OUTSWIM for Masters Swimmers

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

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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

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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.  

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Two powerful tips in two minutes of this micro-mojo on how to deal with pain in a race from World Champion, World Record Holder (200 scm Freestyle) and Olympian for Hong Kong, Siobhan Haughey.

Siobhan is a citizen of Hong Kong and has represented Hong Kong in the Olympic Games. She is a double Olympic Silver Medalist in the 2020 Olympic Games, was the world champion in 2021 and set the world record in the women's 200 freestyle (scm). She swam in the NCAA while attending the University of Michigan, where she was a 14-time All-American and 15-time Big 10 Champion. She still holds University of Michigan school records in the 200 free and IM.

This episode is a flashback from her full interview which can be found here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1273526/7253071

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3 minutes to relieve your anxiety from wellness and high performance coach Nordine Zouareg, author of the book Inner Fitness.  This clip is a flashback from the full episode which you can find here: https://www.championsmojo.com/episodepage/nordinezouareg127?rq=nordine

Nordine Zouareg is a French-American fitness personality, high-performance coach and author who has won Mr. France, Mr. Europe, Mr. World and Mr. Universe. He was a sickly infant, with a birth weight of two pounds. Poor health played a huge role in his childhood, resulting in a lot of spinoff problems, such as bullying. During his teens, he focused on becoming a gymnast, eventually finding bodybuilding and earning his first national title in 1985. He went on to win Mr. Universe twice - in 1986 and 1988. 

Today he is an author and promotes his “mind over body” philosophy.

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4 minutes of mojo from Olympic Champion Mary T. Meagher Plant who talks about how a big loss has haunted her in this flashback.  

She is a swimmer who broke the mold in  how fast one can swim butterfly, earning her the nickname Madame  Butterfly. She broke the world record five times and held it for 21  years --  35 years after her top swim performances, her world record  time would have still made all Olympic teams including 2008, 2012 and  2016. In the full interview, she shares advice for people who are  currently dealing with their dreams being postponed or not living up to what they expect. 

Check out the full episode here https://www.championsmojo.com/episodepage/marytmeagher62?rq=mary

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10 Quick Tips to Shut Down Stress: Micro Mojo, Episode 183
4-MINUTES of micro-mojo to help you manage stress going into the holidays!

This is the best of episode 124. Listen to the full episode here https://www.championsmojo.com/episodepage/shutdownstress124

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Barbara Hernandez, World Open Water Swimmer of the Year (2020) is known as the Ice Mermaid.  She recently broke two world records in some of the world's most dangerous waters. From deadly ice water temperatures to poisonous creatures she has encountered in open waters,  she shares how she manages to excel at ice and extreme open water swims. Discussing an event she finished without the use of her one leg after a Man-o-war jellyfish attack. Barbara also shares with us how she sets no limits on herself,  trains for these glacier swims, how her body responds to the cold water, and the benefits she experiences.  

Barbara is from Santiago, Chile, and is on a mission to inspire others to dream big.  She’s on a journey to swim in all seven of the world’s seas. She has accomplished many records in the open water swimming world, breaking two in some of the worlds most dangerous waters. In our discussion with today’s champion, we hear from her how she prepares her mind and body for things most of us wouldn’t even dream of attempting! Tune in for today’s episode of Champion’s MOJO! 

Key Points From This Episode:

• How Barbara got the nickname Ice Mermaid.
• How she prepares, mentally and physically, to swim in the cold glacier waters.
• How they monitor her temperature and cardiac activity.
• She shares other ice swimmers that have inspired her.
• The longest time she’s spent [swimming] in cold water.
• How cold water affects her, and the benefits she experiences.
• The difference between swimming in cold versus warm water.
• The role focus plays in her preparation for cold water swimming.
• How they discern when she’s had enough cold; preventing hypothermia.
• She tells us about some of the dangerous creatures she’s come across while swimming.
• She shares her personal why behind her goals.
• Obstacles she’s overcome and how she navigates these challenges.
• Her advice to someone who wants to dream big.
• How she deals with fear.
• What’s next for Barbara.
• She tells us about the Winter Swimming World Championships. 
• More about her dream and where it started.
• Barbara’s rapid-fire answers!
• Maria and Kelly share impactful takeaways from the interview with Barbara.

“For me, these swims, in the cold water, in the long distances, in the most dangerous places is my opportunity to talk about the importance of dreaming big and giving our hearts and actions to those dreams.” — Barbara Hernandez

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What this Olympic Champion and the majority of champions and Olympic Coaches say is the Key to Success: Cody Miller explains in this MOJO MINUTE flashback.

Cody Miller  is a professional American swimmer who won gold and bronze medals at  the 2016 Olympic Games. He also has six World Championships medals, has  set eight American records and had a stellar NCAA career at the  University of Indiana.

Here's the full interview: https://www.championsmojo.com/episodepage/codymiller41

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Is there a comparison monster lurking in your mind? Comparison is the thief of joy, but it’s also the thief of confidence. Kelly and Maria give us 7 practical solutions to crushing the bad habit of comparing yourself

What are your triggers that make you compare yourself?

• Talent? It happens when you compare your abilities to another person’s gifts. Therefore, you don’t notice your uniqueness and get disappointed when you can’t do what another person can do.
• Financial resources? This is where you start comparing yourself to others in terms of financial capabilities.
• Career or Entrepreneurs pursuits comparison? Here you compare your success to someone who has been in the industry for more years and is, therefore, more successful. Or a person who has just started their career and has achieved more than you.
• Social influence? Involves comparing yourself to someone who has more friends, followers, or subscribers online.
• Personal stories or journeys? This is where you feel inferior to someone else because their personal or career story is more exciting or inspiring.
• Physical Strength, beautify or Performance?
• Tune in and hear 7 strong solutions for getting more joy and more confidence without comparing yourself to others. 

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Linda Irish Bostic, 2022 US Masters Swimming Coach of the Year reveals some great mojo in her interview.  You are going to love the concept of brain dumping this champion shares and so much more to help make you a champion!

• Head Coach of Palm Beach Masters (PBM).
• Extraordinary Coach of the Palm Beach Masters with 500+ registered USMS members! 
• 2022 USMS Coach of Year. Currently 12 FINA world, 28 usms national records 5 usms relay. 491 Top Ten Award
• USMS Certified Level 4 Coach.
• Dan Lotano’s Coach,
• Earned the USMS 2016 Kerry O'Brien Coaching Award.
• Swam competitively for 15 years in my younger days.
• Swum for 3 Olympic Coaches, Paul Bergen & Eddie Reese.  
• Best time in 500 yd freestyle of 4:40.79 in 1980.
• Olympic Trial finalist
• 3 time U.S. National Swim Team Member,  
• 3X Time All-American, University of Florida
• NCAA Championship Team title (1982) UF

As a master's coach Linda has obviously been at the elite level and while she’s been a busy masters coach as a Masters Swimmer Herself she has earned All-American Honors in 16 different seasons in both pool and open water, earning the most elite All-Star Honor for open water! 

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