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In At The Deep EndInspring journeys from the pool to the everyday. Author: Salim Ahmed
Inspring journeys from the pool to the everyday. Hosted by Salim Ahmed, a lifelong swimmer and swim coach with over 22 years experience, the show dives into the human stories behind the sport. Not just times and techniques, but the moments when water became an anchor, a lifeline, or a turning point. Each episode features honest, intimate conversations with everyday swimmers, Olympians, well-known names and unheard voices, all united by the role swimming has played in their lives. These are stories of resilience and reinvention, of grief and joy, of quiet victories and near-impossible comebacks. From open-water epiphanies to childhood pool memories, In at the Deep End explores how swimming steadies us, challenges us and carries us through lifes waves. If you love inspiring stories with depth, this is where you dive in. Language: en Genres: Personal Journals, Society & Culture, Sports, Swimming Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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From dreading front crawl to swimming Lake Coniston - with Lise Thorne
Episode 12
Monday, 28 September, 2026
Ten years ago, Lise Thorne turned up to her first swimming lesson able to do exactly one stroke, and desperate to avoid the other. Since then she's built Walking This Way into a community of 100,000 followers by talking honestly about midlife, reinvention and everything the brochures leave out, but front crawl was the one thing she'd quietly dodged for her entire adult life. In this episode of In At The Deep End, host and swim coach Salim Ahmed sits down with Lise to work out what changed: how she went from panicking halfway round a 750m lake loop to swimming Coniston's five and a half miles, and why she's now training for a 70km relay across Lake Geneva.Together, Salim and Lise explore:The first lesson that nearly ended in a panicked swim back to shoreWhy breaststroke feels safe but front crawl is actually the more efficient, lower-impact strokeHow learning to breathe properly unlocked a stroke she'd avoided her whole adult lifeThe mental leap from one triathlon in a borrowed wetsuit to a 5.5-mile lake swimWhy speed and sprint training matter more, not less, as we get olderHow swimming became a physical route through issues that had nothing to do with the waterLetting go of the fear of "holding the group back", in the pool and in lifeThis is a conversation about learning to swim as an adult, yes, but it's really about what happens when you finally stop avoiding the thing that scares you.Swim with SalimSwimLab — Learn to swim with SalimFollow Salim on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/salimswimlab/Be a part of the show: Here's how to get in touch...Email us: inatthedeependpod@gmail.comUse the get in touch form HERE - https://inatthedeepend.transistor.fm/be-a-part-of-the-showSend us a voice message HERE- https://www.speakpipe.com/InAtTheDeepEndProduced by The Good Studio - thegoodstudio.co.uk
