The invisible engine behind a lifetime of striving—and what happens when it can no longer be ignored.
01 / The book
Success has a depth no one sees.
For years, Mike Westwood looked fearless from the pool deck: a national-level diving coach, a leader in corporate America, an entrepreneur, a musician, a husband and father.
14 Feet Deep is the candid story beneath that surface—the lifelong anxiety behind the accomplishments, the cost of always pushing forward, and the unexpected freedom that came when everything familiar began to change.
Told with humor, honesty, and the momentum of a life fully lived, it moves from childhood adventures and collegiate diving to coaching, family, career, music, disability, divorce, and reinvention.