The SwimSwam Podcast
Episodes
SSPC: Sydney Pickrem Gives Opinion on New Canadian Olympic Trials Format
15 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We sat down with Sydney Pickrem, a Canadian medalist and member of the ISL franchise London Roar. Pickrem just made the move to Toronto to train with ...
SSPC: Nic Fink on Double Wrist Injury to Double American Records During ISL
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We sat down with Nic Fink, the breaststroke for the Cali Condors who had a slow start to his ISL season as he was dealing with a double wrist injury. ...
SSPC: How DII Drury University Produced the Current #2 Sprinter in the Country
13 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We sat down with Zach Mertins, the assistant coach (and main sprint coach) at Drury University in Springfield, Missouri. Zach and I swam together in ...
SSPC: Penn State Coaches Explain Importance of Team Book Club on Culture
12 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We sat down with Penn State coaches Matt Hurst and Steve Barnes to talk about what the swim and dive teams have looked like during quarantine. One in...
SSPC: Marco Koch on 60x50s LCM Breast Holding Under 30 on Fast/33 on "Easy"
11 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We sat down with world champion and ISL star Marco Koch, who is coming off of the Budapest bubble with the New York Breakers. Marco is such a relaxed...
SSPC: Caeleb Dressel Dissects 50 Free Speedo Sub-20 Challenge
10 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate the 20th birthday of its Fastskin material, swimwear brand Speedo set up a spectacle to answer just that question. World record-holder C...
SSPC: Marcin Cieslak on Going PR's, Training Himself After 3 Year Break
10 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I sat down with NCAA and ISL champion Marcin Cieslak, who is swimming the best he ever has at the age of 28. Marcin stepped away from the sport after...
SSPC: Missy Franklin Launches "Relentless Spirit" 10-Session Masterclass
09 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
5-time Olympic gold medalist Missy Franklin dropped in on the SwimSwam Podcast to share her new 10-session (5 hour) course, Relentless Spirit. The t...
SSPC: Arno Kamminga on Never Swimming Warmup Before Races
09 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We sat down with newly minted Olympian Arno Kamminga, who was kind enough to talk with us after his qualification meet. Arno spoke candidly about exp...
SSPC: Olivia Bray Speaks on Eating Disorder Treatment, New Home in Texas
08 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We sat down with Olivia Bray, the freshman at Texas who had a record-breaking weekend, going 50.37 in the 100 fly to register the fastest time in sch...
SSPC: Why is the Speedo Fastskin Based on Shark Skin?
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Speedo International's Head of Research and Development (R&D), Rob Blenkinsopp, gets granular about Speedo tech. It has been 20 years since Speedo...
SSPC: Brandon Fischer Explains Why Our Biggest Battles are Within Ourselves
06 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We sat down with Brandon Fischer, a national team member of the USA who first made the national team just last year, at the age of 30. Fischer takes ...
SSPC: Caeleb Dressel Breaks Down Super-Suited Speedo Sub-20 Challenge
05 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Olympic and World Champion and ISL swim star Caeleb Dressel is taking on the SPEEDO SUB-20 CHALLENGE in the 50 short course meter freestyle. He alrea...
SSPC: Trey Freeman on Mentally & Physically Rebounding After a Serious Injury
04 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We sat down with Trey Freeman, who has recently returned to competition for Florida. Freeman takes us through his last couple of years, which have be...
SSPC: Can the ISL be Profitable?
03 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We sat down with Torrey Hart, former SwimSwam writer and now full-time sports journalist at Front Office Sports. Torrey wrote a massive piece breakin...
SSPC: George Bovell on Why a Holistic Approach to Swim is Vital to Success
02 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We sat down with Olympic medalist George Bovell to talk about his career in swimming and what he's learned since. Bovell indulged me with some storie...
SSPC:What Made Tracy Caulkins So Dominant in So Many Events?
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Olympic swimming icon Tracy Caulkins (married Tracy Stockwell) won 48 U.S. National titles and broke 63 American Records (setting American Records in ...
SSPC: Clyde Lewis on Celebrating Your Personal Victories, Regardless of Place
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We sat down with Clyde Lewis, a world champion and commonwealth games champion who is still on the rise for team Australia. Clyde Gives a very interes...
SSPC: Jordan Wilimovsky on Why Distance Races are Way More Lowkey Than Sprints
29 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We sat down with Jordan Wilimovsky, the laid back distance ace based in California. Jordan talked us through distance training during quarantine and w...
SSPC: Liam Tancock on Knowing How You'll Swim Based Off a Dive-And-Glide
28 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We sat down with Liam Tancock, the 2-time world champion and former world record holder in the 50 backstroke. Tancock takes us through his path of uno...
SSPC: Maggie Macneil on Converting Short Course Success to a LCM World Title
27 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We sat down with Canadian world champion and NCAA standout for the Michigan Wolverines, Maggie Macneil. Macneil took us through what her quarantine pe...
SSPC: Olivia Smoliga Breaks Down Training, Racing in the ISL Bubble
26 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We sat down with ISL Champion and FINIS athlete Olivia Smoliga to get the inside scoop into the Cali Condor secret sauce. Smoliga took us through the ...
SSPC: Robert Howard Discusses Where Swimming Goes After ISL Season 2
25 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We sat down with Robert Howard to discuss his ISL experience with the DC Trident in the Budapest Bubble. Howard talked through what the ISL is hoping ...
SSPC: Katie Hoff Dives Deep with New Book "Blueprint"
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Blueprint" is a candid account of the extraordinary life and athletic journey of one of America's greatest athletes and a champion in every way--the ...
SwimSwam Podcast: Andrew Wilson Talks Training, Racing, and Post-Tokyo Plans
23 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We sat down with Andrew Wilson, one of America's top breaststroker's to talk about... well a lot of stuff. Wilson takes us through his COVID training ...
SSPC: The ISL Final Preview with CBS Announcer Bernie Guenther
20 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We sat down with the voice of ISL Season 2, Bernie Guenther, to talk ISL Final predictions. The bottom line is this: any of the 4 teams in the finale ...
SSPC: Nyls Korstanje "Whoever does best in the bad circumstances wins"
19 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I sat down with NCAA All-American from NC State Nyls Korstanje, who is currently at home training in the Netherlands. Nyls has gone a few personal bes...
SSPC: Bobby Finke Breaks Down Going 8:59 at the End of 9x1000 in Practice
18 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I sat down with distance savant Bobby Finke to talk about what has been going so right for him in the pool lately. We saw Finke absolutely destroy the...
Olympian Cullen Jones Gets Raw on Highs & Lows: GMM presented by SwimOutlet.com
17 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Four-time Olympic medalist, two-time Olympic champion Cullen Jones gets raw and real in this GMM takeover of the SwimSwam Podcast. Cullen has enjoyed ...