SwimSwam Podcast: Jason Pullano on How to Gamify Swimming
In this podcast, Jason turns a swim workout into a game of Super Mario Kart. He has an entire spreadsheet for how it works
SwimSwam Podcast: Bobby Guntoro on Memories at NC State, Chasing Dreams at UNCW
With a combined team of 58 strong and a nice beach town to recruit from, it’s looking like part two of Guntoro’s American dream.
SwimSwam Podcast: James Guy Talks British Relay Secret Sauce
Guy breaks down how the British team has built a culture of relay performance and putting an emphasis on medaling in as many as they can.
SwimSwam Podcast: How Does Katie Hoff Build Swim Strength on Dry Land?
Not only has the world champ’s TikTok game been on point during quarantine, but she has also started a new swim-specific dryland program, Synergy Dryland.
SwimSwam Podcast: Matt Grevers on Why Quarantine Will Benefit Older Swimmers
And as a fun tidbit, Grevers threw in the race that he thought felt the best over his entire career, which may surprise you.
SwimSwam Podcast: Dartmouth Swim on ‘The Zoom Call That Said it All’
when Dartmouth swimmers did get an audience with the school president via Zoom, the results were not what they were hoping for, to say the least.
SwimSwam Podcast: Why Matt Biondi Almost Didn’t Go to the 1984 Olympic Trials
we didn’t realize that leading up to the 1984 Olympic Trials, Biondi didn’t see himself making the team and wanted to go camping with a friend instead
SwimSwam Podcast: Dave Salo on How to Turn Science into Speed, and Make it Fun
We sat down with Dave Salo the guy who everyone wants to swim with because, let’s face it, he makes a boring sport fun.
SwimSwam Podcast: Michael Andrew on Paths of Growth During Quarantine
Andrew has been doing the majority of his training outside of the pool, including weight training, paddling in the ocean, and cycling
SwimSwam Podcast: Missy Franklin, Hayes Johnson Talk Swim Joy in Summer League
We sat down with swimming power couple Olympic Legend Missy Franklin and Hayes Johnson to talk about one simple thing. Swimming joy.
SwimSwam Podcast: Mitch Dalton Plays ‘Spill Your Guts or Tweet Your Guts’
We ended with a game based off ‘Spill Your Guts or Fill Your Guts’. We each ended up tweeting once, and I have to say, Mitch’s tweet was pretty golden:
SwimSwam Podcast: Trevor Freeland on Pride Movie, Swimming as a Black Man
Freeland was a member of the famed PDR Swim Team of Philadelphia coached by Jim Ellis in the 1980s that was immortalized in the Lionsgate film Pride.
SwimSwam Podcast: How Much is There to Learn About Perfect Technique?
We sat down with Russell Mark, the USA High-Performance Manager AKA Technique Guru, who was literally a rocket scientist before he was working in swimming
SwimSwam Podcast: Meehan, Schemmel on Stanford Endowment, Training
Meehan and Schemmel explained what an endowment was, where theirs came from, and the impact it has on an athletics program.
SwimSwam Podcast: Tyler Fenwick on How UVA is Recruiting During Quarantine
Fenwick dives into the emphasis UVA has put on recruiting and how that’s changed since COVID. There has been more zoom calls and face-to-face interactions
