Bonnie Tsui
Bonnie Tsui is an award winning journalist & author, receiving the Jane Rainie Opel Young Alumna Award from Harvard University, the Lowell Thomas Gold Award, and a National Press Foundation Fellowship. Bonnie is a lifelong swimmer and the author of, "Why We Swim".
And, check out her newest novel, "Sarah and the Big Wave The True Story of the First Woman to Surf Mavericks".
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Bonnie Tusui Full Episode:
00:00 Bratter PA, Immigration Law 00:05 Hello Bonnie Tsui 01:00 What's your relationship to swimming? 03:28 First swimming memories 06:30 Researching the book 08:45 What got cut from the book? 11:40 Guðlaugur Friðþórsson 16:43 Beine Wellness 17:31 Swim Angelfish 18:08 Swimming during COVID 23:00 What swimming has done for Brett 25:18 Lifeguard Brett 26:05 Drowning moment? 29:00 Fear 31:30 50 Freestyle 33:40 Dara Torres 40:00 Do you feel competitive still? 41:30 Open water swimmers vs Pool swimmers 44:03 Vasa Trainer 44:27 Destro Swim Towers 59:03 Swimnerd Live Virtual Scoreboard
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