Champions Mojo for Masters Swimmers
Champions Mojo for Masters Swimmers
Welcome Masters swimmers, triathletes, and anyone striving to live well and swim well! Hear powerful interviews with world-class champions, leading experts, and everyday heroes—sharing tips, tools, and stories to boost your motivation, training, and life performance. Hosted by Kelly Palace, Masters Swimming Champion, author, and former NCAA Division I head coach. A podcast that champions you!
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Champions Mojo for Masters Swimmers
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Welcome Masters swimmers, triathletes, and anyone striving to live well and swim well! Hear powerful interviews with world-class champions, leading experts, and everyday heroes—sharing tips, tools, and stories to boost your motivation, training, and life performance. Hosted by Kelly Palace, Masters Swimming Champion, coach, author, and former NCAA Division I head coach. A podcast that champions you!

Recent Episodes

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Oct. 8, 2026

When A Fit Swimmer Has A Stroke with All-American Swimmer and PT, Margaret Conze, EP 327

We talk with All-American masters swimmer and physical therapist, 55-year-old Margaret Conze, about the day she suffered a sudden stroke at a swim meet despite being in peak shape, and the split-second choice to call 911 that got her life-saving treatment in time. We also dig into the hidden causes behind unexpected health events in active adults, how she returned to racing even stronger, and what masters swimmers can do to train hard while staying health-aware. The subtle first warning sign
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Sept. 28, 2026

How To Break the One Pace "Gray Zone" with Brenton Ford, Effortless Swimming Founder, EP 326

Are you logging thousands of yards each week only to watch your pace stay frozen in time? Most masters swimmers and triathletes fall into the same trap: they try to engineer their stroke into looking smooth and effortless, yet they find themselves stuck grinding out laps at a single, unchanging speed. In this episode, we sit down with Brenton Ford, the mastermind behind Effortless Swimming. Having coached thousands of athletes worldwide—from beginners to elite triathletes and national champio...
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Sept. 17, 2026

How to Adapt When Your Body Rebels: Olympic Legend Amy Van Dyken on Extreme Resilience, EP 325

What do you do when the body that carried you to Olympic Legend Status changes in the blink of an eye? How do you stop comparing yourself to the athlete you used to be and build unshakeable mental resilience in the face of life-altering obstacles? In this episode, six-time Olympic gold medalist Amy Van Dyken sits down with Kelly Palace to share how she completely redefined her identity, athletic drive, and relationship with her body after a traumatic 2014 ATV accident left her paralyzed from
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Sept. 10, 2026

Protect Your Knees and Hips: Helen Gorman on World-Record Breaststroke Longevity, EP 324

Breaststroke is notorious for sidelining adult swimmers with groin, hip, and knee strain. But what if joint degradation isn't an inevitable part of competitive aging? How do you step away from the sport for 13 years, return at age 40, and capture 13 World Aquatics Masters titles and nine individual world records—all while racing the most joint-punishing stroke on the program? In this episode, City of Cardiff, Wales, UK, swimmer and Freestyle Media Podcast host Helen Gorman joins Kelly Pala
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Aug. 31, 2026

When Panic Attacks During A Swim Meet with Geffen Chang, EP 323

If you've ever battled crippling race anxiety, felt air-starved mid-race, or wondered how to fall back in love with swimming, this on-deck conversation with 25-year-old coach and former collegiate swimmer Geffen Chang is a must-listen. Geffen opens up about overcoming panic attacks in the 400 IM, his go-to stretch for breaststroke groin pain, and the mental shift that helped him step onto the blocks purely for himself. Inside this episode, you’ll discover: Race-Day Panic Attacks & Air Hun...
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Aug. 21, 2026

Shattering the Age Barrier: How a 5'3" (160cm) "Underdog" is Obliterating World Records at 65 with Jeanette Brits, EP 322

Are you worried that your best performances are behind you? Do you ever step up to the blocks—or walk into a room—and feel entirely underestimated because of your age or size? Or worry that your time out of the water will prevent you from success? This week on Champion's Mojo, we are sitting down with a true generational talent who is completely rewriting the rules of super agers and performance in athletics. Jeannette Brits, a 65-year-old Australian powerhouse, recently did the unthinkable: she

Recent Blog Posts

Sept. 30, 2026

How to Break the Masters Swimming Gray Zone and Find Your Lost Gears

Stuck training at a single unchanging speed week after week? The masters swimming gray zone is the silent killer of race-pace progression. This deep dive explores why your lap times have flatlined and how to systematically introduce new gears into y…
Sept. 30, 2026

Why Masters Swimmers Should Stop Comparing Current Times to Past Personal Records

Masters swimmers often struggle with frustration when their current lap times do not match their younger personal records. By letting go of old benchmarks, giving your body grace through aging, and shifting your focus from volume-heavy yardage to pu…
Sept. 30, 2026

Dryland Mobility for Breaststroke: How Masters Swimmers Protect Their Knees

Protecting your knees and hips as a Masters breaststroker requires more than just in-water recovery time. By establishing a mandatory 20-minute pre-swim dryland mobility routine focusing on foam rolling, hip activation, and dynamic stretching, adult…

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