THE HONEST ATHLETES

In today’s episode, we had the brilliant Cassie Patten on the podcast to discuss a very important topic, with regards to performance sport and the implications of weighing athletes. If you find any of the information in this episode upsetting or feel you need some support following some of the information shared in today’s discussion, please see below information for further support: https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/ https://www.mind.org.uk/ BBC article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-64256659.amp?fbclid=IwAR2RNsVmm6zXfJrLlaU3qtzAyK4u9tdtL-6ROd8FTTSUvlt1Jwpbi4xjRNU Huge thank you to Cassie for giving us her time in today’s episode. We hope you enjoy the episode! You can find us on social media here: Instagram: @laurenaquigley / @smiley8889 / @quigleysport Twitter: @laurenaquigley / @hannahmiley89 Lauren and Hannah x

We were so excited in this episode to talk to the legend that is Lucy Campbell! Lucy, a former swimmer for Great Britain, now the 16th fittest woman on earth, opened up to us about the transition from swimming to CrossFit. Lucy shared with us her highs and lows from both sports, as well as what a week of training would look like right now. There truly is so much in this episode, it was a real honour getting to chat to this wonderful human! Huge thank you to Lucy for giving us her time to chat to us honestly. We hope you enjoy the episode! You can find us on social media here: Instagram: @laurenaquigley / @smiley8889 / @quigleysport Twitter: @laurenaquigley / @hannahmiley89 Lauren and Hannah x

In this episode we were extremely lucky to be joined by Olympic champion… Anna Hopkin! Anna shared with us her own swimming journey so far, which isn’t necessarily the ‘normal’ route that the majority of swimmers take… as well as all the amazing coaches she has worked with, some of the most important lessons she has learnt and what it’s like to have a partner who is also on the Great Britain team! We are so appreciative that Anna gave us her time and believe that this is an incredible episode to learn from! Huge thank you to Anna for her time, we really hope you enjoy the episode! You can find us on social media here: Instagram: @laurenaquigley / @smiley8889 / @quigleysport Twitter: @laurenaquigley / @hannahmiley89 Lauren and Hannah x

In this episode we are lucky enough to be joined by British swimmer and nutritionist Rebecca Guy! Rebecca spoke to us about the things she has learnt and wished she’d applied through nutrition and training/racing, about her delivery and application of supporting athletes through her nutrition business (@Rebeccaguynutrition) and shared some key and educational messages with regards to fuelling as an athlete. Rebecca also shared parts of her own journey being a swimmer and some of the challenges she has and continues to face to this day, as well as some of her most memorable moments. This truly was fantastic. Huge thank you to Rebecca for her time, we really hope you enjoy the episode! You can find us on social media here: Instagram: @laurenaquigley / @smiley8889 / @quigleysport Twitter: @laurenaquigley / @hannahmiley89 Lauren and Hannah x

In this episode we have the truly wonderful Fran Halsall join us… Fran, a British swimming sprinting LEGEND, chats to us honestly about her proudest swimming moments, how she managed marginally missing out on an Olympic medal, what transitioning out of competitive swimming was like and what our sprint queen is up to now! This honestly was an incredibly inspiring episode with key moments we can all learn from and apply to our own lives. Huge thank you to Fran for her time, we really hope you enjoy the episode! You can find us on social media here: Instagram: @laurenaquigley / @smiley8889 / @quigleysport Twitter: @laurenaquigley / @hannahmiley89 Lauren and Hannah x