Protect Your Knees and Hips: Helen Gorman on World-Record Breaststroke Longevity, EP 324

Podcast: Outswim for Masters Swimmers · Kelly Palace, Masters Swimmer

Opublikowano: 2026-09-10

Breaststroke is notorious for sidelining adult swimmers with groin, hip, and knee strain. But what if joint degradation isn't an inevitable part of competitive aging? How do you step away from the sport for 13 years, return at age 40, and capture 13 World Aquatics Masters titles and nine individual world records—all while racing the most joint-punishing stroke on the program? In this episode, City of Cardiff, Wales, UK, swimmer and Freestyle Media Podcast host Helen Gorman joins Kelly Palace to reveal the training routines and mobility habits that preserve joint health in the 50–54 age group. Helen brea...