Brett & Nate watch 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 testing and perso...
Apr 30, 2022•1 hr 9 min
Caeleb Dressel won the Men's 100 Fly at USA Swimming World Team Trials. Here's some expert analysis from somebody who really knows swimming. Somebody that intimately understands the 100 Fly... Tom Shields! 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 conditi...
Apr 29, 2022•2 min
Brett & Nate watch USA Swimming World Trials Day 3 Finals. 00:00 Hello Nerds 11:00 Women's 400 IM 26:00 Tom Shields! 33:00 Men's 400 IM 41:47 Women's 100 Fly 49:56 Men's 100 Fly 57:52 Women's 50 Breast 01:08:00 Men's 50 Breast 01:17:00 Women's 50 Back 01:22:00 Men's 50 Back 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 swimme...
Apr 29, 2022•1 hr 37 min
Caeleb Dressel won the Men's 100 Free tonight at World Champ Trials in 47.7. He's got a bit of a different stroke. Brett breaks it down. 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 cert...
Apr 27, 2022•15 min
Brett & Nate watch Day 1 Finals of USA Team Trials LIVE! Just a few swim nerds watching swimming. Come watch with us! Prelims Recap from the Swimnerd Newsletter . Subscribe here . 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 Angelfis...
Apr 27, 2022•53 min
Wayne Riddin is an Olympic swim coach from South Africa; coach of the Seals Swimming club in Pietermaritzburg. You might be familiar with one of his star pupils, Matt Sates, who just won the 500 Free at NCAA's in a 4:06. He's put a South African on every Olympic team since 1992. Wayne is also well known and respected throughout the open water world, as he is the race director and organizer of the aQuellé Midmar Mile in South Africa, the largest open water swim (20,000 swimmers) in the world. 00:...
Apr 25, 2022•35 min
Emily Seebohm talks all things backstroke. 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...
Apr 24, 2022•12 min
Special Episode! A reading from Bill Bell. Paul Talty of Swim Ireland shares his article that discusses the What, Why, and How of applying strength & conditioning (aka drylands) to high-performance swimming. This includes a unique insight into how Paul sets up the strength & conditioning program for some of Ireland’s top swimming talent. Follow him on Twiitter at PaulTalty Support Our Sponsors: BRATTER PA IMMIGRATION LAW : Exclusive immigration representation of athletes, entrepreneurs, ...
Apr 22, 2022•12 min
Rafael Miroslaw is finishing up his Freshman year at the Indiana University . He just broke the German National record in the 100 LCM Freestyle at the Berlin Open (47.92). At the 50, Rafael posted a PB (22.89). He came home in 25.03. He also dropped a couple seconds to go a best time in the 200 Free (1:46.0). Now, it is on to World Championships in Budapest and Germany as a whole is riding high. 00:00 Bratter PA, Immigration Law 00:04 Hello Rafael Miroslaw 00:30 1st German under 48 01:30 3rd tap...
Apr 21, 2022•39 min
Matteo Giunta gives us an inside look into the race strategy of Federica Pellegrini. 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 ...
Apr 21, 2022•2 min
Brett goes live with the new Commissioner and CEO of the International Swimming League, Ben Allen & Matt Dawe. We answer questions live from the audience. 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 cert...
Apr 19, 2022•53 min
Italian National Team Coach (and Federica's fiance), Matteo Giunta, shared one of her most prominent 200 Freestyle sets. This is done long course and you're meant to get faster through the rounds. 4 (or 5) Rounds of... 8 x 50's Free (Federica holds :30) @ :40 (1st round) :45 (2nd round) :55 (3rd round) and 1:00 (4th round) 1x200 Free - very last one is off the blocks - Federica has been known to break 2:00 BRATTER PA IMMIGRATION LAW : Exclusive immigration representation of athletes, entrepreneu...
Apr 19, 2022•4 min
Matteo Giunta is an Italian National swim coach ( C.C. Aniene ) and the Head Coach of the Aqua Centurians . After spending a few years coaching for Andrea Di Nino's ADN Project, he moved to Verona in 2012 to work under Philippe Lucas . This is where he began coaching Federica Pellegrini in 2012. A decade later, the two are set to be married after European Championships. In this episode you'll learn about Matteo's coaching progression as well as how he coached the greatest 200 Freestyler of all t...
Apr 18, 2022•56 min
Emily Seebohm has been on the Australian National Team for 15 years. She's competed in 4 consecutive Olympics and has 7 Olympic medals in her collection (3 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze). Most recently, in Tokyo, she nabbed a Bronze medal in the 200 Backstroke. She won silver at the 2008 Games in the 100 Back and has 3 gold medals as part of Australian relays. Most swimmers don't evolve from the 100 to the 200 but she says she's a sucker for the pain of practice. Emily swims under Michael Bohl (Ep.17...
Apr 14, 2022•1 hr 3 min
Just a few dudes talking about 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 testing a...
Apr 13, 2022•51 min
Margo Geer is entering her 2nd year as the Head Coach of the University of Alabama. They are fresh off the program's best finish in program history on the Women's side ( 4th ) and the 8th consecutive year of being in the Top 15 on the Men's team . As an NCAA athlete, Margo was a 3x NCAA Champion and Pac-12 Woman of the Year while at the University of Arizona. In this episode, Brett & Margo talk all about the University of Alabama's Swimming & Diving program and the pillars of their cultu...
Apr 11, 2022•1 hr 2 min
South African Cameron van der Burgh won gold in the Men's 100 Breaststroke at the 2012 Olympics and silver four years later in Rio. He helped move breaststroke forward with a high tempo and focus on the shorter events. Over his career he won 10 LCM World Champs medals and 8 SCM World Champ medals in the 50 & 100 Breaststrokes. Now a commodities trader in London, Cameron still gets in the water 3-4 times a week. Don't be surprised if you see him in a Masters meet soon enough. In this episode,...
Apr 08, 2022•50 min
Anastasia Pagonis is the reigning Paralympic champion and current World Record holder in the 400 Free (S11). At 12 years old she began losing her eyesight. Soon after she was diagnosed with genetic retina disease and autoimmune retinopathy. Anastasia has taken to social media to change the stereotype of what it looks to be blind. She has 2.3 million followers on TikTok ! "I can be an elite athlete. I can wear makeup. I can dress cute. I can do all these things and I'm blind." - Anastasia Pagonis...
Apr 06, 2022•32 min
Taper is a funny thing. Listen to Bjorn Seeliger describe how the University of California approaches taper, especially as a sprinter going through PAC 12's and onto NCAA's. Bjorn provides some swimming taper tips including some taper workouts, taper diet, and talks about the mental side of taper. Support Our Sponsors: BRATTER PA IMMIGRATION LAW : Exclusive immigration representation of athletes, entrepreneurs, artists, investors, and entertainers. SWIM ANGELFISH: Receive the tools and skills ne...
Apr 06, 2022•8 min
Björn Seeliger is a 22 year old Swedish Olympic sprinter. A sophomore at the University of California, he is fresh off winning the team title at NCAA's. Björn collected two silver medals in the 50 and 100 Freestyles just behind Brooks Curry. Leading off the 200 Free Relay, he dropped the 2nd fastest 50 SCY Free ever: 18.27. Oh, and the fastest 50 Backstroke (20.08) in history! A student of the sport, Brett and Björn break down everything. How Ryan Murphy helped him perfect his backstroke start. ...
Apr 04, 2022•1 hr 48 min
Lizzi Smith is a 2x Paralympian and 3x medalist from the United States. Most recently, at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic games, she captured silver in the 100 Fly (S9). Lizzi was born without her left arm due to amniotic band syndrome. She trains in Austin, Texas with 3x Olympic gold medalist Ian Crocker. 00:00 Bratter PA, Immigration Law 00:04 Hello Lizzi Smith 01:05 Amniotic band syndrome 08:30 Feeling confident 11:00 Comfortable in the water 12:10 Getting into Paralympics 16:24 Weaknesses 18:20 S9...
Mar 31, 2022•34 min
Sion Brinn is in his 9th year as the Head Coach of Indian River State College in Fort Pierce, Florida. The Men's team just won their 48th consecutive National Junior College Championship title. The Women's team has won 45 Championships, with 21 of them being in a row. Some famous alumni include Taylor Lovemore, Brad Tandy, and David Marsh! As an athlete, Sion swam at the 1996 Olympics for Jamaica and the 2000 Olympics for Great Britain. He set both the 50 and 100 Free records while swimming at T...
Mar 28, 2022•34 min
Newly crowned NCAA champions Dave Durden and David Marsh from the University of California. 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: ...
Mar 28, 2022•59 min
We watched Matt Sates destroy the final 100 in 47.85 to take the 500 Free title in 406.6. Leon Marchand became the first man ever to break 1:38 in the 200 IM, breaking Caeleb Dressel's NCAA record. And, Brooks Curry used his mullet and nose plug to steal the 50 Free championship away from Bjorn Seeliger (who led off the 200 Free Relay 30 minutes later in 18.2). 1. Texas 180 2. Florida 159 3. California 158 4. NC State 124 5. Arizona St 111 6. Georgia 100 7. Stanford 94 8. Indiana 78 9. Virginia ...
Mar 25, 2022•2 hr 4 min
Stanford Head Coach Greg Meehan joined us to preview Men's NCAA Swimming Championships but also reflected on his team's 3rd place finish at Women's NCAA Swimming Championships last week. 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 Angel...
Mar 24, 2022•5 min
Stanford Head Coach Greg Meehan stops by the talk about the 2022 Men's NCAA Swimming Championships this week. Along with Chris DeSantis of The Swim Brief and the President of Twitter, Kyle Sockwell. 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 wit...
Mar 23, 2022•1 hr 24 min
Olivia Smoliga is a 2x Olympic medalist and 10x World Champion. A Georgia Bulldog through and through, she just recently made the move to Arizona State University to train under Bob Bowman. 00:00 Bratter PA, Immigration Law 00:04 Hello Olivia Smoliga 00:30 Jack Bauerle , Mayor of Athens 02:45 Georgia Swimming 08:00 High school training 10:30 Brian Smith 12:15 Where are you now? 13:26 Beine Wellness 14:15 Moving to ASU 15:10 Rachel Stratton-Mills 18:15 Improving LCM 20:08 100 Free LCM 21:50 Under...
Mar 22, 2022•42 min
Australian Kaylee McKeown is the reigning Olympic champion in the 100 and 200 Backstrokes. She is the fastest in history in the 100 LCM Back, 57.45. Last month she dropped 58.3/2:04.6 at Victorian Open Champs. Seeded first going into Tokyo, she pulled out of the 200 IM to focus on her backstroke swims. Kaylee recently made the move to Griffith University to swim with legendary swim coach Michael Bohl where IM is now a major focus. She just learned how to do the back-to-breast crossover turn. Thi...
Mar 21, 2022•46 min
Brett and Nate talk about Women's NCAA Championships with Chris DeSantis of The Swim Brief and the President of Swimming Twitter, Kyle Sockwell . 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....
Mar 16, 2022•1 hr 16 min
Keri-anne Payne is a 3x British Olympian. At the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, she won the silver medal in the 10k. She went on to win back-to-back World Championships in 2009 and 2010 in the same event. Defending her Olympic title at her home Olympics in 2012, Keri-anne made a rookie mistake and wound up touching 4th by just a few fractions of a second. While devastating, it is also the swim that she hears the most about from fans. "I started swimming open water because I watched you in that r...
Mar 14, 2022•59 min
