MATTHEW MOSELEY

Matthew L. Moseley is a communication strategist, author, speaker, and world-record adventure swimmer. He has spent his career at the intersection of public policy, business, and government and has managed many public affairs projects and campaigns for organizations and companies. He is the principal and CEO of the Ignition Strategy Group, which specializes in high-stakes communications and issue management for the biggest companies in the world to the smallest organizations.

Moseley is the author of Ignition: Superior Communication Strategies for Creating Stronger Connections (Routledge/Taylor&Francis publishing, 2021) and of Dear Dr. Thompson: Felony Murder, Hunter S. Thompson and the Last Gonzo Campaign. He has completed four first-ever record adventure swims and is the subject of the documentary, Dancing in the Water about his 25-mile swim across Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans. The short film Silent River documented his attempt to swim 52 miles down the Green River in the Colorado Basin, only to have to stop short at 39 miles, after encountering low-water conditions that proved too hard to swim. 

He is the co-chair of the Colorado River Basin Council for American Rivers and is member of the Advisory Board of the Center for Leadership at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He lives in Boulder, Colorado, with his wife, Kristin, and their children, Charles and Amelia.

You can learn more about Matthew at his personal website.

SWIMMING HISTORY

A comprehensive swimming history can be found here.

CHRONOLOGY OF SWIMS:

  • Lake Pontchartrain from New Canal Lighthouse to Lake Pontchartrain Yacht Club  24.6 miles in 14 hours and 56 minutes

  • Colorado River from Potash Point to confluence with Green River, 47 miles/76.4 km in 13 hours and 55  minutes

  • Culebra (Tamarindo Beach) to Fajardo, Puerto Rico: 24 miles/38 km in 12 hours and 1 minute

  • Swim Across the Caribbean - St.John to to St Thomas (??  miles) to Culebrita: 24.5 miles in 15 hours

  • Green River Swim from Mineral Bottom to Mile 12 above confluence: 40 miles in 14 hours and 36 minutes.

  • Sea of Galilee: North to South, 12.8 miles/20.6 km in 7 hours and 24 minutes

OTHER SWIMMING HAUNTS:

  • Swim Around Key West - 12.5  miles

  • Horsetooth Reservoir - 10K 

  • Sayulita  to San Pancho, Sayulilta to 8 miles

  • Golfo Dulce Costa Rica: 21K

The phrase “Soul is Waterproof” says the very heart of us, our innermost being, can withstand most any challenge or difficulty. Water cannot destroy or break the essence of who we are. Either too much – or too little. All that life may throw at us must not break our spirit or erode our core values and beliefs.

Soul is Waterproof also carries a current of the appreciation of self and the caring of our soul. There is also an aspect of personal growth and responsibility. The term calls upon us to build the inner strength to shield us from the everyday challenges of negativity, anxiety and the nutty-crazy stress of the daily world.

No matter what life throws at us, whether it be hurricanes, tornadoes, mudslides, and tsunamis of every kind, we can burst forth from the deluge wiser, stronger, and ready. We shall endure–until we don’t. Then your Soul is Waterproof.

The ability to change shape as water does.