Regan Smith & Kate Douglass RETURN to the SwimSwam Podcast, Debrief Short Course Worlds

2024 SC WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Regan Smith and Kate Douglass combined for 14 medals, 8 world records (9 unofficially), and $261,000 in earnings at the 2024 Short Course World Championships. Both swim stars came on the SwimSwam Podcast to debrief their historic performances.

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Colorado Swammer
29 days ago

the circle lights reflecting on coleman’s glasses are a nice touch

Viking Steve
30 days ago

Kate should totally take a page out of the Regan-medal-give-away-book and send one of her medals to Coleman as an award for maxing out on the ‘Unintentional Comedy Scale’ with this gem:

“Psst…Kate and Regan…. just between us and the internet…. what did you get your mothers for X-mas?” (paraphrased of course)

No shade toward Coleman’s great interview. This was the legit highlight.

Come on Kate… Colman deserves the medal more than the box in your parent’s attic!!!!!

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Walsh-Madden-Grimes-Weinstein
Reply to  Viking Steve
21 days ago

Nope!

IRO
30 days ago

I’m so grateful for this website. It’s so cool to hear from all these athletes, who seem like such awesome people. When I was a kid you’d just thumb through Splash magazine. Another great interview, Coleman!

Admin
Reply to  IRO
30 days ago

Well thank you, kind of you to say 🙏

VA Steve
30 days ago

Love Regan’s “double-whammy” — no WR, but only one drug tested on medley relay. Kate’s discussion of what USA Swimming provides (flushing, nutrition, ice baths) good to know. Clearly it is time to replicate the pool and setup!

Last edited 30 days ago by VA Steve
Awsi Dooger
30 days ago

Claire Weinstein to Allison Schmitt is an excellent comparison.

I’m not sure about giving away medals. Think long term. These medals may not mean anything to them now but 20s can be rather pathetic perspective, as those of us much older have come to learn. Once it’s unfolding as such a famous meet you would think there would be greater grasp toward the significance.

Steve Nolan
Reply to  Awsi Dooger
30 days ago

Nah, I get it. I like that Regan keeps one from each meet, that feels like a good way to still have a memento from each one but not just a closet full of medals.

I feel like I’ve heard of a lot of swimmers giving away their medals from “minor” meets to kid volunteers at that meet, it’s sweet

Swimor
30 days ago

So Australia is irrelevant again…..

Swimfan27
30 days ago

Wait, Reagan is commuting back and forth between ASU and Texas? Any further details about that split?

Swimmer
Reply to  Swimfan27
30 days ago

Lots of details on the Unfiltered Waters podcast

Kevin
30 days ago

So happy these two continue to be generous with their time and candid with their insights. That’s true of all the athletes who do all the interviews and podcasts. The joint interviews with Kate and Regan just make it stand out more to me that they don’t need to do this, but that they choose to, and I really enjoy the insights and candor and what it can do for the sport and the fans.

I really liked hearing Kate talk about feeling the waves in the medley relay. I wondered about that. Regan’s take on swimming fly in the mixed medley was fun too.

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VA Steve
Reply to  Kevin
30 days ago

Yeah, how about “I’ve never done a relay exchange”, wow.

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Coleman started his journey in the water at age 1, and although he actually has no memory of that, something must have stuck. A Missouri native, he joined the Columbia Swim Club at age 9, where he is still remembered for his stylish dragon swim trunks. After giving up on …

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