Today we have Nancy and Elizabeth Jorgensen on the show. Nancy is the mother of 2016 Olympic Triathlon Gold Medalist, Gwen Jorgensen. Elizabeth is Gwen’s sister. Together, they have written two books and the most recent book about Gwen’s career is called Gwen Jorgensen: USA’s First Olympic Gold Medal Triathlete. It is for young adult readers and their hope was to write a story of a female athlete who has big goals and went after them. In this episode, we talk about what it was like to parent a very high achieving child and to be the sister of a very talented and driven athlete.
Elizabeth is an English teacher and Nancy has also written several books.
What we talked about:
5:00- Gwen’s childhood
10:15- Not putting pressure on Gwen to succeed in sport
12:45- Realizing Gwen’s potential
15:45- Gwen’s drive
23:20- Mindset
27:05- Gwen going back to triathlon
30:00- Hopes for the book
34:00- Finding community in sport
39:20- Sibling rivalries
45:45- End of podcast questions
Show notes:
Gwen Jorgensen: USA’s First Olympic Gold Medal Triathlete
Here is a link to purchased signed copies: https://www.booksco.com/signed-copy-gwen-jorgensen
For author visits, email nancy.l.jorgensen@gmail.com or elizabeth.jorgensen@gmail.com
Websites: lizjorgensen.weebly.com and nancyjorgensen.weebly.com
Go: Gwen, Go: A Family’s Journey to Olympic Gold
Elizabeth’s teaching book: Hacking Student Learning Habits
Elizabeth’s Korean poetry book: Sijo: Korea’s Poetry Form
Nancy’s choral education book: Things They Never Taught You in Choral Methods
On Twitter: @LyzaJo and @NancyJorgensen
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