EPISODE · Sep 2, 2022 · 2H 41M
Cold-water legend Martha Wood on swimming the English Channel
from Remembering I'm an Animal · host Billy Baker and Jody Simoes
Martha Wood is something of a myth on the North Shore of Massachusetts, a real-life mermaid who seems to thrive in water cold enough to kill.Today on the show, the 59-year-old Wood tells the story of how a botched colonoscopy led her into the winter ocean, beginning a journey that culminated a few weeks ago when she swam across the fabled English Channel.
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Martha Wood is something of a myth on the North Shore of Massachusetts, a real-life mermaid who seems to thrive in water cold enough to kill.Today on the show, the 59-year-old Wood tells the story of how a botched colonoscopy led her into the winter ocean, beginning a journey that culminated a few weeks ago when she swam across the fabled English Channel.
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Cold-water legend Martha Wood on swimming the English Channel
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