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Co-Founders of Nica Nadadores Discuss Growing Swimming to Nicaragua Oct 28, 2021

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We sat down with Timmy Hayes, Scot Robison, and Kyle Shoemaker, the 3 co-founders of Nica Nadadores in Nicaragua. Nica not only teaches kids how to swim and gives them an outlet to train in the pool, but it also helps them out of the pool with their education via scholarships and opportunities for better schools. Timmy, Scot, and Kyle each discuss their swimming backgrounds and what brought them to this project as well as how it has impacted their lives and the lives of those in this community. Check out the Nica Nadadores here. See our write-up on the Nadadores in 2014 here.

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Music: Otis McDonald
www.otismacmusic.com

SwimSwam Breakdown: Jeanette‘s Bullying, ISL Unrest, & Curry‘s Practice 18.7 Oct 26, 2021

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This week on the SwimSwam Breakdown, we discuss Jeanette Ottesen's book release and what it means that she admits to the longterm bullying of former teammate Lotte Friis, ISL athlete's nearly boycotting over continued league non-payments, and Brooks Curry throwing down a spicy practice swim at the end of a workout.

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Jim Bolster on Being 3-Sport NCAA Athlete, Coaching Columbia Men for 38 Years Oct 25, 2021

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We sat down with Jim Bolster, the head coach for the Columbia men's team (who we recently filmed a Practice + Pancakes with) who is in his 38th season at the helm. Bolster boasts a very athletic background, being 1 of 14 and growing up with access to the Princeton athletic facilities. He was a 4-time letter athlete in swimming, soccer, and lacrosse at Denison University, winning an NCAA DIII title in the 200 fly and going to the NCAA tournament in soccer. He then started competing in triathlons, where he had success for 20+ years as a masters competitor. Bolster speaks on his philosophy on staying active and what that has taught him about coaching along the way.

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Music: Otis McDonald
www.otismacmusic.com

FORM Smart Swim Goggles CEO Breaks Down Why Swim Data Matters Oct 22, 2021

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Dan Eisenhardt, FORM Founder and CEO, has chlorine in his blood. He loves the sport, and that passion has driven his innovation developing the industry-groundbreaking FORM Smart Swim Goggles. Founded in 2016 in Vancouver, Canada, FORM is the tech-enabled swim platform with a simple mission: to break down the barriers between what swimming is and what it could be.

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Music: Otis McDonald
www.otismacmusic.com

Bella Sims Breaks Down Full Olympic Experience as a 16-Year-old Oct 21, 2021

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We sat down with Olympic medalist Bella Sims, who swam on the prelims of the 800 free relay in Tokyo at 16 years old as the 2nd youngest member of the US Olympic team, only older than her club teammate and training partner, Katie Grimes. Sims goes in-depth on her expectations heading into trials, her day-to-day training in Las Vegas, and what it was like being a teenager at the Olympic Games. Sims also talks about crying before all of her races, less-than-ideal open water swims, and not realizing that prelims swimmers got medals too.

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Music: Otis McDonald
www.otismacmusic.com

SwimSwam Breakdown: Coaching Changes, NCAA, and Young Guns Firing Oct 19, 2021

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This week on the SwimSwam Breakdown, we discuss the myriad of coaching changes that were reported last week, the wave of new international teenage talent on the men's side, and the fact weekend of racing from the NCAA.

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Kaylee McKeown Breaks Down Triple-Gold Olympic Performance with Torn Labrum Oct 18, 2021

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We sat down with 3x Olympic champion from Tokyo, Kaylee McKeown. We start by discussing where she's at currently, including recovering from a torn labrum she sustained before the Olympic Games and trying out a myriad of different training groups in Queensland. Then we get into her Olympic experience, where she dissects both of her individual wins in the 100 and 200 back as well as her contributions of Australia's gold medal 400 medley relay and bronze medal mixed 400 medley relay.

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Music: Otis McDonald
www.otismacmusic.com

Matt Sates Talks World Jr Records, Unleashing the True Power of a Race Oct 15, 2021

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We sat down with 3x World Jr Record holder and 2020 Olympic semi-finalist, Matt Sates. For 18 years of age, Sates has a plethora of swim knowledge and insight which he was kind enough to share with us on today's podcast. Sates breaks down all 3 of his world Jr record performances as well as other races throughout the world cup and what he has to do to get the best out of himself in each race. The South African Olympic also discusses training with Chad le Clos for 3 weeks before their Olympic Trials (and racing 20x200 best average), why he purposefully doesn't lift, and coming to Georgia to compete in the NCAA this coming winter.

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Music: Otis McDonald
www.otismacmusic.com

Founder Dan Eisenhardt Details His Journey Developing FORM Smart Swim Goggles Oct 14, 2021

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Dan Eisenhardt, FORM Founder and CEO, has chlorine in his blood. He loves the sport, and that passion has driven his innovation developing the industry-groundbreaking FORM Smart Swim Goggles.

Founded in 2016 in Vancouver, Canada, FORM is the tech-enabled swim platform with a simple mission: to break down the barriers between what swimming is and what it could be.

FORM uses smart goggles and guided real-time workouts to make swimming endlessly motivating and fun. With a FORM membership, swimmers can access guided workouts and performance metrics in real-time through the in-goggle display. Using the FORM Swim App, swimmers of all levels can be supported in their long-term fitness goals by selecting from an extensive library of workouts and, once selected, can be guided through their workout in real-time, as they swim.

The FORM Smart Swim Goggles are available at www.formswim.com and Amazon.

FORM is a SwimSwam partner.

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Music: Otis McDonald
www.otismacmusic.com

Lilly King Details Up and Down 2020 Olympic Games, Lilly King Competition Pool Oct 13, 2021

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We sat down with Olympic champion and Breaststroke queen, Lilly King, to discuss the brand new pool in her hometown of Evansville, Indiana and her swimming in the last couple of months. King walks us through her time in ISL this season and how she got back into the swing of racing coming off of the Olympics, as well as what her "off-season" looked like and why she like to stay in the water for the majority of that time. King also describes her experience at the 2020 Olympic Games, where she went into the meet as the defending Olympic champion in the 100 breast and heavy favorite to win gold. King goes into what she felt after winning bronze in that race, then coming off of the surprise loss and earning silver in the 200, her first Olympic medal in that event.

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Music: Otis McDonald
www.otismacmusic.com

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