SSPC: Maddy Banic Explains Going From Trying to Find a Team to ISL Champ
Banic admitted that just weeks ago, she had reached out to a lot of different ISL teams but most weren’t even interested
SSPC: Megan Oesting Reveals What All Swimmers Need to Learn to Keep Improving
She talks us through her coaching philosophy, letting us know how all swimmers are connected and what they need to do in order to improve year after year.
SSPC: James Gibson On Managing Best Athletes in the World, Finding Right “Fit”
James talks about finding the right fit for each athlete in his training group and how that can look very different from athlete to athlete
SSPC: Shane Ryan on Lifting, Biking for 3 Hours/Day During COVID Lockdown
Ryan lifted and rode a stationary bike for 3+ hours per day, noting that if he felt like pushing it more and doing extra, he wasn’t shy about doing so.
SSPC: Kasia Wasick Takes Us on Her Journey From Retirement to Sprint Queen
Kasia takes us through her career, including going to 3 Olympic Games, being coached by her brother, retiring, coming back, and now training with UNLV
SSPC: Ryan Murphy Talks Through The Process of Dialing In Short Course Meters
Murphy explains that he expects to get better and better as the season goes because of the process he and his coach, Dave Durden, tend to follow
SSPC: Neuqua Valley on How to Build a Winning Team Culture During Pandemic
Rachel Stege, McKenna Stone, Megan Ciezczak, and more give their testaments to how much work they put into growing outside of the pool as a team
SSPC: Transitioning Your Quarantine Dryland Training Into the Pool
We sat down with Oberlin College head coach Alex de la Pena to discuss how quarantine is affecting colleges, and collegiate swim programs, at the DIII level
SSPC: Caroline Burckle on Setting Visual Goals Vs. Time Goals in the Pool
While her brother Clark will tell you that he was always focused on times and stats, Caroline set goals in a much different way
SSPC: Torri Huske Breaks Down “High-Rev” Sprint Training
Huske also dissects some of her races she has swam since quarantine, including a 100 fly from a dive (off the side of the pool) where she went 1:00.
SSPC: Mariah Denigan Led a Whole OW Field Off Course… and Still Won Bronze
Denigan talked about her success in the pool and open water, from medaling at the world jr champs to the Pan American Games
SSPC: Head Coach Jonty Skinner Breaks Down Cali Condors’ Chemistry
Skinner breaks down what really makes the condors work and why they have so much team chemistry together in and out of the pool
SSPC: Tim Connery is So Versatile, He Rotates What His Best Stroke Is
Connery recently made headlines by recommitting to Texas and we address that, bringing up how the recruiting climate has shifted
SSPC: Beryl Gastaldello on MVP Showing: “I decided to not listen to the pain”
Beryl won every individual race she competed in during this match, which included the 50 free, 100 free, 50 fly, 100 back, and 50 free skins
SwimSwam Podcast: Tom Shields’ Mental Clinic on Racing Dressel, le Clos
Shields notes the importance of racing this much, saying historically he feels he’s had his best springs/summers when he’s raced well and a lot in the fall
