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Episode 28: Mateo Coates - Where Socrates meets the Sea

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Part 1: The Win, the Shock, and the Sacrifice Behind It

In 2025, David Mateo Coates won the US' very first gold medal at the Youth Sailing World Championships in 23 years in the men's ILCA 6 Class. In this episode, he describes it as “the most unique moment in my life,” as something “hit me inside” when he realized what he had achieved. Mateo also gets personal about where his motivation comes from. From “the amount my parents had to sacrifice” so he could be where he is, to his personal drive, tune into this interview with Mateo to hear first-hand from one of the best youth sailors in the world. 

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