#267 Vikings actress Ragga Raggnar on manifesting goals & the discipline swimming taught her

Ragga Ragnars (Ragnheiður Ragnarsdóttir) is a 2x Olympic swimmer and actress from Iceland. You might recognise her from the hit television show, Vikings.  Brett & Raggna talk about swimming in Iceland, manifesting goals, using the discipline she learned from swimming in her acting, and how to swing a sword.    Iceland has the world's best swimming curriculum. One third of their physical education classes are swimming. All Icelanders know how to swim extremely well and therefore have almost no drownings year after year. 00:00 Bratter PA, Immigration Law 00:05 Hello Ragga Raggnar 00:15 Midnight Sun 01:55 Parents 04:00 Actress in Vikings + Olympic Swimmer 05:45 Swimming in Iceland 06:55 Growing up swimming 11:37 Swimming in college? 14:10 For the love of swimming 16:15 Manifesting realistic goals 19:00 Sprinting 20:55 Dara Torres 22:55 Athens or Beijing? 25:00 Usain Bolt 27:00 Social media 28:38 Acting questions 30:15 Discipline from Swimming 36:30 Learning how to swing a sword 39:25 Vikings role 41:50 Audition pressure 45:00 Levels of actors 46:24 Anthony Hopkins 50:00 Death of Gunnhild 52:27 Fame in Iceland? 54:15 Move to America? 59:00 Top tier 01:00:30 Not craving fame Our Sponsors: BRATTER PA IMMIGRATION LAW: Exclusive immigration representation of athletes, entrepreneurs, artists, investors, and entertainers. SWIM ANGELFISH: Receive the tools and skills needed to teach swimmers with autism, physical disabilities, anxiety, sensory and motor conditions with Swim Angelfish, the global leader in adaptive swim. Get certified online today! BEINE WELLNESS BUILDING: Individualize your nutrition with genetic testing and personalized plans. Eat, supplement, and recover based on your genetics. VASA: Essential dryland for stronger, better, faster swimmers. Save 10% using the code "brett" at checkout! DESTRO SWIM TOWERS: Save $150 per double swim tower by using the code "brett" at checkout! SWIMNERD: Big and small digital pace clocks, virtual scoreboards, and live results. Subscribe to the Swimnerd Newsletter at swimspam.com Subscribe & Listen: Apple Podcasts Google Spotify YouTube Produced by: SWIMNERD