2020 Olympic Medalist Bruno Fratus Unpacks His Sprint Swimming History
Olympic medalist Bruno Fratus has dropped a 21 second 50m free performance over 90-times in his career. He alone owns that astounding metric…
The SwimSwam Breakdown: Analyzing This Week’s Top Stories in Swimming
I sat down with SwimSwam’s Braden Keith and Mel Stewart to analyze what happened in this post-Olympic week of swimming, which was surprisingly a lot
Elizabeth Beisel Gives In-depth Look at the Olympic Games as an NBC Broadcaster
Beisel gave us the FULL rundown of what life is like for the broadcasting team at the Olympic Trials and the Olympic Games
Bowe Becker on Going From Essentially Retired in 2020 to Olympic Champ in 2021
When Bowe Becker got the call from Jason Lezak to compete in ISL season 2, Becker was living at his parents’ house in Reno and hadn’t swam in 6 months
Erica Sullivan Explains Let Down of US Trials, Fulfillment of Olympic Medal
Erica walks us through her summer, starting at the Olympic Trials where she was experiencing stress to the point of having trouble eating or sleeping
Zac Stubblety-Cook Talks Progression from 10th at Comm Games to Olympic Champ
Zac explains how he crumpled in his first big international scenario and how he addressed this anxiety and pressure moving forward.
Kyle Chalmers Discusses Titanic Battle with Caeleb Dressel in 100 Free
It was great to get Chalmers’ perspective on this because although he obviously wanted gold, he recognizes how much he went through to get to this point
Cesar Cielo Analyses Olympic Schedules of Sprinters Caeleb Dressel, Emma McKeon
Cielo shares what he saw from the sprint sensations and why he thinks there was something left on the table for next year.
Kylie Masse, Maggie MacNeil Discuss Finding Fun in Swimming During Olympics
Masse and MacNeil speak about trying to find a place of fun before their finals races, not focusing on the pressure as much as swimming their own race
Olympic Champion Tom Dolan on Swimming the Perfect 400 IM
There are a lot of layers to this analysis, including swims from Kalisz, Foster, Litherland and Seto, and we air them out entirely.
Caroline Burckle Discusses Mental Health and Well-Being for Olympic Athletes
Mentla health was brought to the forefront of the Games when Olympic gymnast Simone Biles withdrew from the team competition.
Natalie Coughlin Speaks to Olympic Pressure During Your 1st Games vs. Your 2nd
Coughlin explains that at her first Olympics in 2004, there was a freedom that wasn’t at her 2nd Olympics, coming in as a defending champion in the 100 back
Lenny Krayzelburg Gives Perspective on Men’s Backstrokes, the Olympic Mindset
I ask Lenny “How do you balance having a great swim but not winning the race?” and he didn’t really have an answer because Lenny mostly just won races
Cody Miller Shares Breaststroke Knowledge, Analyzes Women’s 200 WR & Men’s 100
Cody goes DEEP on the women’s 200 breast, revealing what he saw as the difference-maker for Olympic champion Tatjana Schoenmaker
Double Olympic Champ Tom Dean Breaks Down 200 Free, 4×200 Free Relay
Dean breaks down both of his golden races, describing how he adjusted to the Olympic environment and embraced the pressure of an Olympic final
