Dive Into January Joy (and Start Swimming!)
Caitlin Hopkins, Mermaid - Ice Swimmer - Oyster Farmer
Let's kick off 2025 with this joyful conversation with an old pod friend, Caitlin Hopkins!
I first introduced you to Caitlin as one of the Two Maine Mermaids, way back in May 2021. At the time, Caitlin (aka Flow) and Kelsy Hartley (aka Ebb) were spreading the gospel of cold water dipping, which they’d started in earnest at the beginning of the pandemic. Since then, they’ve built a large and dedicated community around them in Portland with their dips, fun events and what’s become a total freaking movement, their International Women’s Day celebration held every March at Willard Beach in South Portland.
We’re going to talk about cold water again today, but for a very different reason - Caitlin is preparing to travel to the Atlas Mountains in Morocco next month to compete in the International Ice Swimming Association (IISA) National Championship!!!
So we are talking about ice swimming, of course, but also oyster farming, lightning bolts, creativity, entrepreneurship, mentorship, joy, intention, alignment…. Caitlin has inspired some new thinking in me for 2025, and I know you’ll get something out of this too.
Give Caitlin a follow in one of her many places:
And of course, I hope you'll join me in supporting Caitlin's National Championship effort on February 8th:
www.spotfundme.com/MaineToMoroccoIceSwim
Finally, it wouldn't be a GGW pod without a few more fun links from our conversation: