Podcasts

14x Olympic Medalist Emma McKeon Reflects on Retirement, Nearly Opting Out of Paris Olympics

At the Paris 2024 Olympics, McKeon became one of only 2 women in swimming to ever win 14 Olympic medals over her career, joining Katie Ledecky

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Lewis Pugh Completes 60-Mile Shark Swim Around Martha’s Vineyard

Pugh became the first person to swim around Martha’s Vineyard — a nearly 60-mile journey done over 12 days in 47-degree waters while facing tough conditions.

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Podcast: Swimming’s Untapped Business Worth Millions

What if I told you the biggest business in swimming isn’t a tech suit or a sponsorship deal — it’s the lane next to the one you’re training in?

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Tech Suit Launch: A3 Performance CEO Dan Meinholz Breaks Down Revolutionary New Swim Tech

PODCAST: A3 Performance Founder and CEO Dan Meinholz is making a bold leap forward launching his most advanced tech suit yet: PRANA.

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2025 US World Trials Event-by-Event PREVIEW | SWIMSWAM BREAKDOWN

In this marathon podcast, we go through the entire 2025 US Trials psych sheet and give an event-by-event preview of every upcoming race in Indianapolis.

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How Lane Lines Changed the Game – A Conversation with Malmsten VP & Olympian Simon Percy

This conversation is about what makes swimming faster. And trust us, you’ll never look at lane lines the same way again.

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Dara Torres’ First Year at Boston College: A Very Solid Start to a New Chapter

Under Head Coach Dara Torres Boston College swimmers rewrote their school’s record books.

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Olympic Champ Hunter Armstrong Explains Nearly Retiring from Swimming, Skipping US Trials

Hunter Armstrong was initially going to take 6 months off of training before getting back into the pool with his sights set on LA28. Life had other plans.

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Enhanced Games, Nat’l Team Updates, & New NCAA Format | SWIMSWAM BREAKDOWN

we are discussing the Enhanced Games, Braden Holloway as the single head coach for 2025 Worlds, and a potential new format for the NCAA Championships

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Greg Meehan Emphasizes Transparency, Team-First Culture in New Era of USA Swimming (PODCAST)

SwimSwam sat down with Greg Meehan, the newly named National Team Director of USA Swimming, to discuss his vision for the national team’s future

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12-Year-Old Yu Zidi, Longhorn Elite Invite, & Lindauer to Stanford | SWIMSWAM BREAKDOWN

We are discussing the 12-year-old Chinese phenom Yu Zidi, Leon Marchand’s spicy 4:07 400 IM, and Chris Lindauer going to Stanford.

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Sven Schwarz Describes Training Camps with Lukas Martens, Florian Wellbrock, & Oliver Klemet

Germany’s Sven Schwarz is coming off a weekend that saw him break his first European Record, dropping a 7:38.1 in the 800 free

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Ledecky, Walsh, & Everything Ft Lauderdale | SWIMSWAM BREAKDOWN

This week on the SwimSwam Breakdown, we are discussing the madness that occurred at the Ft Lauderdale Pro Swim.

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Dual Meet Tournament, International Meets & Ft Lauderdale Preview | SWIMSWAM BREAKDOWN

we are discussing the newly announced dual meet tournament, several international meets around the globe, and the upcoming Pro Swim Stop in Ft Lauderdale.

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British Champion Eva Okaro on Sprint Training, Olympic Experience, & Heading to Texas

Okaro dives into her experience at the 2024 Paris Olympics and the 2024 Short Course World Championships

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