meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
The Rich Roll Podcast

The Voice of Swimming: Olympian Rowdy Gaines on The Sport That Saved His Life

The Rich Roll Podcast

Rich Roll

Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement, Society & Culture

4.812.9K Ratings

🗓️ 12 August 2024

⏱️ 116 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Rowdy Gaines is a three-time Olympic gold medalist, NBC’s voice of swimming, and a living legend in the aquatic world. This conversation explores Rowdy’s extraordinary journey from late-blooming swimmer to world record holder and beloved broadcaster. We dig into his mental resilience through setbacks like the 1980 Olympic boycott and a battle with Guillain-Barré syndrome, his perspective on the evolution of competitive swimming, and his passion for water safety advocacy. He offers a behind-the-scenes look at the Paris Olympics and much more along the way. Rowdy’s infectious enthusiasm is a gift to the sport. He shows everyone how and why we love this sport, which means so much to us both. Enjoy! Show notes + MORE Watch on YouTube Newsletter Sign-Up Today’s Sponsors: Waking Up: Get a FREE month, plus $30 OFF 👉wakingup.com/RICHROLL Roka: Unlock 20% OFF your order with code RICHROLL 👉ROKA.com/RICHROLL Bon Charge: Use code RICHROLL to save 15% OFF 👉 boncharge.com Birch: Get 25% off ALL mattresses and 2 free eco-rest pillows 👉BirchLiving.com/richroll This episode is sponsored by Better Help: Listeners get 10% off their first month 👉BetterHelp.com/RICHROLL Meal Planner: For customized plant-based recipes 👉meals.richroll.com Check out all of the amazing discounts from our Sponsors 👉 richroll.com/sponsors Find out more about Voicing Change Media at voicingchange.media and follow us @voicingchange

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

I own a bunch of spectacles and I made the grave error the other day of donning a normal non-Roca pair on my indoor trainer

0:09.7

when I was riding my bike indoors and I got to tell you it was a disaster.

0:14.6

Every three to five seconds I had to take my hands off the handlebars and push my

0:19.6

glasses back up my nose until I got so frustrated I just tossed him aside. This is the

0:26.4

dilemma of every active but optically impaired person I know and as someone who has relied eyewear every single day since I was five years old,

0:35.6

it is also the source of endless aggravation.

0:38.6

Thankfully, now eradicated, thanks to Bro Broka, the stylish performance eyewear company founded by two former

0:46.9

Stanford swimming teammates of mine who have gifted everyone like me and quite frankly the world with their fashionable line of super lightweight prescription glasses and sunglasses with patented no slip nose and temple pads that are just impervious to sweat and no matter what you do remain

1:06.6

locked on your mug no matter how intense your workout.

1:10.2

Without the dork factor, these things go everywhere with me from the trail to the dinner party.

1:15.6

Put them on, feel the difference, and wear without limits.

1:19.7

Unlocked 20% off your order with the code rich roll at roca.com. That's R-O-K-A.com.

1:27.0

We're brought to you today by Bon Charge.

1:36.1

Closing in on 58, I have spent a lifetime in the sun

1:40.3

without much thought to skin care, I to admit and when I hit 50 that was sort of a wake-up call and

1:46.4

although I may be late to this game of skin care health I gotta tell you that Bond

1:51.0

charges red light therapy products have really become this instrumental

1:54.8

tool in not only repairing damage already done, but helping me to care for the future of my skin.

2:02.1

Bond Charges technology uses low wavelength light to penetrate

2:06.4

the skin, stimulating cells in the mitochondria, and the result is this increase in collagen

2:11.5

production, improved circulation, and help with

2:14.8

wrinkle repair promoting firmer, more youthful looking skin. While Bon charge

...

Transcript will be available on the free plan in -232 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Rich Roll, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Rich Roll and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.