Marcellus Wiley went from not being able to swim a lap of the pool to doing ocean swims within two months.

“The water will always win,” says the former NFL football star and current ESPN analyst. “Everyone has their hurdles in life and this [open water swimming] is just another hurdle. You can overcome it. You can conquer it, but you just have to get involved.”

Watch his progress here.

Video produced by Mike Gustafson Productions.

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