Brett speaks with the LA Current's Kim Brackin and Aly Tetzloff before the start of the 2nd week of competition. Sat. Oct 24 – Sun. Oct. 25 6-8 AM Sat 12-2 PM Sun Aqua Centurions Tokyo Frog Kings LA Current Toronto Titans Mon. Oct 26 – Tue. Oct. 27 10 AM – 12 PM Mon 10 AM – 12 PM Tues DC Trident Iron Cali Condors NY Breakers ISL Teams, Coaches, and Rosters: Aqua Centurions Energy Standard Cali Condors DC Trident Toronto Titans Tokyo Frog Kings London Roar Iron LA Current NY Breakers Connect on S...
Oct 23, 2020•34 min
Deano Gladstone is a professional lifeguard on Bondi Beach in Australia. You can watch him save lives on the hit reality TV show, Bondi Rescue. This episode is chuck full of amazing stories: lightning strikes, shark bites, and rescues. Deano is also a qualified and practicing Personal Trainer, Wim Hof instructor, Breathwork coach, Yoga Teacher, and Holistic Health Coach. He does an impressive job explaining the benefits of breathing through your nose and gives you a couple of techniques that swi...
Oct 21, 2020•44 min
Brett speaks with Sonny Trigg, The Swimsuit Guy , after the conclusion of the first weekend of ISL competition. Week 1: Energy Standard, Cali Condors, LA Current, NY Breakers Fri. Oct 16 from 10 AM – 12 PM (Eastern Time) Sat. Oct 17 from 2-4 PM Saturday (Eastern Time) London Roar, DC Trident, Aqua Centurions, Iron Sun. Oct 18 from 12-2 PM (Eastern Time) Mon. Oct. 19 from 10 AM - 12 PM (Eastern Time) ISL Teams, Coaches, and Rosters: Aqua Centurions Energy Standard Cali Condors DC Trident Toronto ...
Oct 19, 2020•16 min
Massimiliano Rosolino, from Italy, is the Olympic Champion in the 200 IM at the 2000 Sydney Games. He also won Silver in the 400 Free behind Ian Thorpe. And Bronze in the 200 Free behind Thorpey and Pieter van den Hoogenband. Pretty impressive meet, wouldn't you say? Subscribe, Review, Share! Apple Google Spotify YouTube Connect | Brett Hawke On Instagram @hawkebr on Twitter @insidewithbh On Facebook @insidewithbh Connect | Massi Rosolino On Twitter: @rosolino_em On Instagram: @massimiliano_roso...
Oct 19, 2020•52 min
Brett speaks with the LA Current's Ryan Murphy and Béryl Gastaldello after the conclusion of the first day of ISL competition. Week 1: Energy Standard, Cali Condors, LA Current, NY Breakers Fri. Oct 16 from 10 AM – 12 PM (Eastern Time) Sat. Oct 17 from 2-4 PM Saturday (Eastern Time) London Roar, DC Trident, Aqua Centurions, Iron Sun. Oct 18 from 12-2 PM (Eastern Time) Mon. Oct. 19 from 10 AM - 12 PM (Eastern Time) ISL Teams, Coaches, and Rosters: Aqua Centurions Energy Standard Cali Condors DC T...
Oct 16, 2020•20 min
Tyler McGill is the Head Coach of the City of Opelika Swim Team . He most recently was an Assistant Coach at Auburn University, his alma mater from 2013 to 2018. He swam for Team USA at the 2012 London Olympics placing 6th in the 100 Fly and winning gold as part of the 4x100 Medley Relay. "Which coach at Auburn didn't I swim for?" - Tyler McGill Brett and Tyler really dig into his time at Auburn. Going from a nobody to a somebody. What he focused on as a Freshman and how he developed into a true...
Oct 16, 2020•55 min
Brett speaks with the LA Current's Lenny Krayzelburg and David Marsh before the start of the 2nd season of the International Swimming League (ISL). Week 1: Energy Standard, Cali Condors, LA Current, NY Breakers Fri. Oct 16 from 10 AM – 12 PM (Eastern Time) Sat. Oct 17 from 2-4 PM Saturday (Eastern Time) London Roar, DC Trident, Aqua Centurions, Iron Sun. Oct 18 from 12-2 PM (Eastern Time) Mon. Oct. 19 from 10 AM - 12 PM (Eastern Time) ISL Teams, Coaches, and Rosters: Aqua Centurions Energy Stand...
Oct 15, 2020•26 min
Chuck Batchelor is the Head Coach of the Bluefish Swim Team in Massachusetts. Bluefish is known for producing top level 400 IMers; most notably, Olympic silver medalist, Elizabeth Beisel . Coach Chuck is easy to spot on pool deck, as seen in pictures from Rafael Domeyko in this episode's artwork. When a Bluefish swimmer is in the water, donning his Crocs, he walks up and down pool deck cheering them on. As you can probably tell, Coach Chuck is fun to be around. In this episode Chuck and Brett th...
Oct 14, 2020•1 hr 6 min
Helen Yee is the founder of Eyes On The Game and can be found on The SchmoZone every Thursday. "Every week Dave ‘The Schmo’ Schmulenson and Helen Yee bring you the latest from MMA and combat sports from the world’s fight capital, Las Vegas. A behind the scenes look at covering sports through hustle and heart." How did you create your own sports show? Take us back to growing up in Southern California swimming competitively. Having parents that put too much pressure on her as a young age grouper. ...
Oct 12, 2020•28 min
João de Lucca has hung up his swim suit for his family and future in coaching. But before he did that, he won back-to-back NCAA titles in the Men's 200 Free for the University of Louisville. He is a 3x Pan-American Champion and represented Brazil in the last two Olympiads. Brett and João talk about... Recently became a father to a little girl. #girldad "This has been the best year of my life." - João de Lucca The only thing that kept him going was the Olympic medal and at the end of the day he w...
Oct 09, 2020•47 min
Bob Bowman is the Head Coach of Arizona State University's Swimming & Diving Team. Coach Bowman served as Team USA's Head Olympic Swimming Coach for the 2016 Rio Games. And, as you already know, coached the greatest Olympian of all time, Michael Phelps, throughout his entire illustrious career. Now, in retirement, Michael cooks Bob dinner several nights a week while he gets to play with the kids. Brett and Bob begin with corona virus and Coach Bowman's decision to redshirt his entire team . ...
Oct 07, 2020•1 hr 11 min
Zane Waddell, from South Africa, is the reigning World Champion in the Men's 50 Backstroke. COVID-19 messed up his last opportunity to break 20 seconds in the 50 SCY Backstroke. Zane, still training at the University of Alabama, is now preparing for Tokyo 2021 and the 2nd season of the ISL as a member of the LA Current. Brett and Zane discuss... Being recruited and coming over to swim in college. Winning the 50 Back in Gwangju last year to become World Champion. You didn't come to college as a b...
Oct 05, 2020•44 min
Jodie Henry is a 3x Olympic Champion. She won the 100 Free at the 2004 Athens Olympics and was part of both of Australia's winning relays (4x100 Free and Medley). She was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 2015. She learned how to swim at a young age and just progressed from there. It got serious at Chandler Swimming Club. Eventually moved to be coached with Shannon Rollason and his brother, Nathan. In 2000, at just 16 years old, missed making the Sydney Olympic team by jus...
Oct 02, 2020•47 min
Fred Bousquet was the first man to break 19 in the 50 SCY Free as well as the first man to break 21 in the 50 LCM Free. He was, without a doubt, one of the greatest relay swimmers in the history of the sport. While the individual Olympic medal fell just outside his grasp, he was the epitome of a team player. He swam for his team and for his country, not for himself. Brett and Fred begin the conversation with breaking the 19 second barrier in the 50 Free at NCAA's. Fred swam 3rd on the 4x100 Free...
Sep 30, 2020•1 hr 4 min
Jason Lezak got kicked off the UCSB swim team in the middle of his Junior year. A decade later he split 46.0 on the back of Team USA's 4x100 Free Relay at the 2008 Beijing Olympics to reel in France's Alain Bernard. It is the Olympic performance of all Olympic performances. The swim of all swims. His last name literally become a verb. Jason is now the GM of the Cali Condors. Brett and Jason talk about... How were you so consistent both domestically and internationally for such a long period of t...
Sep 28, 2020•56 min
William & Mary is considered one of the most prestigious academic schools in the country. You may have heard of some of their famous alumni... Thomas Jefferson. James Monroe. John Tyler. America's brightest swimmers don't go to W&M for the scholarships because there are none. And they certainly don't go for the facilities -- the pool is not worthy of the accomplishments that Tribe Swimming has achieved. They attend W&M because the people that go to W&M are a special kind of peopl...
Sep 26, 2020•35 min
Jonty Skinner didn't get to swim at the 1976 Olympics because South Africa was banned. But a few weeks after the Olympics ended, he broke Jim Montgomery's world record in the 100 Free by over half a second. Jonty left South Africa to swim for the University of Alabama where he was an NCAA Champion under Don Gambril. Over the next decades he would have several coaching stints at Bama as well as time spent with USA Swimming as the National Team Head Coach and Director of Performance Science and Te...
Sep 25, 2020•1 hr 10 min
James Guy, World Champion and Olympic medalist from Great Britain, swings in for a chat. They talk about Kosuke Hagino , 200 Free race strategy, and loads of practice sets. Show Notes: Part of the National Center in Bath. Lives with Freya Anderson . Bath is an hour West of London. Recent coaching change. Why not leave England? Swimming with David McNulty . Growing up going to school and swimming at Millfield with Joel. 6x200's best ave @ 3:00 Next week... 7x200's. Next week... 8x200's...all the ...
Sep 21, 2020•56 min
Katie McLaughlin is one of USA's top swimmers in the 100 and 200 Fly and Free. She's currently swimming for the LA Current of the International Swimming League. Still training in Berkeley, California where she swam in college. How's the air quality up there due to the fires? What did you get your degree in? What was it like growing up with athletic parents? They wouldn't let me specialize. Katie loves soccer. But she always knew swimming was her true love. She loved the social aspect. "I got to ...
Sep 18, 2020•1 hr 1 min
Mel Marshall is the Head Coach of the London Roar . Adam Peaty , Luke Greenbank , and now Anna Hopkin swim under Mel's guidance at Loughborough University , where British Swimming houses 1 of its 3 high performance centers. Give us an update. What is happening right now with your team ? "It's just a privilege to be able to go and race." - Mel Marshall Mel thinks 6 weeks of racing is great prep for the Olympics Will know more by Friday, Sept 18. If Australians can't come, they will need to fill t...
Sep 16, 2020•53 min
Maddy "Mad Dog" Banic is a professional swimmer for Energy Standard. She is an 18x NCAA All American from the University of Tennessee and still trains with the UT pro group under Matt Kredich. Last year she got called up by the LA Current. But that was last year... Brett and Maddy discuss... How do I contact an ISL team? How do I get recognized by an ISL team? Go 50.6 in the 100 Fly and put it on social media. That video got picked up by SwimSwam, Maddy got noticed and signed with Energy Standar...
Sep 16, 2020•52 min
Emma McKeon individually won Bronze in the 200 Free at the Rio Olympics. She's won Gold on relays in the Olympics, at World Championships, Pan Pacs, and Commonwealth Games. She's one of Australia's most impressive swimmers and an intricate part of their continued relay success. They talk about... Training at Griffith University on the Gold Coast. Dad was an Olympic swimmer. Mum and Uncles swam. Brother is an Olympian still training. Parents owned a swim school when she was growing up but they ne...
Sep 14, 2020•49 min
Maxime Rooney is one of the world's top swimmers in both the 100/200 Free and 100/200 Fly. He recently transferred from Florida to Texas but unfortunately missed out on his Senior year of NCAA Championships due to COVID-19. He signed with the LA Current for the 2nd season of the International Swimming League and is focused on Tokyo 2021. Brett and Maxime sit down and discuss... His Family comes First. Being half Belgian, Half Filipino. Grew up with a pool in the backyard. Swam for Fireballs Summ...
Sep 11, 2020•1 hr 2 min
The 1992 Barcelona Olympic Champion in the 200 Fly. One of the Founders of Swim Swam . Better known as GOLD MEDAL MEL. Bring me back to Gastonia, North Carolina and how you got into swimming. Were you being pushed by your parents? Extremely successful age group swimmers don't always become Olympic gold medalists. Performing for your parents approval. 11 sessions a week but not until high school. "I want to answer you: I was never challenged." - Mel Stewart Growing up in Heritage USA , the Christ...
Sep 09, 2020•55 min
Maggie MacNeil, the 2019 World Champion in the Women's 100 Butterfly stops in for a chat. Maggie shot to stardom by defeating Sarah Sjostrom (and the rest of the world) in the 100 Fly last year. Here's the race video . If you listen closely you can hear Maggie say to Sarah, "I look up to you so much. Oh my God!", as they embrace. Who is Maggie MacNeil and how did you get into swimming? London Ontario Canada. Excel Swim Lessons . Played the violin and clarinet growing up. Her Dad is a drama teach...
Sep 07, 2020•37 min
The Head Coach of Florida Gulf Coast University, Dave Rollins , turns the microphone around on Brett in this episode. Other than the podcast, what else have you been doing since you left Auburn? Fitter & Faster Swim Camps and how they are dealing with COVID. Not making the 1996 Olympic team. Left for America. Only place he looked was Auburn. Told his parents he got a full scholarship though he didn't. Elimination Races at Swim Practice Going 18.6 on the back of the Medley Relay at NCAA's. Ho...
Sep 06, 2020•1 hr 2 min
The reigning Olympic Champion in the 1500 Free, Gregorio Paltrinieri sits down on holiday to chat with Brett about his career, his recent 14:33 mile, and looking towards Tokyo 2021. They discuss... Changing coaches from Stefano Morini to Fabrizio Antonelli. Grant Hackett and Ian Thorpe were Greg's idols growing up. Working on technique and lengthening out his stroke. 2012 winning Europeans at 17. Getting 5th in the 1500 at 2012 Olympics. All about having fun. "I'm not focusing on times..." - Gre...
Sep 02, 2020•47 min
Kyle Chalmers is a massive Kevin Durant fan. He is also the reigning Olympic Champion in the Men's 100 Free. He was just 18 years old at the Rio Olympics. How'd he do it? What was it like to become a national icon in 47 seconds? The two Australian sprinters discuss... The media and how Chalmers keeps to himself. Purposefully doesn't pay attention to much of anything in the media. How'd you pop up at 18 years old and win the 100 Free? Explaining what the Olympic Village was like. Taking a selfie ...
Aug 31, 2020•46 min
Coach Mark Bernardino's teams at UVA captured 27 ACC titles. At South Carolina, six of his swimmers won individual events at SEC's. Now at NC State, the women are sweeping the podium in the 400 IM at ACC's. No matter where he goes, swimming fast is sure to follow. But it's not just about physical toughness. Brett and Coach Bernardino's main discussion revolves around this: "What's it take to find that next gear in our sport? And I think that next gear comes from the mental perspective." - Mark B...
Aug 28, 2020•58 min
Josh Prenot won the Silver medal in the 200 Breast at the 2016 Rio Olympics. What's practice looking like right now? It's hard to substitute swimming. How do you train? Everyone's focus is Summer 2021. USA Breaststroke Depth. How did you end up focusing on the 200 Breast? Swimming the 200 Breast a million times. Making the US Olympic Team in 2016. Talk to me about breaststroke. Timing. Hips. Tempo. Pulling. Kicking. Undulation. Head position. Swimming breaststroke underwater. 2 Kicks 1 Pull but ...
Aug 26, 2020•47 min
