Articles by Garrett McCaffrey

No one lives the sport of swimming like Garrett McCaffrey. A Division I swimmer who spent 4 years covering the sport as a journalist, now coaches club swimming and competes as a masters swimmer, Garrett truly lives the sport of swimming. After graduating from University of Missouri’s award winning journalism program with a degree in broadcast, Garrett catapulted onto the scene with his work at Floswimming.com. His mission was to bring the sport of swimming to the masses. Through posting training videos, interviews and races online, McCaffrey created a readily available community for swimming fans to have a dialogue and learn from the best in the sport. In 2009 he began work at Swimming World Magazine, producing video content for SwimmingWorld.tv. His talents in front of and behind the camera brought the swimming world such fan favorites as Split Time, McCaffreyCap, the Morning Swim Show, and numerous swim meet broadcasts. Garrett McCaffrey's work as a swim journalist has taken him to events worldwide including the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, the 2009 World Championships in Rome and the 2010 Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine, California. As a true fan of the sport, McCaffrey's journalism skills and personal passions combine to create news, interviews and conversational topics …

Thanks for Keeping Swimming Cool, Michael

His goal has always been to raise the bar. Thank goodness that after a decade he’s still holding that bar high for the sport of swimming.

The Pain Train

4 time Olympian George Bovell gives us the perspective of an elite athlete during a recent workout in Anne Arbor.

Open Turn: College Conference Championship Chat, Round 3

Morgan and Garrett break down this past weekend’s conference championship meets, preview Men’s Pac 12s, and start to discuss how NCAAs is squaring up.

Open Turn: Conference Championship Preview, Round 2

Garrett McCaffrey and Morgan Priestley look forward to the 2nd batch of D1 conference championships.

Open Turn: Morgan and Garrett talk College Conference Championships

Morgan Priestley seems to have most of the answers swim fans are looking for when it comes to championship season. This week Garrett and Morgan look at the AAC, ACC, BIG 10, and SEC.

Coach’s Log: Chris Plumb, Carmel Swim Club

How many coaches out there would love a pulley system for resistance training but have some facility restrictions keeping them from installing such system? Chris Plumb of Carmel Swim Club may have a solution for you…

Caeleb Dressel Talks 18.94; Emergency Room; and Florida Gators

Dressel talks to Garrett McCaffrey about his barrier breaking swim and his trip to the hospital the next day…

Coach’s Log: Auburn Awareness Set

Auburn Head Coach Brett Hawke takes us through an early season sprint set.

Coach’s Log: Utah Sprint Workout

Utah Head Coach Joe Dykstra and his assistant Jonas Persson sit down to talk about a morning sprint set with SwimSwam’s Garrett McCaffrey.

Coach’s Log: Indiana Breaststroke Set

Indiana Head Coach Ray Looze joins Garrett McCaffrey to discuss a breaststroke set that hoosiers did last week.

Workout Video: Stanford Men

Footage from a Stanford Wednesday workout at the Avery Aquatic Center.

Coach’s Log: Stanford Men

Stanford Head Coach Tedd Knapp and Assistant Scott Armstrong talk about a Wednesday afternoon on the Farm.

Coach’s Log: Distance Day at Georgia

Georgia’s legendary Head Coach, Jack Bauerle takes you through a typical distance day down in Athens.

Coach’s Log: Dressel’s Coach Jason Calanog

Jason Calanog (center) talks about a set he did last week with his star swimmer Caeleb Dressel (left). Photo Courtesy of Jason Calanog.

Coach’s Log: Broken 500s with Eddie Reese

6 time Olympic Coach, Eddie Reese talks to Garrett McCaffrey about one of the sets he’s thrown at the Texas Longhorns this fall.