Toby Robinson is a British international swimmer specializing in freestyle and open water events, he competed at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris in the 10km Open water event.
Katie Pumphrey is a Baltimore-based interdisciplinary artist and ultramarathon open water swimmer.
They are both Sport Ambassadors for the Swimmable Cities alliance.
Swimmable Cities is a global alliance dedicated to transforming urban waterways into vibrant, accessible spaces for swimming, recreation, and ecological renewal. Launched ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics, the movement now spans 192 organizations across 100 cities in 34 countries, championing the Right to Swim as well as Nature Rights.
Through summits, workshops, and community-led initiatives, Swimmable Cities empowers municipalities, activists, and citizens to reclaim their rivers, lakes, and harbours. The alliance promotes urban swimming culture as a catalyst for climate resilience, public health, and inclusive urban design—celebrating water as sacred and central to community wellbeing.
Links:
Swimmable Cities: https://www.swimmablecities.org/
Katie Pumphrey: https://www.katiepumphrey.com/about
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Kim Gurtler is the CEO of the Sport Information Resource Centre (SIRC), bringing extensive expertise in operations, project management, and relationship-building to lead impactful initiatives and outcomes. Recognized for her collaborative leadership and steady optimism, Kim is instrumental in fostering strong partnerships and supporting sector-wide efforts that use knowledge and evidence to advance sport in Canada.
She is also the co-founder of Ringette for All—Canada’s first all-abilities ringette program for children living with disabilities—and continues to contribute to national committees focused on creating inclusive, barrier-free sport environments.
SIRC is Canada’s most trusted leader in advancing sport through knowledge and evidence. Engaging with organizations and individuals across the sport, recreation, and physical education sector—both nationally and globally—SIRC’s mission is to build capacity, drive excellence, and support the growth of the sport sector.
Links
SIRC: https://sirc.ca/
Canadian Sport Policy 2025-2035: https://csp.sirc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Canadian-Sport-Policy-2025-2035-EN-FINAL.pdf
Canadian Sport Policy info sheet: https://csp.sirc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Canadian-Sport-Policy-Summary-Sheet-FINAL.pdf
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John Hughes joined Community Integrated Care as Director of Partnerships and Communities in March 2020. In this role, he leads the development and promotion of the charity’s national corporate partnerships, including collaborations with major sporting, arts, cultural and academic institutions, as well as community and family engagement strategies.
Community Integrated Care is one of the UK’s largest social care charities, supporting people with learning disabilities, autism, mental health concerns, and age-related needs. The organization is committed to helping individuals live their best lives possible through person-centered care and inclusive opportunities. With over 6,500 colleagues and 500 services across England and Scotland, they deliver millions of hours of support each year.
Links:
Community Integrated Care: https://www.communityintegratedcare.co.uk/
Volunteering in Canada: The Daily — Volunteering and charitable giving in Canada, 2018 to 2023
Volunteering in the UK: Community Life Survey 2023/24: Volunteering and charitable giving - GOV.UK
Volunteer Hours in Sport: Social Impact - Measuring Impact
Special Olympics: Changing Society by Changing Attitudes
We the 15: WeThe15: A global human rights movement for the 1.2 billion persons with disabilities | UNAOC
Paris 2024: Paris 2024 Paralympic Games changed attitudes towards disability
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Hugo Inglis is a four-time Olympian and former international field hockey player for New Zealand, having represented his country at London 2012, Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020, and Paris 2024. With over a decade of experience at the highest level of sport, Hugo has increasingly turned his focus to driving positive global impact beyond the field.
In pursuit of that mission, he co-founded High Impact Athletes (HIA) alongside fellow Olympian Marcus Daniell. HIA is a nonprofit organisation that connects professional athletes with the world’s most effective, evidence-based charities, empowering them to support high-impact causes such as global health, poverty alleviation, and climate change mitigation.
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Jake Finney is a Community Program Leader with Spirit North in Edmonton and Athabasca, Alberta, in Treaty 6. Jake grew up in Fort Chipewyan and Athabasca in Treaty 8 and is a member of the Athabasca Fort Chipewyan First Nation. He has been with Spirit North for 4.5 years and the programs Jake leads are inspired by culture and the freedom connected to being active. He plays traditional games with groups tying culture with sport and play.
Spirit North is a national charitable organization that uses land-based activities to improve the health and well-being of Indigenous youth, empowering them to become unstoppable in sport, school and life. Through the transformative power of sport and play, their participants learn important lessons, discover untold potential and build the confidence and courage needed to overcome the hardships Indigenous youth often face.
Links:
Spirit North: https://www.spiritnorthxc.ca/
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The Future of Sport in Canada Commission released its preliminary report on August 28th 2025. With 71 recommendations, it is the most comprehensive review of the Canadian sport system that I have ever seen. In this episode, I share some of my thoughts and reactions on the preliminary report and recommendations.
Future of Sport in Canada Commission Preliminary Report: https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/future-sport/about.html
Canadian Sport Policy 2025-2035: https://csp.sirc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Canadian-Sport-Policy-2025-2035-EN-FINAL.pdf
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This project started with a simple idea: what if fantasy football told the full story? Not just rushing yards and touchdowns, but backpacks donated, meals served, scholarships awarded, and lives changed. Now, with the Fantasy Football Draft Guide for Good, fans can see the causes players support off the field—right alongside their on-field stats.
Built for both casual fans and die-hard fantasy veterans, the guide lets you sort players by position and by cause. Whether you care about youth development, mental health, hunger relief, or military and veteran support, you’ll find players who share your values.
The Fantasy Football for Good: Draft Guide was created by Joe Flynn as part of the George Washington University Sports Philanthropy Executive Certificate Program.
Joe Flynn is a sports storyteller and nonprofit strategist focused on highlighting the human under the helmet. With over 3.5 million views across social media, he’s built a platform dedicated to showcasing the off-the-field impact of athletes and the causes they support. Joe has helped raise more than $1 million for nonprofits and social impact organizations and is currently enrolled in George Washington University’s Sport Philanthropy certificate program.
Joe believes that sports can build global bridges when fans shift their mindset from “What can this player do for my team?” to “What can this player do for my community?”
Links:
Fantasy Football for Good Draft Guide: https://www.fantasyfootballforgood.com/
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The Canada Games brings together more than 2,000 able-bodied athletes and athletes with physical and intellectual disabilities for the largest amateur multi-sport event in the country. Alternating between winter and summer, they span over 30 different sports to showcase the very best in Canadian sport and spirit.
The Games are held under the stewardship of the Canada Games Council who provide continuity, leadership and support. We’re here to foster ongoing partnerships and ensure the Games leave an enduring legacy on communities from coast to coast to coast.
Articles:
Watch the 2025 Canada Summer Games: https://www.canadagames.ca/watch#sports-watch
CBC Gem: https://gem.cbc.ca/
2025 Canada Games environmental initiatives: https://www.2025canadagames.ca/media-centre/environmental-initiatives
Volunteering in Canada: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/250623/dq250623b-eng.htm
Anxiety, feelings of depression and loneliness among Canadians spikes to highest levels since spring 2020: https://www.camh.ca/en/camh-news-and-stories/anxiety-depression-loneliness-among-canadians-spikes-to-highest-levels
Fortis Canada Games Complex: https://www.engagestjohns.ca/fortis-canada-games-complex
2023 Canada Games Legacy fund: https://cg2023legacyfund.ca/
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Radha Balani is the Global Head of Leadership and Strategy at ThinkBeyond, a leading consultant in sport for social impact and sustainability. A strategist and facilitator, she crafts and guides dynamic initiatives aimed at achieving sustainable social change through sport.
Throughout her career, Radha has worked with top sports organisations and athletes, including ESPN, UK Sport, Michael Johnson, Kate and Helen Richardson‑Walsh, Sport England, Welsh Rugby Union, World Rugby, and numerous national governing bodies. Previously, she held roles at the Football Foundation, Women in Sport, and London Sport, where her emphasis on strategy, narrative, communications, and stakeholder relationships has consistently fostered meaningful outcomes.
Her sports roots trace back to Loughborough University, where she served as Athletic Union President and graduated in Sports Science and English. With a career spanning university sport, community engagement, and global initiatives, Radha’s work highlights the transformative power of sport, particularly in championing women and girls, for positive social impact.
ThinkBeyond is a social impact and sustainability consultancy that supports leaders and organisations in driving change in and through sport. Their expertise spans crafting Theory of Change frameworks, designing intentional initiatives, and measuring long-term environmental and social outcomes.
They support brands, teams leagues and talent to have a real impact on the world and their business. Some of their work includes partnerships with Liverpool FC, SailGP, The FA, British Olympic Foundation, UK Sport, World Athletics, World Sailing, ESPN, The Premier League, and NFL Foundation UK.
ThinkBeyond brings together deep strategic insight with practical facilitation. Under Radha’s co-leadership, the firm helps clients design and deliver programmes that are both outcome-driven and brand-aligned, turning sport into catalysts for meaningful social and environmental progress.
To create this change, and drive sustained commercial growth, it’s essential to have leaders driven by a higher purpose, organisations that make sustainability a core value, community programmes that deliver real impact, and communications that inspire action.
That’s why, at Think Beyond, they create all four of these essential ingredients.
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Chris Marshall is the founder of G Tennis & charity Young Champs. His main drive and passion is creating opportunities for children from underserved communities to play and access Tennis coaching.
Young Champs provide free Summer coaching and equipment for local children, as well as training and mentoring for older teens on a pathway to becoming coaches. The charity also support a local rising star who came through their programme and has represented the county at Tennis. Chris’s work blends sport with social impact, using tennis as a platform to build confidence, open doors, and drive long-term change.
Young Champs aims to change the perception of tennis through being inclusive and making the sport accessible to all children, regardless of their background.
Links:
KidSport Canada 2024 Annual Report: https://kidsportcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/Annual-report-2024-ENG-combined.pdf
KidSport Calgary: https://www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/article/calgary-kidsport-sees-demand-spike-due-to-inflationary-pressures/
G Tennis: https://www.g-tennis.com/
Young Champs: https://www.youngchamps.uk/
KidSport Canada: https://kidsportcanada.ca/our-impact/
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Polona Fonda is the communications officer for ENGSO and ENGSO youth and collaborates with other sport entities and experts such as Tine Vertommen (ARCH Safeguarding), Sport Union of Slovenia and orhers.
With over 12 years of experience in values-based digital and project communications, including creation, design, and management, Polona has worked with international, European, and national organisations, universities, and experts in the fields of sport, health, and sustainable development.
Her expertise lies in values-driven digital communications, with a particular focus on content creation and design that champion inclusion, integrity, equality, and diversity. In an era marked by disinformation and emotionally charged clickbait, she advocates for online diplomacy, safeguarding, and the cultivation of respectful dialogue. Her work is inspired by her childhood, where competitive alpine skiing and a deep connection to sport helped her overcome health challenges. This journey empowered her to become a passionate advocate for sport as a tool for development, with a particular focus on well-being, nature, and gender equality.
In 2022, she co-founded Institut Impact and the Move4Nature initiative, which uses outdoor sports and physical activity to educate people of all ages about the importance of environmental protection.
The Erasmus+ funded Move4Nature project is a network of local events across Europe. Each event features a hike paired with a trail clean-up. With the support of sports organisations and active Europeans, move4nature is collecting kilometres and kilograms of waste with the ambitious goal of making our continent cleaner, more active, and healthier.
Through hiking and physical activity in nature, the MOVE4NATURE project also promotes healthy lifestyles, inclusion, and intergenerational exchange. The project uses outdoor sports, particularly hiking, as a tool to teach youth, and adults, about the importance of environmental protection and climate action.
Links:
Move4Nature: https://institut-impact.si/move4nature/
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Jane Roos is deeply passionate about ensuring Canadian athletes have the resources they need to succeed on the world stage.
Before founding CAN Fund, Jane was a promising track athlete whose career was cut short by a devastating car accident at the age of 19. This life-changing event inspired her to help other Canadian athletes who face challenges, not only with their training but also with the financial burden that comes with competing at the highest levels.
Jane’s achievements extend beyond her work with CAN Fund. She’s been honored with the Live Olympic Award, an international recognition given to only 20 people, and has been named one of the most influential women in sport by CAAWS, now called Canadian women and sport. The Globe & Mail also selected her as one of the Most Influential People in Sport, and she received the Leadership in Sports Award at the 36th Canadian Sports Awards.
Under Jane’s leadership, CAN Fund has raised over $40 million and has directly supported 80% of Canadian athletes who have competed at the Olympic and Paralympic Games from Athens 2004 to Paris 2024.
For over 20 years CAN Fund has been providing crucial financial support to the best athletic talent in Canada, helping them cover costs for training, coaching, nutrition, equipment, travel and basic living expenses. CAN Fund is a charity that offers 2 applications a year to which summer, winter, able-bodied and para athletes representing Canada on the world stage can apply.
Links:
CAN Fund: https://canadianathletesnow.ca/
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Jessica Platt is a retired professional ice hockey player and an advocate for transgender rights. She played for the Toronto Furies in the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL) and was the first transgender woman to play in the league.
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Harrison Browne is the first transgender athlete in professional hockey. He was part of the National Women’s Hockey League and played for the Metropolitan Riveters and the Buffalo Beauts (winning a championship with both teams). He helped form the first-ever transgender policy in professional sports to aid both transmen and transwomen in their participation. He is the appointed inclusion leader for the NWHL advisory board and special ambassador for the National Hockey League’s Hockey Is for Everyone initiative. Harrison has been featured in the New York Times, GQ Magazine, Players’ Tribune, The Olympic Channel, VICE News, ESPN and many more news outlets. He continues to participate in talks and panels throughout North America and internationally.
Rachel Browne is an award-winning investigative journalist and documentary producer whose work appears in VICE News, POLITICO, Global News, Maclean’s magazine, Discovery+, and elsewhere.
Links:
CCES Transgender Women Athletes and Elite Sport: A Scientific Review: https://cces.ca/transgender-women-athletes-and-elite-sport-scientific-review
Canadian Women & Sport: https://womenandsport.ca/resources/research-insights/trans-inclusion-in-sport/
You Can Play: https://www.youcanplay.org/
Sport Inclusion Task Force resources: https://sportinclusion.ca/resources/
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Kristine Deacon is a swim coach and the team manager for athletics Canada.
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Who will become Canada’s next Prime Minister and who will form government will be decided on April 28th 2025.
This episode explores all the sport, physical activity and recreation promises by the five largest political parties in Canada.
Links:
Green Party of Canada: https://cdn.greenparty.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/GP_Platform_English_Draft.pdf
Bloc Québécois: https://www.blocquebecois.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/blocqcplateforme-2025web.pdf
Liberal: https://liberal.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/292/2025/04/Canada-Strong.pdf
Conservative: https://canada-first-for-a-change.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/20250418_CPCPlatform_8-5x11_EN_R1-pages.pdf
NDP: https://www.ndp.ca/campaign-commitments
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Mia Kohout is the CEO of Vancouver bike share.
Vancouver Bike Share Inc (Mobi by Rogers) is a public bike sharing service based in Vancouver, British Columbia. It is perfect for commuting, running errands, visiting friends, or exploring the city. Serving Vancouver with 2,000 classic bikes and 600 ebikes at 250+ stations, our bike share system has become an essential part of our transportation network.
Articles:
Vancouver Bike Share: https://www.mobibikes.ca/
Shared Micromobility 2023 NACTO Report: https://nacto.org/topic/shared-micromobility/
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Neil Saravanamuttoo is the director of CitySHAPES. He was previously the chief economist of the G20's Global Infrastructure Hub and an executive in the Department of Finance Canada.
CitySHAPES is working to make cities better by sparking and implementing the change they need to become healthier, greener, and more vibrant cities where everyone can thrive. They do this by working with partners in leading groundbreaking policy, advocacy, and community engagement work on key challenges faced by Canadian municipalities.
Links:
CitySHAPES: https://cityshapes.ca/
BOOK Happy City by Charles Montgomery: https://happycities.com/the-book
BOOK The Miracle Pill by Peter Walker: https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/the-miracle-pill/66a39acb-a0e9-333d-897d-f212ffcdcb70.html
BOOK Broken City by Patrick M. Condon: https://www.ubcpress.ca/broken-city
BOOK Building the Cycling City by Melissa and Chris Bruntlett: https://urbancyclinginstitute.org/building-the-cycling-city-the-dutch-blueprint-for-urban-vitality/
ARTICLE Suburban expansion costs increase to $465 per person per year in Ottawa: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/urban-expansion-costs-menard-memo-1.6193429
ARTICLE When Mothers are Active so are their Children: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140324090408.htm
ARTICLE The economic burden of physical inactivity: a global analysis of major non-communicable diseases: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(16)30383-X/abstract#au40
ARTICLE The Price of Inactivity: Measuring the Powerful Impact of Sport, Physical Activity, and Recreation in Canada: https://measuring-impact.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/CFLRI-CPRA_Price-Inactivity-Full-Report-EN-FINAL.pdf
ARTICLE Impact of minimum parking requirements for multi-family residential buildings on housing affordability and sustainability: https://assets.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/sf/project/archive/housing_organizations4/impact-of-parking-requirements-on-housing-affordability_final-report.pdf
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Lucien Boyer is the Co-Founder of Global Sports Week, and the Founding & Managing Partner of Inspiring Sport Capital.
Paniz Yousefi is a Young Sport Maker, IOC Young Leader 2019-2021 and the Founder of Parallel Play.
Chloé Morard is a Young Sport Maker and Figure Skating Deputy Manager for Milano Cortina 2026.
Links:
Parallel Play: https://parallelplay.se/
Global Sports Week: https://gsw.world/en/
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Chris Jenkins is the President of Commonwealth Sport.
Commonwealth Sport is the public brand name of the Commonwealth Games Federation. Commonwealth Sport is the organisation responsible for the direction and control of the Commonwealth Games and Commonwealth Youth Games, and for delivering on the vision of the Commonwealth Sports Movement: Our Commonwealth, united through sport.
Links
Commonwealth Sport: https://www.commonwealthsport.com/
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