Katie Hoff is a 2x Olympic swimmer, 8x World Champion and 3x Olympic Medalist. Todd Anderson, her husband, is a former NFL fullback turned strength & conditioning coach. Together, they make up Synergy Dryland : world class dryland swim programming focused on making you faster. "We offer customized dryland training for swim teams with an emphasis on periodization based on volume, time of season and age group. A big problem with swim strength training is it does not coordinate well with the tr...
May 31, 2022•56 min
Why is it always the hardest practices that you remember the most? Support Our Sponsors: BRATTER PA IMMIGRATION LAW : Exclusive immigration representation of athletes, entrepreneurs, artists, investors, and entertainers. SWIM ANGELFISH: Receive the tools and skills needed to teach swimmers with autism, physical disabilities, anxiety, sensory and motor conditions with Swim Angelfish, the global leader in adaptive swim. Get certified online today! BEINE WELLNESS BUILDING: Individualize your nutrit...
May 29, 2022•2 min
Ever get the taper blues? More proof that it does not matter how you feel in the water or during warm up. Everyone goes through this. Even Caeleb Dressel. Actually, Alexander Popov said he never got the taper blues. It never even crossed his mind. Support Our Sponsors: BRATTER PA IMMIGRATION LAW : Exclusive immigration representation of athletes, entrepreneurs, artists, investors, and entertainers. SWIM ANGELFISH: Receive the tools and skills needed to teach swimmers with autism, physical disabi...
May 28, 2022•4 min
Caeleb Dressel is the fastest man in the world. He's won 7 Olympic gold medals and thirteen (13) long course World Championship titles. He holds the Guinness World Record for Most World Records held by an individual. We are 3 weeks out from the start of Fina LCM World Championships. Enjoy! 00:00 Bratter PA, Immigration Law 02:15 Lead up to Trials 03:45 New stroke technique 06:00 Trials prep/double taper 09:30 Taper blues 13:25 Sleep 14:55 Massage & acupuncture 15:08 Personalized nutrition 15...
May 26, 2022•57 min
What seperated Alexander Popov from the rest of the world? Physical conditioning. Drylands. You gotta get your 600 units in every day. Mix it up but get to 600 units! Popov also believes this was key to preventing injuries. Support Our Sponsors: BRATTER PA IMMIGRATION LAW : Exclusive immigration representation of athletes, entrepreneurs, artists, investors, and entertainers. SWIM ANGELFISH: Receive the tools and skills needed to teach swimmers with autism, physical disabilities, anxiety, sensory...
May 25, 2022•3 min
Introducing Matt Bowe, the new Assistant Coach of the University of California Men's Swimming & Diving team. Matt Bowe is leaving Ohio State University where they have had tremendous success recently. Support Our Sponsors: BRATTER PA IMMIGRATION LAW : Exclusive immigration representation of athletes, entrepreneurs, artists, investors, and entertainers. SWIM ANGELFISH: Receive the tools and skills needed to teach swimmers with autism, physical disabilities, anxiety, sensory and motor conditio...
May 24, 2022•13 min
Dean Farris is a recently retired American swimmer and soon to be Harvard graduate. COVID allowed him to spend 6 years in college, graduating at 24 years old. He is the 200 SCY Freestyle record holder - 1:29.15. Dean currently works with fitness wearable company, Whoop. 00:00 Bratter PA, Immigration Law 01:00 COVID year 03:20 Parents 05:30 Why Harvard? 09:55 History -Science major 11:15 Difficult to be a student-athlete? 14:10 Balance & Time Management 19:30 Retirement 22:00 Over analyzers 2...
May 23, 2022•38 min
DO NOT LOSE YOUR SPEED!! Support Our Sponsors: BRATTER PA IMMIGRATION LAW : Exclusive immigration representation of athletes, entrepreneurs, artists, investors, and entertainers. SWIM ANGELFISH: Receive the tools and skills needed to teach swimmers with autism, physical disabilities, anxiety, sensory and motor conditions with Swim Angelfish, the global leader in adaptive swim. Get certified online today! BEINE WELLNESS BUILDING: Individualize your nutrition with genetic testing and personalized ...
May 23, 2022•5 min
A new fire has erupted inside of Kyle Chalmers. Getting touched out by Caeleb Dressel in the 100 Free at the Tokyo Olympics might just be the best thing for him. If he had won, he most likely would have retired. Instead, he's hungrier than before. "I know exactly what to expect leading into Paris and I'm a more resilient, stronger, thicker skinned athlete that is completely focused on myself and my own performance rather than anyone else and I'm not going to let anyone or anything get in the way...
May 21, 2022•2 min
Dan Daly views core training all the way around -- including your back. "It's really looking at it 3 dimensionally..." - Dan Daly Support Our Sponsors: BRATTER PA IMMIGRATION LAW : Exclusive immigration representation of athletes, entrepreneurs, artists, investors, and entertainers. SWIM ANGELFISH: Receive the tools and skills needed to teach swimmers with autism, physical disabilities, anxiety, sensory and motor conditions with Swim Angelfish, the global leader in adaptive swim. Get certified o...
May 20, 2022•4 min
Dan Daly shares his thoughts on static stretching. Check him out at traindaly.com Support Our Sponsors: BRATTER PA IMMIGRATION LAW : Exclusive immigration representation of athletes, entrepreneurs, artists, investors, and entertainers. SWIM ANGELFISH: Receive the tools and skills needed to teach swimmers with autism, physical disabilities, anxiety, sensory and motor conditions with Swim Angelfish, the global leader in adaptive swim. Get certified online today! BEINE WELLNESS BUILDING: Individual...
May 19, 2022•1 min
Peter Bishop, referred to by many as 'Bish', is the Head Swimming Coach of the South Australian Institute of Sport. Support Our Sponsors: BRATTER PA IMMIGRATION LAW : Exclusive immigration representation of athletes, entrepreneurs, artists, investors, and entertainers. SWIM ANGELFISH: Receive the tools and skills needed to teach swimmers with autism, physical disabilities, anxiety, sensory and motor conditions with Swim Angelfish, the global leader in adaptive swim. Get certified online today! B...
May 19, 2022•3 min
If Dan Daly could only prescribe just 1 exercise for you as a swimmer, it would be the pullup, as it is the most swimming specific. Speaking of pullups...we recently spoke to UNCW Head Coach Bobby Guntoro about his pullup progression. Here is what he does with his athletes... "We’re doing 16 weeks progression. Main focus is quality 1 pull up at a time, then we shift to add quantity. First 4 weeks just baseline do 8 rounds of either 1 or 2 or 3, once a week. Then we go to 2x a week, adding quanti...
May 18, 2022•2 min
How does Australian stud Zac Incerti swim his 200 Freestyle? Here is his 200 Free race strategy -- we shall see if he follows it at Aussie Trials, as they begin tomorrow. Support Our Sponsors: BRATTER PA IMMIGRATION LAW : Exclusive immigration representation of athletes, entrepreneurs, artists, investors, and entertainers. SWIM ANGELFISH: Receive the tools and skills needed to teach swimmers with autism, physical disabilities, anxiety, sensory and motor conditions with Swim Angelfish, the global...
May 17, 2022•2 min
Listen to a couple of sets Carson Foster has done at the University of Texas with Wyatt Collins and Eddie Reese. Plus, here's a 3rd IM set from Eddie Reese: WU: 2x 3x100 free @1:20 2x100 kick @1:40 3x100 IM @1:30 2x100 kick @1:40 Main set: 2x400 free @4:30 (3:41,3:39) 4x125 fly/free x25 @1:40 (1:10s) 3x300 free @3:30 (2:46,2:44) 4x100 breast @1:40 (1:01/1:02s) 2x200 free @2:20 (1:47,1:45) 4x125 back @1:40 (1:10s) 2x100 free @1:10 (51s) 4x100 breast @1:40 (1:01/1:02s) 300 warm down Support Our Sp...
May 17, 2022•4 min
Dan Daly is a New York City based Strength & Conditioning Coach that specializes in working with marathoners, triathletes, masters and open water swimmers. His content creation for swimming strength and drylands is some of the best on the internet. Be sure to follow him on Instagram . Receive personalized and individualized training from Dan at TrainDaly.com 00:00 Bratter PA, Immigration Law 01:10 Dan Daly background 05:00 Content Creator 06:52 Best Exercise for Swimmers 07:50 Pullups 08:55 ...
May 16, 2022•45 min
Adam Peaty is the greatest breaststroke of all time. And, one heckuva dancer. Well, perhaps not right now, since he has fractured his foot and is out of World Championships. 00:00 Bratter PA, Immigration Law 01:00 How Adam Peaty broke his foot 03:00 Side lunge 04:00 Injury free until now 05:00 Maintain aerobic capacity 06:20 Right leg 08:00 Sharing injury stories 09:52 World Championships 13:55 Com Games 15:45 Mel Marshall 18:45 Creating separation 21:15 Leveling up 24:30 Optimizing 25:36 Gym se...
May 13, 2022•51 min
Aussie Trials start in less than a week. Here is what Kyle Chalmers and Zac Incerti are doing during taper right now... Support Our Sponsors: BRATTER PA IMMIGRATION LAW : Exclusive immigration representation of athletes, entrepreneurs, artists, investors, and entertainers. SWIM ANGELFISH: Receive the tools and skills needed to teach swimmers with autism, physical disabilities, anxiety, sensory and motor conditions with Swim Angelfish, the global leader in adaptive swim. Get certified online toda...
May 13, 2022•2 min
Deniz Hekmati and Brett talk about the differences between sprinters and distancers in the weight room. Support Our Sponsors: BRATTER PA IMMIGRATION LAW : Exclusive immigration representation of athletes, entrepreneurs, artists, investors, and entertainers. SWIM ANGELFISH: Receive the tools and skills needed to teach swimmers with autism, physical disabilities, anxiety, sensory and motor conditions with Swim Angelfish, the global leader in adaptive swim. Get certified online today! BEINE WELLNES...
May 13, 2022•7 min
Eddie Reese likes to work on your weak stroke -- which means a lot of breaststroke in the mornings for Carson Foster. Support Our Sponsors: BRATTER PA IMMIGRATION LAW : Exclusive immigration representation of athletes, entrepreneurs, artists, investors, and entertainers. SWIM ANGELFISH: Receive the tools and skills needed to teach swimmers with autism, physical disabilities, anxiety, sensory and motor conditions with Swim Angelfish, the global leader in adaptive swim. Get certified online today!...
May 12, 2022•2 min
Matteo Giunta talks about Italian swimming. Support Our Sponsors: BRATTER PA IMMIGRATION LAW : Exclusive immigration representation of athletes, entrepreneurs, artists, investors, and entertainers. SWIM ANGELFISH: Receive the tools and skills needed to teach swimmers with autism, physical disabilities, anxiety, sensory and motor conditions with Swim Angelfish, the global leader in adaptive swim. Get certified online today! BEINE WELLNESS BUILDING: Individualize your nutrition with genetic testin...
May 11, 2022•5 min
Can Kyle Chalmers be the first man to bring the 100 Free back in under 24 seconds? Support Our Sponsors: BRATTER PA IMMIGRATION LAW : Exclusive immigration representation of athletes, entrepreneurs, artists, investors, and entertainers. SWIM ANGELFISH: Receive the tools and skills needed to teach swimmers with autism, physical disabilities, anxiety, sensory and motor conditions with Swim Angelfish, the global leader in adaptive swim. Get certified online today! BEINE WELLNESS BUILDING: Individua...
May 11, 2022•1 min
The Zac ( Zac Incerti ) and Kyle ( Kyle Chalmers ) Show has reached over 10 million views on Instagram. It's only available on Kyle's Instagram Stories so be sure to follow along with their hijinks. 00:00 Hottest Couple in Swimming 00:49 How did this start? 02:25 Australian Trials 04:45 Kyle say something nice about Zac 05:36 Zac say something nice about Kyle 07:57 What's your fav breakfast? 09:30 Why is only 1 of you good looking? 10:30 Why no YouTube? 11:37 When's Chalmers swimming 50 Free LCM...
May 09, 2022•48 min
Carson Foster talks about Michael Phelps 400 IM World Record. Remember that ridiculous 403 at the 2008 Olympics that kicked off the greatest performance in sports history? Phelps best stroke according to Carson? Freestyle. Support Our Sponsors: BRATTER PA IMMIGRATION LAW : Exclusive immigration representation of athletes, entrepreneurs, artists, investors, and entertainers. SWIM ANGELFISH: Receive the tools and skills needed to teach swimmers with autism, physical disabilities, anxiety, sensory ...
May 07, 2022•3 min
After narrowly missing out on the Tokyo Olympic team last summer, Carson Foster didn't let that stop him. Instead, it fueled him. Last week in Greensboro, Carson qualified to swim at World Championships in the 200 & 400 IM's as well as the 200 Free as part of the 4x200 Free Relay. This interview is jam packed. Brett & Carson talk about Michael Phelps, Chase Kalisz, Ian Thorpe, Leon Marchand, the 4IM World Record, how he trains IM, and more. 00:00 Bratter PA, Immigration Law 01:00 Not mak...
May 06, 2022•47 min
Deniz Hekmati talks about the importance of teaching MOVEMENTS at a young age. You can find Coach Deniz's book, Foundations of Strength Training for Swimmers: A complete guide to develop swimming power and manage injuries, here on Amazon . Support Our Sponsors: BRATTER PA IMMIGRATION LAW : Exclusive immigration representation of athletes, entrepreneurs, artists, investors, and entertainers. SWIM ANGELFISH: Receive the tools and skills needed to teach swimmers with autism, physical disabilities, ...
May 05, 2022•5 min
"Pressure is something I make sure that is not on the kids when they go anywhere. They are there to do their best and that is all." - Coach Wayne Riddin Support Our Sponsors: BRATTER PA IMMIGRATION LAW : Exclusive immigration representation of athletes, entrepreneurs, artists, investors, and entertainers. SWIM ANGELFISH: Receive the tools and skills needed to teach swimmers with autism, physical disabilities, anxiety, sensory and motor conditions with Swim Angelfish, the global leader in adaptiv...
May 04, 2022•2 min
Today on Inside with Brett Hawke , we've got Swedish strength & conditioning coach, Deniz Hekmati! This is a very informative s&c conversation that touches on... where to begin with s&c for swimmers sprint strength vs. distance strength transferring strength on land to speed in the water reducing the risk for injury Coach Deniz holds a MS in Exercise Physiology and is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist working with swimmers from teenagers taking their first steps into...
May 02, 2022•56 min
Brett breaks down the 50 Free from USA World Team Trials. Caeleb Dressel got the best of Michael Andrew with a very speedy 21.29. Here's how he did it... Support Our Sponsors: BRATTER PA IMMIGRATION LAW : Exclusive immigration representation of athletes, entrepreneurs, artists, investors, and entertainers. SWIM ANGELFISH: Receive the tools and skills needed to teach swimmers with autism, physical disabilities, anxiety, sensory and motor conditions with Swim Angelfish, the global leader in adapti...
May 02, 2022•10 min
Brett watches the final night of World Team Swimming Trials for the United State of America. Support Our Sponsors: BRATTER PA IMMIGRATION LAW : Exclusive immigration representation of athletes, entrepreneurs, artists, investors, and entertainers. SWIM ANGELFISH: Receive the tools and skills needed to teach swimmers with autism, physical disabilities, anxiety, sensory and motor conditions with Swim Angelfish, the global leader in adaptive swim. Get certified online today! BEINE WELLNESS BUILDING:...
May 01, 2022•1 hr 25 min
