Olympic Swimmer Janel Jorgensen McArdle: Connecticut Roots

Olympic swimmer Janel Jorgensen McArdle joins Lisa Wexler to discuss Swim Across America’s 20th annual open water fundraising event and the organization’s mission to support cancer research. She reflects on what it takes to become an Olympic swimmer, her personal path from growing up in Connecticut to competing at the highest levels of the sport, and how she became involved with Swim Across America. McArdle also shares the personal significance of the organization’s mission, including her family history of cancer and the role it has played in her lifelong commitment to the cause. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.