#158 Carol Capitani
Episode description
Carol Capitano is finishing her 9th season as the Head Coach of the Women's Swimming & Diving Team at the University of Texas. The Longhorns recently captured 3rd place at NCAA's as a team, their first Top 3 finish since 2001.
Prior to Texas, Carol spent 14 years at the University of Georgia where they won 4x NCAA team titles (1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005) and 7x NCAA runner-up finishes with the Lady Bulldogs.
Carol, herself, was an All-American 200 IM'er at the University of California under Karen Moe Humphries. She doesn't currently have a Wikipedia page. Please someone make her a Wikipedia page.
00:00 Intro
00:15 Destro Swim Towers
00:45 Swimnerd Live
01:15 Welcome
01:30 Rumor Going Around
02:00 Single Sex Team
03:15 Coaching Men vs. Women
05:00 Consider a Man vs. a Woman
08:25 Pressure to Win?
09:30 What's the secret?
18:40 Hiring an Assistant Coach
22:40 Mitch Dalton
25:00 2021 NCAA Season
26:55 Carol's Coaching Style
30:45 Kids Make the Sets Look Good
31:50 Swimming Physiology
34:05 Carol at California
34:20 Karen Moe
35:45 Why a swim coach?
38:05 Collecting a T Shirt
44:25 Goals
46:20 Balancing a Family
54:30 Social Media
56:40 Why Texas?
58:50 Recruiting
1:00:50 Cool New Outdoor Pool
01:03:05 Thanks
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