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Podcast: The Thinking Mind Podcast: Psychiatry & Psychotherapy
Episode: E162 | Training Your Mind to Break World Records (w/ Neil Agius)
Description: Neil Agius is a Maltese former Olympian and world record-breaking ultra long-distance swimmer. Neil has completed some of the longest unassisted open-water swims in history, including record-breaking crossings between Sicily and Malta and a 142km non-stop world record in 2024. Most recently Neil completed the Gozo 7, swimming around the island of Gozo 7 times in 7 days. Expect to learn: - What it takes physically and psychologically to swim for 24 - 60 + hours - The role of micro-goals, radical acceptance, visualisation, breathwork- How a sense of purpose and social connection can sustain performance when the...