SwimSwam sat down with Camille Spink, who won the Commissioner’s Trophy at the 2025 SEC Championships for scoring the most individual points, sweeping her individual events. Spink became the first athlete since 2007 to win the 50, 100, and 200 free at a single SEC Championships. The Tennessee Vol takes us through her eventful meet, highs and lows, and gives her rationale for why she doesn’t like the word “Taper”.
- 0:00 Camille Spink Introduction
- 2:35 Not saying the word “Taper”
- 5:38 Goals Going into SECs
- 11:56 Winning SECs as a Freshman
- 14:19 800 Free Relay
- 18:51 Sticking to your process
- 24:36 50 Free/200 Free Relay
- 30:18 200 Free
- 37:55 4×100 Free in 24 Hours
- 46:40 400 Free Relay
- 49:39 Training
- 56:16 NCAAs
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I’ve been around for half a century, so I’ve seen language evolve before, but somehow I missed that taper had taken on negative connotations. That was interesting as Camille defined taper precisely how I remember it from the 80’s and 90’s while discussing the process she goes through. Simply put reduced load, but not reduced effort. The whole point being to let the body recover from all the effects of heavy/previous training. You still do some intense training during a taper, and you absolutely have to put the effort into every practice. You have to pay even closer attention to form and technique, you just manage the workload so that you can be as healthy as possible when the competition… Read more »