Podcasts

Justin Ress on 50 Back World Title, Overturned DQ Saga, & Revitalized Career

After just 3 months of training, Ress went all best times at the US Trials in April, then came to Budapest and walked away with his first world title.

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Carson Foster on Building His Mental Fortitude When Racing From Behind

Foster takes us through his first LCM world champs and describes the work that he’s been putting in towards his mental stamina, specifically in the 400 IM

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SwimSwam Breakdown: 2022 World Championships Edition

We discuss our World Champs fantasy draft, the most intriguing storylines from Budapest, and the rest of the summer moving forward.

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Lani Pallister Details COVID at Worlds, Heart Surgery, Eating Disorder, & Mono

Lani has been able to keep a positive attitude but doesn’t hold back in saying she was very down about missing the 800 final which she had qualified for.

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Ryan Held on Splitting 46, Winning Gold at LCM Champs for 1st Time in 6 Years

Ryan Held, who won relay gold in 2016 then missed every other LCM champs since, got his redemption swim, splitting 46 and earning gold again

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How Much Does Mental Training Affect Athletic Performance at the Highest Level?

Agustina de Giovanni of the DC United soccer team spoke to SwimSwam about her philosophy on training athletes for high-performance on the mental side

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Notre Dame Head Coach Chris Lindauer on Building Up a Program in South Bend

Chris was a long-time assistant coach at Louisville under Arthur Albiero but is stepping into his first head coaching role with the Fighting Irish

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SwimSwam Podcast Hits 1,000,000 All-Time Audio Downloads

Audio is only one way fans listen to the podcast. Across Instagram and Youtube our reach is just over 17 million and it’s climbing fast.

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Dan Lotano: No Swim History At Age 35 To World Number 1 Master In 5 Years

41-year-old Dan Lotano, who set the US Masters National 50 fly record in 22.52, swims at USMS Spring Nationals.

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SwimSwam Breakdown: World Champs, Katinka Hosszu, & If Super Suits Were Legal

we preview the upcoming World Championships and play Sink or Swim with Katinka Hosszu Being in Paris, if Super Suits were Still Legal, and much more

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Chris Jones on Developing Olympic Student-Athletes at University of Edinburgh

Chris started the program in 2008 and since then they’ve put a ton of athletes on international teams, including 5 Olympians.

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Mike Stephens Describes Why Hawaii is One of the Best Jobs in the Country

Mike Stephens was recently named the Head Coach at the University of Hawaii and joined us on the SwimSwam podcast to talk about it

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60-Year-Old Iron Man Don Muchow Swims Around Key West for Diabetes Awareness

Don Muchow is an Ironman living with Type 1 diabetes who completed a 2,800 mile run across America last year to raise awareness for diabetes

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SwimSwam Breakdown: Bauerle Retires, Chalmers Plays Footy, and Duel in the Pool

We discuss Jack Bauerle’s retirement, Katie Ledecky saying she will bypass Duel in the Pool, and Kyle Chalmers playing in the Aussie Football League

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Olympian and Future Filmmaker Erica Sullivan Celebrates Pride Month Her Way

Coming off a win at the Mission Pro Swim, Erica Sullivan says her shoulder has healed, and we talk film making and Pride Month.

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