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 Aug 04, 2020
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
We sat down with national teamer and Jr Worlds Silver medalist David Curtiss. We discussed his age-group swimming, particularly his acute attention to detail when it comes to his technique. Curtiss told us stories from Summer Nationals, Jr Worlds, and his legendary recruiting trip to NC State in which 4 of the nations top recruits all committed after just one weekend together.
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Music: Otis McDonald
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Monday Aug 03, 2020
Monday Aug 03, 2020
Madisyn Cox is at home with her parents (and Dean Farris) in Lubbock, Texas. She admits that while she was thrown for a pretty big loop when the Olympics were postponed, having to decide if she wanted to keep swimming another year and try to defer medical school, she is now doing much better.
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Originally published April 21, 2020.
Monday Aug 03, 2020
Monday Aug 03, 2020
We sat down with Emma Weyant, 2019 national champion in the 400 IM and soon to be freshman at Virginia. Weyant took us through her age group career, breaking down what it took for her to make the jr national team and ultimately compete on the international stage for USA at the 2018 Jr Pan Pacific Championships.
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Music: Otis McDonald
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Monday Aug 03, 2020
Monday Aug 03, 2020
We dove deep into a piece of trivia you may not know about: Mellouli's performance at the inaugural Pan Arab Games in 2011. Since they were offering cash prizes to all medalists and a bonus to the athlete with the most medals, Mellouli went all in and entered every nearly every race. He won 15 of those races, and a lot of these weren't gimmies either. He was winning 50's and 100's of stroke, and for someone who was about to go on to win the 10k at the Olympics, that's pretty darn impressive.
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Music: Otis McDonald
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Sunday Aug 02, 2020
Sunday Aug 02, 2020
Leah Gingrich is the 30-year-old who took a 6-year hiatus and is now chasing an Olympic dream. Last summer at the 2019 Nationals, she hit a lifetime best in the 200 fly, her first PB in the event since 2008. Gingrich spoke with me about what she's doing to pass the time during the Covid-19 quarantine, and how she felt mostly relief when the announcement was made that the Olympics would be postponed.
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Originally published on April 1, 2020.
Sunday Aug 02, 2020
Sunday Aug 02, 2020
We sat down with Austrian Olympic Felix Aubock, who just had a surprising performance at the 4-Nations meet in Budapest this past weekend. Aubock talks about where his life has taken him since quarantine started, ultimately ending up in his home nation of Austria currently. Aubock mentions that he's training with their high-performance group, and he's doing things in practice that he's never done before.
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Music: Otis McDonald
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Saturday Aug 01, 2020
Saturday Aug 01, 2020
Matt Kredich is a great innovated in our sport, always looking at new ways of doing things in and out of the water. However, Kredich admits that when everyone is forced to stay home, even he himself has had his world turned upside down, and is realizing how much he relied on routine and sameness in his day-to-day.
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Originally published April 2, 2020.
Saturday Aug 01, 2020
Saturday Aug 01, 2020
Having to transfer schools because the swim team got cut is emotional and difficult; Ben Gingher is doing it for the second time in his NCAA career.
Gingher started his collegiate career at Eastern Michigan, initially making a verbal commitment in November 2016. After one full season at EMU, the program got cut, so he transferred to East Carolina, where he swam for two seasons until this past May when the school announced they were cutting the men’s and women’s teams. Now, Gingher is heading to Youngstown State in Ohio with one final year of eligibility left.
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Music: Otis McDonald
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Friday Jul 31, 2020
Friday Jul 31, 2020
National Teamer Emily Escobedo has been one of the few fortunate ones to still (as of the time of this interview) have access to a pool - an infinity pool. While she admits it isn't ideal, she is grateful she has a place to swim and at least maintain her feel for the water. Outside of swimming, she's been indoors as much as possible, and trying her hand at cooking more with the free time - or as she refers to it, preparing.
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Originally published on April 10, 2020.
Friday Jul 31, 2020
Friday Jul 31, 2020
We sat down with Rebecca Soni, one of the greatest breaststrokers of our generation. She talked about age-group swimming, making the transition to Dave Salo after her freshman year at USC, and training with breaststroke champions Jessica Hardy and Yulia Efimova. Soni also goes deep into what is essential for being consistent with your training in breaststroke, even when it's feeling out of rhythm.
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Music: Otis McDonald
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