Inspring journeys from the pool to the everyday. Hosted by Salim Ahmed, a lifelong swimmer and swim coach with over 22 years experience, the show dives into the human stories behind the sport. Not just times and techniques, but the moments when water became an anchor, a lifeline, or a turning point. Each episode features honest, intimate conversations with everyday swimmers, Olympians, well-known names and unheard voices, all united by the role swimming has played in their lives. These are stories of resilience and reinvention, of grief and joy, of quiet victories and near-impossible comebacks. From open-water epiphanies to childhood pool memories, In at the Deep End explores how swimming steadies us, challenges us and carries us through life’s waves. If you love inspiring stories with depth, this is where you dive in.
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Signup to Generate a PitchInspring journeys from the pool to the everyday. Hosted by Salim Ahmed, a lifelong swimmer and swim coach with over 22 years experience, the show dives into the human stories behind the sport. Not just times and techniques, but the moments when water became an anchor, a lifeline, or a turning point.
Recent episodes include "Swimming with strangers: Lindsey Cole on the wild swimming community, drowning cows and giant poo" (27 October 2026, 54 minutes), "Coach's Corner: Breathing, front crawl top tips" (13 October 2026, 17 minutes), and "From dreading front crawl to swimming Lake Coniston - with Lise Thorne" (29 September 2026, 56 minutes).
In At The Deep End publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 43 minutes.
Booking probability for In At The Deep End is 38%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. In At The Deep End requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. In At The Deep End's contact route on record: verified email.
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Episode #13
This episode of In At The Deep End is sponsored by Brulo Beer . Mermaid. Adventurer. Swim coach. Lindsey Cole has cycled across continents, walked a thousand miles along the rabbit-proof fence in Australia and swum the...
In At The Deep End
This month, Salim tackles the one thing the majority adult swimmers worry about before they've even started a stroke: breathing. It's the first topic most adults raise in a swimming lesson, and it can quietly hold back...
Ten years ago, Lise Thorne turned up to her first swimming lesson able to do exactly one stroke, and desperate to avoid the other. Since then she's built Walking This Way into a community of 100,000 followers by talking...
In At The Deep End
This is the first ever Coach's Corner , a brand new monthly series from In at the Deep End . Between main episodes, Salim will take a deep dive into one coaching topic at a time, answering the questions you send in and...
Ocean rower. World record-breaker. Deep water phobic. At six years old, a jetty gave way beneath Vicki Anstey and her sister, plunging them into deep water. Both survived, but the fear followed her for the next three...
Olympian. Record-breaker. Flag bearer. Mark Foster was the fastest swimmer in Britain by 15, and one of the most enduring sprinters this country has ever produced. Across five Olympic Games and 23 years at the top, he...
This week Salim is joined by actress Sabrina Bartlett, known for Bridgerton , Poldark , Knightfall , Victoria and that unforgettable Game of Thrones finale, and currently on screens in BBC One's I, Jack Wright . But...
<p>Pete Abell grew up in Gloucestershire. No coastline, no surf breaks, no obvious reason to end up where he did. But when his dad took him to Mawgan Porth at the age of eight with a borrowed foam board, something...
<p>In 2011, there was no magazine for people who swam outdoors. No shared home for the stories, the training, the destinations, the growing community of people quietly falling in love with open water. So Simon Griffiths...
<p>Olympian. Marathon swimmer. History-maker.</p><p>In this episode of In At The Deep End, Salim sits down with Alice Dearing, the first black woman to represent Team GB in Olympic swimming.</p><p>But this conversation...
<p>Lorraine Candy is one of Britain's most recognisable media voices. She is the former editor of Cosmopolitan, Elle and The Sunday Times Style, she's also a Sunday Times bestselling author and co-host of the hugely...
<p>What does a life fully lived in the water look like? For Jane Asher, it looks like five world records broken in a single weekend, at the age of 95. A South London swimming legend and great-grandmother, Jane didn't...
<p>In Episode 3, Salim is joined by Adam Filby - technology professional, fundraiser, triathlete and dad. </p><p>In May 2017, on the same day the WannaCry cyberattack was tearing through NHS systems across the country...
<p>In Episode 2 of In At The Deep End, Salim is joined by Dr Mei-Ling Lancashire - GP, cancer survivor, single mum and swimmer. At the peak of her fitness, Mei-Ling discovered a breast lump and, as a GP with a...
<p>In this debut episode of In At The Deep End, host and swim coach Salim Ahmed welcomes his first guest, Dr Victoria Rose - or 'Rosie' as he knows her - a consultant plastic surgeon whose life is defined by two...
In At The Deep End
<p>Welcome to In at the Deep End, a new podcast hosted by swim coach Salim Ahmed.</p><p>In this trailer you'll get a glimpse into the kinds of stories featured on the show: honest conversations with people whose lives...
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