Bob Bowman Swimming Wisdom on Butterfly: GMM presented by SwimOutlet.com

Gold Medal Minute presented by SwimOutlet.com

In this Gold Medal Minute takeover of the SwimSwam Podcast, we dive deep on butterfly with Coach Bob Bowman.

During this pandemic, the COVID (coronavirus) shutdown has impact my brain chemistry in a bad way, bringing me down. Talking with The Butterfly Guru, the man behind Michael Phelps, was the perfect medicine. I hope it’s good medicine for you too.  We cover age group butterfly challenges to elite training to what swimmers and coaches need to be thinking when striving for butterfly mastery.

We all know Bob’s fly knowledge runs deep. We know Bob’s an Olympic coach, a hall of famer, and that he helms Arizona State University, but did you know Bob was a flyer his entire competitive career? “I swam it going back to summer league,” Bob explained. I loved learning that and more in this 30-minute butterfly clinic.

SWIMNERD QUESTION

Where did Bob swim in college and how fast was his 100 yard butterfly?

Also, if you have butterfly questions you’d like to ask Bob, share them here. I’ll ask Bob to drop back in. I think this is a topic we could cover again and again.

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This is a Gold Medal Media production presented by SwimOutlet.com. Host Gold Medal Mel Stewart is a 3-time Olympic medalist and the co-founder of SwimSwam.com, a Swimming News website.

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BAS
3 years ago

Thanks, Mel. I really enjoyed listening to his approach to training, from age grouper to elite. Good interview

Sam
3 years ago

I am so disturbed seeing so many down-votes to so many reasonable, thoughtful comments. (I.e. Mel’s responses) What is the point of the down and upvotes? Other than for trolls to feed their miserable egos?

CSWIM
3 years ago

Genuinely excellent. But I am now curious to know examples of things Angel could do in practice that even Michael might not have been able to match?

Ol' Longhorn
Reply to  CSWIM
3 years ago

Speak French.

Pvdh
3 years ago

Would love to see more long interviews with swimmers and coaches, particularly coaches. Would be amazing if international coaches could be interviews as well!

Dan Flack
3 years ago

Great interview – thank you for this

Ol' Longhorn
3 years ago

Mel with his head in the gold “O” at the beginning has a Handmaid Tales vibe.

Supafly23
Reply to  Ol' Longhorn
3 years ago

El Santo del Mariposa

Kevin
3 years ago

Great interview!!

Fluidg
3 years ago

Love the longer format, so why the strict time limit? Some of my favorite podcasts run two hours regularly. This one is entertaining and filled with gems of information from start to finish. Certainly could go much longer without dying the last ten meters.

Pete
Reply to  Gold Medal Mel Stewart
3 years ago

Mel, I would respectfully advocate that the interview has to come from you (or from a fellow elite, master swimmer). This segment was so special not only because of the the longer time but also the granular, high-level questions that you asked. Eye opening for non-elite swimmers hoping to gain inside information in order to reach that next level. Thanks again so much!!

About Gold Medal Mel Stewart

Gold Medal Mel Stewart

MEL STEWART Jr., aka Gold Medal Mel, won three Olympic medals at the 1992 Olympic Games. Mel's best event was the 200 butterfly. He is a former World, American, and NCAA Record holder in the 200 butterfly. As a writer/producer and sports columnist, Mel has contributed to Yahoo Sports, Universal Sports, …

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