Podcasts

Melanie Margalis on Why It’s So Impressive to Sweep the IMs at the Same Meet

Margalis swim nerds it up, delving into why it is so difficult to have both your 200 IM and 400 IM fire on the same level at the same meet

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Olympic Star Aaron Peirsol Talks Ryan Murphy and The Elite U.S. Backstroke Club

Peirsol allows us inside the intimate inner-circle of U.S. backstroke champions, going back to John Naber from the 1976 Olympic Games.

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Rebecca Soni Gives Insight On Lydia Jacoby Breaststroke Olympic Gold

After seeing Lydia Jacoby win the women’s 100 breast, Soni compared Jacoby’s reaction to what Soni felt when winning her first 200 breast title in 2008

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Ricky Berens Dissects What it Takes to be Great in 200 Free & 800 Free Relay

Berens breaks down the subtleties of what it takes to swim a great 200 free and where the world is at in that progression.

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Jason Lezak Unpacks The 4×100 Free Relay and Dressel’s 100 Free

Lezak unpacks Team USA’s gold medal performance last night, detailing Dressel’s leadoff, the exchanges and Zach Apple’s monster anchor swim. 

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Nathan Adrian Weighs in on 400 Free Relay, Why Top Seed Should Pick Their Lane

The most interesting thing Nathan said: we should start a petition that top seed gets to choose what lane they swim in at night.

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Carson Foster Delves into 400 IM Pain, World #1 Swim with 4:08.46

Foster provides insight into the work he’s been doing since coming back to Austin from the Olympic Trials, including 10×100 (suited) on 1:10 best average

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Olympic Champion Tom Dolan Breaks Down the 400 IM Final Results

Tom Dolan is a 400 IM beast, winning this race in 1996 and 2000. His 2000 World Record, 4:11.76, was 21 years ago in a tiny, non-compression suit.

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Olympic Champion Kaitlin Sandeno Breaks Down Life in the Olympic Village

Sandeno gives us the rundown on adjusting to life in the Olympic Village, managing nerves before your races, and keeping your pre-race emotions in check

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Who Will Win Among The International Swim Stars At The Olympic Games?

Kyle Chalmers is among Retta Race’s picks to win Olympic Gold, and Retta does a deep dive on how Japan will perform next week on their home turf.

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Malmsten: From The Famous Swedish Goggles to Olympic Lane Lines

Learn about Malmsten, the Swedish family behind the 2020 Olympic Games Lane Lines and the most famous goggles in swimming history.

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Breaking Down the Biggest Races of the 2020 Olympic Games: Days 6-8

SwimSwam Co-Founders Braden Keith and Mel Stewart preview the final 3 days of the Olympic Games, including the W 50/100 Free, M 200 IM, and Mixed Med Relay

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Zach Apple Breaks Down 2021 Olympic Training Camp, Previews Olympic Games

Apple gives us the full scoop on Olympic training camp, including some suited swims he threw down just last week in practice. 

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48-Time Masters World Record Holder Tim Shead Explains P2Life Nutrition

48-time Masters World Record Holder, Hall of Fame Inductee, and Founder of P2Life Tim Shead drops in on the SwimSwam Podcast.

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Breaking Down the Biggest Races of the 2020 Olympic Games: Days 4-5

SwimSwam Co-Founders Braden Keith and Mel Stewart preview Days 4-5 of the Olympic Games, events such as both 800 free relays, W 200 free, and M 100 free

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