S2 EP 7 - Travis Mahoney - Dive into the Mind of Olympic Swimmer - The Road to Rio

Welcome to Season 2 In Episode 7 - Ella chats to Olympics Swimmer Travis Mahoney - Dive into the Mind of Olympic Swimmer - The Road to Rio Australia Olympic Swimmer, growing up in Melbourne, was born to play sports, weather he had a basketball in his hand or being taught to swim by his mother, sport sparked joy in Travis’s childhood.   Until 2000 Sydney Olympics, Travis had a light bulb moment watching the Men 4x100m freestyle set off, with the huge hype of competition coming from the Americans. Olympic history was made, Aussie Team of Ian Thorpe, Michael Klim, Ashley Callais and Christopher Fidler won Gold. This history making win sent shivers down Travis’s back and from that moment forward he knew going to the Olympics was more than just a childhood dream. He wanted to make it reality! Watch the Final here!   Through many years of training leading up to the big race at Olympics, Travis speaks in detail from qualifying for the Olympics all the way to standing on the blocks ready to dive in! The highs and lows of the behind-the-scenes action for a once in a 4-year event.   From hanging up the googles to retirements how life after swimming has changed but most importantly, he continues to inspire the upcoming generation into the joy of Pro sport. This Episode is sponsored by Steigen - Australian athletic apparel company  Discount Code - TWLP2024. The code will be for 20% discount on all Steigen socks (excluding sale items) Until 1/4/24 Why not buy me a coffee to help this little pod grow! (Soy Iced Latte please!)- ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thewellnessleaguepod⁠⁠⁠⁠ Credits - Host & Where to find us! Ella Trotta ⁠- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@discovering_et⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Stay social and follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thewellnessleaguepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠& ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠other socials here⁠⁠! ⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Wellness League Pod is not a licensed mental health service and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, treatment ore assessment. The advice given in this episode is general in nature but if your struggling please see a health care professional, or call ⁠⁠⁠⁠lifeline⁠⁠⁠⁠ on 131114 or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Beyond Blue here!⁠