About this episode
Bonnie Tsui is an award winning journalist & author, receiving the Jane Rainie Opel Young Alumna Award from Harvard University, the Lowell Thomas Gold Award, and a National Press Foundation Fellowship. Bonnie is a lifelong swimmer and the author of, " Why We Swim ". Buy the book, here! And, check out her newest novel, " Sarah and the Big Wave The True Story of the First Woman to Surf Mavericks ". 00:00 Bratter PA, Immigration Law 00:05 Hello Bonnie Tsui 01:00 What's your relationship to swimming? 03:28 First swimming memories 06:30 Researching the book 08:45 What got cut from the book? 11:40 Guðlaugur Friðþórsson 16:43 Beine Wellness 17:31 Swim Angelfish 18:08 Swimming during COVID 23:00 What swimming has done for Brett 25:18 Lifeguard Brett 26:05 Drowning moment? 29:00 Fear 31:30 50 Freestyle 33:40 Dara Torres 40:00 Do you feel competitive still? 41:30 Open water swimmers vs Pool swimmers 45:00 Samurai swimming 52:00 People born to swim 56:45 Bonnie's kids learn to swim 59:03 Swimnerd Live Virtual Scoreboard Our Sponsors: BRATTER PA IMMIGRATION LAW : Exclusive immigration representation of athletes, entrepreneurs, artists, investors, and entertainers. SWIM ANGELFISH: Receive the tools and skills needed to teach swimmers with autism, physical disabilities, anxiety, sensory and motor conditions with Swim Angelfish, the global leader in adaptive swim. Get certified online today! BEINE WELLNESS BUILDING: Individualize your nutrition with genetic testing and personalized plans. Eat, supplement, and recover based on your genetics. INTL SWIMMING HALL OF FAME: Help preserve swimming history by joining the 1 in 1000 Club! VASA: Essential dryland for stronger, better, faster swimmers. Save 10% using the code "brett" at checkout! DESTRO SWIM TOWERS : Save $150 per double swim tower by using the code "brett" at checkout! SWIMNERD : Big and small digital pace clocks, virtual scoreboards, and live results. Subscribe to the Swimnerd Newsletter . Subscribe & Listen: Apple Podcasts Google Spotify YouTube Produced by: SWIMNERD