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SwimSwam Breakdown: ISL Playoffs, NIL Deals, and Jim Rome Upgrade

We talk ISL playoffs so far, what demographics of athletes are getting NIL deals and how much they’re worth, and how swimming bumped Jim Rome’s talk show

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Grace Ariola Gives Raw Perspective on Chronic Fatigue, Medical Retirement

Grace offers a lot of perspective on what this dark place looked like for her and the tools she used to work her way back to feeling like herself again.

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Olivia Smoliga Moves to Arizona State to Train with Bob Bowman (SSPC)

Olivia Smoliga made the move from Athens, Georgia to Tempe, Arizona, where she is training with Bob Bowman at Arizona State. 

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SwimSwam Breakdown: ISL Playoff Predictions, SC World Records in Kazan

We discuss the ISL playoffs starting this week in-depth, highlighting which teams are secured a spot in the ISL final and which are on the bubble

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Emma McKeon Goes In-depth on World Cup Title, 7-Medal Olympic Performance

Despite all these (and more) accolades, McKeon has managed to keep a steady head and takes us through her last 6 months with grace and humility

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3-time Olympian Elli Overton And The Impact Of Olympic Media

3-time Olympian Elli Overton unpacks her experience as an elite swimmer managing the ups and downs of Australian media coverage.

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What Is The Future of Cody Miller Adventures?

Olympic Champion and Team Speedo Athlete, Cody Miller, previews future plans for his juggernaut YouTube series Cody Miller Adventures. 

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Kyle Chalmers Breaks Down Historic 44.84 100 Free World Record

Chalmers’ time overtakes the previous storied World Record of 44.94, a time Frenchman Amaury Leveaux put on the books over a decade ago in 2008.

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SwimSwam Breakdown: SC Worlds Selection, Chalmers WR, and Ledecky’s UF Debut

We discuss USA’s Short Course Worlds selection procedure, Kyle Chalmers’ historic 100 free in Kazan, and Katie Ledecky’s racing debut since moving to Florida

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Cody Miller Discusses Viability of ISL Strike, Status of Payments

DC Trident member Cody Miller said that boycotting was never a realistic option and that he believes most athletes have now been paid.

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Co-Founders of Nica Nadadores Discuss Growing Swimming to Nicaragua

We sat down with Timmy Hayes, Scot Robison, and Kyle Shoemaker, the 3 co-founders of Nica Nadadores in Nicaragua.

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Is Fear Holding You Back?

2021 Masters National champion Brian Bergford tells Champion’s Mojo how he overcame the fear of submerging his face in the water to take up swimming at 30.

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SwimSwam Breakdown: Jeanette’s Bullying, ISL Unrest, & Curry’s Practice 18.7

This week on SwimSwam Breakdown, we discuss Jeanette Ottesen’s bullying, ISL athletes mulling a boycott ahead of playoffs, and Brooks Curry’s 18.7 50 free

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Jim Bolster on Being 3-Sport NCAA Athlete, Coaching Columbia Men for 38 Years

Bolster participated in swimming, soccer, and lacrosse at Denison, winning an NCAA title in the 200 fly and going to the NCAA tournament in soccer

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Bella Sims Breaks Down Full Olympic Experience as a 16-Year-old

Sims talks about crying before all of her races, less-than-ideal open water swims, and not realizing that prelims swimmers got medals too. 

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