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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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Audrey Derivaux on Hardest Mid-Distance Sets, Winning 4 Golds at World Jrs
Rising Multi-talented star Audrey Derivaux shone brightly this summer, competing at the World Junior Championships in Romania and coming away with 3 individual…
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How Rising Breaststroke Star Campbell McKean Made it Through World Champs After Illness
18-Year-Old Campbell McKean shocked the country when he won national titles in the 50 and 100 breast in early June. McKean went on to compete in both events at…
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Olympic 50s Qualifier in October, USAS CEO, & Ben proud to Enhanced Games | SWIMSWAM BREAKDOWN
This week on the SwimSwam Breakdown, we discuss World Aquatics' announcement regarding qualification for the 2028 Olympics in the 50s of stroke, the new USA…
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Rutgers Women's Swim Team Will Bring in Male "Practice Swimmers"
Jon Maccoll, the head coach of the Rutgers Women's Swimming and Diving team, is taking an idea from many other sports and bringing it to the pool. Maccoll has…
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Has Olympic And World Champion Cameron McEvoy Found The Bleeding Edge Of Sprint Training?
Today on the GMM podcast we have 50 freestyle Olympic and World Champion Cameron McEvoy. This sprint star, known as The Professor, has done more than win…
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Ben Proud is Joining the Enhanced Games
Ben Proud sent shockwaves through the swimming community on Wednesday morning with his announcement that he’s joining the Enhanced Games, essentially ending…
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Shaine Casas Turns The Corner Toward LA2028 With His World Championships 1:54.30 200 IM
If you’ve been following Shaine Casas since his NCAA glory days when he swept the DI championships with a triple-win, this is the world stage moment we've all…
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16-Year-Old Rylee Erisman Recalls Lessons Learned at US Trials, World Jr Championships
This summer, 16-year-old Rylee Erisman became the fastest 18-and-under in US history in the 100m free, swimming a 52.79 to earn gold at the 2025 World Junior…
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Fred Vergnoux Detail's Summer McIntosh's Training, Leadup to Historic 2025 World Champs
In what was a surprise to many, Summer McIntosh, the best female swimmer in the world currently, decided to spend the majority of her 2025 season in Antibes…
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Katharine Berkoff on First World Title, Illness in Singapore, & Insane NCS Backstroke Group
Olympic medalist Katharine Berkoff kept her momentum rolling from Paris, capturing 2 golds and a bronze in Singapore at the 2025 World Championships. This…
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Head Coach Braden Holloway Details Team USA Illness, Resilience in Singapore
SwimSwam sat down with Braden Holloway, the head coach of the NC State Wolfpack and head coach of Team USA at the World Championships in Singapore this summer…
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Regan Smith Needs Her Own Podcast, And This Is Why
Today on the GMM Podcast, we sat down with Regan Smith, and this conversation only confirmed what I’ve been thinking for a while: Regan needs her own podcast…
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Will Olympic Champion Kate Douglass Compete Through LA2028?
Today on this GMM Podcast, we sit down with Kate Douglass — Olympic champion, world champion, and one of the most versatile swimmers in the world. From her…
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Leah Shackley & Kennedy Noble Discuss Backstroke, US Dominance at World University Games
Leah Shackley and Kennedy Noble, teammates at NC State University, took Berlin by storm this summer. At the 2025 World University Games, they swept the…
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Lani Pallister Discusses Historic 800 Free, Katie Ledecky, and Move to SPW with Dean Boxall
Lani Pallister is coming off a massive world championships that saw her win a hat trick of medals (gold, silver, bronze) and nearly upset Katie Ledecky in what…
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Kyle Chalmers and The Greatest 100 Free Field In History
Today on the GMM Podcast, we dive into the legacy, battles, and future of one of swimming’s greatest competitors: Kyle Chalmers. Kyle burst onto the world…
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How To Become An Olympic Photographer
Today on the GMM podcast we sit down with SwimSwam’s Chief Photographer, Jack Spitser, fresh off capturing unforgettable moments at the 2025 World…
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Jamie Jack Trained with Cam McEvoy, Tim Lane in Lead-up to 21.4 50 Free in Irvine
Aussie sprinter Jamie Jack made noise at the 2025 US Summer Championships in Irvine last week. On day 1, he took victory in the 50 free over US Olympians…
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Ahmed Jaouadi Reveals How He Learned to Put in Hard Work, Become 2x World Champion
Tunisia's Ahmed Jaouadi has been on a steady trajectory over the last year. He's gone from finaling in the 800/1500 in Paris to winning two medals (gold in the…
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Pieter Coetze Discusses WUGs/Worlds Double, Becoming 100 Back World Champion
South Africa's Pieter Coetze had a heck of a two weeks to round out the summer, competing at the 2025 World University Games in Berlin before heading to…
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NCAP CEO Tom Ugast Gets Real About the State of Club Swimming
GMM by @SwimOutletcom Let’s be blunt: if you own a swim club in the U.S. right now, this episode should punch you in the gut — and wake you up. Because today…
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2025 World Championships | SWIMSWAM BREAKDOWN
Join SwimSwam as we review the 2025 World Championships, going over the best swims, races, and athletes from Singapore.
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2025 World Championships | Day 8 Finals LIVE
Watch along with SwimSwam as we livestream day 8 finals of the 2025 World Championships in Singapore.
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2025 World Championships | Day 7 Finals LIVE
Watch along with SwimSwam as we livestream Day 7 finals of the 2025 World Championships in Singapore.
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2025 World Championships | Day 6 Finals LIVE
Watch along with SwimSwam as we livestream Day 6 finals for the 2025 World Championships in Singapore.
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2025 World Championships | Day 5 Finals LIVE
Listen along with SwimSwam as we livestream day 5 finals of the 2025 World Championships in Singapore.
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2025 World Championships | Day 4 Finals LIVE
Watch along with SwimSwam as we livestream Day 4 Finals of the 2025 World Championships in Singapore.
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2025 World Championships | Day 3 Finals LIVE
Watch along with SwimSwam as we livestream Day 3 finals of the 2025 World Championships in Singapore.
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2025 World Championships | Day 2 Finals LIVE
Listen along with SwimSwam as we livestream Day 2 finals of the 2025 World Championships in Singapore.
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2025 World Championships | Day 1 Finals LIVE
Listen along with SwimSwam as we livestream Day 1 Finals of the 2025 World Championships in Singapore.
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2025 World Championships | MEN'S PREVIEW
We are going event-by-event and previewing the 2025 World Championships on the men's side.
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AAU Rising: SwimAtlanta CEO And Coach Chris Davis Explains Why USA Swimming Is Losing the Base
Chris Davis doesn’t mince words. The longtime SwimAtlanta head coach, founder, and CEO joined us for a candid conversation that cuts to the heart of where club…
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2025 World Championships | WOMEN'S PREVIEW
We are going event-by-event and previewing the 2025 World Championships on the women's side.
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Exploring Swim Training Patterns with Dr. Christoph Bartneck
Dr. Christoph Bartneck is a professor of computer science and a competitive swimmer with several national records. He actively promotes Masters Para Swimming…
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Swim Club to Superpower: How Nitro Became #2 in the Nation—and is Still Growing
GMM presented by @SwimOutletcom @SwimOutletGear This GMM episode is for club owners, swim parents, aspiring coaches—and anyone who wants to understand how…
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Head Coach Thad Schultz on Prep School Swimming, AAU, and the SPIRE Academy Way
On today’s episode of the SwimSwam Podcast, we’re joined by a coach who has consistently left his mark across every level of the sport: SPIRE Academy Head…
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Head Coach Mike Norment Discusses Notre Dame Swim, Training Nic Fink, & Starting a Club Team
SwimSwam sat down with newly hired Notre Dame men's and women's swimming head coach, Mike Norment. The 16x NCAA All-American swimmer has been coaching on deck…
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Summer McIntosh Speaks to Media Ahead of 2025 World Championships (FULL Press Conference)
It was only one month ago that Summer McIntosh broke 3 world records and approached 2 more at the 2025 Canadian World Trials in Victoria. After one of the…
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Olympian Mary-Ambre Moluh Discusses French Trials, Tough Sets, & "The American Mentality"
SwimSwam sat down with May-Ambre Moluh, the French sprinter who just finished her freshman season at Cal and is headed to Singapore for the World Championships…
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eo’s Jaimie Fuller on the Integrity Wall, the Enhanced Games, and Swimming’s Moneyball Revolution
Today’s episode is a big one. We’re joined by Jaimie Fuller — Chairman and co-founder of eo, the company behind eo SwimBETTER, the wearable that’s quietly but…
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John Morse Talks Good Team Practices after 40 Years in Nashville
After 4+ decades as head coach of the Nashville Aquatic Club, John Morse is retiring at the end of the month. Under Morse's leadership, NAC has produced over…
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Kira Toussaint Shares Stories, Lessons from her Decorated Swim Career
Dutch backstroker Kira Tousaint recently announced her retirement from competitive swimming. She ended her career as a 3x Olympian, 11x European Champion, and…
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Ohio State Swimming Coach Bill Dorenkott Talks House vs NCAA And NIL Pipelines
Today on the SwimSwam podcast is a man who doesn’t just run a program—he builds an ecosystem. We’re joined by Bill Dorenkott, Ohio State’s Director of Swimming…
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U23 Euros, Sette Colli, & Indy Summer Cup | SWIMSWAM BREAKDOWN
This week on the SwimSwam Breakdown, we are discussing national and international meets that saw a plethora of fast swims
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Swimmers Have A Superpower That Is Rocket Fuel For Business
In this episode of the SwimSwam Podcast, we sits down with Nimrod Shapira, a man who embodies what it means to take the discipline of swimming and turn it into…
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Sean Kao on Training Santo Condorelli, Starting Aquatic Sports Performance
Sean Kao was a swimmer at Arizona State, where he earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in exercise science. In 2019, he started Aquatic Sports…
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Trials Around the World | SWIMSWAM BREAKDOWN
This week on the SwimSwam Breakdown, we are discussing World Trials for the USA, Australia, and Canada.
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14x Olympic Medalist Emma McKeon Reflects on Retirement, Nearly Opting Out of Paris Olympics
Emma McKeon is an Olympic icon, an Australian swimming legend, and now a Swammer. At the Paris 2024 Olympics, McKeon became one of only 2 women in swimming to…
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Swimming's Untapped Business Worth Millions
What if we told you that the biggest business opportunity in swimming isn’t a tech suit, a sponsorship deal, or a world record — it’s the lane next to the one…
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How Lane Lines Changed the Game – A Conversation with Malmsten VP & Olympian Simon Percy
When we talk about performance breakthroughs in swimming, we usually focus on athletes, suits, or training methods. But sometimes the real game-changers are…
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Tech Suit Launch: A3 Performance CEO Breaks Down Revolutionary New Swim Tech
A3 Performance is making a bold leap forward this summer with the upcoming launch of its most advanced tech suit yet: PRANA. Founder and CEO Dan Meinholz…
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Dara Torres’ First Year at Boston College: A Very Solid Start to a New Chapter
Dara Torres drops in on the SwimSwam Podcast to recap her first-year experience as head coach of Boston College. If you followed swimming at any point between…
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2025 US World Trials Event-by-Event PREVIEW | SWIMSWAM BREAKDOWN
In this marathon podcast, we go through the entire 2025 US Trials psych sheet and give an event-by-event preview of every upcoming race in Indianapolis.
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Olympic Champ Hunter Armstrong Explains Nearly Retiring from Swimming, Skipping US Trials
After emerging as Team USA's top 100 freestyle relay option at the Paris Olympics, Hunter Armstrong had planned to take 6 months off of training before getting…
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Enhanced Games, Nat'l Team Updates, & New NCAA Format | SWIMSWAM BREAKDOWN
This week on the SwimSwam Breakdown, we are discussing the Enhanced Games, Braden Holloway as the single head coach for 2025 Worlds, and a potential new format…
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Nat'l Team Director Greg Meehan Emphasizes Transparency, Team-First Culture in New Era of USA Swimming
SwimSwam sat down with Greg Meehan, the newly named National Team Director of USA Swimming, to discuss his vision for the national team's future. When Meehan…
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12-Year-Old Yu Ziti, Longhorn Elite Invite, & Lindauer to Stanford | SWIMSWAM BREAKDOWN
This week on the SwimSwam Breakdown, we are discussing the 12-year-old Chinese phenom Yu Ziti (and swimming at the Chinese Nationals), Leon Marchand's spicy…
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Sven Schwarz Describes Training Camps with Lukas Martens, Florian Wellbrock, & Oliver Klemet
Germany's Sven Schwarz is coming off a weekend that saw him break his first European Record, dropping a 7:38.1 in the 800 free. He also went a huge PB in the…
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Ledecky, Walsh, & Everything Ft Lauderdale | SWIMSWAM BREAKDOWN
This week on the SwimSwam Breakdown, we are discussing the madness that occurred at the Ft Lauderdale Pro Swim.
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Dual Meet Tournament, International Meets & Ft Lauderdale Preview | SWIMSWAM BREAKDOWN
This week on the SwimSwam Breakdown, we are discussing the newly announced dual meet tournament, several international meets around the globe, and the upcoming…