This week we are revisiting our #1 downloaded podcast of all-time, a two and a half hour marathon with the Head Coach of St. Peters Western Swimming Club, DEAN BOXALL! Dean is the coach for Ariarne Titmus, Mollie O'Callaghan, and Elijah Winnington - just to name a few. Dean will be back for another debrief after Paris. Our Sponsors: EO SWIM BETTER: ...
Feb 21, 2024•57 min
Dan Wallace discusses his competitive swimming career, the rising talent of British swimmers, and his journey from retiring young to rediscovering swimming through challenges like ice swimming and coaching. Our Sponsors: EO SWIM BETTER: Analyse your stroke technique with eo's SwimBETTER handsets. Go to eolab.com/SwimBETTER, an...
Feb 19, 2024•46 min
One of the world's best underwater dolphin kickers, Beata Nelson, explains her secrets to training underwater. And Brent Arckey, the Head Coach of the Sarasota Sharks, explains his philosophy on training your kick. Our Sponsors: EO SWIM BETTER: Analyse your stroke technique with eo's SwimBETTER handsets. Go to eolab.com/SwimBETT...
Feb 16, 2024•8 min
A few more kicking insights from the best in the swimming world. Our Sponsors: EO SWIM BETTER: Analyse your stroke technique with eo's SwimBETTER handsets. Go to eolab.com/SwimBETTER, and use code BRETT at checkout to get 9 months free on a single gold annual membership with any handset purchase. ...
Feb 15, 2024•8 min
Former World Record holder in the 100 Fly SCM, Kelsia Dahlia talks about training her kick. Our Sponsors: EO SWIM BETTER: Analyse your stroke technique with eo's SwimBETTER handsets. Go to eolab.com/SwimBETTER, and use code BRETT at checkout to get 9 months free on a single gold annual membership with any handset purchase. ...
Feb 14, 2024•9 min
Former 50 Backstroke World Champion, Zane Waddell, talks about underwater dolphin kicking. Our Sponsors: EO SWIM BETTER: Analyse your stroke technique with eo's SwimBETTER handsets. Go to eolab.com/SwimBETTER, and use code BRETT at checkout to get 9 months free on a single gold annual membership with any handset purchase. ...
Feb 13, 2024•7 min
Brett & Sonny review World Champs night 1 and preview night 2 live from Doha, Qatar. Get Sonny to 100,000 subscribers on YouTube ! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheSwimsuitGuy Our Sponsors: EO SWIM BETTER: Analyse your stroke technique with eo's SwimBETTER handsets. Go to eolab.com/SwimBETTER, and use code BRETT at ch...
Feb 12, 2024•7 min
This week, while World Champs are going on, we are doing a special week just on underwater dolphin kicking. Today, we've got NC State Head Coach, Braden Holloway, who coached Coleman Stewart to that insane 100 SCM Backstroke World Record during ISL. Our Sponsors: EO SWIM BETTER: Analyse your stroke technique with eo's SwimBETTER hands...
Feb 12, 2024•16 min
Marius Kusch , an Olympic butterfly swimmer for Germany, shares techniques for mastering the stroke through quality training focused on speed and proper form, avoiding slow drills that cause poor habits. He emphasizes relaxation during the recovery and engaging core muscles to generate power from a high elbow catch and efficient dolphin kick, believing more swimmers should adopt his mastery approach to reaching their potential in butterfly. Our Sponsors: ...
Feb 08, 2024•49 min
Tom Decent of The Sydney Morning Herald discusses the challenges facing the sport in terms of media access and competition preparation, debated how the mentality around swimming could evolve, and looked ahead with optimism at Australia's potential performances at upcoming meets like next week's Doha World Championships and this summer's Paris Olympics. Our Sponsors: EO SWIM BETTER: ...
Feb 05, 2024•49 min
Olympic swimmer Brooks Curry details his goal of qualifying individually for the 2024 Olympics, sharing insights into his rigorous training schedule, technical focus on efficiency, and mental approach of trusting his process through pre-race routines. Our Sponsors: EO SWIM BETTER: Analyse your stroke technique with eo's SwimBETTER handsets....
Feb 01, 2024•40 min
Olympic gold medalist Jessica Hardy sat down to discuss her illustrious swimming career. Hardy, who won gold as part of the 4x100m medley relay at the 2012 London Olympics, shared many valuable lessons from her two decades as an elite swimmer. Our Sponsors: EO SWIM BETTER: Analyse your stroke technique with eo's SwimBETTER handsets. Go to eolab...
Jan 30, 2024•59 min
Meagen Nay, Brett Hawke, Sonny Trigg, and Kurt Hanson talk about swimming. Our Sponsors: EO SWIM BETTER: Analyse your stroke technique with eo's SwimBETTER handsets. Go to eolab.com/SwimBETTER, and use code BRETT at checkout to get 9 months free on a single gold annual membership with any handset purchase. ...
Jan 25, 2024•1 hr 14 min
Today Brett sits down for an inspiring interview with legendary swimming coach Jimmy Tierney. Coach Tierney currently coaches at McKendree University but has had an illustrious career coaching including 21 years as the Head Coach of Northwestern. Our Sponsors: EO SWIM BETTER: Analyse your stroke technique with eo's SwimBETTER handsets. Go to eola...
Jan 24, 2024•54 min
Larsen Jenson is a 2x Olympic medalist - winning silver in the 1500 in 2004 and bronze in the 400 in 2008. Then he became a Navy SEAL, got an MBA from Stanford, and raised a venture fund of over $125,000,000.Larsen provides insightful perspectives on his diverse accomplishments and continuous drive to test himself. Enjoy this fascinating look into his incredible journey across multiple elite fields! Our Sponsors: EO SWIM ...
Jan 22, 2024•1 hr
Swimmer Lucas Henveaux sat down for an insightful interview to discuss his preparations for the upcoming World Championships in Doha. Henveaux, who swims for Belgium, opened up about his goals for the 400m freestyle and how he is working to improve both physically and mentally. Physically, Henveaux has been putting in the yardage to condition his body to handle the demands of the 400m and had an engaging discussion about developing confidence and a winning mindset. This interview provides valuab...
Jan 18, 2024•58 min
This week’s ASCA Talk comes from renowned swimming coach and researcher Ernie Maglischo from the 1998 World Clinic. He provided some fascinating new insights into the mechanics of swimming propulsion. Having long been a proponent of lift-based theories, Coach Maglischo admitted he may have been wrong in his understanding and presented compelling evidence that drag forces likely play a much larger role than previously thought. Coach Maglischo walks you through the history of research in this area...
Jan 17, 2024•40 min
This week Brett welcomes Robin Dale Oen on the show to talk about his late brother Alexander Dale Oen, the Norwegian Olympic swimmer who tragically passed away in 2012 at the age of 26. Robin and Alexander grew up swimming together and dreamed of competing in the Olympics. While Robin had success as a sprinter, Alexander established himself as one of the world's top breaststrokers, winning silver at the 2008 Olympics behind Kosuke Kitajima. Tragically, Alexander passed away from an undiagnosed h...
Jan 15, 2024•45 min
Jonty Skinner is a former South African swimmer, world record-holder, and a renowned swimming coach. Jonty had a successful coaching career, having coached the US national team in the mid-1990s and later serving as a Director of Team Performance through 2008. He himself is a former world record holder and NCAA Champion. After retiring from the University of Alabama, he transitioned to coaching youth soccer and consulting. Skinner is widely recognized and respected in the swimming community, h...
Jan 10, 2024•1 hr 18 min
Still just 16 years old, Thomas Heilman is not only one of America's best, but one of the world's best swimmers. Last summer at World Championships, his first, Thomas tied for 4th place in the 200 Fly, going 1:53.82. How fast is that? Well, when Michael Phelps was 20 years old he set the World Record going 1:53.80. Thomas recently signed with Arena and committed to swim at the University of Virginia. He has declined to participate in the Doha World Championships, as he is focused on his training...
Jan 04, 2024•55 min
Today's American Swimming Coaches Association talk comes from Coach Len Sterlin of Commercial Swimming Club in Brisbane, Australia. Len is a Sports science educated professional with a Silver Licence from Australian Swimming Coaches & Teachers Association and a Certified Level 5 Age Groups Coach from the American Swimming Coaches Association. The Pacific Swim Coaches Conference begins in just two days from January 5th to the 7th in Napa Valley, California. Join Russel Mark, Brent Arckey, Mar...
Jan 03, 2024•13 min
Jani Sievinen is a retired Finnish swimmer who achieved great success in the sport in the 1990s alongside compatriot, Antti Kasvio, who won Bronze in the 200 Free at the 1992 Olympics. Jani specialized in the IM events and was known for his versatility across all four swim strokes. He was considered one of the top swimmers in the world during his career, breaking the 200 IM World Record at the 1994 World Championships - it lasted almost 9 years until Michael Phelps broke it. He won 5 World Champ...
Jan 02, 2024•54 min
With over 25 years of practical research and development in speed and performance training, Brian Kula is the driving force behind Kula Sports Performance . Originally taking over the family business in 1996, Brian has since dedicated himself to refining and perfecting his training methods. His extensive experience includes working with thousands of test subjects and accumulating countless hours of hands-on training. Widely recognized for his expertise, Coach Kula has been sought after to presen...
Dec 27, 2023•59 min
Matt Richards is a British swimmer who specializes in the 100 and 200 freestyle events. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Richards won Olympic gold as part of the Great Britain 4 x 200-meter freestyle relay team. He also won gold in the 200 freestyle at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships and another gold in the men's 4 x 200 freestyle relay. His success in the 2023 World Championships, where he held off fellow swimmers like Tom Dean and defending World champion David Popovici, illustrates his exce...
Dec 21, 2023•51 min
Today's American Swimming Coaches Association talk comes from Coach Ira Klein, the Head Coach and owner of the Sarasota Tsunami Swim Team in Florida. Coach Ira has coached 6 Olympians and over 40 USA, YMCA, and Collegiate National Champions. In the past, he has served as Vice President of USA Swimming and President of the American Swimming Coaches Association. He also founded the YMCA Swim Coaches Association. He is now currently an at-large director on the board of USA Swimming. Our Sponsors: ...
Dec 20, 2023•37 min
Matt Grevers gained prominence at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where he won gold and silver medals as part of the U.S. medley relay team and the 100 Backstroke. In 2012, he went from silver to gold in the 100 Back. His impressive career makes him one of the most accomplished backstroke swimmers in history. Our Sponsors: EO SWIM BETTER: Analyse your stroke technique with...
Dec 18, 2023•1 hr 3 min
Otto Atkinson is from New South Wales. People say he can remember everything about a swimming race... Our Sponsors: EO SWIM BETTER: Analyse your stroke technique with eo's SwimBETTER handsets. Go to eolab.com/SwimBETTER, and use code BRETT at checkout to get 9 months free on a single gold annual membership with any handset purchase. ...
Dec 14, 2023•35 min
The gang is back. Kurt is home from Romania where he called European Championships. Plus, Megsy and Sonny. Our Sponsors: EO SWIM BETTER: Analyse your stroke technique with eo's SwimBETTER handsets. Go to eolab.com/SwimBETTER, and use code BRETT at checkout to get 9 months free on a single gold annual membership with any handset purchase. ...
Dec 13, 2023•1 hr 42 min
Todd DeSorbo is the Head Coach of the University of Virginia Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving teams. He has also been named the Head Coach for Team USA's Women's Team this summer at the Paris Olympics. Our Sponsors: EO SWIM BETTER: Analyse your stroke technique with eo's SwimBETTER handsets. Go to eolab.com/SwimBETTER, and use code BRETT at checkout to get 9 months f...
Dec 11, 2023•1 hr 10 min
Grant Hackett is the greatest distance swimmer to ever live winning the Men's 1500 in back-to-back Olympic Games (2000 & 2004). He is a 7x World Champion in the same event (4 in LCM, 3 in SCM). He broke World Records in the 200/800/1500 LCM Free as well as the 400/800/1500 SCM Free. His 7:23 in the 800 SCM is still the fastest in human history. Our Sponsors: EO SWIM BETTER: ...
Dec 07, 2023•1 hr 14 min
