Ep 32 - Gabriela Herrero - Open Water Swimming Check-in Lake Ontario

This week is extra special — it's the first week of June, which means it's Ocean Week in Canada! Ocean Week is an annual national celebration of events, learning, and engagement held around World Ocean Day on June 8th. It's a time to recognize the incredible role the ocean plays in our everyday lives, and how our local waterways connect us all — from watersheds and coastal areas right out to the open ocean. So if you haven't already, head over to oceanweekcan.ca to find out how you can get involved and celebrate that connection. In the spirit of Ocean Week, I'm launching something I'm really excited about — a monthly open water check-in series, where I chat with swimmers from around the world about their swimming conditions, experiences, and all things open water. We're putting OWS at the forefront of our conversations throughout the year.And for this very first episode of the series, I have a guest who needs no introduction — well, almost. This is actually her fourth time on the podcast, which officially makes her my swimmer in residence! Gabriela Herrero is a cold open water swimmer with serious distance credentials — 10km swims are basically a warm-up for her. Based in Burlington, she's a regular in Lake Ontario, and she always brings the best stories and insights.If you want to catch more of Gabriela's episodes, check out The Coolest Journey on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts — links are in the show notes.If you loved this episode, here's how you can keep this show alive and growing: -subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube, leave a review if you're feeling generous-most importantly — share it. Share it with a friend, a family member, a colleague, your neighbour who keeps talking about wanting to feel better. Word of mouth is the single most powerful thing you can do for an independent podcast, and it costs you nothing but thirty seconds of your time. Every share could help this community grow by one person, and that matters.I’m on a mission to make the world a little cooler — one conversation, one cold plunge, one allergen-free vegan plate - and many communities at a time. And I can't do it without you.So thank you Gabriela for adding your voice to mine in terms of OWS check-in.Until next time, wishing you all health, energy, and the coolest journey of your life.