SwimSwam Podcast: Alex & Gretchen Walsh Share Swim Sibling Stories
From summer league to trips with the Jr team to their very different summers in 2019, Alex and Gretchen give us the rundown on their swimming past
SwimSwam Podcast: Jake Mitchell on Carmel Tradition and Culture
Jake talked with us about what makes Carmel such a special team and why so many great swimmers have been forged in its fires.
SwimSwam Podcast: Jeremy Kipp Recalls Epic Practice Stories From Salo-led USC
Kipp reminisced on some of the distance practices he coached during his 1st stint with the trojans, with famed Olympians like Ous Mellouli and Larsen Jensen.
SwimSwam Podcast: Ricky Berens on Transitioning to College Swimming
In high school, he had been the best swimmer in the nation. But when he got to college, Berens found a whole new world of elite competition
SwimSwam Podcast: David Curtiss Explains Unique Take on Sprint Technique
We discussed Curtiss’ age-group swimming, particularly his acute attention to detail when it comes to his technique while sprinting
SwimSwam Podcast: Emma Weyant on What it Takes to be on the Jr National Team
Emma explained what it took for her to make the jr national team and ultimately compete on the international stage for USA at the 2018 Jr Pan Pacific Champs
SwimSwam Podcast: Ous Mellouli on Winning 15 Gold Medals, $150K at 1 Meet
We dove deep into a piece of trivia you may not know about: Mellouli’s performance at the inaugural Pan Arab Games in 2011.
SwimSwam Podcast: Felix Aubock on 4-Nations Meet, Training Better Than Ever
Aubock mentions that he’s training with their high-performance group, and he’s doing things in practice that he’s never done before.
SwimSwam Podcast: Ben Gingher Talks Being on a Swim Team That Gets Cut… Twice
Having to transfer schools because the swim team got cut is emotional and difficult; Ben Gingher is doing it for the second time in his NCAA career.
SwimSwam Podcast: Rebecca Soni on Finding Your Rhythm as a Breaststroker
Soni goes deep into what is essential for being consistent with your training in breaststroke, even when it’s feeling out of rhythm.
SwimSwam Podcast: Bob Bowman Responds to SwimSwam’s ASU Redshirt Comments
Bowman was open and honest about his reasonings and was happy to answer a lot of the major questions that commenters had.
SwimSwam Podcast: Lea Maurer on Why Eating Dessert Wins World Titles
Lea made the world champs team and during the meet, teammate Jenny Thompson ate a waffle sundae before her individual swim, the 100 free.
SwimSwam Podcast: Milo Cavic on How Aaron Peirsol Pushed Him to go for Gold
As Cavic walks to the ready room, he sees his childhood friend, Aaron Peirsol, who won a gold medal in the 100 back earlier in the meet…
SwimSwam Podcast: Jessica Hardy on World Records in Practice w/ Soni, Efimova
Hardy claims to have never been beaten in practice by her USC breaststroke contemporaries and training partners: Rebecca Soni and Yulia Efimova.
SwimSwam Podcast: Justin Wright on Following The Path of the Warrior
He was also very candid with us about his struggles through quarantine, and how he’d found inspiration from watching anime shows
