There are probably two things you have already deduced before reading this page: I’m Jon Heilman and I’m slightly nuts. Other basic things about me: I live in Oak Park, Illinois with my wife, Emily, and our two wild animals (well, kids), Henry (5) and Ethan (3). Shockingly, swimming is not my full time job. I’ve been an attorney for twelve years and work as house counsel for a large insurance company.
Before I began training for the English Channel, my primary method of exercise was running. I usually ran between 40 to 60 miles a week and completed several Marathons, including the Chicago Marathon three times.
Outside of family, work and swimming, I enjoy reading and writing. Over the past ten years I have worked on several fiction writing projects (some short stories and a couple full length manuscripts).
I’ve included a reading list page (see above) that I will periodically update with books that I have read and that keep going during my training.
