Podcasts

What Happens if FINA Postpones the Fukuoka World Championships to 2023?

As reported today, FINA could be postponing the Fukuoka World Championships set for May of 2022 to July of 2023. If that is the case, what happens? 

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Tom Shields Was on Government Assistance Before Making $200k in Prize Money

Shields discusses late payments from FINA and ISL, racing for 6 months straight, and being on government assistance leading up to the 2021 Olympic Trials

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Best of the SwimSwam Podcast: 2021

We put together a compilation of this year’s best podcasts, spanning spring training to Olympic Trials and the Games themself.

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SwimSwam Breakdown: Phelps Plays Pickleball, Sun Sells Makeup, & World Champs

We talk Michael Phelps playing pickleball matches, Sun Yang netting over $500k from selling makeup, and the 2023 World Champs getting pushed to November

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Olympic Coach Brian Schrader Heads New World-Class Swimming Facility FAST

Coach Brian Schrader heads Florida Aquatics Swimming & Training (FAST) at an elite facility opening March 2022 in Ocala, Florida.

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Nic Fink Training with GA Tech, Getting His Masters, and Winning World Titles

We sat down with ISL breaststroke maestro and newly-minted world champion Nic Fink, who took us through his whirlwind fall both in school and swim.

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James Guy Shares The Set That Made Him Battle Ready for Tokyo

We sat down with Olympic champion James Guy, who is currently stuck at home from a positive COVID test, although he is A-symptomatic

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NAG Record-Holder Ilya Kharun Swam 60×100 @ 1:02 With Sandpipers (Podcast)

Ilya takes us through his evolution in the pool and with the sandpipers, shedding light on his monumental drop from 1:56 to 1:42 in the 200 fly

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Paralympic Swimmer Will Perry Speaks Out After Post About Abuse Goes Viral

British Paralympic swimmer Will Perry has gained attention after posting on Instagram last week about an interaction that for him is all too common

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SwimSwam Breakdown: Sakci Calls Out FINA, 75 with Fins, and 10 WRs in Paris

we discuss Emre Sakci challenging FINA for transparency, 75 swim with fins, and Swimnex predicting 10 world records at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris

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How Olympic Medalist Katie McLaughlin Epitomizes Perseverance

Katie McLaughlin has suffered injuries that would end most careers. Learn how she managed her training, earning her place on the 2020 Olympic podium.

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First Openly Trans NCAA Athlete Schuyler Bailar Gives Insight on Lia Thomas Competing

We sat down with Schuyler Bailar, the first openly trans NCAA DI male athlete, to discuss what being a trans athlete, and trans human, means

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Coach Solomon D’Amico, The Mind Behind Lydia Jacoby’s Olympic Swimming Success

In addition to his position at TSUNAMI Swim Club, Solomon’s also the head coach of swimming and track and field at the Seward High School.

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Swimming Phenom Thomas Heilman Breaks 13 NAG Records in 11 Days – Podcast

Thomas Heilman wowed swim-fans with his relentless onslaught taking down 13 NAG records over 11 short days in December 2021.

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SwimSwam Breakdown: Knoxville Cancelled, Sakci World Record, & Project Immortal

We discuss USA Swimming canceling the Pro Swim in Knoxville, Emre Sakci’s 50 Breast world record, and Adam Peaty’s ‘Project Immortal’.

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