SwimSwam Podcast

“Finding Ultra” Author Rich Roll on Harnessing Vulnerability as a Superpower

Rich Roll, globally famous podcaster and former DI swimmer from Stanford, has a superpower—vulnerability—and when times get tough, he taps into its marrow.

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Ranomi Kromowidjojo “Voglio Aiutare Gli Altri A Ritrovare Se Stessi”

Ranomi Kromowidjojo ci parla dell’importanza per i nuotatori professionisti di preservare se stessi ed avere interessi oltre la piscina

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Ranomi Kromowidjojo on the Importance of Self-Development as a Pro Swimmer

Ranomi is a big proponent of self-development outside of the pool and staying balanced as a swimmer with other interests or things you can turn to

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USA Swimming CEO Tim Hinchey on 2021 US Olympic Trials

Tim’s got big goals and the organizational skill to make them happen. I strongly believe the Hinchey era will come to define our sport in the future

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Andreas Vazaios on the Importance of Emotional Intelligence for Swimmers

The Greek swimmer shares some of the things he’s learned about these topics and how they’ve trickled into his life as a swimmer and as a human.

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Coleen Gillilan Surprises Herself with Near-PBs After Up-and-Down COVID Year

Gillilan explains the training that the Notre Dame team has been able to get in, including a look into her favorite (everybody’s favorite): 200 fly practices

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Coleman McCreery on Committing to 2 Swim Programs That Got Cut, Taking Gap Year

After committing to both East Carolina and then Michigan State (both of which were cut), current high school senior McCreery decided to take a gap year

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Emma McKeon on Retiring Twice After Major Intl. Meets In her Teenage Years

Mckeon reveals after she went to her first major international meet, she decided she wanted to focus on her social life instead and retired from swimming

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Grace Countie Details Action-Packed Condensed Dual Meet Season for UNC

Countie particularly shined in the last of these against Duke, where she won the 100 back and 100 free and was a part of the winning 2medley/ 4free relays

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Dave Durden Explains How Cal Men Focus on Qualifying for NCAA’s

We’ve seen some exceptional swimming from the bears in the last few months, and Durden breaks down the purpose behind each race since November

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Izzy Ivey Reflects on Discovering Who She Was Outside of “Isabel the Swimmer”

Ivey admits that the 2020 NCAA’s getting cancelled was a tipping point for her in terms of having to discover who she was outside of swimming

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Pavel Sankovich Shares Tips and Tricks to Develop Elite-Level Underwaters

Sankovich delves into his focuses, his kick counts, and even a few of his favorite sets, including 3×300 descend that sound much easier than they are

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Emma Reaney: The More you Lean on Others, The Better Everything Else Will Be

Reaney notes the best year of her swimming was also the year she was in the best headspace and living with 4 of her teammates. 

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Olympic Coach Ben Titley Shares Theories on Removing Lactic Acid for Swimmers

Titley notes that if you ever see Swim Canada at a Pro Swim in the US, they will do a full swim set after their racing session

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Leigh Ann Caldwell, Swammer & NBC News Capitol Hill Correspondent

Caldwell shares insight into Braden Holloway’s current NC State success and dives into what it took for her to make it as a network news correspondent.

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