Todd DeSorbo is the Head Coach of the University of Virginia's Swimming & Diving program. 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: Indivi...
Oct 04, 2022•7 min
Bonnie Tsui is an award winning journalist & author, receiving the Jane Rainie Opel Young Alumna Award from Harvard University, the Lowell Thomas Gold Award, and a National Press Foundation Fellowship. Bonnie is a lifelong swimmer and the author of, " Why We Swim ". Buy the book, here! And, check out her newest novel, " Sarah and the Big Wave The True Story of the First Woman to Surf Mavericks ". 00:00 Bratter PA, Immigration Law 00:05 Hello Bonnie Tsui 01:00 What's your relationship to swim...
Oct 03, 2022•1 hr
Swimming World Announces Official Partnership With Inside with Brett Hawke Podcast Today marks an exciting milestone for Swimming World and the International Swimming Hall of Fame, as they announce an official partnership with two-time Australian Olympian Brett Hawke and his highly successful podcast, Inside with Brett Hawke. While Swimming World and Hawke have worked together in the past to promote the sport and its athletes, this partnership will elevate the exposure of the Swimming World bran...
Sep 27, 2022•35 min
Jeff Natalizio is the National Coach for Evolution Racing Club in South Orange County, California. He also runs his own business (Zio Fit) training athletes to master longevity and unlock their full potential. As an athlete, he swam for the University of California. Jeff is clearly a disciple of the late, great Nort Thornton, as you will see and hear in this interview. In this very interesting conversation, Jeff goes deep in regards to his, "Swimming Basics" lecture and its 3 main focal points: ...
Sep 26, 2022•40 min
Noè Ponti won the Bronze medal in the Men's 100 Fly at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Along with Jeremy Desplanches (200 IM), Switzerland took home two swimming medals in Japan. He is coached by Massimo Meloni, can speak 4 languages, and is sponsored by Arena. In today's episode, Noe talks all about butterfly. Head position in butterfly. Hips and rhythm in butterfly. Breathing in butterfly. Noe also breaks down his best event: the 100 Fly. 00:00 Bratter PA, Immigration Law 00:05 Hello Noe Ponti 00:30 ...
Sep 22, 2022•40 min
Jon Rudd is the National Performance Director for Swim Ireland. His swimmers have won Olympic gold medals and broken World Records. He is also the President of the World Swim Coaches Association (WSCA). In this hour long interview he hits on everything from the psychology of swimming to working with Ben Proud and Rūta Meilutytė. 00:00 Bratter PA, Immigration Law 00:05 Hello Coach Jon Rudd 01:15 Swim Ireland 02:50 Coaching ambition 07:20 What makes you great? 14:45 Psychology 18:27 Beine Nutritio...
Sep 19, 2022•1 hr 4 min
Glenn Mills is the Founder of GoSwim.TV and a 1980 US Olympian. He won NCAA's in 1983 swimming for Don Gambril at the University of Alabama, but Brett doesn't hold that against him. Subscribe to GoSwim and get access to thousands of videos that will help teach you the techniques and drills to you build your stroke for optimal performance. Plus, you get their new augmented reality race analysis tool that Brett and Glenn talk about in this interview. Glenn won the 200 Breast at 1980 Olympic Trials...
Sep 15, 2022•37 min
Michael Klim is back! In this episode he discusses his journey being diagnosed with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) and how it has affected his life. He also talks about David Popovici, Ian Thorpe, Pieter van den Hoogenband, and being inducted into the 2022 International Swimming Hall of Fame. 00:00 Bratter PA Immigration Law 00:15 Diagnosed with CIDP 03:15 Coming forward 05:35 Not superhuman 07:50 Swimming community support 09:20 First signs 12:20 Hereditary? 13:30 Ther...
Sep 12, 2022•48 min
Live with superstar Summer McIntosh! At the 2022 World Championships, Summer McIntosh took home gold in the 200 Fly and 400 IM, as well as silver in the 400 Free behind the one and only Katie Ledecky. The teenager from Canada holds the 200 IM, 400 IM, 200 Free, and 200 Fly World Junior Records. In this interview she discusses her schedule, her dryland & weight training, and mental strength. 00:00 Hello Summer McIntosh 00:30 Figure Skating Sister 01:45 Happy 16th Birthday 02:30 Ben Titley lea...
Sep 12, 2022•57 min
Cesar Cielo qualified in 8th place after Semi Finals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. In fact, he didn't even think he had made it back to Finals. He had already left the pool. Cesar says that this is probably the race he likes the most - even more than the 50 Free victory. Because this is where it all started - his ability to manipulate his own mind. This was his super power, as Brett likes to say. Our Sponsors: BRATTER PA IMMIGRATION LAW : Exclusive immigration representation of athletes, entrepr...
Sep 08, 2022•11 min
Brent Hayden won Bronze in the 100 Free at the 2012 London Olympics. He recently just retired retired. He sits down with Brett for 5 minutes to talk about David Popovici and the 100 Freestyle. 00:00 Bratter PA Immigration Law 01:00 Meeting David in Tokyo 02:15 Advice to David 03:00 2nd 50 of the 100 Free 04:40 23 2nd 50? Our Sponsors: BRATTER PA IMMIGRATION LAW : Exclusive immigration representation of athletes, entrepreneurs, artists, investors, and entertainers. SWIM ANGELFISH: Receive the too...
Sep 05, 2022•6 min
César Cielo is one of swimming's greatest sprinters of all time. At the 2008 Olympics, he won the 50 Freestyle and scored Bronze in the 100 Free after barely qualifying for the Final. He didn't lose much after that. César won World titles in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014. He won everything there is to win. At the 2009 World Championships in Rome, César set the World Records in both the 50 and the 100 Freestyles. His 50 record is still intact. 00:00 Bratter PA, Immigration Law 00:05 Hell...
Aug 29, 2022•2 hr 39 min
2x Back-to-Back Olympic Champ, Alexander Popov, calls Brett to catch up after David Popovici's 100 Free World Record. 00:00 Hello Alex Popov 01:00 Popov on Popovici 04:00 17 years old 06:10 Ideal split for 100 Free 07:00 Popovici 46.8 09:30 Psychological vs Physical 10:50 Hello from David Popovici 11:25 Water Polo 12:10 Gustavo Borges 12:40 Ready Room 13:30 Room for Improvement 15:30 50 & 400 17:10 How to Breath 18:40 45 second 100 Freestyle? 20:50 Advice to David 23:15 Taking Breaks Our Spo...
Aug 28, 2022•25 min
Ragga Ragnars (Ragnheiður Ragnarsdóttir) is a 2x Olympic swimmer and actress from Iceland. You might recognise her from the hit television show, Vikings . Brett & Raggna talk about swimming in Iceland, manifesting goals, using the discipline she learned from swimming in her acting, and how to swing a sword. Iceland has the world's best swimming curriculum. One third of their physical education classes are swimming. All Icelanders know how to swim extremely well and therefore have almost no d...
Aug 22, 2022•1 hr 6 min
Romanian David Popovici is the fastest human in history over 100 meters freestyle. At the 2022 European Championships in Rome, the 17 year old Popovici blasted a 46.86 in the 100 Freestyle to break Cesar Cielo's long standing world record. Popovici also dropped the hammer in the 200 Freestyle, becoming the 3rd fastest ever behind Michael Phelps and Paul Biedermann. He broke the 1:43 barrier in that 200 Free. Pop has been coached by Adrian Rădulescu since he was 9 years old. He has done an amazin...
Aug 19, 2022•34 min
John Lohn is the Editor-in-Chief of Swimming World Magazine. He has covered the sport at the national and international levels since 2000, including the last 4 Olympic Games. John is the author of Historical Dictionary of Competitive Swimming, The Most Memorable Moments in Olympic Swimming, and The 100 Greatest Swimmers in History. Our Sponsors: BRATTER PA IMMIGRATION LAW : Exclusive immigration representation of athletes, entrepreneurs, artists, investors, and entertainers. SWIM ANGELFISH: Rece...
Aug 17, 2022•50 min
Mike Norment has been an Assistant Coach at Georgia Tech since 2018. He co-founded The Swim With A Purpose Swim School (SWAP) and The Metro Atlanta Aquatic Club (MAAC) in 2013. As a young high school swimmer, Mike moved from Hempstead to Philadelphia to swim for Jim Ellis and the vaunted Philadelphia Department of Recreation (PDR) team. Mike went on to win the 100 Breast at SEC's for the University of Georgia where he was an 8x All-American and 2x USA National teamer. 00:00 Bratter PA, Immigrati...
Aug 15, 2022•52 min
Coach David Marsh and 5x Olympian George Bovell joins Brett to breakdown David Popovici's 46.86 - the new World Record in the Men's 100 Freestyle. 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 ce...
Aug 14, 2022•48 min
Viktoria Gunes is a 2x Olympian and 5x World Junior Champion. Born and raised in Ukraine, she moved across the Black Sea to Turkey when she was 15 years old, fleeing Crimea. She most recently won the 400 IM at SC European Championships in Kazan. 00:00 Bratter PA, Immigration Law 00:05 Hello Viktoria Gunes 02:00 Swim coach Mom 04:38 Leaving Crimea for Turkey 07:30 Learning English 10:20 Ukraine today 14:08 Beine Nutrition 14:56 Adaptive Swim Lessons 15:33 Mentality towards Russia 17:25 Energy Sta...
Aug 08, 2022•39 min
Jennifer LaMont is the CEO of the American Swim Coaches Association (ASCA). Next month is the 54th annual ASCA World Coaches Clinic which is being held in Las Vegas, Nevada. ASCA is an opportunity to connect with fellow coaches and like minded people inside of the sport of swimming. Brett and Nate met at ASCA in 2019 and created a podcast together... Who will you meet that will change your life? 00:00 Bratter PA, Immigration Law 00:05 Hello Jennifer LaMont 01:25 Building relationships 04:00 Coac...
Aug 01, 2022•35 min
Ryan Lochte is one of the greatest Olympians in the history of the world. He captured twelve (12) Olympic medals and 39 World Championship titles. His 200 IM from 2011 is still the World Record today. Today, Ryan is a proud husband and father of two beautiful children. 00:00 Bratter PA, Immigration Law 00:05 Being a Dad 02:35 Swimming now? 03:35 Global Swim Series 06:05 Autographs 08:20 Most Memorable Race 09:40 200 IM World Record 10:00 Weakest Stroke 12:50 Michael Phelps 15:26 Competitors but ...
Jul 29, 2022•33 min
Answers can be found on the Any Question app. Download it here. 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 ge...
Jul 27, 2022•4 min
Katie Robinson is the Director of Swimming at Northwestern University where she leads both programs. Coach Robinson was just named to her first Team USA coaching staff, being named an Assistant Coach for the Duel in the Pool . Northwestern qualified 15 athletes (9 Women, 6 Men) for NCAA Championships last year. The Women finished 18th, the Men 32nd. Her coaching experience prior included positions at the University of Pacific, Rutgers, Virginia, and Tulane where she got to learn from some of the...
Jul 25, 2022•57 min
Trying to improve your endurance in the 100 Fly? Here are some 100 Fly speed endurance sets from the world's best swim coaches including Richard Quick (ala Brett Hawke), Mel Marshall, Michael Bohl, James Gibson, and Kim Brakin. Answers can be found on the Any Question app. Download it here . Thumbnail courtesy of Mike Lewis! Our Sponsors: BRATTER PA IMMIGRATION LAW : Exclusive immigration representation of athletes, entrepreneurs, artists, investors, and entertainers. SWIM ANGELFISH: Receive the...
Jul 25, 2022•6 min
Chris Webb leads GAIN Swimming . GAIN Swimming instills, "a culture of daily physical preparation that grows & nurtures adaptable swimming athletes who understand the wisdom of their bodies, its ability to self-organize and solve movement problems." They are the sport's top dryland program in America. Chris was a coach for many years with experience at the University of Pittsburgh (his alma mater), Carmel Swim Club, Carmel High School, SwimMAC, and T2 Aquatics. 00:00 Bratter PA Immigration L...
Jul 21, 2022•1 hr 2 min
China swept all 10 events at Fina World Championships earlier this month. What makes them so dominant? Pei Lin explains her theory on perfection vs. professional. 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 adapt...
Jul 21, 2022•4 min
Pei Lin is the Head Diving Coach at the University of California . As an athlete, she was a 3x NCAA runner up at the Miami University (Ohio) as well as a Chinese national champion. In our first ever diving interview, Pei discusses... *the competitive mindset that she is looking for in a recruit *how the Chinese are dominating the sport (they just swept a perfect 10 out of 10 events at World Championships) *all about Cal Diving 00:00 Bratter PA, Immigration Law 00:05 Hello Pei Lin 02:00 How Pei g...
Jul 18, 2022•40 min
Michael Klim once had the goal to race 150 times in a single season. In this clip, the Olympic Champ explains why racing is the best swim training. 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 c...
Jul 15, 2022•3 min
Michael Klim discusses his straight arm freestyle technique and how it came to be. He talks about a few drills that helped manifest his new, innovative stroke. Freestyle with a fly kick. Freestyle with a fly kick with head up. Straight arm freestyle. Straight arm freestyle with head up. "That's another lesson for younger swimmers out there is to just try things in training because you just never know, you might revolutionize swimming or you might invent a stroke that could work for the rest of u...
Jul 14, 2022•4 min
Michael Klim was ranked #1 in the 200 Freestyle going into the 1996 Olympics. He failed to make the Finals. Klimy then stopped trying to swim like Alex Popov and began to build his own stroke. He innovated swimming with his beautiful straight arm freestyle technique and finishing his races with a dolphin kick into the wall. Our Sponsors: BRATTER PA IMMIGRATION LAW : Exclusive immigration representation of athletes, entrepreneurs, artists, investors, and entertainers. SWIM ANGELFISH: Receive the ...
Jul 13, 2022•3 min
