The SwimSwam Podcast

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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

Friday Feb 25, 2022

Ukranian Olympian Andrii Govorov Calls for Ban on Russian Competition, Athletes

Friday Feb 25, 2022

World record holder and Ukranian Olympian Andrii Govorov is calling for all swimming federations to skip competitions in Russia for the next year as well as ban Russian athletes from all competitions. In light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Govorov's stance is simple: sport is for peace, and he believes Russia should face consequences for their actions.

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Tuesday Feb 22, 2022

SwimSwam Breakdown: ALL Things College Conference Meets

Tuesday Feb 22, 2022

This week on the SwimSwam Breakdown, we cover all of the Power-5 Conference Championships that occurred last weekend plus international news including an ongoing ISL/FINA lawsuit and what Aussie Olympic stars are doing this spring.

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Monday Feb 21, 2022

7x Olympic Gold Medalist Dressel Describes Painful Practices Under Coach Nesty

Monday Feb 21, 2022

SwimSwam caught up with 7-time Olympic gold medalist Caeleb Dressel at the University of Florida, and Dressel described pain. Under Coach Anthony Nesty, Dressel returned to hard work three and a half days after the ISL Season 3 Final. The turnaround was fast, jarring and it hurt.

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Wednesday Feb 16, 2022

Tanica Jamison Discusses her First Season as Houston Head Coach, Swimming History

Wednesday Feb 16, 2022

In this podcast, Houston head coach Tanica Jamison discussed how she is establishing herself with a new program after almost 10 years with one of the most stable programs at Texas A&M, led by one of the most consistent coaches in the sport's history, Steve Bultman.

Tanica also discussed growing up in the 90s as a young, fast, swimmer, who was also black. She spoke about how her sport led her to her path and her coach, Jill Sterkel at the University of Texas was the representation that opened the door to her own coaching career.

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Music: Otis McDonald
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Monday Feb 14, 2022

SwimSwam Breakdown: Curzan Record, Ledecky Impresses, & Conference Meets Loom

Monday Feb 14, 2022

This week on the SwimSwam Breakdown, we discuss Claire Curzan's American Record in the 100 fly, Townley Haas's retirement, and the upcoming NCAA DI conference championships.

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Monday Feb 14, 2022

16-Year-Old Katie Grimes Discusses Favorite Sets, 4th Place Olympic Finish

Monday Feb 14, 2022

Katie Grimes made the 2020 Olympic swimming team at age 15 in the 800 free after getting 2nd to Katie Ledecky at the US trials. She discusses her entire Olympic experience, including getting 4th in Tokyo and how she was able to bounce back from that. Grimes also shares her favorite training sets, including one that she did at Olympic training camp and the Sandpipers’ “Janet Evans” set.

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Music: Otis McDonald
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Thursday Feb 10, 2022

SwimSwam Breakdown: What Does New 2022 World Champs Mean for ISL & US Athletes?

Thursday Feb 10, 2022

This week on the SwimSwam Breakdown, we discuss FINA's announcement of the new 2022 World Champs in Budapest and how that will affect the upcoming ISL Season 4, which made some announcements of their own recently, and the USA Swimming schedule, which also just came out with their revised season schedule. We also play everyone's favorite game, SINK or SWIM.

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Sunday Feb 06, 2022

Bryce Mefford Unsure About Future in Swimming After Breakout Olympic Summer

Sunday Feb 06, 2022

Bryce Mefford is a 2020 US Olympian and NCAA champion for Cal in his 5th year as a bear. He sat out of competition at Cal this past fall to take a break from the water after the Olympic Games but is now back in competition. Mefford discusses why his break was necessary and how his return to racing has gone so far. He also tells his favorite stories from Olympic training camp and the Games themself in Tokyo.

Mefford is weighing his options in and out of the pool, and after his final collegiate season is unsure of what the future holds. He has newfound confidence in the pool after making his first Olympic team this past summer but also wants to explore the workforce and life away from the pool.

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Music: Otis McDonald
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Friday Feb 04, 2022

Michael Brinegar Gunning for 1,650 NCAA Title, Predicts ’Around 14:10’ to Win

Friday Feb 04, 2022

Michael Brinegar is a 2020 Olympian in the 800/1500 free and an NCAA All-American for Indiana. He sat down with us to speak about his experience at the SC World Champs (where he ended up leaving early due to potential close contact with COVID), training with Mark Schubert in high school and college, and making his first Olympic team last summer. Brinegar also looks ahead to the Big 10 and NCAA championships, where he looks to be in the hunt for a title (and American record) in the 1,650.

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Music: Otis McDonald
www.otismacmusic.com

Thursday Feb 03, 2022

World Champ Alia Atkinson Shares Memories, Mishaps, & More From 20+ Year Career

Thursday Feb 03, 2022

Alia Atkinson is a 5x Olympian, 4x world champion, and current world record-holder. She was a dominant breaststroke throughout the entire 2010s decade and made her mark in the world cup circuit, ISL, and on the world stage. Alia recently announced her retirement after the 2021 Short Course World Championships and sat down with SwimSwam to discuss her career, including ups, downs, and inbetweens.

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Music: Otis McDonald
www.otismacmusic.com