Rick Simpson has been the swim coach at Villanova for 17 years, a three-time Big East coach of the year, and a two-time Ironman finisher. When one of his swimmers, Summer Cook, expressed interest in also running at Villanova, he encouraged her to do just that. Next up was triathlon and Summer Cook is now…
Gerry Rodrigues from Tower 26 is simply one of the best swim coaches around for triathletes at all levels. For someone who grew up swimming in Trinidad, you can tell that Gerry is still out there following his passion. Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance Zone …
Rudy Garcia-Tolson is a double above knee amputee who has won two gold and one silver medal in the Paralympics in the 200 IM. Blake Leeper, his roommate, has won a Bronze at 200 meters and a silver at 400 meters in the London Paralympics and is a double below knee amputee. The two were…
Sheila Taormina is definitely a one of a kind athlete. She was versatile enough during her awesome career to make it to four Olympic Games in THREE different sports: swimming, triathlon and Modern Pentathlon. Plus, she is a top-selling author whose latest book, Swim Speed Strokes, from VeloPress just hit the shelves. I love the…