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Saturday marked the first day of competition for me, and it started with a breakfast at the Guesthouse Borealis with the team. We took the taxi over to the competition and each of us got set to compete in the 25m and 50m freestyle that day; my first experience sprinting in cold water! When it […]

Cristian (Chile/USA), Matias (Argentina), Natalia (Argentina), Pablo (Argentina), Brad (USA), Melissa (USA) and Jackie (Britain) arrived at the Borealis Guesthouse in south-east Rovaniemi Wednesday afternoon to register for the Winter Swimming World Championships at Hotel Pohjanhovi along the Ounaskoski River. It is amazing to know there are over 34 countries representing at the Championships, with

  Woke up in a hurry yesterday morning around 4:39am (hit the snooze button only once!) as Adam had to get me to the Newark train station by around 5:35am for my trip to King’s Cross in downtown London, where I would get the Picadilly Line out to Heathrow Terminal 3. Lady and Daisy were

I awoke in the morning yesterday to the wonderful delight of Daisy, Adam and Gemma’s black lab who began licking my face from the bedside as I proceeded to pet her. However, Lady, their golden retriever was not going to allow for that attention, heard the movement, and was also keen on receiving some love

I arrived at Heathrow (London) on Delta Airlines from a connection in Detroit, Michigan from Pittsburgh. The flight ‘over the pond’ was quite lovely; sat next to a very nice lady whom had a daughter living in London at the time. We chatted about the pursuit of happiness in life, and after a few quick

In my years of working corporate America, it has been an honor to shake the hands of successful individuals who have a mutual respect for people who work hard. Life doesn’t always give us what we want, but for those who realize that nothing takes the place of perseverance; you will find that you can

Hi Darren, I wanted to reach out to you to say “thank you”.  I’m the big sister of Richard & Aunt to beautiful Jacob (aka Jake).  I talked to Richard within an hour of your visit with them.  His voice cracking, he began to tell me about it.  Through tears, he expressed his feelings of

Often, I am met with comments from other endurance athletes of concern on behalf of a family member about their decision to pursue their passions. I am not a father, nor am I married, but I do have concerned family members. It’s like my mother has said – “I understand the need to help others

 Where to begin?!  Life has been incredibly busy these past few months since returning home fromNorthern Irelandthat I feel like I have not had the chance to sit down and write a proper blog in quite some time – my apologies to those who keep track of the Team Forever mission through my website!  I

Once again I am taken back by how amazing a good, long run makes you feel. I took off tonight after work as the sun, and the temperature began to fall. I ran along the highway, and let the flashing light on my headlamp alert the oncoming traffic of a ‘late night’ runner. Turning onto