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.
We sat down with world champion and ISL star Marco Koch, who is coming off of the Budapest bubble with the New York Breakers. Marco is such a relaxed guy when you talk with him, but you wouldn’t know it by his swimming. In ISL, he finished as the top performer in the 200 breast (2:00.58), registering multiple 2:00 swims.
Koch talks about his longevity in the sport (he’s 30, won his first Euro championship at 20), training by himself, and what a normal “hard” workout is on Tuesdays for him.
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Didn’t have time to listen to the whole thing, but what kind of interval?
1:30 on the fast ones, 1:00 on the easy ones. I believe the pattern is something like
20 (4 easy, 1fast)
16 (3 easy, 1 fast)
12 (2 easy, 1 fast)
8 (1 easy, 1 fast)
4 (all fast)
Marco has always been such a down to earth guy. I used to see him compete in many small meets around Germany back when he swam in Darmstadt and he always took the time to talk to all the swimmers around, giving them some advice and just chatting casually. And he had close to no competition in the 200 in Germany over all these years except from Christian from Lehn for a little while, crazy for him to have stayed motivated for this long !!
Good interview! He is a good guy! I have a couple questions: I know education is important to Germans and wonder if ever went to college there? He has always been a bit “softer” physically than most elite athletes…now he looks much fitter! Conscience effort? Diet, the biking or what does he attribute it to? Good luck in 2021 in Tokyo Marcus!
Good questions! Not sure about his education.
Purely speculation: If you’re cycling as much as he is for aerobic base, you’re going to get leaner💪
Thanks Coleman! I also agree with Marcus about Mare Nostrum being best circuit and Rome being favorite venue! Both top my list too!
He’s been studying Industrial and organizational psychology at SRH (via correspondence course studying) for six or seven years now. I dont’t think he has his Bachelor’s yet, but I could be wrong. College in Germany is vastly different than in the U.S. and people take their time with it… especially if they have something else going on besides going to school. There is no possibility to swim at university in Germany like there is in the U.S. and school is entirely seperate from any athletic pursuits and ambitions.