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Today's special guest is Stacey Balich - an open-water and ice swimmer from New Zealand, a passionate educator and volunteer who swims everything from coastal crossings to sub-5°C lake swims. Stacey joins us to talk about the physical side of endurance swimming — the training, the breath, the cold — and the quieter, deeper benefits it brings to the mind including resilience, focus and calm.
She also shares an intensely personal story: how swimming helped sustain her through a battle with bowel cancer and how getting in the water became part of her recovery and life. Expect practical tips, tough honesty, and the kind of stories that make you want to jump in the sea.
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"E52 - Stacey Balich - a British Fur Seal." is an episode of SwimScape - the podcast. Runtime 49 min. Published October 15, 2025. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.
