• Olympic Silver Medalist and average at everything else. • Adventure Swim Youtube 🎥🔥 • English Channel 2023
Scotland, United Kingdom
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Today on @insidewithBH...
🏴 William Wallace's Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Great Grandson, Dan Wallace!
Brett and @danwallace_ talk about...
✅Dan's background growing up in Scotland and swimming career at the University of Florida under Gregg Troy & training with Ryan Lochte.
✅The mentality and team culture that contributed to Dan's success, and how embracing a new environment helps athletes to adapt and thrive.
✅The recent success of 🇬🇧British Swimming, particularly in the 200m freestyle, and swimmers like Tom Dean and Matt Richards emerging as top talents.
✅Dan's Scottish heritage and pride representing Scotland, as well as his retirement from swimming at a young age after achieving his goals.
✅Dan rediscovering his passion for swimming after taking time away, through activities like ice swimming and charity swims.
✅Both of their experiences with burnout and the importance of reconnecting with swimming in new ways to find joy in it again.
Apple Podcasts:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
YouTube:
youtu.be/_XFtMELsa8Y
#swimming
Yesterday I died and went to heaven…
Not, really, but I did hike Helvellyn for sunrise and we were blessed with this view.
Get out there and do it everyone 💙
📣 YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST 📣
That’s right, I’m returning to the scene of the crime to take on a solo crossing of the English Channel 💪🏼
One of our goals at Metre by Metre was to inspire others, and that’s exactly what’s happened. I’be been inspired.
Let’s go 💪🏼
DW – at North Berwick, Scotland
Ever wondered what it takes to qualify to swim the English Channel…? Look no further 👍🏼
Check out my latest YouTube video where I head to Lake Windermere and aim to complete my 2 hour qualifying swim 🥶
🎥: @connormollison
#englishchannel #swim #swimming #openwater – at North Berwick, Scotland
WE DID IT!
What a humbling experience for the entire @metrebymetre team. 50km and 10 hours and 37 minutes later we know why this is called the ‘Everest of Swimming’.
Donations are now sitting well over £100,000 🎉
This is just the beginning…😏
M//M – at North Berwick, Scotland
Last night we went turned up in race mode at our launch site for Monday’s swim🔥
It was so beneficial to visit the beach we will leave from at 5am on Monday morning.
Your support is driving the team’s motivation and I want to personally thank you all 🩵
Let’s get it 💪🏼
M//M – at Folkestone, England
Channel Swim Update: We wrapped up training in London a few days ago and made our way to Dover. Our team moral is at an all time high having just official passed our £100,000 fundraising target.
Keep an eye out for our start date… – at Folkestone, England
The boys have arrived in London and we’re ready to get to work 💪🏼
The support and donations that have been coming in over the last few days are really boosting the team’s motivation, so please keep spreading the word.
Let’s Go!
M//M – at Wandsworth, London
Just wrapped up filming with STV, talking all about next week’s challenge - swimming the English Channel. Excitement is an understatement.
Incredible to see the amount of funds already raised, and each donation gives us more motivation.
Link in bio 🔗 – at Edinburgh, Scotland
“I’ve just realised I need to swim for the longest time I’ve ever swam in the cold”.
Head over to @Danwallace93 on YouTube now to watch how and why I’ve been able to step things up 💪🏼
#coldwatertraining #swimming #youtube – at North Berwick, Scotland
I loved my @Propulsion_Swim debut.
Have a listen to hear about some career highlights and my exciting plans for the future 🔥 – at North Berwick, Scotland
Don't miss our latest podcast episode with Olympian Dan Wallace 🏴@danwallace_
From his early retirement (24) to his upcoming English Channel challenge 🌊
📽️ YouTube - youtu.be/ywMi19eRb6k
🍏 Apple - bit.ly/42639Bh
🎙️ Spotify - bit.ly/3owJz3y
Day: 8
Time: 35min
Temp: 11C
Location: Foxlake, Dunbar.
I enjoyed this one! Today was my first swim at an official venue which came with it, a 300m course, no currents, fresh water and even a sauna to warm up in afterwards. Today felt much more like training 💪🏼 – at North Berwick, Scotland
Day: 6
Temp: 9C
Time: 32min
Location: Longniddry w/ @edinburghblueballs
Nice! My first time above the 30 minute marker. Sometime getting into some deep and meaningful helps pass the time 🙏🏼
#coldwatertraining #coldwaterimmersion #cold #swimming #swim
Day: 5
Temp: 8C
Time: 18min
Location: North Berwick, Old Pier.
Getting out in the chop was a great test today. We don’t know the conditions we will be given in the channel but we want to be prepared in all weather 💪🏼
Follow along for progress
#swimming #coldwaterswimming
Awesome article from @ScottishSwim ❤️🔥 Thank you for the support and to everyone that has donated and helped grow this project so far 🙏🏼
A team of swimmers, led by World Champion Dan Wallace, are aiming to complete a charity relay swim of the English Channel in record time next month 💙
Full story 👉 bit.ly/3LztNws
How to get involved
👉meterbymeter.co.uk
Day: 4
Time: 20min
Temp: 8.9C
Location: North Berwick
NICE! Some good progress today with my longest swim logged! It’s only going to get better from here 💪🏼
Follow along for my progress
#cold #coldwaterswimming #swimming #edinburgh #scotland #northberwick
Day: 3/30
Temp: 9.1C
Time: 12min
Location: North Berwick
This was a tough one and my qualifier is looking very far away at the moment. Consistency will get me there 💪🏼
Follow along for progress
#coldwater #swim #swimming #scotland #edinburgh #northberwick
Day 2/30 of me aiming to complete my 2 hour qualifying swim in water under 16 degrees.
Temp- < 10C
Time - 16 min
Location - Portobello Beach
Follow along for my progress 🥶
#cold #coldwater #coldwaterswimming #coldwaterimmersion #swim #swimming #mentalhealth #edinburgh
I’m swimming The English Channel in June, with four of my old teammates 🔥
I have 30 days to complete my qualifying swim 😅
This is Day 1 of aiming to complete a 2 hour swim in water under 16 degrees 🥶
Follow along for my progress 🤞🏼
#swimming #swim #coldwaterswimming
Thanks for the write up @markbritball and @heraldscotland 💙 PLEASE SUPPORT WHERE YOU CAN TWITTER 👏🏼
Olympic medallist @danwallace_ back in the water with a Channel to cross and funds to raise
heraldscotland.com/sport/234…
