Madrid – What happens when two Olympic athletes swap sports? In advance of Olympic Day, celebrated worldwide on 23 June, the Olympic Channel presents Sports Swap where two world-class athletes try each other’s sports with surprising results. The first six episodes are now available exclusively on the Olympic Channel mobile app and at olympicchannel.com.

In each episode of Sports Swap, an Olympic athlete is given just one day to learn a new sport from a fellow Olympian, and then challenged to perform their new skills. From football and gymnastics to shooting and boxing, and archery and curling to BMX and equestrian, these Olympic athletes go outside of their comfort zones to try something new. The first episode features Team USA footballer and three-time Olympic gold medalist Heather O’Reilly and Olympic gold medallist in rhythmic gymnastics Margarita Mamum of the Russian Federation trying each other’s sport for the first time in their lives.

“I have never used a ribbon in that way. It was completely new to me, completely foreign to me,” said O’Reilly. “I’m such a competitor and perfectionist, and in something like this you just have to let all that go and just have fun and try to learn and do the best that you can.”

In addition to learning new athletic skills, the athletes also picked up a few training and lifestyle tips that could be incorporated into their daily routines.

“I’d love to go boxing again,” said Olympic shooter Amber Hill the who swapped sports with Team GB teammate Joe Joyce. “I’ve just got such a buzz off it, and maybe I’ll build it into my exercise regimen as well.”

Sports Swap is an Olympic Channel Original Production and was produced in association with IMG, a global leader in sports, events, media and fashion. Additional episodes will be released in the coming weeks and months. Additional episodes will be released in the coming weeks and months.