Neil Agius, 32, has been swimming competitively for the past 22 years. He took it so seriously that he found himself representing Malta on the Olympic team in Athens 2004. Neil currently holds the record for the Malta-Gozo-Malta swim. That’s only the official record, recorded. His humble persona has kept him out of the spotlight for other potential records.  His career started from the age of 3, when he fell in a pool, nearly drowned and was sent off to swimming lessons the following day. Neil went on to co-found Swimming Workshop over ten years ago – a swimming school that teaches both children and adults, whatever abilities, to swim and regularly coaches athletes to compete internationally.  The Sicily – Malta 100 Km swim has been the peak of his personal swimming ambition for the past 6 years, and he’s thrilled to see it become a reality. This has out him in the top 6 longest swims of all time in his category.  Neil has also founded Wave of Change which has enhanced this ambition not only to reach new goals but to help the environment we all live and swim in today. Doing so by raising awareness on the damage being done by plastics and micro-plastics.  Neil has also inspired the Maltese people to make changes in their life, not only towards the environment but also towards themselves and people around them. Find out more about Wave of Change: <a href="https://waveofchangemalta.com/">https://waveofchangemalta.com/</a> Watch The Long Swim Home: <a href="https://youtu.be/whBpg8mX1_g">https://youtu.be/whBpg8mX1_g</a> Questions, comments, feedback, or if you'd like to be a guest on Marathon Swim Stories, email me! <a href="mailto:shannon@intrepidwater.com">mailto:shannon@intrepidwater.com</a>Stay in touch by joining our email list at <a href="http://intrepidwater.com/">http://intrepidwater.com</a> Join a supportive group of limit pushers at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/marathonswimmingcollective">The Marathon Swimming Collective</a>Music credit:Epic Inspiration  by Rafael Krux Link: <a href="https://filmmusic.io/song/5447-epic-inspiration">https://filmmusic.io/song/5447-epic-inspiration</a>- License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a>Swimming sounds courtesy of swimmer Todd Lantry.<a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1083881/support">Support the show</a>

Neil Agius' Marathon Swim Story