SSPC: Siobhan Haughey on Establishing a Pre-Race Routine that Works for You
Haughey explains what has been clicking for her in training and racing this past year as well as how establishing daily routines in ISL was key for her
SSPC: Rutgers Coach Maccoll Explains Redshirting Significant portion of Team
Because things are ever-changing in the COVID-19 pandemic, every athlete’s situation is different and the decision to redshirt this season is fluid
SSPC: Leah Smith Details Solo Training with Matt Grevers, ISL, and Coffee Hobby
Leah was planning on attending the meet in Irvine, but as that one was canceled she opted to stay home and train instead of risking travel
SSPC: How Going 47’s in the 100m Freestyle Became Routine for James Magnussen
Magnussen describes his plan for racing as much as he could in 2013-14 and how he came to casually drop in-season 47s seemingly every time he hit the pool.
SSPC: John Moffet on Getting Injured as a Gold Medal Favorite at the Olympics
After breaking the 100 breast world record at Olympic Trials, Moffet suffered an injury in the Olympic prelims a few strokes after his breakout
SSPC: Jade Hannah on Maturing Through Training at HPC – Ontario
Jade Hannah describes what swimming consistently with the likes of Penny Oleksiak, Kylie Masse, and more has done for her maturity as an athlete.
SSPC: Matt Wilson Explains The Work He’s Doing to Recapture the 200 Breast WR
Wilson paces 30.lows in training consistently, indicating that we could see Anton Chupkov’s 2:06.1 WR from 2019 go down come Tokyo.
SSPC: Ema Rajic Talks Cal Records, Training in Austin and Representing Croatia
Rajic throws some wisdom in about how swimming can be a lonely sport. She takes the approach of looking up to and making friends with her competitors
SSPC: Top-20 Ranked Recruit Matt Fallon Explains 1:52 200 Breast in Belton, TX
Fallon explained how he’s been training through COVID and why he likes warming up all the way until 1-2 minutes before he races at meets.
SSPC: Phoebe Bacon Breaks Down What Gains You Get From Training in a 15yd Pool
Bacon detailed training at her new home in Wisconsin is like and how she got through quarantine, documenting her time training in a 15-year pool.
How Swimming Helped Matt Mauser After Losing Wife in Crash with Kobe Bryant
Mauser discusses losing his wife and enduring a pandemic while trying to move through his career as well as raise and teach 3 children (ages 12, 10, and 4)
SSPC: Ray Looze Breaks Down his New Training Focus at Indiana – Proprioception
Ray’s team are like an Aquatic Research & Development department innovating in eye-popping ways for this delve into mind-body connection
SSPC: Marathon Swimmer Catherine Breed Details Racing 20+ Mile Ocean Swims
Breed describes her training as well as some of her stories about swimming through jellyfish, in the dark, and in the same waters as sharks.
SSPC: Elijah Winnington Explains Moving Programs to Train More Distance
He explains how moving to a new program has helped him reignite his swimming as well as why he needed more distance in his training overall.
SSPC: Swimmer Matthew Marquardt Cycling Across the US to Raise Money for Cancer
Matthew is riding to raise money for pediatric cancer treatment through St. Jude. His goal is to raise $23,000 over the course of his ride, $1000/day.
