In the Blue

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It’s More than Science: Understanding Climate Change through Glacial Relationships

October 11, 2024
Mental Health Awareness: How Shoulder Surgery has Affected Swimming and my Mind

May 13, 2024
The Great Kick Around Coronado

December 29, 2023
Ice Mermaid: Cold Resolve – Now on Cascade PBS!

December 4, 2023
The Great New England Road Trip (plus New York) – Swimmer’s Edition!

November 21, 2023
An Out-of-this-World Outer Hebridean Adventure

February 3, 2023
Ice Swim 2.2K: The Ripple Effect

January 17, 2022
Every day I go in the water, I make sure I tell it, I love you.

August 12, 2021
The Amy Hiland Double Swim: Celebrating Community, Discovery, and the Puget Sound

July 28, 2021
The Ice Mile: It was cold and I loved it!!!

December 14, 2020
Swimming the Enchantments: There’s a new lake filled with love, respect, trust, and kindness

September 27, 2019
Swimming Alaska: Adventure, Excitement, Vulnerability, and Solitude in Nature

August 20, 2019
Paving the Path: Someone has to go first

May 14, 2019
Marathon Swimming Meets the Greater Lansing Area Sports Hall of Fame

December 30, 2018
Winter Mountain Hike-in Swimming: When experience is in deficit, make smart decisions and learn

December 9, 2018
Wandering Washington is Here!

November 28, 2018
Join me August 15th in Seattle for Grit+Resilience!

July 30, 2018
20 Bridges Manhattan Island Marathon Swim: Drop expectations and just swim

July 3, 2018
Body Image II: Pink Sprinkled Doughnuts, Let the Frosting do the Talking

May 12, 2018
One More Wave: Helping Veterans and Surfers by Swimming around Manhattan Island

April 16, 2018
Inspiration: Heart, Commitment, Pursuit and Story

February 19, 2018
Kickoff to 2018: Skratch Labs in my 20 Bridges Go-Bags!

January 18, 2018
Swim the Suck: What happens when performance and enjoyment are removed from the equation? We learn.

October 16, 2017
Scoops of Sherbet: What is your purpose? (a serious, not serious post)

October 4, 2017
Under the Stars: My Journey Swimming the English Channel

August 25, 2017
England to France: The Beautiful Wait Begins….

August 18, 2017
Getting the “Seal” of Approval

June 12, 2017
Open Water: Fall in Love with Exploring the Unknown

May 8, 2017
They Cook Joy, They Cook Breakfast!

April 25, 2017
Coaching and the Drive to be a Better Me

April 20, 2017
Open Water, Body Image, Salads & Pink Sprinkled Doughnuts

April 1, 2017
The Great Collide: Lane Mate Trust

February 18, 2017
The 100x100s Swimtacular Fundraiser Recap: A Day of Smiles, Swimming and Friends

December 26, 2016
Race Report: Catalina Channel Swim, Just Close your Eyes

September 5, 2016
A Different Point-of-View: Jellyfish

June 29, 2016
Coaching Greats

June 17, 2016
Race Report: Great Salt Lake 10K

June 4, 2016
The Importance of Adult Learn-to-Swim Month

March 28, 2016
Race Report: 8-Mile Swim 4 Freedom

August 5, 2015
Why I love ocean swimming?

July 2, 2015