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
Sunday Aug 23, 2020
Sunday Aug 23, 2020
We sat down with CEO of Fitter & Faster Swim Clinics David Arluck. He gave us the ins and outs of how he's been running his swim business during the COVID-19 pandemic, and even how he's been able to host in-person swim clinics during the shutdown.
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Music: Otis McDonald
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Saturday Aug 22, 2020
Saturday Aug 22, 2020
Fratus has been in the swimming game for a long time. He talked about when he first started as a pro in Brazil, at age 17, in 2006, and his journey from there to eventually make his way to the US and end up in Coral Springs where he trains now.
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Originally published April 24, 2020.
Saturday Aug 22, 2020
Saturday Aug 22, 2020
We sat down with Shane Tusup, one of swimming's most controversial coaches in this era. Shane had a candid conversation with us and apologized for a lot of the behavior he wasn't proud of in his past. We kept the focus on him, and he gives a very human perspective of having to learn how to coach on the fly with little prior experience.
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Music: Otis McDonald
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Friday Aug 21, 2020
Friday Aug 21, 2020
Larson enlightened me about Airbnb Experiences, specifically how you can buy one with an Olympian. She has been offering her Olympic services on Airbnb for quite a while now, and it is one way she generates income.
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Originally published April 11, 2020.
Friday Aug 21, 2020
Friday Aug 21, 2020
We sat down with Mark Gangloff, head coach at the University of North Carolina. Gangloff started by talking in-depth about his days at Auburn, under the likes of David Marsh and Dave Durden, and how that influenced his coaching style moving forward at Missouri and now North Carolina. Gangloff also spoke to UNC having to pause its athletics and navigating through these uncertain times as the leader of a program.
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Music: Otis McDonald
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Thursday Aug 20, 2020
Thursday Aug 20, 2020
Ryan Held takes us through his whirlwind few weeks when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, including his brief stint at training at the Alabama Yacht Club. After the Olympic Games were postponed, however, Held stopped swimming there and eventually returned to his home town of Springfield, Illinois. He's trying to maintain cardio and strength at his parents' house now, and other than that he's been watching 30-for-30's on ESPN and biking more.
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Originally published April 7, 2020.
Thursday Aug 20, 2020
Thursday Aug 20, 2020
We sat down with Wisconsin assistant coach, Erik Posegay. Before breaking into the college coaching ranks, Posegay was Bob Bowman's assistant coach at North Baltimore, which included working with the likes of Michael Phelps, Yannick Agnel, Conor Dwyer, and more. Posegay got real with some of the sets they threw down and how he may have ended up learning more from them than vice versa.
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Music: Otis McDonald
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Wednesday Aug 19, 2020
Wednesday Aug 19, 2020
Ella Eastin has been at home in Southern California and out of the water for over a month now. At first, like any other swimmer, this was very unsettling, especially given that in January-February she had already taken an extended period out of the water due to health reasons. However, she has established more of a daily routine now and learned to slow things down.
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Originally published on April 23, 2020.
Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
When I joined Ryan Murphy this morning, we were both having our morning coffee. He was on cup #2, which I have to say made me a little jealous. Murphy had just arrived home a few days prior to Jacksonville, Florida, where his parents live, and I imagine it’s something like when I’m home for the holidays: mom is making coffee and over-caffeinating everyone in the house. But with all this time at home… why not?
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Originally published April 8, 2020.
Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
We sat down with Jay Friend, the head coach of the Missoula Aquatic Club in Missoula, Montana. Friend walked us through his swimming background, from swimming at an NAIA school and having a great experience to falling into coaching. In Missoula, Jay was the head coach to, among others, Katharine Berkoff, the standout who is now a sophomore at NC State.
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Music: Otis McDonald
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