Wild Swim Podcast - tales of outdoor swimming adventures from the water
Lenka Janiurek joins me to discuss her memoir “Watermarks: Life, Death and Swimming”, and shares how water and swimming empowered her to write about her remarkable life.
We talk about how swimming has given Lenka strength, and has helped her when facing life’s challenges by providing a chance to be playful and gain a fresh perspective.
Lenka is a writer and sea swimmer based in Wales
This episode includes some references to domestic violence.
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Tamsin Calidas followed her dream of moving from London to a remote Scottish island. Relocating and adjusting to island life wasn’t without its challenges, and Tamsin shares how sea swimming and finding a bond with nature has helped her overcome those difficult times, and has now started to inspire her creative work.
I love how Tamsin describes the transformative impact swimming had for her, from forcing her to face her fears, to motivating her to get up in the morning. It’s allowed her to connect with her physical self and find a sense of release, or a place of peace, while being held by the water.
Tamsin shares an extract from her book at the end of the episode, and listening to it is like being in the water, swimming alongside her.
Tamsin is a writer and photographer. Her memoir, “I Am An Island” explores the challenges we all face, and is available now.
All images © Tamsin Calidas
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