In episode 86 we continue on the theme of competitive surf lifesaving and hear stories of Amanda Calabrese, a world-class competitor in the sport. Amanda takes us through her early days in Montauk, New York as a Junior Lifeguard, finding her passion for competing at a high level, and her path leading to the US National Surf Lifesaving Team. We talk about the fringe nature, supportive community of competitors, and gender equality natural to surf lifesaving with Amanda sharing stories of her mentors who have helped push her along the way and her philosophy toward the mental aspect of competition. Amanda shares her love for training the next generation of Jr Guard groms (including my own daughters!) and balancing her own training for both prone board racing and beach flags while building her start-up, Tempo, that's driving to empower women through higher performance feminine products. We hear of Amanda's training with the Australian elite, competing on the world stage, and connection with Buell Surf and Rescue, to help push the sport forward with innovative new equipment design and grom training.
Thanks for sharing Amanda's ocean life with us. Be sure to check out photos and videos of Amanda on Instagram and her new company, Tempo. You can also find fun stuff on the ThisOceanLife.TV Instagram and Facebook pages. We are on Twitter ranting about anything cool happening in the ocean.
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Chris Aguilar - endurance board paddling, ocean videos, helping others
Chris Hearn - Master Mariner, disasters at sea
Mike Lenane - Western Oz, SUP instructor, movie maker
Stefan Simkovics - Navy officer, rescue swimmer, lifeguard, board paddler
Duke Brouwer - 30 years in the surf industry, board paddling, surfing, giving back
George Peterson - scuba diver, educator, Monterey Bay Aquarium
Tom Wegener - Master shaper, surfboard artisan, PhD
Maddi Leblanc - Canadian National SUP Team, non-profit founder, inspiring woman of the water
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#58: Alice Henley - endurance board paddling, M2O, ocean rescue, Crossing For A Cure
#57: Max Montgomery - Surfer, SUP, volunteer for others, heart attack survivor
#56: Kailyn Winter - Team USA board paddler, strength on water
#55: Ted Harty - Freediving instructor, record holder, Immersion Freediving program
#54: Stefano Ulivi - Diving and filming the Azores, shark conservation
#53: Jenn Lee (part 2) - 4 Molokai channel crossings, ocean canoe, SUP racing
#52: Mike Wood - Santa Cruz surfing life in the 1950s
#51: Victoria Burgess - Cuba to Florida world record holder, ocean athlete
Stoked Grom Stories #2 - Jonah Susskind - world traveler, surfer, board paddler
#50: Mick Di Betta - Lifeguard, Ocean Athlete Trainer, Molokai to Oahu Legend
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