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The SwimSwam Podcast
In the SwimSwam Podcast dive deeper into the sport you love with insider conversations about swimming. Hosted by Coleman Hodges and Gold Medal Mel Stewart, SwimSwam welcomes both the biggest names in swimming that you already know, and rising stars that you need to get to know, as we break down the past, present, and future of aquatic sports.
Episodes
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SwimSwam Breakdown: Russia/Ukraine, Conference Week #2, & the Westmont Pro Swim
This week on the SwimSwam Breakdown, we discuss how Russia's invasion of Ukraine has had ripple effects in the swimming community, all of last weekends college…
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Olympic Star Katie Ledecky Moves to Gainesville To Train With The Guys
Coming off her third successful Olympic Games Katie Ledecky explains the process of how and why she moved to Gainesville. She didn't say it outright, but it…
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Ukranian Olympian Andrii Govorov Calls for Ban on Russian Competition, Athletes
World record holder and Ukranian Olympian Andrii Govorov is calling for all swimming federations to skip competitions in Russia for the next year as well as…
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SwimSwam Breakdown: ALL Things College Conference Meets
This week on the SwimSwam Breakdown, we cover all of the Power-5 Conference Championships that occurred last weekend plus international news including an…
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7x Olympic Gold Medalist Dressel Describes Painful Practices Under Coach Nesty
SwimSwam caught up with 7-time Olympic gold medalist Caeleb Dressel at the University of Florida, and Dressel described pain. Under Coach Anthony Nesty…
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Tanica Jamison Discusses her First Season as Houston Head Coach, Swimming History
In this podcast, Houston head coach Tanica Jamison discussed how she is establishing herself with a new program after almost 10 years with one of the most…
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SwimSwam Breakdown: Curzan Record, Ledecky Impresses, & Conference Meets Loom
This week on the SwimSwam Breakdown, we discuss Claire Curzan's American Record in the 100 fly, Townley Haas's retirement, and the upcoming NCAA DI conference…
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16-Year-Old Katie Grimes Discusses Favorite Sets, 4th Place Olympic Finish
Katie Grimes made the 2020 Olympic swimming team at age 15 in the 800 free after getting 2nd to Katie Ledecky at the US trials. She discusses her entire…
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SwimSwam Breakdown: What Does New 2022 World Champs Mean for ISL & US Athletes?
This week on the SwimSwam Breakdown, we discuss FINA's announcement of the new 2022 World Champs in Budapest and how that will affect the upcoming ISL Season…
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Bryce Mefford Unsure About Future in Swimming After Breakout Olympic Summer
Bryce Mefford is a 2020 US Olympian and NCAA champion for Cal in his 5th year as a bear. He sat out of competition at Cal this past fall to take a break from…
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Michael Brinegar Gunning for 1,650 NCAA Title, Predicts ’Around 14:10’ to Win
Michael Brinegar is a 2020 Olympian in the 800/1500 free and an NCAA All-American for Indiana. He sat down with us to speak about his experience at the SC…
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World Champ Alia Atkinson Shares Memories, Mishaps, & More From 20+ Year Career
Alia Atkinson is a 5x Olympian, 4x world champion, and current world record-holder. She was a dominant breaststroke throughout the entire 2010s decade and made…
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Zach Apple Unpacks His Olympic 4x200 and How He Came Back in The 4x100 Medley
3-time World Champion, 2-time Olympic Champion and Team Speedo Athlete, Zach Apple, gets raw and real about his 2020 Olympic performance. Zach let’s us inside…
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SwimSwam Breakdown: ISL Season 4, Post Grads Moving, & Peaty 200 Breast
This week on the SwimSwam Breakdown, we discuss the ISL announcing a massive Season 4 schedule, post grads having success with other programs, and Adam Peaty…
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Ryan Held Opens Up About Olympic Trials Disappointment, Training at ASU
We sat down with Ryan Held, who is hot off of a 6-medal performance at the 2021 World SC Championships, including 2 relay golds and 2 individual silvers in the…
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Shaine Casas Openly Discusses Choice to Go Pro, Train with Eddie Reese
Shaine Casas is a 6x world championship medalist and 3x NCAA champion. His decision to leave his alma mater of Texas A&M to train with their rival Longhorns in…
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Rhyan White on Going From 4th at The Olympics (Twice) to Winning a World Title
Rhyan White is a world champion, Olympic medalist, and NCAA All-American. She was the only woman from America to qualify for the 2021 Olympic Games in both the…
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JOLYN CEO Mondy Herndon Explains The Upcoming Swim Collegiate Series
In this podcast, we learn more about Mondy, the Jolyn brand, and Jolyn’s on-going support of the sport. This year they launch the Jolyn Swim Collegiate Series…
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SwimSwam Breakdown: World Champs Postponed, Ledecky Beats Grothe, Walsh AM-R
This week on the SwimSwam Breakdown, we discuss the 2022 World Champs getting postponed, Katie Ledecky beating Zane Grothe in an exhibition 500 free, and…
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How Teen Sprint Sensation Josh Liendo Prepped to Become a World Champion
Josh Liendo was an Olympian at 18 and now at 19 is a world champion. He not only won gold as a part of the mixed 4x50 free relay in Abu Dhabi, but also earned…
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Howard Swim Coach Askew Explains USA Swimming’s HBCU Million-Dollar Grant
USA Swimming has had a challenge to overcome for generations. Our sport’s registration does not reflect the current makeup of the United States. Only 1%…
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Ron Kontura, Director of Total Performance Swim Camps
Ron Kontura, Director of Total Performance Swim Camps, is many things. In another life he'd probably be the CEO of a Fortune 500 company. He's the current…
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What Happens if FINA Postpones the Fukuoka World Championships to 2023?
As reported today, FINA could be postponing the Fukuoka World Championships set for May of 2022 to July of 2023. If that is the case, what happens? SwimSwam…
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Tom Shields Was on Government Assistance Before Making $200k in Prize Money
We sat down with 2x Olympic champ Tom Shields to discuss the ISL's no walkout clause, late payments from FINA and ISL, racing for 6 months straight, and being…
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Olympic Coach Brian Schrader Heads New World-Class Swimming Facility FAST
oach Brian Schrader heads Florida Aquatics Swimming & Training (FAST) at an elite facility opening March 2022 in Ocala, Florida. As head coach Schrader is…
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SwimSwam Breakdown: Phelps Plays Pickleball, Sun Sells Makeup, & World Champs
Today on the SwimSwam Breakdown, we go over Michael Phelps playing celebrity pickleball matches, Sun Yang netting over $500k from selling makeup, and the 2023…
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Nic Fink is Training with GA Tech, Getting His Masters, and Winning World Titles
Fink talks us through managing school during the full ISL season, taking finals a week before flying to Abu Dhabi for the world championships, and going best…
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James Guy Shares The Set That Made Him Battle Ready for Tokyo
We sat down with Olympic champion James Guy, who is currently stuck at home from a positive COVID test, although he is A-symptomatic. Guy walks us through his…
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NAG Record-Holder Ilya Kharun Swam 60x100 @ 1:02 With Sandpipers
We sat down with NAG record-holder and surprise breakout star of the Speedo Winter Jr Champs, Ilya Kharun of the Sandpipers of Nevada. Ilya takes us through…
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Paralympic Swimmer Will Perry Speaks Out After Post About Abuse Goes Viral
British Paralympic swimmer Will Perry has gained attention after posting on Instagram last week about an interaction that for him is all too common. After…
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SwimSwam Breakdown: Sakci Calls Out FINA, 75 with Fins, and 10 WRs in Paris
This week on the SwimSwam Breakdown, we discuss Emre Sakci challenging FINA for transparency, swimmers 1-uping each other on a 75 swim with fins, and Swimnex…
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How Olympic Medalist Katie McLaughlin Epitomizes Perseverance
2020 Olympic medalist and Team Speedo athlete, Katie McLaughlin, epitomizes perseverance. She’s been an elite swimmer since she was 16 years old, a fast rising…
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First Openly Trans NCAA Athlete Schuyler Bailar Gives Insight on Lia Thomas Competing
We sat down with Schuyler Bailar, the first openly trans NCAA DI male athlete, to discuss what being a trans athlete, and trans human, means. This has come to…
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Coach Solomon D’Amico, The Mind Behind Lydia Jacoby’s Olympic Swimming Success
Solomon D’Amico, co-head coach of Seward TSUNAMI SWIM CLUB, is the mind behind the success of Lydia Jacoby. Lydia has racked up endless awards since her…
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How Swimming Phenom Thomas Heilman Broke 13 NAG Records in 11 Days
Thomas Heilman — the 14 year old swimming phenom out of Virginia’s Cavalier Aquatics under coach Gary Taylor — broke 13 national age group records in 11 days…
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SwimSwam Breakdown: Knoxville Cancelled, Sakci World Record, & Project Immortal
This week on the SwimSwam Breakdown, we discuss USA Swimming canceling the Pro Swim in Knoxville, Emre Sakci's 50 Breast world record, and Adam Peaty's…
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Arkansas Women Discuss Moving Through Pandemic in Fayetteville and Beyond
We sat down with Neil Harper (head coach), Vanessa Hermann (senior), and Anna Hopkin (alumni) of Arkansas women's swimming. We discussed where everyone is at…
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Femke Heemskerk Reflects on Illustrious Career, Post-ISL Retirement
We sat down Femke Heemskerk, one of the most decorated swimmers in Dutch history, who recently called it a career after winning the ISL season 3 championship…
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Bob Bowman, Rachel Stratton-Mills Break Down ASU Mid-Season Performances, Fall Training
We sat down with Arizona State head coach Bob Bowman and associate head coach Rachel Stratton-Mills to discuss how the sundevils performed at the NC State…
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Zoe Bartel Goes In-Depth on Mid-Season Retirement, Relationship with Swimming
We sat down with Zoe Bartel, the NCAA champion from Stanford who recently announced a mid-season retirement in what was her senior season on the team. Bartel…
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Tennessee Associate Head Coach Ashley Jahn on Weaving Joy into Swimming
We sat down with Tennessee's associate head coach, Ashley Jahn. Jahn has been with the Vols for a decade now and it shows as she discusses her methodical…
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SwimSwam Breakdown: Winter Jrs, SC World Champ Preview, & Sjostrom in the NCAA
This week on the SwimSwam Breakdown, we discussed the 2021 Speedo Winter Junior Championships, the upcoming Short Course World Championships, and the prospect…
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Brent Nowicki Details His Journey So Far As FINA’s Chief Executive
Brent Nowicki’s been the new FINA Executive Director about six months. He’s young, only 42 years old, with an impressive resume. As expected he’s bringing a…
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Kelsi Dahlia on World Record While Only Doing Singles, Move to Sprint Training
We sat down with Kelsi Dahlia, the Cali Condor's star who broke the world record in the 100 fly in the ISL final. Dahlia explains the pain of missing the…
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Penn‘s Lia Thomas Opens Up On Journey, Transition To Women‘s Swimming
University of Pennsylvania senior Lia Thomas has been making headlines so far in this NCAA season, producing several record-breaking performances in what is…
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Coach Mark Schubert Details His New Elite Training Group at Saddleback El Toro
In this podcast Mark unpacks what he's doing at SET Aquatics, and he dips back into his history discussing his coaching philosophy. I traveled the world with…
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SwimSwam Breakdown: ISL Final DQ, Heilman NAGs & Daiya in Scottsdale
This week on the SwimSwam Breakdown, we discuss the ISL Final and the controversy that surrounded it, Thomas Heilman's NAG record siege in Greensboro, and…
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Blaire Bachman Discusses Virginia Fall Training, Being a Head Coach at 24
We sat down with Blaire Bachman, the associate head coach at the University of Virginia. Bachman takes us through her thoughts on the hoos’ performances at the…
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Lezak, Dahlia, Ress Break Cali‘s Down Gut-Wrenching Loss in ISL Final
Condor's GM Jason Lezak along with World record-holder Kelsi Dahlia and American record-holder Justin Ress sat down with SwimSwam to digest the ISL final. Cali…
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Sarah Sjostrom, James Gibson Discuss Last-Minute Tactics to Reclaim ISL Trophy
In a razor-thin battle with the Cali Condors that saw the clubs trade the lead back and forth during the final day of competition, Energy Standard clinched the…
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Olympic Medalist Hali Flickinger Intimately Details The Past Two-Year Grind
We sat down with two-time Olympic medalist and Team Speedo athlete Hali Flickinger. This Cali Condors swim star has been busy since Tokyo. In this podcast Hali…
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Olympic Medalist Noe Ponti on Training in Switzerland for Foreseeable Future
We sat down with Olympic bronze medalist in the 100 fly, Noe Ponti. The butterfly specialist is fresh off of breaking 4 new Swiss records at the Swiss SC…
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SwimSwam Breakdown: ISL Final, Minn Invite, & US Open Converge for Big Weekend
This week on the SwimSwam Breakdown we discuss the upcoming ISL Grand Final (Eindhoven), Minnesota Invite (Minneapolis), and US Open (Greensboro), where many…
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Siobhan Haughey on Sarah Sjostrom Telling her ”You can break my world record”
We sat down with Energy Standard's Siobhan Haughey and head coach Tom Rushton after their dominating win in Match 5. Haughey described her prep work for the…
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1:00 Breaststroker McKenzie Siroky on Choosing DI Hockey Over College Swimming
We sat down with McKenzie Siroky, the now 2x defending Michigan state champion in the 100 breast. Siroky just made headlines last week by taking down the…
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Olympic Gold Medalist Lydia Jacoby Positioned For FINA World Championships Success
Arena signed 17-year-old phenom and Olympic breaststroke champion, Lydia Jacoby, the brand’s first sponsorship deal under the new NCAA NIL (name, image and…
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Jim Ellis, The Only Swim Coach With A Hollywood Film Produced About His Life
In this podcast Jim shares what wasn’t in PRIDE, his feature film. No disrespect to the filmmakers, but there was no way to include all Jim’s success in two…
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SwimSwam Breakdown: Mid-Season Madness, ISL Playoffs & Jacoby Opens Floodgates
This week on the SwimSwam Breakdown, we cover the highlights from the first week of the NCAA Mid-season invites, the Finals picture after week 2 of the ISL…
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Launching an Aquatic Business in the Middle of the Pandemic
Malmsten, INC. CEO Mikael “Mike” Orn is a 1984 Olympic Medalist from Sweden, and Vice President Simon Percy is a 1992 Olympian from New Zealand. Both are proud…
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SwimSwam Breakdown: ISL Playoffs, NIL Deals, and Jim Rome Upgrade
This week on the SwimSwam Breakdown, we discuss the ISL playoffs so far, what demographics of athletes are getting NIL deals and how much they're worth, and…