SwimSwam Podcast: Kira Toussaint Explains How to Race Fast All the Time
Kira explains her record siege last fall and how her plan was set up to have racing be a part of her training and allow room for correction of mistakes
SwimSwam Podcast: Mike Alexandrov on What Happens After Swimming
After a long and successful career, Alexandrov shares how he moved into his life after swimming in the film titled “Afterlife”.
SwimSwam Podcast: Shana Ferguson on How COVID has affected the Swim Community
Shana offers what USA Swimming has done to make sure that swimmers of all ages are getting back into pools as safely and often as possible.
SwimSwm Podcast: Peter Vanderkaay on How to Perfectly Split a 200 Free
Vanderkaay revealed a swim that stood out the most to him in his career, which ended up being a 200 free at the 2007 nationals
SwimSwam Podcast: Fred Bousquet Explains Why Super Suits Were Good for Swimming
Bousquet admits that swimming now is “purer”, but he still thinks the super suits added an interesting dynamic to the sport.
SwimSwam Podcast: Charlie Houchin Shares National Team Stories
Houchin shared many of his pre-travel meet routines, what rooming with Phelps was like at an Olympic Games, and much more.
SwimSwam Podcast: Anthony Nesty on Teaching Florida Men Empathy
Nesty also goes deep into what he enjoys about teaching men not just in the pool but outside of it as well about how to move through life
SwimSwam Podcast: Beryl Gastaldello on Developing Her Methods of Sprint Speed
Beryl says she spends 3-4 daily at the gym. It’s not all lifting, but it is all putting her body in situations that ultimately make her a better athlete.
SwimSwam Podcast: Clark Burckle on How to Swim Fast and Stay Buff as You Age
Burckle even admitted to popping a 53.1 100 breast at an Arizona alumni meet well after retiring… after a full day on the golf course
SwimSwam Podcast: Paige McKenna on Distance Training with Bruce Gemmell
A Wisconsin commit, McKenna gets into training distance with Katie Ledecky and why she eats cookie dough before big distance workouts.
SwimSwam Podcast: Olympic Champ Josh Davis on Peaking in Your Late 20’s
Davis really cherishes his 2 silvers from 2000 in Sydney, where at 28 years of age, he peaked physically in the pool and had the best swims of his career.
SwimSwam Podcast: Catherine Kase, 2020 Women in Aquatic Sports Award Winner
Kase is the first woman to serve twice (2016 & 2020-21) as an Olympic Head Coach, in addition to head coaching at 4 FINA World Championships
SwimSwam Podcast: Anthony Grimm on Developing Top Underwater Speed
Grimm gave us a look into his swim background, lending aid as to how he was able to develop top-level speed both above water and below it.
SwimSwam Podcast: Brooke Forde on Training with Legendary Stanford IM Group
Forde explains her ascent from jr national team to NCAA champion and how she slowly but surely became comfortable training with the Stanford women.
SwimSwam Podcast: Jeff Poppell on Building a Team From the Ground Up
Poppell was integral in building 3 major programs from the ground up and he shares what lessons he learned along the way.
