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

Saturday Mar 27, 2021

Louisville Men Describe Elation of First Ever Relay Title in Program History

Saturday Mar 27, 2021

In the final heat, Florida freshman Adam Chaney led off in a 20.55 backstroke split, which is the 9th-fastest lead-off all-time. In the same heat, Louisville’s Evgenii Somov came in hot with a 22.87 breast split, the 13th-fastest split all-time, to put the Cardinals in the lead. Senior Nicolas Albiero held on to the narrow lead with his 20.07 fly split. Cal’s Ryan Hoffer (19.70) and Florida’s Eric Friese (19.87) were sub-20 on their fly legs, yet still could not catch Cardinal Albiero. Hoffer’s split is now the 10th-fastest split in history.

Into the freestyle leg, Cal had a three-tenths deficit behind Florida, who was 0.09s behind leader Louisville. Sophomore Haridi Sameh anchored the Cardinals in an 18.45, which was enough to win the 2021 title and break the Greensboro pool record at 1:22.11. This was also Louisville’s first NCAA relay title in program history.

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Saturday Mar 27, 2021

NCAA Champions Bobby Finke, Kieran Smith Recall Double Taper After SEC Champs

Saturday Mar 27, 2021

NCAA champions Kieran Smith (200 free) and Bobby Finke (400 IM) describe what training was like for the weeks in between the SEC Championship and NCAAs. They also take us through each of their respective winning races and what it meant to be crowned champion for the year.

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Friday Mar 26, 2021

Hoffer Disappointed with Front-end Speed, Surprised with Back-Half in 50 Free NCAA Title

Friday Mar 26, 2021

Cal’s Ryan Hoffer was out like a rocket, flipping to a 8.90 at the feet off of the first 25. Hoffer couldn’t be stopped, defending his NCAA 50 free title by 0.38 seconds with a new Greensboro pool record time of 18.33. Hoffer shaved a tenth off his lifetime best of 18.43 from this morning, remaining the second-fastest swimmer ever in the 50-yard free behind Caeleb Dressel (17.63). Hoffer’s 18.33 tonight cracks the top-10 performances in history, which were all formerly held by Dressel, ranking 10th all-time.

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Friday Mar 26, 2021

Shaine Casas on Racing Top Competitors, First NCAA Title in Texas A&M History

Friday Mar 26, 2021

Texas A&M senior Shaine Casas was on Dressel’s American record pace during the first 100, taking the race out in 21.13/24.89 (46.04). Casas maintained his lead into the breaststroke, yet his 29.16 did not match Dressel’s 28.3 record split. Only Cal senior Hugo Gonzalez challenged Casas in the breast leg with his strong 29.13 split. Heading into the freestyle, Casas was able to hold off Gonzalez Cal freshman Destin Lasco for his first NCAA 200 IM title at 1:39.53, breaking Lasco’s morning pool record of 1:40.61. Casas’ record is also the first NCAA title in Texas A&M swimming program history.

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Tuesday Mar 23, 2021

Todd DeSorbo Wanted UVA to "Disrupt" the NCAA Championships

Tuesday Mar 23, 2021

We sat down with UVA head coach Todd DeSorbo fresh off of his first NCAA title in team history. DeSorbo reflects on the performance his team put up throughout the weekend as well as his coaching style of being conscious to not put pressure on his athletes. He also comments on the historic 1-2 finish for the ACC, saying it was a goal of his for his team to be disruptive at this meet, knowing that only 3 teams had finished in the top 2 at NCAAs over the past decade.

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Tuesday Mar 23, 2021

Will Ryan Lochte Make the 2021 U.S. Olympic Team?

Tuesday Mar 23, 2021

12-time Olympic medalist Ryan Lochte looked a little rough at the recent San Antonia Pro Swim, swimming 2:02.03 in the 200m IM, but he always swims slowly in-season, and Caeleb Dressel swam slowly, and they're both in Coach Gregg Troy's clutches. In sum, we know they're doing hard work--certainly broken down at this point in their training cycle.

"If there was an 800 IM at the Olympics, I would be swimming it," Ryan Lochte said in his last Gold Medal Minute back in October 2020. He also revealed his Olympic Trials schedule, which was the standard Lochte schedule we've always seen. He said, "At this point, with all of the work I'm doing? 400 and 200 IM, 200 back, 200 free, 100 fly..."

I'm still bullish on Lochte's chances to make the 2021 U.S. Olympic Team this summer. Lochte has mastery in the 200 IM. He’s going to turn heads at the U.S. Olympic Trials.

PREDICTIONS

Lochte makes Team USA in the 200 IM, dropping a solid 1:55 low…barely edging Shaine Casas, Michael Andrew, Chase Kalisz and Andrew Seliskar. It’s going to be a tight race... Of course, you know I want everyone to make the Olympic Team. But who cares what i think? I want to know what you think. Give me your best swimming analysis.

Monday Mar 22, 2021

Cincinnati's Blake Hanna Goes From College Club Swimmer to DI NCAA Qualifier

Monday Mar 22, 2021

We sat down with the University of Cincinnati's NCAA qualifier in the 200 backstroke, Blake Hanna. Looking at Blake's times, specifically his 1:40 in the 200 backstroke, you'd think that he was highly recruited coming out of high school. Turns out, he was barely recruited at all and therefore didn't end up swimming for a team straight out of high school, as he was set on going to Cincinnati for academic reasons. However, he did swim with the colleges club team and ended up winning the national college club championships in the 200 back with a 1:47 his sophomore year.

Hanna explains his drive to win the college club nationals after getting 2nd his first year and how that landed him a spot on the bearcats DI collegiate team once he did.

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Monday Mar 22, 2021

Paige Madden Reflects on Individual, Relay, and Team Titles in Last NCAA Meet

Monday Mar 22, 2021

1650 FREE TIMED FINAL

NCAA Record: Katie Ledecky (Stanford), 15:03.31 – 2017
American Record: Katie Ledecky (Stanford), 15:03.31 – 2017
U.S. Open Record: Katie Ledecky (Stanford), 15:03.31 – 2017
Meet Record: Katie Ledecky (Stanford), 15:07.57 – 2018
2019 Champion: Ally McHugh (Penn State), 15:39.22
2020 Top Performer: Molly Kowal (Ohio State), 15:43.17

Top 8 (final)

Paige Madden (Virginia) – 15:41.86
Evie Pfeifer (Texas) – 15:46.41
Sierra Schmidt (Michigan) – 15:51.09
Kristen Stege (Tennessee) – 15:52.07
Kaitlynn Sims (Michigan) – 15:57.80
Kensey McMahon (Alabama) – 16:00.62
Camryn Toney (Texas A&M) – 16:04.02
Lola Mull (Northwestern) – 16:04.11

Virginia’s Paige Madden let the field jump out over the first 500, but by the 1000 mark, the senior had moved into the lead. Madden kept pouring it on, though, and she made it home in 15:41.86, dropping over three seconds from her seed.

That’s Madden’s third win of the meet, and she looks favored to win swimmer of the meet, the only swimmer to claim three victories.

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Monday Mar 22, 2021

Sarah Bacon on Ending her NCAA Career as 1 & 3 Meter Springboard Champion

Monday Mar 22, 2021

1-METER DIVING FINALS

Meet Record: 363.20, Sarah Bacon (Minnesota) – 2019
2019 Champion: Sarah Bacon (Minnesota), 363.20

Top 3

Sarah Bacon (Minnesota) – 357.20
Aranza Vazquez-Montano (UNC) – 348.45
Brooke Schultz (Arkansas) – 335.85

Minnesota gets some points on the board here with Sarah Bacon defending her 2019 crown, scoring 357.20. Bacon won silver in this event at 2019 Worlds and won the Pan Am gold.

3-METER DIVING FINALS

NCAA Record: Christina Loukas (Indiana), 437.75 – 2009
Meet Record: Christina Loukas (Indiana), 437.75 – 2009
2019 Champion: Maria Polyakova (UCLA), 396.00

Top 3:

Sarah Bacon (Minnesota)- 408.60
Aranza Vazquez (UNC)- 384.75
Cami Hidalgo (Georgia Tech)- 356.40

After winning the 1-meter board yesterday, Minnesota’s Sarah Bacon won again on the 3-meter diving board by 23.85 points. Taking second was UNC’s Aranza Vazquez (384.75) and Georgia Tech’s Cami Hidalgo (356.40).

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Sunday Mar 21, 2021

Phoebe Bacon's Almost Never Been Excited for a 200 Back Until the Last 5 Months

Sunday Mar 21, 2021

200 BACK FINALS

NCAA Record: Beata Nelson (Wisconsin), 1:47.24 – 2019
American Record: Regan Smith, 1:47.16 – 2019
U.S. Open Record: Regan Smith, 1:47.16 – 2019
Meet Record: Beata Nelson (Wisconsin), 1:47.24 – 2019
2019 Champion: Beata Nelson (Wisconsin), 1:47.24
2020 Top Performer: Rhyan White (Alabama), 1:48.06

Top 3

Phoebe Bacon (Wisconsin) – 1:48.32
Rhyan White (Alabama) – 1:48.99
Isabelle Stadden (Cal) – 1:49.66

This was a fantastic race, as Katharine Berkoff of NC State, Rhyan White of Alabama and Phoebe Bacon of Wisconsin all took it out within tenths of each other.

Pushing into the third 50, though, Bacon really charged, and she was able to hold onto that pace through the exciting final 50. Bacon hits her first sub-1:50 ever, becoming the third-best NCAA freshman ever at 1:48.32. That keeps the Wisconsin 200 back streak alive after Beata Nelson won in 2019.

White was also under 1:49, hitting a 1:48.99, not quite able to come back on Bacon but picking up big points for Alabama before their huge 100 free.

Cal freshman Isabelle Stadden was third in 1:49.66, while youth continued to reign; Virginia Tech freshman Emma Atkinson was fourth in 1:50.43 ahead of Virginia freshman Reilly Tiltmann (1:50.66).

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