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#413 : How I qualified for the Nationals (at 38 years old) with Brenton Ford

The Effortless Swimming Podcast by Brenton Ford

Jan 15, 202611:43Sports & Recreation

At 20 years old, I missed qualifying for the National Championships by three hundredths of a second in the 50 backstroke. Fast-forward 18 years, and at 38, I qualified for Nationals in the five-kilometer open-water swim—...

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#413 : How I qualified for the Nationals (at 38 years old) with Brenton Ford is an episode from The Effortless Swimming Podcast by Brenton Ford. At 20 years old, I missed qualifying for the National Championships by three hundredths of a se...

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Published Jan 15, 2026, 11:43 long, audio available.