The SwimSwam Podcast

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SwimSwam Breakdown: Complete Women’s DI NCAA Championship Preview Mar 15, 2022

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This week on the SwimSwam Breakdown, we go through the 2022 Women's DI NCAA Championships event-by-event and give you our picks for every NCAA title on the line.

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Associate Head Coach Tyler Fenwick Shares UVA Sets Leading into NCAAs Mar 14, 2022

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SwimSwam caught up with Tyler Fenwick, Associate Head Coach at University of Virginia, the week before the UVA Women defend their NCAA title in Atlanta, GA. In this discussion, Fenwick touches on some recent sets and gives us an open look at the training set up at UVA but this is a big picture conversation on coaching. Tyler's been coaching for almost 20 years all across the country. At one point I joke with him that he made distance coaching cool but these days he's hesitant to call himself a distance coach. He has learned so much over nearly 2 decades on deck with some of the best minds in the sport but he is still expanding his coaching game. We cover all that and more!!

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Music: Otis McDonald
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Sarah Sjostrom Will Not Swim the 100 Fly at World Champs This Year Mar 13, 2022

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We sat down with world record holder Sarah Sjostrom while she was at the arena photoshoot in Marseille, France. The 14x World champion spoke about a recent 2-week training camp, being with arena for over a decade, and choosing to skip the 100 fly individually at this year's world championships.

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Bruno Fratus on Chasing Paris 2024: ”That’s the difference a good swim can make” Mar 13, 2022

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We sat down with Tokyo Olympic medalist Bruno Fratus while he was in Marseille shooting with his suit partner, arena. Bruno gives us an update on where he’s at in training and how winning a bronze medal at his 3rd Olympics fueled his fire to go for a 4th Games instead of hanging up his goggles.

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Todd DeSorbo, Alexis Wenger of Virginia Preview 2022 NCAA Championships Mar 12, 2022

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University of Virginia head coach Todd DeSorbo and All-American breaststroke Alexis Wenger sat down with the media days before heading to Atlanta to defend their team title at the 2022 NCAA Championships. They touch on topics such as UVA relays, the mindset of defending their title, and racing ACC opponents at both the conference and national levels.

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Music: Otis McDonald
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French Olympian Fantine Lesaffre on Training with NC State, Struggling with Burnout Mar 11, 2022

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We sat down with French Olympian Fantine Lesaffre, who recently made the move to train at NC State, following her boyfriend there who is getting his masters and training there as well. Fantine takes us through what it’s like to train with the wolfpack and how it is radically different from her old training base in France. She also dives into her last few years of training leading up to the 2020 Olympic Games and how she struggled so much in that lead-up that she almost stepped away from swimming altogether.

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Music: Otis McDonald
www.otismacmusic.com

Adam Peaty Thinks A Team Speedo Medley Relay With Caeleb Dressel Would Break the World Record Mar 10, 2022

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Adam Peaty's Speedo partnership announcement blew up traffic yesterday on SwimSwam. This podcast with the 3-time Olympic gold medalist and world record holder was supposed to be a quick chat about signing with Team Speedo, and he unpacks the partnership, but Peaty chatted a little longer across a few topics.

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Music: Otis McDonald
www.otismacmusic.com

SwimSwam Breakdown: NCAA Lineups, Summer McIntosh & Westmont Pro Swim Mar 09, 2022

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This week on the SwimSwam Breakdown, we discuss the upcoming women's and men's DI NCAA Championships, Summer McIntosh breaking 2 world junior records in Toronto, and the Pro Swim in Westmont.

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Associate Head Stefanie Moreno Breaks Down Georgia Double-Taper Mar 08, 2022

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Stefanie Moreno, the Associate Head Coach of the Georgia Bulldogs, joins the us in the middle of the Bulldog's championship season to dive deep into double taper. We talk about the staff dynamic during this crucial time of year and how they decide what work is left to be done. Host Garrett McCaffrey has a unique connection with Coach Moreno. His final year as a swimmer was her first year as a coach at the University of Missouri. They discuss how she's evolved since then into the Associate Head of her alma mater alongside her once coach, Jack Bauerle.

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Music: Otis McDonald
www.otismacmusic.com

Regan Smith Breaks Down 2Fly/2Back NCAA Double, Pac-12s, and Olympic Experience Mar 07, 2022

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We sat down with Regan Smith after her first Pac-12 Championships with Stanford, where she won the 100 back and 200 fly. Smith talks about her Olympic experience in Tokyo, how her first quarters of college have been, and what her event lineup will be at the upcoming NCAA championships.

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