rugby player, a yoga instructor and a father walk into a podcast. The hosts say, “What brings you here?” -“I am going to swim across the British channel!”, says the man. “Have you gone mental?”, the hosts proclaim. “No, it’s only about 10-12 hours with the tide, which is about 1440 swimming pools give or take a few.” -. “Why are you doing this?”, ask the hosts. "It's for a charity" The man takes off his swimming hat and begins the story…
This week’s incredible two-part episode we are joined by our first guest Lee Brogan to talk about his fascinating journey to swim across the British channel while raising money for a local mental health charity. In part 1 we discuss the swimming training regime, the reasoning behind the journey and the stigma that some men struggle to talk about – mental health.