Enjoy this interview from our Breakfast with Bob 2023 Edition. Matthew Marquardt swam at Princeton and when Covid 19 cancelled the 2020 season, he decided to train for the Ironman 70.3 Eagleman Triathlon – where he went 4:05 in his first-ever race. He is now a pro triathlete and is in his second year of…
Jamal Hill was ten years old when all of a sudden he lost the use of his lower arms and lower legs. It turned out that he had a genetic disease called CMT that affected his extremities. For years he was embarrassed about having the disease and told no one. At the age of 23,…
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Brad Snyder lost his vision after he stepped on an IED in Afghanistan in 2011. Exactly one year later, he took home a gold medal in the 2012 Paralympics in London. After taking home seven medals in two Paralympics in swimming he is now training to make it to Tokyo as a Paratriathlete. …
Joe McCarthy was paralyzed back in 1996 while surfing at the Imperial Beach Pier. Through the Challenged Athletes Foundation, Joe was able to get back into the ocean again in 1999 and became a three-time Paralympic swimmer starting in 2000 in Sydney. Next up for Joe? He’ll get back in the ocean by the Imperial…
After swimming 100 kilometers a week as a 2012 Olympic hopeful, Lucy Charles made the move to long distance triathlon and, at the age of 24, has already proven that she can race with the very best. Last year she took second in Kona and pushed now three-time champion Daniela Ryf during the bike ride.…
Vasudha is the race director for the Self-Transcendence La Jolla Swim & Run coming up at La Jolla Shores on Sunday, May 20th. This year marks the 34th running of the event, which starts with a one mile ocean swim and is followed by either a 10K or 5K run on the beach at low…
Paul Newsome is a long time swimmer, triathlete, and long distance swimmer who trained back in the day with UK triathlon legends Simon Lessing and Julie Dibens. Leading into the first-ever Olympic Triathlon in 2000 in Sydney, Australia, his role was to be Lessing’s ‘swim bitch.’ Newsome created a swim program that is based in…
Lucy Charles is racing the Ironman World Championship for the first time as a pro, after winning her age group here last year, as well as the 70.3 World Championship. Lucy comes in to Kona on the heels of a 2nd place at Ironman Frankfurt and a win at Ironman Lanzarote. The former elite swimmer,…
Lucy Charles from the UK was dealing with a shoulder injury from years of elite level swimming when she jumped into the sport of triathlon. As an age group athlete in 2015 she won the 18-24 age division at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship and the Ironman World Championship. In 2017 she won her first…