Kim Vandenberg won an Olympic bronze medal as part of Team USA's 4x200 Free Relay at the 2008 Games in Beijing. She qualified and swam at 5 straight US Olympic Trials, capturing the dreaded 3rd place in the 200 Fly 2 times. Kim is a mentor for Rise Athletes , a Fitter & Faster coach, a serious Yogi, world traveler, and small business owner. On top of all that, she is a graduate student studying Psychology at Pepperdine University with aspirations of receiving her doctorate and opening up her...
Apr 05, 2021•47 min
Todd DeSorbo is the Head Coach of the Men's & Women's Swimming & Diving Teams at the University of Virginia. The UVA Women just took home their first ever NCAA Championship while the Men's team placed 9th. A tax accountant before getting into coaching, Todd has gone from UNCW to NC State to UVA. Brett and Todd discuss taking the leap to become a head coach, what UVA is doing the very best at, the art of double tapering, and Eddie Reese's retirement. 00:00 Intro 01:20 Welcome 02:00 Congra...
Apr 01, 2021•43 min
Roland Schoeman is a 4-time Olympian from South Africa. At the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Roland won a Bronze (50 Free), a Silver (100 Free), and a Gold (4x100 Free Relay). Regarded as having the best start in swimming, Roland was the first human to break 23 in the 50 Fly LCM. 00:00 Intro 00:15 Destro Swim Tower 00:45 Swimnerd Pace Clocks 01:15 Roland Schoeman Intro 02:45 How'd you get into swimming? 08:30 Gavin Ross 10:45 ASU, Iowa State, Arizona 15:00 Transitioning to America 17:20 Backed into a...
Mar 29, 2021•58 min
Sarah Dunleavy is currently the college recruiting director for the Sierra Marlins Swim Team. Sarah's collegiate experience includes stints at Kentucky, Pitt, and California. She swam at Purdue. Brett and Sarah discuss in depth about women in swim coaching, their struggles, and how we can do a better job retaining women coaches. 00:00 Intro 00:15 Destro Swim Towers 00:40 Swimnerd Live: the best way to live stream your swim meet 01:00 Sierra Marlins 03:00 Sarah Dunleavy Bio 04:15 Why coaching? 06...
Mar 25, 2021•40 min
A special episode talking about NCAA Division I Swimming Championships featuring Cathy Durden (Senior VP of Fan Acquisition for Cal Men's Swimming) and Maxime Rooney . Subscribe, Review, Share! Apple Google Spotify YouTube Connect | Brett Hawke On Instagram @hawkebr On Twitter @insidewithbh On Facebook @insidewithbh Produced by: SWIMNERD Supported by: Fitter & Faster...
Mar 24, 2021•33 min
Chad Le Clos is one of the greatest racers of our lifetime. At 20 years old, he shocked the world by taking down Michael Phelps in the 200 Fly at the 2012 Olympic Games. He is a 4x individual Olympic medalist in 3 separate events including a Silver in the 200 Free behind Sun Yang. 00:00 Intro 01:30 Stuck in South Africa 02:30 Training at 4 Facilities 06:00 Specialize in 1 Event? 07:45 Olympic Inspiration: 2004 4x100 Free Relay 08:55 Michael Phelps 10:00 Coach Graham Hill 11:15 Bert Le Clos 14:20...
Mar 22, 2021•57 min
Bill Kirby is an Olympic gold medal winning swimmer from Australia. He was part of the 4x200 Free Relay that won in 2000. They broke that relay's World Record 3 different times (1998, 2000, 2001). Bill has recently moved back to Perth and opened up a swim school & swim team: Kirby Swim . This episode is chuck full of amazing stories -- Bill has an outstanding memory. Test sets, kick sets, Alexander Popov, Michael Klim, Ian Thorpe, Grant Hackett, Todd Pearson, Don Talbot, and on and on! Enjoy...
Mar 18, 2021•49 min
Arthur Albiero has been the Head Coach of the Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving Teams at the University of Louisville since 2003. When he took the job, the men's team had half of a scholarship. The pool was in a basement. The team had no culture of winning. Fast forward 18 years and all that has been turned around. Born and raised in Brazil, Coach Albiero has an amazing swimming story. At 12 years old he got the opportunity to attend Don Gambril's swim camp at the University of Alabama. He...
Mar 15, 2021•47 min
Teri McKeever is in the 29th year of being the Head Coach of the Women's Swimming & Diving Team at the University of California. She served as the Head Coach of the U.S. Olympic women’s swim team at the London Olympics. Teri is, " regarded as one of the most accomplished swimming mentors in the United States, if not the world. " 00:00 Intro 01:20 Teri McKeever Bio 02:30 How have you been so successful for so long at 1 place? 05:10 Early Struggles 08:15 Be the Best Teri McKeever 09:00 Asking ...
Mar 11, 2021•55 min
Zach Apple is one of Team USA's premier 50/100/200 Freestylers. He won the 100 and 200 Free at the World University Games in 2019 and was part of Team USA's World Champion 4x100 Free Relay in Gwangju that same year. Corona came. Zach didn't touch the water for 3 months. Then he ripped a 48.5 in practice after just 2.5 months of doing singles. Zach's story is very much about being a late bloomer -- not realizing tech suits were a thing until he was 16 years old... 00:00 Sponsors 01:20 Intro 02:30...
Mar 08, 2021•45 min
Swedish superstar Sarah Sjöström is the reigning Olympic Champion in the Women's 100 Butterfly. 00:00 Introduction 01:30 How's the elbow? 04:55 "It was devastating." 07:20 Recovery Timeline 07:55 Mental Approach 11:20 Ben Wildman-Tobriner 14:05 Sarah's Swimming Journey 16:20 Olympic Success 3rd Time Around 17:35 Sweden's 1st Olympic Gold Medal Female Swimmer 17:55 Handling Pressure with a Psychologist 22:10 Breaking the World Record in the Olympic Final 22:54 YAHTZEE! 24:20 What are you thinking...
Mar 04, 2021•46 min
Dr. Gary Hall Sr. won 3 Olympic medals (2 Silvers, 1 Bronze) in 3 different individual events (400 IM, 200 Fly, 100 Fly) at 3 consecutive Olympics (1968, 1972, 1976). A retired ophthalmologist, Dr. Hall founded The Race Club with his son, Gary Hall Jr.. They've been teaching people to swim faster with camps, content, and more since 2003. "I love teaching I've always loved teaching and I want to I want to take this further but I want to try to do it in a way that that I'd like to do it which is m...
Mar 01, 2021•52 min
Chris Fydler is a 20x Australian National Champion, 3x Olympian, and Olympic Champion. He was one of the four Australians strumming guitars after beating Team USA's 4x100 Free Relay at the 2000 Sydney Games. That victory, in front of the home crowd, snapped 36 years of American dominance in the event. The same relay that Ian Thorpe nearly missed because he ripped two suits ... Currently, Chris is the Managing Director of Sydney based software company, Tambla . He also serves as President on the ...
Feb 25, 2021•1 hr 2 min
Trevor Freeland grew up in Philadelphia swimming for Jim Ellis and PDR (the Philadelphia Department of Recreation or Pride, Determination, Resilience). He helped the University of Virginia win their first ACC Championship in 1987. Trevor has had an incredible business career with Deutsche Bank. In this episode, he explains to Brett how swimming, his mother, Jim Ellis, and Mark Bernardino shaped him into the businessman he is today. This episode is sponsored by: Destro Swim Towers : use code "bre...
Feb 22, 2021•47 min
Ray Looze is the Head Coach of the Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving teams at Indiana University. He's been a mainstay on Team USA's coaching staffs as of late: 2017 & 2019 World Championship Coach, 2018 Pan Pacific Head Coach, and 2016 Olympic Assistant Coach. Brett and Ray discuss... Do you still coach? How do you stay a coach rather than becoming a manager? Blake Pieroni. Zach Apple. Getting 3rd at Olympic Trials . Blake not making the A Final at Olympic Trials in the 200 Free. "Wha...
Feb 18, 2021•42 min
Chris Plumb is the Head Coach of Carmel Swim Club & Carmel High School where they have won 35 straight girls state championships and 19 boys state championships. Coach Plumb is in his 15th year at Carmel. Brett and Chris talk about... Being a Learner How do you be a better coach? “It’s simple things over and over.” – Chris Plumb How do you break up your training cycles for your high school swimmers? “The Science of Winning” 5 great weeks and a deload week. 6 week blocks. Capacity (Gas Tank) ...
Feb 15, 2021•49 min
Mine Kasapoglu is a sports photographer from Turkey trying to capture moments that make your heart skip a beat. She's been to the last 9 Olympics! You've definitely seen her swimming pictures before, as she has been working with the Gloria Sports Arena for a couple of years now, home to Energy Standard. She also shoots for Red Bull and is a SONY Alpha Europe Ambassador. Mine is also quite the athlete herself, as she was on both the Turkish National Skiing and Snowboarding Team . It was once her ...
Feb 11, 2021•47 min
Liliana Ibáñez is a 2x Olympic swimmer from Mexico. She holds National Records in the 50/100/200 Free -- both in SCM and LCM. Lili is one of those people that naturally radiates positivity. You can hear her smiling when she talks. Lili is currently training in Mexico City under Brett's guidance with the goal of making a 3rd Olympic Games. They talk about... *getting better at kicking; dropping down from swimming the 200 to focus on the 50 and 100 * Steve Bultman recruiting her to Texas A&M ;...
Feb 08, 2021•45 min
Abbie Fish is the owner and founder of Swim Like A. Fish . Abbie is a virtual swim coach and stroke technique guru for swimmers all around the world. She cut her teeth working with some of the best: USA Swimming , the Race Club , and Ritter Sports Performance . As a swimmer, she swam at the University of Georgia and was an Olympic Trials qualifier . She's obsessed with improving your stroke technique. This episode is sponsored by: Destro Swim Towers : use code "brett" at checkout to save $150 pe...
Feb 04, 2021•30 min
Eric Shanteau is a 2x Olympian, World Champion swimmer, and cancer destroyer. He also holds the American Record for Most Times Getting 3rd at US Olympic Trials (5x) as well as the AR for Most Events Getting 3rd at OT's (4 events; 200 IM, 400 IM, 100 Breast, 200 Breast). Shanteau grew up swimming for Swim Atlanta and Chris Davis and was one of the four Auburn Tigers (George Bovell ( Episode #111 ), Doug Van Wie, and Kurt Cady) that went 32-4-4 in their NCAA swimming career. That's 32 dual meet wi...
Feb 01, 2021•1 hr 8 min
Jordan Wilimovsky is one of America's top distance swimmers in both the pool and open water. At the 2016 Olympics he placed 4th in the 1500 and 5th in the 10K. He is the first American male swimmer qualified for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics in the 10K and will be swimming the mile at OT's this summer. Jordan is known for his insane work ethic. Brett digs into how Dave Kelsheimer (Team Santa Monica) trains him and how he approaches training every day. With his ticket to Tokyo already punched, he's got...
Jan 28, 2021•35 min
Last week Ben Fisher, a UC Santa Barbara Swimming alum, penned an open letter to Klete Keller that was shared on both Swimming World Magazine and Swim Swam . "You will have your day in court. But you will also have your opportunity for redemption. Perhaps your story can be the catalyst for a real conversation on the criticality of developing the next generation of swimmers into more resilient, well-rounded individuals." - Ben Fisher Brett and Ben sit down to talk about why he wrote this letter, ...
Jan 27, 2021•34 min
Ky Hurst is a superior endurance athlete. Olympic swimmer , Australian Ironman Champion , and grinder for the America's Cup Challenge. This episode is sponsored by DESTRO SWIM TOWERS . Use coupon code "brett" at checkout to save $150 on a double swim tower! Subscribe, Review, Share! Apple Google Spotify YouTube Connect | Brett Hawke On Instagram @hawkebr on Twitter @insidewithbh On Facebook @insidewithbh Connect | Ky Hurst On Instagram On Twitter Produced by: SWIMNERD Sponsored by: Destro Swim T...
Jan 25, 2021•55 min
Ranomi Kromowidjojo is a 3x Olympic gold medalist from the Netherlands. At the 2012 London Games, she swept the Women's 50 and 100 Freestyles. Now, at age 30, she heads into her 4th Olympics. Brett and Ranomi talk about... *how she mentally prepares for the biggest moments *which do you like better the 50 or the 100? *a deep dive into the fine points of her start *her heavy use of video analysis *what keeps her motivated *being a sprinter but not really identifying as a sprinter *the 2012 London...
Jan 21, 2021•1 hr 3 min
Brazilian Bruno Fratus has been one of swimming's most consistent sprint freestylers. He's broken 22 seconds in the 50 LCM Freestyle 81 times in his career. Bruno has been on the podium of the 50 Free in each of the last three World Championships (Bronze 2015 Kazan, Silver 2017 Budapest, Silver 2019 Gwangju). Bruno talks about... Being bullied as a child. His Olympic experiences in 2012 and 2016. Gary Hall Jr. the GOAT Sprinter. Coming to America. Confronting Cesar Cielo in the drug testing tent...
Jan 18, 2021•1 hr 6 min
Joseph Schooling, hailing from Singapore, is the reigning Olympic Champion in the 100 Fly. He will defend his title in Tokyo. Currently, he is back training with Sergio Lopez in Virginia. This episode is sponsored by DESTRO SWIM TOWERS . Use coupon code BRETT at checkout to save $150 on a double swim tower! Subscribe, Review, Share! Apple Google Spotify YouTube Connect | Brett Hawke On Instagram @hawkebr on Twitter @insidewithbh On Facebook @insidewithbh Connect | Jo Schooling On Instagram Produ...
Jan 14, 2021•27 min
Michael Andrew set over 100 NAG Records as an age group swimmer. He turned pro at just 14 years old and won his first World Championship in the 100 IM at 17. His method of training, Ultra Short Race Pace Training (USRPT), has been a bit controversial in the swimming world. Controversial in the sense that the old regime turned their noses up to it because it was the opposite of the archaic method of shoveling yardage down age groupers throats. In this episode Brett asks Michael... - if he's ever ...
Jan 11, 2021•57 min
Erica Beine is a personal nutritionist , previously spending 13 years coaching college swimming at Purdue , Maryland, and Wisconsin - Milwaukee. Nowadays, using DNA testing, she helps athletes learn about their body so that you can make actionable changes in what they are eating. Because everyone is different, everyone needs an individualized nutrition plan. It is critical to proper recovery. Erica works with the DeLoof sisters, Kaersten Meitz and Caeleb Dressel, just to name a few. She is also ...
Jan 07, 2021•43 min
Jason Calanog is the Associate Head Coach of the Men's Swimming & Diving team at Texas A&M University. His prior experience included time at West Virginia and eight years at The Bolles School with swimmers like Caeleb Dressel, Jo Schooling, Santo Condorelli, and Ryan Murphy. Now, at Texas A&M, his swimmers include Shaine Casas and Beryl Gastadello, just to mention a couple. In this episode we learn who Jason Calanog is, where he came from, how he got here, and where he's headed. #BEL...
Jan 04, 2021•53 min
Nick Folker is the Assistant Swimming Coach at the University of Hawaii . As an athlete, he represented South Africa at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. This episode is sponsored by DESTRO SWIM TOWERS . Use coupon code BRETT at checkout to save $150 on a double swim tower! Subscribe, Review, Share! Apple Google Spotify YouTube Connect | Brett Hawke On Instagram @hawkebr on Twitter @insidewithbh On Facebook @insidewithbh Connect | Nick Folker On Instagram On Twitter Produced by: SWIMNERD Sponsored by: D...
Dec 23, 2020•1 hr 5 min
