The award-winning podcast that celebrates comeback stories and the pursuit of personal excellence, especially for Masters swimmers, adult athletes and health and wellness seekers. Through powerful interviews and uplifting conversations, we explore the mindsets, habits, and heart behind remarkable performances—in and out of the pool—with host Kelly Palace, an elite Masters athlete and former NCAA Division I head coach. A podcast that champions you!
This episode talks about something that affects all of us, every day, and that is the food that we eat, or don’t eat. You’ll learn about two of today’s most promising and popular newer eating regimen…
What does it take to have a winning perspective? The University of Louisville head combined swim coach Arthur Albiero joins Champion’s Mojo to talk about his successful men and women’s swim programs …
Are you looking to up your game in mental toughness? Dan Plesac shares his personal champion’s mentality, including how to use the “mental toughness, extra effort” mindset.
Plesac, who has recently t…
Email us at [email protected]. Opinions discussed are not medical advice, please seek a medical professional for your own health concerns.
Insecurity Detox
Want to get rid of insecurities and feel empowered? Confidence Coach, author and top podcaster Trish Blackwell joins hosts Kelly Palace and Maria Parker to talk about ways to get rid…
Rowdy Gaines is the feature of this episode’s Road Trip Segment where he speaks with host Kelly Palace about the role that enthusiasm has played in his success in the pool and in life. He credits his…
Imperfect Life
On today’s episode, Kelly Palace and Maria Parker interview Olympian Summer Sanders about her life after athletics, discussing what she is doing as a businesswoman, wife and mother of t…
Big-Hearted Swimming
On today’s episode, Kelly Palace shares her interview with distance swimmer Zane Grothe that she conducted at the recent Pro Swim Series event in Bloomington, Ind. Grothe talks a…
The pressure to succeed can feel overwhelming for athletes or anyone preparing for something that means a lot. Conquering performance anxiety takes the right mindset and building up confidence in tan…
Ray Looze is the head men's and women's coach at Indiana University and has seen success as a swimmer and a coach. On this episode, he talks to Kelly Palace and Maria Parker about how his drive as a …
Nothing teaches you about pain and suffering better than endurance athletics. Hosts Kelly Palace and Maria Parker are both top endurance athletes and share with listeners some of their mojo for deali…
Listen in as Kelly Palace and Maria Parker interview legendary swim coach Mark Bernardino, the current associate head coach at NC State University. Bernardino discusses achieving excellence in his ow…
This week’s episode is all about the importance of getting out there and moving and how to incorporate movement into everyday life for better health, improved cognition and elevated mood. Kelly and M…
On today’s episode, Kelly Palace and Maria Parker interview Braden Holloway, NC State’s head coach for both men’s and women’s swimming. Holloway shares some of his strategic steps to success, includi…
On today’s episode, Kelly Palace and Maria Parker talk about achieving big things with small, actionable steps. Kelly shares her breast cancer experience and how the task of emptying her parents’ hom…
Kelly and Maria talk to Ginny King, mother of superstar gold medal swimmer Lilly King, Olympic champion, world champion and the greatest NCAA breaststroker of all time. Ginny shares her insight into …
Today Kelly and Maria talk about the importance of rest and relaxation, especially for high achievers. If you have a hard time relaxing, trouble sleeping, don’t know when to quit or just need an excu…
Today Kelly and Maria talk with a high-performing elite team, the Andrew family, featuring world champion Michael Andrew and his dad/coach Peter Andrew in Encinitas, CA. What Michael has accomplished…
Subscribe to the Champion's Mojo podcast on iTunes, Spotify and Google Play. Leave us a review, too!
Innovation is part of a champion’s mindset.
In this episode, hosts Kelly Palace and Maria Parker…
What makes one person persevere through challenges, while another succumbs to them? The character trait of grit is only partially inherent; people can develop the grit they need to flourish in diffic…