SwimMastery coach Melissa Donaldson on exploring the water and helping others to experience the joy of swimming
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Melissa Donaldson is a marathon swimmer and SwimMastery coach from Brisbane, Australia. When Melissa was approaching 50 and working in the corporate world, she began to swim as a hobby. Within a few years she was swimming 20km-plus distances and trained as a swim coach to help others safely achieve their goals and find joy in swimming. She runs the SwimMastery Swim Studio in Brisbane and continues to explore her own relationship with the water, seeking new challenges and opportunities along the way.
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The SwimMastery Swim Studio in Brisbane
The Apolima Strait Swim in Sāmoa (22.3km)
The Great Keppel Island Swim in Australia (20km)
The 'Cliff to Bridge' Derwent River Swim in Tasmania (15km)
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