In the SwimSwam Podcast dive deeper into the sport you love with insider conversations about swimming. Hosted by Coleman Hodges and Gold Medal Mel Stewart, SwimSwam welcomes both the biggest names in swimming that you already know, and rising stars that you need to get to know, as we break down the past, present, and future of aquatic sports.
Episodes
Tuesday Oct 20, 2020
Tuesday Oct 20, 2020
I sat down with NCAA champion turned Loughborough grad student Andreas Vazaios, who is also one of the newest members of the London Roar. Vazaios gives a candid look at life in the ISL bubble, what he likes and dislikes about the situation, and what he's learned from being on the London Roar so far.
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Music: Otis McDonald
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Tuesday Oct 20, 2020
Tuesday Oct 20, 2020
We sat down with David Popovici, the newly 16-year-old Romanian sprinter who recently made waves by swimming faster than Caeleb Dressel at 16. Popovici seems like a very grounded kid who really enjoys swimming. You can hear that he has lofty goals, which he shares openly, but he's not cocky. He also talks about his training group in Romania, going for an Olympic A cut, and the struggles of having great hair.
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Music: Otis McDonald
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Monday Oct 19, 2020
Monday Oct 19, 2020
We sat down with Brendon Smith, 1 of only 2 Australian swimmers who decided to make the journey to Budapest after Swimming Australia announced they weren't condoning this ISL season. Brendon took us through what it's like to train with Australia's best, how he's developed into an elite himself over the past couple of years, and what he's looking forward to in his first ISL season.
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Music: Otis McDonald
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Sunday Oct 18, 2020
Sunday Oct 18, 2020
We sat down with Beata Nelson, one of many NCAA stars who has now transitioned to the ISL. This is Nelson's first major international travel trip and being in a bubble for 6 weeks is a little different than most meets abroad. However, Nelson is taking it in stride and breaks down how she's dealing with different food, recovering from injury, and still finding a way to perform at her best for the recently victorious Cali Condors.
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Music: Otis McDonald
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Sunday Oct 18, 2020
Sunday Oct 18, 2020
We sat down with two All-American's from the University of Southern California, Jemma Schlicht and Latisha Transom. The two trojans walked us through what training has been like under the new USC coaching staff (although there hasn't been much yet). They also delved into last season's roster, where they had less than 20 women on the team and at a dual meet in January, where many women were sick, they only had 8 women compete and still pulled off a win.
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Music: Otis McDonald
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Saturday Oct 17, 2020
Saturday Oct 17, 2020
We sat down with the Lilly King, Molly Hannis, and Jason Lezak of the Cali Condors, who handed Energy Standard their first loss in ISL history. King described what she expected in her return to racing, saying she mainly just wanted to win and that the condors have a great team chemistry. Hannis echoed King's sentiments and told us of her travel dilemma when first getting to Budapest. Lezak gives us an inside look into the "ISL Bubble" and what managing a team of pro athletes has been like.
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Music: Otis McDonald
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Saturday Oct 17, 2020
Saturday Oct 17, 2020
We sat down with Olympic champion Tyler Mcgill, who took us through his entire career from winning championships at Auburn to winning gold on the biggest stage. McGill gives so many behind the scenes insights, from the secret sauce of the 2007 NCAA champion team to what set him apart heading into the 2012 Olympic Trials. Before those trials, McGill and training partner Mark Gangloff were able to go compete at the French Olympic Trials, where they not only got valuable racing in, but also saw the agony and delight of making or mission an Olympic team.
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Music: Otis McDonald
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Friday Oct 16, 2020
Friday Oct 16, 2020
We sat down with Olympic champion and World individual medalist Jimmy Feigen. Jimmy, a San Antonio native, reveals early in his conversation that he had NO intention of going to the University of Texas when he was going on his recruiting trips. Jimmy wanted out of the state of Texas and was looking at Arizona and Southern California as his top choices. However, when his parents made him take a trip to UT, fate got in the way of his plans to get out of the Lone Star State.
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Music: Otis McDonald
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Thursday Oct 15, 2020
Thursday Oct 15, 2020
We sat down with BBC's Nick Hope, who will be covering the entirety of ISL Season 2 for the BBC. Hope is also a swimmer himself, having been a captain on his university team as well as recently going to masters world championships. Hope and I take you through what we're looking forward to for this upcoming ISL season.
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Music: Otis McDonald
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Wednesday Oct 14, 2020
Wednesday Oct 14, 2020
We sat down with Olympic Icon Amy Van Dyken, who gave an exceedingly candid narrative of her experience at the Olympic Games. Even though she amassed 6 golds over 2 Games, it wasn't smooth sailing for Amy. She breaks down getting extreme leg cramps behind the blocks, and while Mel admits he ripped her on for taking up too much screen time, Amy fires right back and agrees she would rip them too: "easy there jr nationals, head on back!"
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Music: Otis McDonald
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