Eli Ball is training to swim the English Channel... butterfly. Yes, you read that correctly. Butterfly. He is an exceptionally accomplished butterflying ocean swimmer, having completed a plethora of marathon ocean swims, including the 20km Rottnest Island swim, along the way setting the butterfly record.
Songs in this episode - all licensed under a Creative Commons License:
- Butterfly - takashi_d
- Butterfly - Adam Andrys
- Butterfly - Joachim Heinrich
- Butterfly - ReMiXis
- Butterfly - Britney Starr
- Butterfly - Phòng Thu Âm Nguyễn Báu
- Butterfly - 李雨寰 Lee Johan
- Sapphire - Tobu
Image from Eli fan page on Facebook
I would like to acknowledge the horribly sad tragedy here in Sydney last week, with a swimmer killed in a shark attack at Malabar, a place at which I have swum many times. Sharks are an ever present thought for ocean swimmers, and they are one of the topics in today's episode, which was recorded a few weeks before the incident. My sincerest condolences are with Simon's family and friends.
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