Burcay Gurcan

<p>Welcome to episode ninety-nine of the<a href="https://lowtideboyz.com/"> Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!</a></p><p>This week we have a Portland, Maine local legend, Burcay Gurcan on the show. He’s a Portland Maine institution and we chatted with him about all things Portland/Casco Bay, water polo (yes, water polo,) and how he’s single-handedly gotten so many people into Swimrun. We got a bunch of requests to get him on the show and we’re glad to share his story with you!</p><p>But first... </p><p><strong>Training Update</strong></p><p>It’s still the off-season for us for a few weeks and life is good. (So is all the food we’ve been eating!)</p><p><strong>Shoutouts</strong></p><p>This week we’re shouting out the crew at Palisades Tahoe (the ski resort formerly known as Squaw Valley) for turning on their snow-making machines so that our kids could have some snow to play with on our recent vacation to Lake Tahoe.</p><p><strong>Feats of Endurance</strong></p><p>This week’s award goes to Jonathan DePriest. He’s a San Francisco native and we’re super impressed that he’s been consistently jumping into Aquatic Park (our usual training grounds) to swim in the bay without a wetsuit. We wish we were as tough as you! Keep up the strong work!</p><p>Check out and join our <a href="https://www.strava.com/clubs/lowtideboyz">Strava Club</a> and join Swimrunners from around the world as they train for Swimruns and stuff.</p><p><strong>This Week in Swimrun</strong></p><p>Time for all the news that we could find on the internet.</p><p>We’re back with the second edition of our ad hoc “Race Director Reports” segment! This week we have our friend <a href="https://lowtideboyz.com/podcast/bruno-safara-of-swimrun-portugal">Bruno Safara</a> of Swimrun Portugal on the show to talk about the <a href="https://www.swimrunportugal.com/lagoa">Lagoa Swimrun</a> that took place a few weeks ago and his plans for 2022.</p><p>This past weekend, <a href="https://www.trimore.gr/en/events/swim-run-hydra6/conceptswimrunhydra">Swimrun Hydra</a> took