Day whichever of Bob’s retirement and he hasn’t been able to get rid of us yet! For today’s guest we have: UMass Men’s Coach - Russ Yarworth Head Men’s Coach 1979-2020 Welcome back to the show! We couldn’t send Bob a final farewell without hearing from Russ. Russ coached the Men’s team at UMass and was a great companion to Bob. It was so fun to chat with Russ and hear some of his favorite memories. This will be our last show so enjoy!
Day 83 of Bob’s retirement and he hasn’t been able to get rid of us yet! For today’s guest we have: Friend of Cece - Jonathan Freeman Voice Actor for Jafar in Disney's Aladdin We welcome a very special guest to the show, Jonathan Freeman! He sends his well wishes for Bob’s retirement. My husband Steve wanted to contribute to the show so he invited Jonathan to say happy retirement to Bob and congrats to us for our wedding. Get this pandemic done, we got a retirement party to get to!...
Day 81 of Bob’s retirement and he hasn’t been able to get rid of me yet! For today’s guest we have: UMass Women’s Swimming Coach - Bob Newcomb Head Swim Coach 1985-2020 We welcome the star of the show, Bob! He was so touched by the response of the podcast, he wanted to share some of his favorite memories as our coach. We include a lighting round of some true or false items, so Bob goes way back to find some truths and debunk the false ones. I learned so much about Bob and the team- old tradition...
Day 80 of Bob’s retirement and he hasn’t been able to get rid of us yet! For today’s guest we have: UMass Diving Coach - Mandy Hixon Head Diving Coach 2002-2017 So thrilled to share that we have Mandy joining us on the pod! She coached along side Bob and Russ from 2002-2017 and has some great memories of Bob. He was always a good sport to have around and always up for a friendly wager. We will be back tomorrow for the last episode and it’s going to be a fun one! Get those flags down, we have a d...
Day 79 of Bob’s retirement and he hasn’t been able to get rid of us yet! For today’s guest we have: Class of 1981 - Bill Tyler Swim Camp 1991-92, 2000-18 Retired Head Coach for Elms We welcome one of Bob’s coach friends to the show, Bill! He was so kind to chat with me about his favorite memories of working with Bob and share well wishes for his retirement. Bill swam with Russ back in the day and graduated Class of 1981. We hear about Swim Camp days and looking forward to future days with Bob wh...
Day 78 of Bob’s retirement and he hasn’t been able to get rid of us yet! For today’s guest we have: UMass Associate AD for Swimming 2010-18 - Joan Hopkins I am thrilled to welcome our next guest, we welcome Joan to the podcast! Joan was a former colleague of Bob’s as she was the Associate AD for Swimming and shares some wonderful memories of Bob. She was a swim coach herself and knew how intense the job of a swim coach can be- the long hours, being on the road, being there for your swimmers. She...
Day 77 of Bob’s retirement and he hasn’t been able to get rid of us yet! For today’s guest we have: Class of 2009 - Kaitlin Gass Off Campus Residence - Red House Stroke - Butterfly/IM We welcome one of my closest friends and teammate Kait to the podcast! By chance, Kait and I were Freshman roommates and have remained close through out college and even to today. Kait was in a wedding this summer and gave the perfect speech. She shares some of her favorite memories with Bob and some of the things ...
Day 76 of Bob’s retirement and he hasn’t been able to get rid of us yet! For today’s guest we have: Class of 1990 - Michele “Shelf” Leary Off Campus Residence - Sylvan/down Rt 116/High St Stroke - Mid-distance Free This is a super fun episode as we welcome Michele to the podcast! She joined the team in 1985 and ended up swimming a fifth year. She held five records during her time and was inducted into the UMass Hall of Fame for Swimming. She shares wonderful (PG) stories of Bob and her experienc...
Day 75 of Bob’s retirement and he hasn’t been able to get rid of us yet! For today’s guest we have: Class of 1987 - Allison Uzzo De Bellis Off Campus Residence - Downtown Amherst Stroke - Distance Free Yesterday we welcomed one of Bob’s last swimmers but today we are going to welcome one of his first! We’re going way back in the archives and welcome Allison to the pod! She was a Sophomore for Bob’s first year as the coach and have so many wonderful things to share. We chat about how Bob prepared...
Day 74 of Bob’s retirement and he hasn’t been able to get rid of us yet! For today’s guest we have: Class of 2021 - Mariam Labib Off Campus Residence - Hadley Stroke - Sprint Free Let’s have so much fun with today’s episode as we welcome a current member of the team, Mariam! She is currently a Senior and enjoying her last year on Campus. She is originally from Canada and just returned home for the holidays. It is tough to admit which episodes are my favorite but it is so much joy to chat with th...
Day 73 of Bob’s retirement and he hasn’t been able to get rid of us yet! For today’s guest we have: Class of 2007 - Liz Lovejoy Aiken Off Campus Residence - Red House Stroke - Butterfly and Free We are in for a real treat as we welcome one of my former teammates, Liz! She got super fast while on the team and I always admired her dedication to swimming and having a good time. Pranks made a brief come back all thanks to Liz and Meg, my favorite being when they saran wrapped the pool. We will be ba...
Day 72 of Bob’s retirement and he hasn’t been able to get rid of us yet! For today’s guest we have: Grad Assistant 1991-1994 - Ed Melanson Off Campus Residence - Sunderland Undergrad - Ohio State We are thrilled to welcome one of Bob’s grad assistants, Ed! He shares what it was like to coach with Bob, what he learned from Bob and the women, such fun times in Totman. We will be back tomorrow for another episode to share! We have the first meet of the season tomorrow, time to go prank Bob’s house!...
Day 71 of Bob’s retirement and he hasn’t been able to get rid of us yet! For today’s guest we have: Class of 1999 - Julie Alexander House Off Campus Residence - Junior Year: Hobart lane Senior Year: Main St Downtown Amherst Stroke - Breaststroke/Mid-distance Free We welcome a great guest to the podcast, Julie! She shared a plethora of fun memories of the team and what it was like during the 1990’s. The pranks, adventures, oh my! A bit of what Julie shares is that when you swim for Bob, you join ...
Day 70 of Bob’s retirement and he hasn’t been able to get rid of us yet! For today’s guest we have: Class of 1989 - Debbie the Diver Off Campus Residence - Bob’s old Apartment Diver It’s a Diver Friday! We welcome Bob’s very first diver recruit, Deb Mullen Pavis! She spills all the T of what Bob was like as a young coach, newly married, what Bob was like as a diving coach. By chance would have it, Deb had a few injuries and ended up coaching alongside Bob. If you want to take a trip down memory ...
Day 69 of Bob’s retirement and he hasn’t been able to get rid of us yet! For today’s guest we have: Friend of Bob - Sharon Weiner Parent - Hayley Masi’s ’18 Mom We welcome another Friend of Bob to the podcast, Sharon! She joins as a parent which reminds me so much of how much of a greater impact Bob reach’s has. Sharon is a gift photographer and she brought her talents to the pool deck. Let’s chat as she shares some of her favorite memories with Bob. We will be back tomorrow for another episode ...
Day 68 of Bob’s retirement and he hasn’t been able to get rid of us yet! For today’s guest we have: Class of 1999 - Shana Strothers Dotterer Off Campus Resdience - Junior Year - Habart Lane Senior Year - Off Rt 9 Stroke - Free 200 back/IM Let’s travel back to the 1990’s and welcome Shana Class of 1999! She shares a bit about her recruiting trip, where so many of us got that feeling where we wanted Bob to be our coach. It is a fun chat and we venture into traditions. Best of all? M-A-S-S-A-C-H-U-...
Day 67 of Bob’s retirement and he hasn’t been able to get rid of us yet! For today’s guest we have: Class of 2015 - Zoë Judd Off Campus Resdience - Junior Year - Hadley, Senior Year - Downtown Amherst Stroke - Sprint/Mid-distance Free We welcome Zoë to the podcast! She grew up with the Jenkins in the same town so it was always fun to head back to the team and hear how she and the rest of the girls were doing. We chat all about favorite memories with Bob and so many fun traditions! We will be bac...
Day 66 of Bob’s retirement and he hasn’t been able to get rid of us yet! For today’s guest we have: Class of 2005 - Lynette Sweeney Bell Off Campus Resdience - White House Stroke - 200/400 IM back middle distance and the relays Let’s get this week off to a great start with a new pod! We welcome a wonderful guest to the show, Lynette! She graduated the year before I joined the team so there were always so many memories with my Seniors sharing fun times with Lynette. There is also a UMass fun fact...
Day 65 of Bob’s retirement and he hasn’t been able to get rid of us yet! For today’s guest we have: Class of 2007 - Mary Jenkins Off Campus Resdience - Rt 116 Dives - Diver 105B on front 2 and half pike Reverses 1 and half on 1 meter Full twisting and a half on 1 mete Inward 2 and half diver on 3 meter It’s Fri-YAY! A diver Friday! We welcome a very special guest to the pod, a diver member of the team, Mary. Luckily Mary was one of the first people I met when I got to campus my Freshman year and...
Day 64 of Bob’s retirement and he hasn’t been able to get rid of us yet! For today’s guest we have: Class of 1992 - Tree Jacobs Off Campus Resdience - Salem St Stroke - Sprint We have a wild episode to share! We welcome Tree to the podcast where we chat all about the trips we made en route to away meets. I admit, this interview made me blush considering all of the shenanigans the team played during the early 1990’s. Bob has some explaining to do! But in all honesty, we use to hear about how colo...
Day 63 of Bob’s retirement and he hasn’t been able to get rid of us yet! For today’s guest we have: Class of 2008 - Susan Allen Reynolds Off Campus Resdience - Belchertown Stroke - Backstroke Another great episode to kick start December! We welcome Susan to the podcast! It is so much fun to share that Susan and I were on the team together and she even helped host while I came out on my recruiting trip.She shares some of her favorite memories with Bob and boy, are they some much fun. We love your...
Day 62 of Bob’s retirement and he hasn’t been able to get rid of us yet! For today’s guest we have: Class of 2014 - Anna Cavanaugh Off Campus Resdience - White House Stroke - 100, 200, 500 Free We jump into December with a great start! We welcome Anna to the podcast! She shares the excitement of kicking off A10’s and how much the energy was completely thrilling. We will be back tomorrow for another episode to share! Get those lap counters, we got the 500 comin’ up!...
Day 61 of Bob’s retirement and he hasn’t been able to get rid of us yet! For today’s guest we have: Class of 2016 - Katie Orr Off Campus Resdience - Off of Main St Stroke - Distance We hope everyone had a terrific Thanksgiving but we are back to the show! We welcome Katie Orr as she shares her favorite memories of Bob! We begin with when she first pulled up to campus to scope out the team and knew instanstiously that she wanted Bob to be her coach. She shares her quest to break 5:00 for the 500,...
Day 60 of Bob’s retirement and he hasn’t been able to get rid of us yet! For today’s guest we have: Friend of Bob - Kate Orefice Swam for Bill Tyler at Elms Swim Camp for 12 years 2006-2018 We welcome another friend of Bob to the podcast, we welcome Kate! I knew Kate back when I was on the team and we met while we both did swim camp the summer before my Senior year. She ended up joining swim camp for 12 years! Up until the very end, she was a key member of the staff. She has some great things to...
Day 59 of Bob’s retirement and he hasn’t been able to get rid of us yet! For today’s guest we have: Friend of Bob - Cynthia Kangos-Baker Former swimmer for the University of Alabama Cyclist for over 20 years We are thankful this week as we are celebrating Thanksgiving and celebrating friends! We welcome Cynthia, who met Bob as a parent, she is Ansley Baker’s mother. She shares some epic bike rides with Bob and lots of well wishes for life in retirement. We will be back tomorrow for another episo...
Day 58 of Bob’s retirement and he hasn’t been able to get rid of us yet! For today’s guest we have: Assistant Coach for 2014-15 Season - Ellie Monobe Undergrad - UC Berkeley Class of 2011 Worked closely with IM’ers and Breaststrokers We are gearing up for Thanksgiving week and have another Assistant Coach to share! We welcome Ellie, who was Assistant Coach for Bob for the 2014-15 season. Coaching with Bob was her first swim job outside of grad school so it was a great experience. We will be back...
Day 57 of Bob’s retirement and he hasn’t been able to get rid of us yet! For today’s guest we have: Class of 2007 - Mel Pond Off Campus Residence - Pelham Dive - Twisting divers, back 1 and 1/2 We break up with the week with a diver Friday today! We welcome Mel to the podcast! Mel was a diver on the team and was very close with the two divers in my class so I knew very well in school. It was so much fun to reconnect and hear how she is doing, she shares her favorite memories of being on the team...
Day 56 of Bob’s retirement and he hasn’t been able to get rid of us yet! For today’s guest we have: Assistant Coach for 2008 - 2011 - Danielle Grobmyer Undergrad - St. Bonaventure Assistant Coach week coming at you fast as we welcome Danielle to the podcast! She was our Assistant Coach while I was a Senior and she was such a huge contribution to the team. She shares her favorite memories with Bob and what it was like to work with him as a Coach. This one is a great listen. We will be back tomorr...
Day 55 of Bob’s retirement and he hasn’t been able to get rid of us yet! For today’s guest we have: Class of 2011 & Assistant Coach for Class of 2012 - Meg Nowak Off Campus Housing - Yellow House Stroke - Breaststroke We got a great episode to share as Assistant Coach week continues! We welcome Meg to the podcast! Meg joined the team when I was a junior so it has been so much fun to reconnect and see each other during these crazy times. We dive in sharing all the great things about Bob and e...
Day 54 of Bob’s retirement and he hasn’t been able to get rid of us yet! For today’s guest we have: Class of 2013 & Assistant Coach for Class of 2014 - Amina Meho Off Campus Housing - Yellow House Stroke - Short Free, 200 Free Assistant Coach week continues! We welcome Amina to the podcast who swam for Bob and stayed on as a Coach for her 5th year. We take a dive for her to share some great memories of Bob. A huge shout out to Amina for helping out with the podcast and sharing some contracts...
