SwimSwam Talks to “The Muffin Man” of Paris: Norway’s Henrik Christiansen

Norwegian swimmer Henrik Christiansen came into his 3rd Olympic Games looking for memories in the pool but left with much, much more. After going viral during the Games on TikTok for a video featuring one of the Village’s chocolate muffins, Christiansen ran with it and soon became known as the Olympic Muffin Man.

Listen to what inspires Christiansen both in and out of the pool (aside from muffins) and how he’s feeling after the whirlwind experience of his 3rd Olympics.

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.

Music: Otis McDonald
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Oceanian
3 hours ago

Sad that athletes have to resort to social media to make a bit of coin.

swimapologist
Reply to  Oceanian
33 minutes ago

Maybe if we all collectively agreed that using social media to promote the sport wasn’t “sad” there would be more coin to go around.

DK99
3 hours ago

Cringe and he didn’t even make it out the heats of his events

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Coleman Hodges

Coleman started his journey in the water at age 1, and although he actually has no memory of that, something must have stuck. A Missouri native, he joined the Columbia Swim Club at age 9, where he is still remembered for his stylish dragon swim trunks. After giving up on …

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