{"id":198310,"date":"2024-11-12T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=198310"},"modified":"2024-11-08T11:36:56","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T19:36:56","slug":"open-ocean-swimming-at-73-with-pat-gallant-charette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/open-ocean-swimming-at-73-with-pat-gallant-charette","title":{"rendered":"Open Ocean Swimming at 73 with Pat Gallant-Charette"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"200px\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/16836ebc-4025-49f6-8a81-23c9b2087078?dark=false\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wild-ideas-worth-living.simplecast.com\/episodes\/open-ocean-swimming-at-73-with-pat-gallant-charette\/transcript\">Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pat Gallant-Charette is a 73-year-old record-breaking marathon swimmer with nine Guinness World Records under her belt. From swimming across the English Channel to navigating Lake Ontario and Lake Zurich, Pat has proven that age is no barrier to big dreams. When she\u2019s not taking on epic swims, you\u2019ll find her tending to her garden, beekeeping, or tapping her own maple trees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Connect with Pat:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/patgalant.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Website<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gallantcharette\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you enjoyed this episode:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Listen to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/ice-swimming-with-melissa-kegler\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Ice Swimming with Melissa Kegler<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you to our sponsors:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Capital One:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dashboard.simplecast.com\/accounts\/2b218f9f-84c0-42a2-980b-de1950c78d63\/shows\/32ddc983-385c-47d5-ac70-165c3c8c5922\/episodes\/48dcf2dc-e56c-400c-970f-e5e2a234031a\/REI.com\/mastercard-podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Check out the REI Co-op Mastercard program<\/a>\u00a0and learn about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reifund.org\/grantees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">local REI Fund grantees<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/b\/danner\/c\/all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Danner<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/camp-monsters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">REI\u2019s Camp Monsters Podcast<\/a>!&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transcript Pat Gallant-Charette is a 73-year-old record-breaking marathon swimmer with nine Guinness World Records under her belt. From swimming across the English Channel to navigating Lake Ontario and Lake Zurich, Pat has proven that age is no barrier to big dreams. 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