At the SEC Championships last month, University of Florida senior Julian Smith broke the NCAA record in the 100 breast, clocking a 49.51 to undercut the old record from last year by .02. Hear what Smith has to say about how his season has progressed and what he sees for himself at his last collegiate meet in a couple of weeks.
- 0:00 Julian Smith Introduction
- 2:00 Goal = Win
- 5:08 Training in Sprint Group
- 8:25 1:29 200 Free Relay Split
- 11:50 Relay Culture
- 15:30 Managing Energy at SECs
- 18:22 Team Growth
- 19:30 LCM Swimming
- 23:15 More Sprint Group
- 25:10 Moving into NCAAs
- 27:16 100 Breast NCAA Record
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.
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I tend to just watch numbers, and obviously Julian’s ‘numbers’ this year have been devastatingly impressive.
But his interview here was one of the most impressive of any I’ve seen with a young swimming athlete.
I’m just hoping I mis-understood his comments about his future. I thought I heard him say effectively there is none in swimming. I was saddened that Coleman didn’t delve into what Julian sees in his future a bit more. Success in his chosen field seems a high likelihood, whatever field that is. He has drive, communication skills and a personality.
But selfishly I’d sure love to see him pursue LA ’28. Lots of SwimSwam commenters have spoken fearfully about what US breaststroke has in store… Read more »