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Tulane Head Leah Stancil on Coaching Through Cancer, Pandemic, and Hurricanes Apr 08, 2022

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The Head Coach of Tulane Women’s Swimming and Diving, Leah Stancil, joins the SwimSwam podcast after another fantastic season for her program. In this discussion we get into her background as an Olympic finalist, Florida Gator, and Psychologist turned Coach. She’s been coaching for nearly two decades but Leah is still learning and trying to find new ways to give her team confidence. In the last 3 years she and the Tulane program have succeeded through cancer, a pandemic, and a hurricane. Their resiliency comes from their leader and head coach.

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Music: Otis McDonald
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Brent Hayden Chooses Life Outside of the Pool in 2nd Career Retirement Apr 07, 2022

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Brent Hayden is a 4x Olympian for and Olympic bronze medalist for Canada. He is the most decorated sprinter in Canadian history and recently announced his 2nd retirement, having retired once in 2012 and then come back 7 years later in 2019. Hayden explains that coming off of the Tokyo Olympics, he had wanted to keep swimming and pursue his 5th Olympic bid for the Paris 2024 Games. However, managing training at the level he needed to as well as the things he wanted to do outside of swimming proved too much this time around, ultimately leading to the world champion stepping away from the pool.

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Music: Otis McDonald
www.otismacmusic.com

New USC Coach Lea Maurer is Bringing a New Culture to the Trojan Pool Deck Apr 06, 2022

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We sat down with Lea Maurer, the newly named head coach of the University of Southern California. Maurer spoke to us about her plans for the Trojans moving forward, including a strong culture shift that changes both internal and external perceptions of USC Swim & Dive.

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Music: Otis McDonald
www.otismacmusic.com

SwimSwam Breakdown: International Trials, San Antonio, and Retirements Apr 05, 2022

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This week on the SwimSwam Breakdown, we discuss the upcoming international world champ trials (multiple), the Pro Swim in San Antonio, and a slew of athletes retiring.

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Music: Otis McDonald
www.otismacmusic.com

How Did Freshman Jordan Crooks Sprint to Historic Times Twice in 2 Months? Apr 03, 2022

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We sat down with Tennessee freshman Jordan Crooks, who not only dropped an 18.5 50 free to win the SEC championships, but backed it up at his first NCAA Championships by placing 3rd in the 50 and 5th in the 100 free.

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Music: Otis McDonald
www.otismacmusic.com

Holly Barratt on 6-Month Swim Trip, PBs at Age 34, and Quitting for 5 Years in her Teens Mar 31, 2022

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We sat down with Holly Barratt (recorded January 27), the Aussie worlds medalist who (at the time) hadn't been home to Perth in 6 months. When she left Australia in September for ISL season 3, she stayed abroad for the world cup circuit, ISL play-offs, SC world champs, and even Christmas in Sweden. She then returned to Australia, but with strict lockdown codes in Perth, stayed in Melbourne where she trained with Craig Jackson and his squad at Melbourne Vicentre Club.

However, Holly's backstory is perhaps more interesting then her present 6+ month time on the road. She swam competitively as an age-grouper, but not knowing how she could make the leap to international competition, quit from age 18-23. Once she started coaching swimming at age 23 (2014), she got the itch to compete again and had a full revival of her career. She went on to win 3 medals at the 2015 World University Games and medal at the successive LCM world championships, SCM world championships, and Commonwealth Games. She's still going PBs now at age 34 and plans to retire at the end of 2022.

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Music: Otis McDonald
www.otismacmusic.com

SwimSwam Breakdown: Men’s NCAA Review, 2024 Olympic Trials in Indy, & ISL Cancelled Mar 29, 2022

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This week on the SwimSwam Breakdown, we discuss the men’s NCAA Championships, the 2024 Olympic swimming Trials heading *allegedly* heading back to Indianapolis, and ISL Season 4 getting canceled.

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More Dryland Confidence with Chris Ritter of SURGE Strength Mar 23, 2022

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SURGE Strength, a strength training brand created by Chris Ritter, CEO of RITTER Sports Performance, aims to build better athletes and faster swimmers through dryland programs and educational courses.

Get started with a SURGE Strength Dryland Program or enroll in a dryland course in the SURGE Strength Academy today!

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SwimSwam Breakdown: Complete Men’s DI NCAA Championship Preview Mar 22, 2022

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This week on the SwimSwam Breakdown, we go through the 2022 Men’s DI NCAA Championships event-by-event (we missed the 200 free and 400 medley relays... my bad) and give you our picks for every NCAA title on the line.

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Noe Ponti Shares Hardest Sets From 3-Week Training Camp Mar 16, 2022

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We sat down with Olympic medalist Noe Ponti, who was in Marseille, France shooting with arena. Noe gives us an update about where he's at in his competition schedule, what it was like to do an aerobic workout with Sarah Sjostrom and Florent Manaudou, and what his hardest pool sessions were during a recent 3-week training camp.

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