Karlyn Pipes: "The Do-Over"

The Bubble Hour

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.7 • 560 Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2016

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

An Olympic hopeful whose dreams were cut short by addiction, Karlyn explains how sobriety gave her a second chance at athletic success and at personal happiness. But neither of those achievements came quickly or easily. Karlyn speaks frankly about her addiction to alcohol, and the many ways that affected her life. Her book, "The Do-Over" will have readers moving from tears to cheers to nods of understanding, and is a great read for people in recovery as well as those who long to understand addiction from the inside.

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0:00.0	blog talk radio
0:01.5	I own it
0:11.2	not proud that was me
0:14.5	and when I face it
0:16.1	a little dignity
0:19.1	not looking for excuse I just want to be free from power weakness head on free free free free free free free Hello, everybody, and welcome to the bubble hour where real people tell real stories of addiction and recovery.
0:46.5	This is Jean. I'm your host, and I am a person in successful long-term recovery from alcohol addiction.
0:52.8	I write about my journey in sobriety from day one to now, over five years later, over
0:59.3	at unpickled blog.com.
1:01.4	I tell my story there, and I invite you to share your stories here on the bubble hour.
1:06.5	On this episode, you will meet one of the most respected swimmers in the world, Carlin Pipes.
1:12.2	After nearly two decades of swimming in the master's category, Pipes has become the most decorated master's swimmer in history,
1:19.9	amassing more national and world records than anyone before her.
1:23.8	With the current, get this, a current world record tally of 223, 223 world records.
1:33.2	That's crazy.
1:34.3	In 2015, Carline reached the pinnacle of her swimming career when at age 53 she was inducted
1:41.9	into the prestigious International Swimming Hall of fame, joining all-time
1:46.1	swimming greats such as Janet Evans and Mark Spitz in this recognition. What makes Carlin's
1:51.4	induction truly incredible, though, is not the long list of records and accomplishments she
1:56.4	accumulated to qualify for this honor. It's the winding near-death journey she took to get there.
2:02.6	As a young teen, she was pegged as an Olympic hopeful, and after high school was granted a full
2:08.1	athletic scholarship at the University of Arkansas. With a bright future ahead, she soon disappeared
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