Podcasts

16-Year-Old Katie Grimes Discusses Favorite Sets, 4th Place Olympic Finish

Grimes discusses her entire Olympic experience, including getting 4th in Tokyo and how she was able to bounce back from that

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SwimSwam Breakdown: What Does New 2022 World Champs Mean for ISL & US Athletes?

We discuss FINA’s announcement of the new 2022 World Champs in Budapest and how that will affect the upcoming ISL Season 4 and USA Swimming athletes

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Michael Brinegar Gunning for 1,650 NCAA Title, Predicts ‘Around 14:10’ to Win

Brinegar looks ahead to the Big 10 and NCAA championships, where he’s shooting to be in the hunt for a title (and American record) in the 1,650.

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World Champ Alia Atkinson Shares Memories, Mishaps, & More From 20+ Year Career

Alia recently announced her retirement after the 2021 SC World Champs and sat down with SwimSwam to discuss her career, including ups, downs, and inbetweens

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SwimSwam Breakdown: ISL Season 4, Post Grads Moving, & Peaty 200 Breast

We discuss the ISL announcing a massive Season 4 schedule, post grads having success with other programs, and Adam Peaty taking on the 200 breast.

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Zach Apple Unpacks His Olympic 4×200 and How He Came Back in The 4×100 Medley

Zach Apple suffered a brutal Olympic 4×200 relay, then fought back for gold in the 4×100 medley. In this podcast, he dives into the details…

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Ryan Held Opens Up About Olympic Trials Disappointment, Training at ASU

Held goes through the disappointment of placing 6th at Trials but then finding out he wouldn’t be taken to Tokyo and processing that for the months to follow

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Reacting to the 24-Match ISL Season 4 Announcement

We discuss having swimming on nearly 100 hours of prime time TV, bringing the competition back to the USA, and complaints of late ISL payments.

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Shaine Casas Openly Discusses Choice to Go Pro, Train with Eddie Reese

Few swimmers choose to put their degree on hold to focus on their athletic career, but we see it frequently in other sports.

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Rhyan White on Going From 4th at The Olympics (Twice) to Winning a World Title

White discusses managing her emotions through Trials, the Games, and afterword when she came back to Alabama to kick off her senior season

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SwimSwam Breakdown: World Champs Postponed, Ledecky Beats Grothe, Walsh AM-R

We discuss the 2022 World Champs postponement, Ledecky beating Grothe in a 500 free, and Gretchen Walsh setting a new American record in the 50-yard back

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JOLYN CEO Mondy Herndon Explains The Upcoming Swim Collegiate Series

JOLYN CEO Mondy Herndon Explains the Swim Collegiate Series, which is designed to serve as a “recruiting pipeline” for college coaches.

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How Teen Sprint Sensation Josh Liendo Prepped to Become a World Champion

Josh Liendo not only took gold as a part of the mixed 4×50 free relay in Abu Dhabi but also earned bronze in the 50 & 100 free

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Howard Swim Coach Askew Explains USA Swimming’s HBCU Million-Dollar Grant

Howard Swim Coach Nicholas Askew and USA Swimming Managing Director of Sport Development Joel Shinofield breakdown the million dollar grant…

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PODCAST: Ron Kontura Director of Total Performance Swim Camps

Ron loves to organize events, and he’s passionate about the camp experience and value it provides to swimmers for years into their careers. 

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