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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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Claire Curzan announces transfer to Virginia from Stanford, will take Olympic redshirt in 2023-24
After just one season at Stanford University, NCAA champion Claire Curzan is transferring to the University of Virginia, where she’ll be eligible for the…
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Ryan Murphy Debriefs World Champs After Beginning and Ending Meet On Top
At the conclusion of the 2023 World Championships, SwimSwam sat down with Team USA men’s co-captain Ryan Murphy, who’s leaving Fukuoka with 2 golds, 1 silver…
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2023 World Championships: Day 8 Finals SwimSwam LIVE
Join Olympic gold medalist Mel Stewart, SwimSwam host Coleman Hodges, and our rotating cast of special guests as we watch and react live to Day 8 of the World…
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2023 World Championships: Day 7Finals SwimSwam LIVE
Join Olympic gold medalist Mel Stewart, SwimSwam host Coleman Hodges, and our rotating cast of special guests as we watch and react live to Day 7 of the World…
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Carson Foster and Luke Hobson Reflect on ”Up and Down” World Championships
After helping Team USA to a silver medal finish in the 800 free relay, Texas teammates Carson Foster and Luke Hobson gave perspective on their time in Fukuoka…
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2023 World Championships: Day 6 Finals SwimSwam LIVE
Join Olympic gold medalist Mel Stewart, SwimSwam host Coleman Hodges, and our rotating cast of special guests as we watch and react live to Day 6 of the World…
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Alex Shackell, Bella Sims Explain Why Poker Chips Motivated Them in 800 Free Relay
We got to sit down with Bella Sims and Alex Shackell after their silver medal performance in the women's 800 free relay tonight. For Shackell, today was her…
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2023 World Championships: Day 5 Finals SwimSwam LIVE
Join Olympic gold medalist Mel Stewart, SwimSwam host Coleman Hodges, and our rotating cast of special guests as we watch and react live to Day 5 of the World…
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2023 World Championships: Day 4 Finals SwimSwam LIVE
Join Olympic gold medalist Mel Stewart, SwimSwam host Coleman Hodges, and our rotating cast of special guests as we watch and react live to Day 4 of the World…
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2023 World Championships: Day 3 Finals SwimSwam LIVE
Join Mel, Coleman, Annie Lazor, David Berkoff, and Josh Davis as we watch and react live to Day 3 Finals of the World Championship!
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2023 World Championships: Day 2 Finals SwimSwam LIVE
Join Mel, Coleman, and Josh Davis as we watch and react live to Day 2 of the World Championship finals!
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2023 World Championships: Day 1 Finals SwimSwam LIVE
Listen as Mel, Coleman, and our rotating cast of special guests as we watch and react live to the 2023 World Championship finals.
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SwimSwam 2023 World Championships Preview - Men
Join Coleman and YanYan as they dive into a comprehensive event-by-event preview of the 2023 World Championships on the men’s side. Come ready with questions…
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SwimSwam 2023 World Championships Preview - Women
Join Coleman and YanYan as they dive into a comprehensive event-by-event preview of the 2023 World Championships on the women’s side.
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Getting to Know NBC Sports’ Sideline Reporter at the 2023 World Champs, Kira K. Dixon
We sat down with Kira K. Dixon, who in simple terms, interviewed every US athlete right after they made the 2023 world championships team for NBC. Kira gives…
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DQs, 50s of Stroke, and Youth Movement at 2023 US Trials | SWIMSWAM BREAKDOWN
This week on the SwimSwam Breakdown, we discuss the top stories from the 2023 US World Champ Trials, including selection priority, DQs, and the very young…
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Caeleb Dressel Talks to Press for First Time Since 2022 Worlds
After a year of silence, 7x Olympic champion Caeleb Dressel spoke to the press at his second swim meet since the 2022 World Championships. Although he didn’t…
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Matt Bowe on ”Dream come true” Hire as Head Coach of Michigan Swimming & Diving
Matt Bowe was just named as head swim coach of the University of Michigan, a storied program both at the Olympic and NCAA level. Bowe, a native of Great…
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Coleman Stewart Breaks Down Transition from Swimming to Duke Assistant Coach
We sat down with Coleman Stewart, the NCAA champion and world record holder who recently retired as a swimmer and started his college coaching career at Duke…
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2023 US World Championship Trials: Event-by-Event Predictions - Men’s Edition
Watch as SwimSwam goes day-by-day through the entire 2023 US World Champ Trials schedule on the men's side and analyzes each event and who we think will…
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2023 US World Championship Trials: Event-by-Event Predictions - Women’s Edition
Watch as SwimSwam goes day-by-day through the entire 2023 US World Champ Trials schedule and analyzes each event and who we think will qualify in Indianapolis…
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Shaine Casas Back To The 90s Sporti Swim Collection Behind The Scenes
Eleven-time World Championship medalist Shaine Casas unpacks his new Sporti release, his Back To The 90s Sporti Swim Collection. Less than a week out from 2023…
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Erica Sullivan on Pride Month, Team Speedo, and 50 Skins as a Distance Swimmer
We sat down with Olympic medalist, Speedo Athlete, and openly gay swimmer Erica Sullivan. In honor of pride month, Sullivan delves into her story of finding…
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AUS & French Trials, Skipping World Champs, & Elite Swimmers as Coaches | SWIMSWAM BREAKDOWN
This week on the SwimSwam Breakdown, we discuss the Australian and French Trials, multiple South Africans skipping 2023 World Championships, and Elite Swimmers…
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Bryan Christiansen on Rebuilding Quincy University Swimming & Diving Program
Bryan Christiansen is the Head Coach at Quincy University in Quincy, Illinois. The University added Men’s and Women’s swimming in 2021 and ’22-’23 was their…
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What Is The 2023 Age Group International Championships?
Today on the SwimSwam Podcast, 12-time Olympic medalist Ryan Lochte and International Age Group Championships founder Brian Wilson unpack the details behind…
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Torri Huske Talks Mission Viejo PSS and Balancing Stanford Academics with Swim
SwimSwam sat down with world champion Torri Huske after the Mission Viejo Pro Swim Series Finale, where she won 2 events (and swam a 3rd) on the last night of…
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Anna Peplowski Discusses Long Course Freestyle Progression, Indiana Training
We sat down with Indiana sophomore Anna Peplowski, who is on a roll in this long course season. She's gone from a PB of 1:59 to 1:58.4 (then 1:58.0 that night)…
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Louisville Freshman Sprint Duo Discuss Albiero Secret Sauce & Dynamic Team Culture
We sat down with Julia Dennis and Ella Welch, two Louisville freshmen who both made huge contributions to the Cardinal sprints this season. Dennis and Welch…
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Why 5-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Nathan Adrian Likes The FINIS Smart Goggle
Nathan Adrian, 5-time Olympic champion and the co-founder of AC Swim Club, has a lot of swim fans wondering if he's fully retired. Nathan has the talent to be…
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The Walsh Sisters Take Us Behind The Scenes of Their Second Sporti Swim Collection
On this SwimSwam podcast, we talk with Olympic medalist, World Champion, and NCAA Champion, Alex Walsh and USA National Champion, NCAA Champion, and NCAA…
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Claire Curzan Breaks Down Olympic Redshirt, Team USA Relay Camp, & First NCAAs
We sat down with Claire Curzan to catch up on her last couple of months. She recently announced that she'll take an Olympic redshirt next year (along with…
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Atlanta Classic, Mare Nostrum, Sydney Open, & Mission Viejo PSS | SWIMSWAM BREAKDOWN
This week on the SwimSwam Breakdown, we discuss the Atlanta Classic, the first half of the Mare Nostrum Tour, and the Sydney Open
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Ryan Murphy Talks Mission Pro Swim, World Champ Trials, and National Water Safety Month
Six-time Olympic medalist and Speedo Athlete Ryan Murphy headlines USA Swimming's Mission Pro Swim this weekend. In this podcast Murphy unpacks his training so…
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How Can Your Swim Team’s Lane Lines Be Sustainable For the Environment?
On the SwimSwam Podcast today is an elite swimming peer. Our careers fell over the same years when he represented New Zealand at the 1990 Commonwealth Games…
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Ingrid Wilm on The Realities of Being A Professional Swimmer
We chatted with Canadian national teamer Ingrid Wilm to discuss her years-long journey at one of Canada's top backstrokers. Wilm discussed what it was like…
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Atlanta Classic, Chinese Trials, & The Best Summer Meets | SWIMSWAM BREAKDOWN
This week on the SwimSwam Breakdown, we preview the Atlanta Classic, recap the Chinese World Trials, and discuss what summer meet is the most desirable for…
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How Loyola Head Coach Kevin Mann Balances Coaching and Producing in Hollywood
We sat down with Kevin Mann, the head coach of Loyola High School, days before the end of his season AKA the CIF State Championships. Mann has been coaching at…
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Rex Maurer Breaks Down Flu, Nat’l HS Record, and the Upcoming CIF Championships
Just days before his last CIF Championships (and high school meet) ever, Loyola senior Rex Maurer sat down with SwimSwam to give an insider's look at his last…
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How to Build a Team for World University Games from the Ground Up?
We sat down with Team USA's World University Games coaching staff for swimming, including head women's coach Jacy Dyer, head men's coach Peter Richardson, and…
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The Outex Underwater Phone System, A Powerful Tool For Swimmers
JR DeSouza is an Olympic finalist, Pan American Games finalist, World Champion, Brazil National Champion, and SEC Champion back when we both swam for the…
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Carson Foster Talks Going Pro, 2023 NCAA Championships, & Racing Leon Marchand
Carson Foster announced that he will forego the rest of his NCAA career and turn pro, focusing on long course in the lead up to the 2023 world champ trials and…
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Abby Dunford Talks Distance Training with Sarasota Sharks & Sandpipers
We sat down with Abby Dunford, the newly named open water world championship team member for Canada and member of the elite Sarasota Sharks training group…
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Dryland Training for Swimming with Chris Ritter of SURGE Strength
On the SwimSwam Podcast today we welcome back my friend and go-to for all things dryland training, Chris Ritter, founder of SURGE Strength. SURGE Strength…
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Brent Boock on Building Elmbrook Swim Club into One of the Top Clubs in the US
Brent Boock is the Head Coach of the Elmbrook Swim Club in Brookfield Wisconsin. The team has earned Gold Medal status in USA Swimming’s Club Excellence…
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Dan Wiffen Looking Toward World Record in Fukuoka After Historic 1,500 in Stockholm
We sat down with Dan Wiffen, the Irishman who became the #4 performer in history in the 1,500 freestyle this weekend in Stockholm. He discusses what he was…
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Steve Buckley of ”Pullbuoy” on British Trials, Selections, and Medal Chances at Worlds
We sat down with Steve Buckley of Pullbuoy, the UK's biggest independent swim site. Buckley discusses the British selection process for the upcoming 2023 world…
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SwimSwam Breakdown: Santo Condorelli, British/Japanese Trials, & Diehl to NC State
This week on the SwimSwam Breakdown, we discuss the upcoming Pro Swim in Westmont, Britain and Japan's world champ trials, and SwimSwam's #1 recruit announcing…
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Javier Acevedo on Swimming Best Times and Staying Motivated in 2023
Two-time Olympian Javier Acevedo has been on the Canadian national team for nearly a decade, first racing internationally in 2015 at the World Junior…
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Brent Arckey on Coaching Summer McIntosh, Managing High-Performance Athletes
(Originally published November 11, 2022) Brent Arckey is in his 12th year with the Sarasota Sharks and he’s been the Head Coach/CEO since 2017. The Sharks…
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Lucas Henveaux on Helping Cal to NCAA Title, Playing Golf, and Mid-Distance Swimming
In this episode of the SwimSwam podcast, we sat down with Lucas Henveaux, the NAIA golfer-turned-NCAA swimmer who ended up helping the Cal Golden Bears win the…
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NCAA Champs, Summer McIntosh, and the State of Swimming | SWIMSWAM BREAKDOWN
This week on the SwimSwam Breakdown, we discuss the men's and women's NCAA Championships, Summer McIntosh at the 2023 Canadian Trials, and the state of…
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Abbey Weitzeil and Erica Sullivan on Being a Woman in Swimming
In honor of Women's History Month, Olympians and Speedo Athletes Abbey Weitzeil and Erica Sullivan sat down to discuss being a woman in swimming. This included…
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Sage Hopkins on Enduring the 10+ Year Investigation of Scott Shaw for Molesting Athletes
Sage Hopkins just finished his 18th season as the Head Coach at San Jose State University. It was supposed to be the first season with some closure after a…
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Bob Bowman Speaks on ASU Men’s Training Leading up to NCAAs
On the eve of the men's 2023 NCAA Championships, we sat down with head coach Bob Bowman to get his perspective on his team headed into the big meet. The sun…
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Todd DeSorbo Sheds Light on UVA Process on Eve of NCAA Championships
We sat down with Todd DeSorbo, the head coach of the 2x defending NCAA Champion Virginia women. DeSorbo takes is through the UVA process for the ACC…
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SwimSwam’s 2023 Women’s NCAA Championship Picks & Previews
Listen in as Braden, YanYan, and Coleman give their event-by-event predictions for the upcoming 2023 Women's NCAA Championships.
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Katie Ledecky 15:01.41 1,650y Freestyle American & US Open Record - RACE ANALYSIS
The women’s 1650 free race at NCAAs later this week is going to look real slow, because Katie Ledecky just went a 15:01.41 in the event to break the US Open…
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Sergiy Fesenko on War in Ukraine, Growing Up with an Olympic Champion as a Father
SwimSwam sat down with Sergiy Fesenko, an NCAA All-American for Indiana and World University Games medalist. Fesenko discusses a myriad of topics, from…
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Leah Hayes on 4:03 400 IM, National Team Training Camp, and Racing Future UVA Teammates
SwimSwam sat down with World Champs medalist Leah Hayes after her superb weekend of racing at the 2023 Chicagoland Championships, highlighted by her 4:03.05…