Rhemmy Gibbs // the journey from swimmer to national distance runner

Beyond Sport with Fiona Stewart

This weeks guest is the lovely Rhemmy Gibbs. Former competitive swimmer and current distance runner. Rhemmy takes us though how she made the leap from swimming onto distance running as well as some of the highs and lows along her journey so far and what she’s learnt from it. Rhem and I have known each other for years, swimming at the same local club and now working together, so I know what a hard worker and beautiful human she is both in and out of the sporting arena.

Before we jump on into the episode a quick disclaimer that part of Rhemmy’s journey includes her experience with being body shamed. If you find any of this episode distressing you can find resources in the show notes.

Let’s get into todays episode.

https://globalsportmatters.com/health/2019/10/09/body-shaming-athletes-a-form-of-mental-abuse/

https://butterfly.org.au/body-image/body-image-explained/