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Author: Joe Malone

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#185: Swimming Pool to Sofa: Rehab Reality with Chris Malpass
Monday, 11 May, 2026

Trafford Metro’s Chris Malpass chats about life in the early stages of recovery from knee surgery. Confined to the sofa rather than the pool, he shares the realities of rehab, adapting training, and the mental resilience needed to stay motivated when everything stops.Helen Gorman digs into the bigger picture; what it really means for masters swimmers to keep pushing limits in their 40s and beyond and uncovers that this is far from Chris’s first setback.Listen in for honest reflections and a few philosophical detours covering snooker, camper vans and crocodiles.Visit our Instagram channel @freestyle_media_swimming for lots of great video clips from our weekly podcasts.