Nick Irons is an author, ultra-endurance athlete, and strength and conditioning coach. Nick made national headlines when he became the first person in 70 years to swim the length of the Mississippi River and the first to swim it with the locks and dams of its “modern” form.

In 1997, Nick became the second person in seventy years to swim the length of the Mississippi River, from Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and the first to swim it with the locks and dams of its “modern” form, all in an effort to help raise awareness and funding for multiple sclerosis (MS), the disease his father has lived with for twenty years.

In 2000, Nick completed a 10,000-mile bike tour around the perimeter of the United States, once again to further research efforts for MS. A gifted author and speaker, Irons shows the rest of us how to make our biggest dreams come true. 

Please click HERE to attend Nick’s “Are You Adventure Ready” speech for our 15th year Anniversary Reunion.