SSPC: Veronica Burchill Breaks Down Decision to Train with Tennessee Postgrads
Burchill tells us stories from her days at Carmel swim club & high school, the University of Georgia, and the ISL bubble with the Cali Condors.
Penny Oleksiak Opens Up about Friendship with Michael Phelps, Olympic Pressure
Oleksiak was put in a unique position few find themselves in: being a full-on celebrity after becoming an Olympic champion at age 16.
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SSPC: Tom Dean Describes Surprisingly Fast VO2 Freestyle Set with James Guy
Tom Dean divulges what practice has been like lately with his training partner James Guy and gives us an example of the work they’ve been putting in the bank
James Magnussen on 2011 Scuffle with Russians in 4×100 Free Ready Room
Magnussen not only had pneumonia 2 weeks prior to the meet, but in the ready room for the 4×100 free relay there was a bit of a scuffle with the Russian team
SSPC: Mackenzie Padington Explains Her Pre-Olympic Retirement
Padington explains her reasons for leaving the sport she’s been in since age 4, including injury and being unhappy with her current training environment
SSPC: Tommy Cope on Why Breaststrokers Can Get Away with Training Alone
Cope thinks that maintaining feel for the water is more important than maintaining an aerobic base for breaststroke versus other strokes
SSPC: Sydney Pickrem Gives Opinion on New Canadian Olympic Trials Format
She gave us her perspective on ISL Season 2, making the move to Toronto, and the new Canadian Olympic Trial format that was released last week.
SSPC: Nic Fink on Double Wrist Injury to Double American Records During ISL
Fink takes us through the grueling “rehab” of having to swim while wearing soft casts on both hands as well as getting back into the swing of racing
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SSPC: How DII Drury University Produced the Current #2 Sprinter in the Country
We sit down with Drury sprint coach Zach Mertins, who led freshman Karol Ostrowski to break 2 DII National records in the 50 (19.09) and 100 free (41.50)
SSPC: Penn State Coaches Explain Importance of Team Book Club on Culture
Penn State swim & dive has a book club and most recently the women read Untamed by Glennon Doyle, while the men “read” (watched) Netflix’s The Last Dance
SSPC: Marco Koch on 60x50s LCM Breast Holding Under 30 on Fast/33 on “Easy”
Koch talks about his longevity in the sport (he’s 30, won his first Euro champ at 20), training by himself, and what a normal “hard” workout is for him
Caeleb Dressel Dissects 20.4 50 Free Speedo Sub-20 Challenge
Dressel gets real about going 20.4 3 different times in the supersuit. He breaks down how the suit changes your body position and what changes he had to make
SSPC: Marcin Cieslak on Going PR’s, Training Himself After 3 Year Break
Marcin went numerous best times during ISL Season 2, all the while training himself and sticking to his own plan during the training camp.
