So the idea for me was I wanted to slow across from the United States to the Soviet Union

to open the border for the first time in over 40 years and they, the anyone on little

time need, couldn't cross that border and actually for me it took 11 years because I was

trying to get permission to cross this border and to get it opened and I wrote to a British

SNF and then drop off in Chechnyanko and finally Gorbachev, but in the meantime I wrote

to senators and to congressmen and state department people and all sorts of people for all of

the years.

Hi, this is Mark Devine and I am the host of the Mark Devine show.

On this show I explore what it means to be fearless to the lens of the world's most

inspirational, compassionate and resilient leaders.

My guests include notable folks from all walks of life, stoke philosophers, psychedelic

researchers, entrepreneurs, CEOs and even people who have swam the bearing straight like

my guests today, Lynn Cox.

Lynn Cox was born in Boston, Massachusetts grew up in LA or Los Alamedos, California.

She set open water swimming records all over the world without a wetsuit, I know she

was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame and she has written many articles

which have appeared in publications such as The New Yorker, New York Times, LA Times

and she lives in Long Beach, California and she has written a book called Tales of

Elle about water rescue dogs and she is just a fascinating lady, so super excited to

have Lynn with me today Lynn, nice to meet you.

Thanks so much for joining me today Lynn, I really appreciate it, I was super excited

to meet you and kind of learn more about your inspiration and your story and some of the

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