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 Jun 08, 2021
Tuesday Jun 08, 2021
We sat down with 11-time Olympic medalist and International Swimmers' Alliance Manager Matt Biondi. Today marks the launch of the International Swimmers’ Alliance (ISA), an independent organization established by athletes, for athletes that aims to fight for swimmers’ rights and provide them with an independent global voice.
Formed in response to the calls from professional swimmers worldwide for independent representation, the International Swimmers’ Alliance has a goal to improve personal and economic opportunities for all elite swimmers by elevating the sport into the modern era.
Over the last several months, 120 world-class swimmers from 31 different countries have formed the International Swimmers’ Alliance.
The 10-member Board includes 6 currently active competitive swimmers elected by the swimming members. They are:
- Lia Neal (USA)
- Katinka Hosszu (HUN)
- Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED)
- Brent Hayden (CAN)
- Chad Le Clos (RSA)
- Tom Shields (USA)
All swimming members have either a top 20 individual LCM world ranking or are under contract with an ISL team.
Visit the ISA's website here: https://www.internationalswimmersalliance.org/about
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Monday Jun 07, 2021
Monday Jun 07, 2021
We saw 10 new swimmers punch their tickets to Wave II Trials next week on night 3 of Wave I, while 2 swimmers earned themselves second events in Omaha next week. The energy was still electric in the stadium and the races themselves, especially the 400 free and 200 back, were all about strategy and who could edge out the gutsiest finish.
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Sunday Jun 06, 2021
Sunday Jun 06, 2021
Night 2 of racing at the 2021 Wave I Olympic Trials saw many more Wave II cuts from high schoolers and college swimmers alike, with 9 total Wave II cuts in the finals session. We saw names from last night such as Autumn Haebig, Patrick Sammon and Katie Trace place 2nd in events while new names came to the forefront in the form of Kate McCarville, Malia Rausch, and Liam Bresette.
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Saturday Jun 05, 2021
Saturday Jun 05, 2021
Day 1 of the 2021 Olympic Trials Wave I saw a lot of swimmers take advantage of their second swims. 10 swimmers achieved Wave II cuts tonight, up from just 2 in prelims. We go through and give you some of my highlight swims from the first finals session, many of which were from 18-unders. Stay tuned every morning for a recap of the night before and new swimmers to watch for at Wave II.
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Friday Jun 04, 2021
Friday Jun 04, 2021
SwimSwam sat down with International Swimming League (ISL) CEO Konstantin Koudriaev and ISL Technical Director Apostolos Tsagkarakis to unpack and demystify the upcoming ISL draft. This is a historic moment in our sport, the first professional draft in swimming history. Looking ahead keep these dates on your calendar; June 22nd, 29th, and 30th.
June 22nd is Round I of the draft when ISL team coaches and general managers select the first 5 athletes from their 2020 teams.
June 29th is Round II of the draft. ISL team reps will select 10 more “protected” athletes from the ISL Veterans during a live broadcast PLUS at the end of the broadcast, each team will also select one ISL Rookie.
June 30th is Round III. ISL will announce the results of the online fan vote from the day before (June-29) with the addition of one swimmer per ISL team. General Managers will then select ten athletes from among ISL Veterans and Rookies from the ISL DRAFT POOL.
Follow the action on Instagram @iswimleague and on the official ISL platform isl.global.
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Thursday Jun 03, 2021
Thursday Jun 03, 2021
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Wednesday Jun 02, 2021
Wednesday Jun 02, 2021
The University of Iowa has announced the hiring of Nathan Mundt as the program’s new head women’s swimming & diving coach. He takes over the program after the departure of 17-year head coach Marc Long, who declined the opportunity to continue as just the women’s head coach next season when the men’s program was cut.
The 2021-2022 season will be Mundt’s first as Hawkeye head coach and it will be the school’s first in more than a century without a men’s swimming & diving program. The school originally announced last August that they would be eliminating the men’s and women’s swimming & diving teams, along with men’s gymnastics and men’s tennis. After a Title IX lawsuit was filed by members of the women’s team, the school announced in February that it would reinstate the women’s team, though the men’s team is still eliminated.
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Tuesday Jun 01, 2021
Tuesday Jun 01, 2021
Michael Andrew turned a lot of heads at the Indy Pro Swim, dropping:
- 58.6 - 100m breast
- 50.8 - 100m fly
- 1:56.8 - 200m IM
I was surprised. Frankly, I didn't see Michael as the favorite in two events heading into U.S. Olympic Trials. I think, like a lot of swimming fans, I was lulled into a bit of a sleep after after his 2020 ISL season. I expected a little more from him last fall and winter. Now, in hindsight, that feels like a harsh judgment considering everyone reacted differently to the pandemic last year.
I am glad I was wrong. I've been a Michael Andrew fan since his age group days--back when everyone lost their minds over his turning pro at the tender age of 14.
2021 Michael Andrew U.S. Olympic Trials Predictions
As mentioned above, I wasn't bullish on Michael Andrew making the Olympic Team. I thought he’d be on the bubble. I'm confident now. I think he's making his first Olympic Team. I see him winning the 100m breast in 58.3, breaking the American record.
Will he make it in the 200 IM, 100 fly, or 50 free?
- 1:55 point 9 - 200 IM - for 2nd or 3rd
- 50 point 5 - 100 fly for 2nd, 3rd or 4th
- 21 point 4 - 50 free for 2nd or 3rd
But who cares what I think. What do you think? Give me your best expert swimming analysis.
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Monday May 31, 2021
Monday May 31, 2021
We sat down to talk with Matt Bowe, the once elite Loughborough swimmer who is now the associate head coach at Ohio State. We go through the transition from athlete to coach and moving to the USA smack dab in the middle of it. Bowe also gets into what makes the USA different from the rest of the world in terms of having a sporting culture that starts at a very young age. Bowe compares the USA to Britain and discusses differences in every stage of upbringing that ultimately lead to performance on a global stage.
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Sunday May 30, 2021
Sunday May 30, 2021
On April 6th, Andre Brasil and the Brazilian Paralympic Committee (CPB) announced that the Cologne Regional Court has ruled in favor of the International Paralympic Committee’s decision to reclassify Brasil as ineligible. This effectively ends Brasil’s 14-year-long Paralympic career.
“We call this change in ranking one of the saddest episodes in the history of global paralympics,” the CPB wrote in their official statement.
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