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Podcast: Simon Ward, Be Battle Ready - The podcast for strength, resilience, and longevity
Episode: The Day My Heart Stopped Mid-Race with Nick Parkes (English Masters Open Water Champion 2022)
Description: This episode is not about marginal gains.
It’s about the thing we all quietly assume, until we cannot: being fit does not make you bulletproof.
Nick shares what happened when he suffered a heart attack and cardiac arrest during the GB National Open Water Championships (July 2023), mid-race, in open water. He was resuscitated on site, later underwent a double bypass, and then began the long, patient process of rebuilding his health, fitness, and confidence.
It’s an honest conversation about preparation, prevention, and the responsibility we all carry, not just for our own...