“10 to 12K a week” - Van Mathias on the Training That Made Him The Fastest American EVER
"An aerobic base isn’t gonna save you when you have no speed.” - Van
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"An aerobic base isn’t gonna save you when you have no speed.” - Van
"It's a lot more fun." - Cam McEvoy
"Repetition is the Highest Form of Learning" - Bob Bowman (and Aristotle)
3 Things That Peaked My Interest from Episode 11 of the Aquatics Sports Performance Podcast
American swimmers don't race LCM enough. We've over used snorkels. And the world has surpassed us into and off of walls.
Scoreboards, Pace Clocks, and More!
World Aquatics chooses inclusion over speed.
We have upgraded our case!
“They have their first female Olympic swimmer ever now in Paris, which, of course, she’s been a big role model for the girls in the country.” - Emma Igelstrom
“I realized it’s not a big deal not to win an Olympic medal. I’m still myself. My friends are there. My family loves me. Everything is fine.” - Marie Wattel
"Technique is so, so important, not just to swim fast, but also to make sure that you are pulling, pushing, you know, pressing these, all these different movement patterns properly."
Touchpads! Getchya touchpads heeeeeeere!
"Can you get a faster time with less strokes?" - Ash Delaney
"Our women had entered that meet with a thirty-five year losing streak... and we walked away with two wins for the first time since 1988." - Head Coach Brandt Nigro
"Being #1 at 12 is not the goal." - Steve Magness
Eneli is the first Estonian woman to ever final at the Olympics!
"I don't think there is a black and white technique it's on a spectrum...utilize that spectrum based on the distance and the effort..." - Dan Daly
PLS is creating a connection between grassroots and elite swimming, fostering a community-driven culture that’s fun, inclusive, and innovative.
"My strength is my parasympathetic nervous system...I'm the calm in the storm." - Marius Kusch
"Swimmers don't need strength & conditioning...they need strength and mobility." - Sean Kao
"Sometimes we would have like legitimately four or five different workouts for those four or five people.” - Joao Mescolote
"A skill is whatever they need to do to accomplish a goal. A drill is an activity to help them learn that skill." - Coach Andrew Sheaff
"I started swimming distance when I was 27... people usually get older and swim less, but for me it was different"- Marwan El Kamash
"We do some for volume. We do some for intensity. We do hypoxic. I find that what ends up being the most successful for me is in any given week, and again, this is a gross generalization, but I say between 35 and 40 percent of my volume of the week is kicking of one form or another." - Tony Batis
"Are we making ourselves tired, or are we making ourselves better?" - Benn Harradine
"I think being patient with a sense of urgency is the biggest skill in coaching... you want them to develop and be faster, but you can't rush that process." - Tom Rushton
“You just have to keep that mindset of I’m still the one hunting still. I’m still hunting for improvement. I’m still hunting because I don’t want those girls catching up to me.”
“You're going to lose if you think you're going to lose and you don't always win when you think you're going to win...but, your chances of winning are going to be higher if you think that you're actually capable of doing it.” - Torri Huske
"Our job description is Cam's goals - simple as that." - Coach Tim Lane
Brett, Megs, Kurt, Sonny, and Nate talk about Swimming at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Dr. Roald Van der Vliet & Sander Schreven study swimming all every day with the most advanced tools.
"I also know the truth and I know that I am not a cheater and I didn't take Vadadustat and I wouldn't ever do anything to give myself an unfair advantage."
Pat Forde & McGee Moody break down the $2.8 BILLION dollar NCAA settlement.
"One of the best things that we can do as parents and coaches is be the voice in their head that's going to remind them of what they're capable of..."
"As soon as a negative thought would come into play. I'd just smash it down straightaway with a positive thought."
"If you don't feel the difference between 14 and 15 kilos pressure on the water, you'll never be the fastest guy in the world."
"I've never retired. I'll never retire. - Sam Hoekstra
"Injury is an opportunity." - Daniel Moedas
After retiring 8 years ago, Laura achieved lifetime best times after reducing her training volume and focusing on high-intensity swim sessions 3 times per week.
Japan's Back-to-Back Olympic Champion in Both Breaststrokes
The Georgia women went 22 straight years without losing a home meet. They won 7 NCAA team titles. His swimmers won 40 Olympic medals.
What will Ms. Versatile swim at Olympic Trials?
Only FDA approved substances are allowed and super suits are back baby!
Leon Marchand and Josh Liendo both won 3 events.
LED. LCD. DIY.
Gretchen Walsh is the fastest woman to ever swim yards. In multiple events.
Upcoming: D1 Women and D3 Champs
Pac 12 Men's + MAC Men's + D2 NCAA Preview
"Who doesn't want to see who the fastest swimmer in the world is?"
Big 10 Men's + Pac 12 Women's + Big 12 + Mid-Major Action
Former backstroke WR holder hardly trains backstroke. Went 47.8 & 1:45 in the 100 & 200 Freestyles - wants to be on all the relays.
Vlad is, "a shark swimming behind dolphins."
Top Swims From Around the Country, Across all Divisions
We revisit our #1 downloaded podcast of all time.
China's teenage superstar broke the world record with a fever!
Plus fast swims from ASU, Auburn, UVA, & USC
Get on the bus, Marius is taking you to school!
Doha World Champs -- Aussie OT's -- Paris Olympics
Top Swims From Lower Divisions + Indiana vs. Wisconsin vs. Louisville
Plus, How She Went From Banned From the Olympics to Winning Gold
Notre Dame topples Ohio State for the first time.
Jimmy Tierney shares wisdom from his storied coaching career.
Best college dual meet EVER!?!
An Inside look into Larsen Jensen's incredible career path.
Notre Dame/Navy/Princeton Double Dual
Forget about the Doha World Championships - it’s the Olympic year!
Will USA Swimming Rebound in 2024?
ASCA Talk #022
Sprinting is all encompassing!
NAGs, Army/Navy, Pre-Christmas Meets
Mid-Major, D2, and D3 Invites + A Couple National Records
Here are a few things I was thinking about while watching the US Open...
Siobhan is the fastest 200 SCM Freestyler in history!
2nd man to break 48 long course. 1st man to break 46 short course.
10 Amazing Invite Performances + 10 Amazing Relays of the Week
His swimmers included Susie O’Neill, Liesel Jones, Libby Trickett, and Christian Sprenger just to name a few.
NAIA & NJCAA Champs Duel + Grand Valley 400 Free Relay
ASCA Talk #020
Distance Stars + D3 Breakouts + USC Women ROTW
Coach Holler's philosophy promotes a smart and efficient training approach with a focus on speed, individualization, quality over quantity, and sufficient rest and recovery.
Bruno is Back! Lewis Clareburt leaves Coach Hollywood. Silvia Scalia shares 100 pace set.
Gretchen Walsh clobbers everyone. Ahmed Hafnaoui swims SCY. Caroline Bricker can do it all. Relay of the Week: Indiana Men's 400 Free Relay
Water Safety Needs to Start at Birth + Kate Ziegler Descending Distance Set
ASCA Talk #019
Katinka defends Milak. New Parent Water Safety Hospital Bill. Lucy Charles-Barclay's Fav Set.
GLIAC Rivalry Renewed + U Indy Challenges Purdue + Findlay 200 Medley Relay
If you like, "The Office", you'll love this.
Top Swims, Relays, & Meets of the Week + Weekend Preview: NC State vs. Arizona State
Leon Marchand takes 7 dolphin kicks off every wall.
McKeown closing in on backstroke world records. Ursula Carlile passes away. Coley Stickels Sets.
Siobhan flirts with 51. McKeown & Qin 3-peat again. Ceccon on fire. Sjostrom outsprints Campbell & Yufei.
More College Hazing + Men's 100 Free Breakdown + World Aquatics Stops Construction in South Africa
He will be inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame this weekend.
ASCA Talk #017
College Hazing + Eddie Reese Retiring + How Popovici can break Biedermann's 200 Free WR
Alongside his coach, Jacco Verhaeren
Qin Haiyang has put drive & purpose back into the 24 year old Australian.
Ian Thorpe Sets + Diana Nyad's Cuba Swim Denied Ratification + Rylov Out of Olympics
Race Pace Training is essential for improving aerobic capacity.
The 17-4 Concept. Athletic Intelligence. Racing is Training.
ASCA Talk #015
Underwater kicking. Resistance training. Hypoxic work.
Focus on swimming fast. Build strength within the stroke. Measure differently.
3 of James Gibson's favorite kick sets + Gina Rinehart's Olympic bonus program
Courtesy of Jake Swinn - Swimming's #1 Meme Artist
Open Water World Cup in Paris Cancelled. 200 Breast set from Ray Looze. Milo Cavic and John Atkinson are on the pod this week.
ASCA Talk #013
Joe & Brian share their coaching philosophies and express their love for the sport.
Goals, Pressure, and Professionalism
Drowning kills more American children aged 1-4 than anything else.
God Bless Nic Fink, Team USA's breaststroke savior.
Australia's distance stars, Lani Pallister & Sam Short, are on the pod.
Including lessons from Bill Sweetenham, Eddie Reese, George Haines, and Peter Daland.
Racing in training. Managing confidence. Ability to adapt.
ASCA Talk #012
Plus, Developing World Class Female Swimmers by Jack Bauerle
How do you stay so long? Is 21 a goal for you? Are you a flyer now?
LIVE with David Popovici! Leon Marchand becomes 4th man under 2:07.
ASCA Talk #011
Regan Smith breaks American Record in the 200 Fly! Why Iceland is #1 in swimming. A Federica Pellegrini 200 Free Set.
Mike Bottom (Michigan) retires. Tracy Slusser (Stanford) leaves coaching.
ASCA Talk #010
Coleman Stewart retires. Ryan Lochte LIVE. Cam McEvoy's Fav 100 Free Test Set.
May 15th is International Water Safety Day
Plus, a Katie Ledecky Elimination Set from Greg Meehan.
Plus: USA Swimming Relay Camp - Caeleb Dressel is back.
Russell Mark is the Performance and Education Advisor at the American Swimming Coaches Association
Insights on Threshold Training & his Energy Zone Color System
Australian, Hungarian, & Russian Champs + Berlin Open
Plus, Bob Bowman's "Method"
ASCA Talk #007
Brett welcomes the Father of Functional Training, Vern Gambetta!
Chlorine Daddy rips fastest time in the world, 47.6
Eric Hudson is the Founder of SwimStrong Dryland
Spain, Portugal Opens. Luka the Bazooka goes 4:22 in the 500 Free.
GOAT Round 2: Leon Marchand
Taylor Ruck skipping World Champs
Kate Douglass is the GOAT x3.
Plus, USAS incentives their relays & Penny Oleksiak is out of World Champs
Indy and Nova Win Their First National Titles
USA Swimming's Backstroke Finish Rule Change + Women's NCAA Predictions
Pac-12 Men, The Return of the MAC, Last Chance Meets + Weekend Preview
Plus, Leon Marchand knocks SCY records down.
D2/D3 Selection Day + Weekend Preview
James Gibson Drag Sox Tips + Brendan Burns Yawning
Several meets came down to the last day, and sometimes the last event.
ACC's/SEC's/B1G 10's + Don Swartz on the Pod
Great Lakes Valley. Northeast 10. South Atlantic. Rocky Mountain. North Coast. UAA. NESAC.
Zach Apple Retires. Maggie MacNeil Underwater. 2025 World Champs to be held in Singapore.
D2 and D3 Conference Meet Previews
Cal Parts Way with McKeever, Swim England CEO Retiring Amid Reform
Our favorite swim tweets of the week.
Meet of the Week: Texas/NC State Dual Meet
Pat Forde, Don Swartz on the Pod this week
Top 10 Women's Performances. Top 10 Men's Performances.
Louise Hansson on the pod! Robert Glinta retires. Peyton Hillis Update.
Big partnership news. It's a major event!
Top Swims, Relays, & Meets of the Week.
Remembering Martin Luther King Jr. and the Right to Swim
Jordan Crooks is still on fire! Hannah Bach, Andrei Minakov are back.
Simone Manuel set to race at TYR Pro Swim Series, Cody Bybee Rips a 50 Underwater Kick
Who's Gonna Replace Queens??
The Fastest First Semester EVER!
Male & Female Swims of the Year for LCM, SCM, & SCY
Henderson State is your Relay of the Week
Maggie MacNeil breaks 100 Fly WR, Le Clos Wins Again, USA Women Break Medley WR, and Australian/American Men TIE for Gold and WR in Medley Relay
Double Relay World Records, Seto Sixth Consecutive 400IM World Title, Meilutyte Semi-Final World Record, McKeon Wins Again!
French and American Relay World Records, Men's 50 Back Snafu, Seto dethrones Fink in 200 Breast
Lilly King & Nic Fink sweep the breaststroke. USA women upset Aus on free relay.
2022 FINA ("World Aquatics") World Short Course Championships
2022 FINA ("World Aquatics") World Short Course Championships
Top Swims, Relays, & Meets of the Week.
Our favorite swim tweets of the week.
Winter Juniors: East and West, Fast Swims Around the 🌎
US Open, Fast Swims Around the World, & Olympic Trials Tickets
Top Swims, Relays, & Meets of the Week.
Top Swims, Relays, & Meets of the Week.
Kaii Winkler's 42.5 NAG, Kolesnikov's 50 Back WR, & Golden Goggles
Our favorite swim tweets of the week.
MP on Unbreakable Podcast + First Wave of NCAA Invites 🏊🏻♂️
Top Swims, Relays, & Meets of the Week.
Top Swims, Relays, & Meets of the Week.
Our favorite swim tweets of the week.
Our favorite swim tweets of the week.
Top Swims, Relays, & Meets of the Week.
Coach Adrian Radulescu shares a race pace set.
Top Swims, Relays, & Meets of the Week.
Top Swims, Relays, & Meets of the Week.
Our favorite swim tweets of the week.
Coach Adrian Radulescu joins Inside with Brett Hawke
Emma McKeon test set. Zac Stubblety-Cook 200 Breast set. The Grant Hackett set.
How swimming molded Anders Holm
Mary T. Meagher changed butterfly forever!
Top Swims, Relays, & Meets of the Week.
7x Olympic medalist talks all about backstroke
Top Swims from the NCAA Weekend
Our favorite swim tweets of the week.
Top Swims from the NCAA Weekend
Our favorite swim tweets of the week.
Our favorite swim tweets of the week.
Our favorite swim tweets of the week.
ASCA World Clinic Las Vegas + 2022 ISHOF Induction
Our favorite swim tweets of the week.
Top Swims from the Juniors
Fastest man in human history: Chlorine Daddy
Our favorite swim tweets of the week.
With special guests: George Bovell & David Marsh
Does Cesar Cielo's 100 Free World Record go down!?!
Top 5 Swims from European Championships
Our favorite swim tweets of the week.
Commonwealth Games Review + Death Spiral Set
Get access to the AnyQuestion app for free.
Mel Marshall, Michael Bohl, James Gibson, Ben Titley, Albert Subirats
Coach Robinson was just named to her first Team USA coaching staff, being named an Assistant Coach for the Duel in the Pool.
🤡 Swimming Meme & 📜Swimming Set of the Week
Her documentary, Drowning in Silence, comes out his fall.
Liendo talks sprinting technique, Dressel, Popovici, & swimming in college
W 400 IM, M 4x100 MR, W 4x100 FR
W 50 Free, M 50 Back, W 50 Breast, 4x100 MFR, M 1500 Free
World Champion 100 & 200 Freestyler David Popovici joins Brett LIVE
M 100 Fly, W 200 Back, M 50 Free, W 50 Fly, M 4x200 FR, W 800 Free
W 100 Free, M 200 Back, W 200 Breast, M 200 Breast, W 4x200 FR
The race is now between Chlorine Daddy and Cesar Cielo.
W 50 Back, M 100 Free, M 200 IM, W 200 Fly, 4x100 MMR
M 50 Breast, W 200 Free, M 200 Fly, M 800 Free
W 1 Back, M 1 Back, W 1 Breast, M 2 Free, W 1500 Free
Women 2 IM, Men 4 Free, Women 1 Fly, Men 50 Fly, Women 4 Free, Men 4 IM
🤡 Swimming Meme & 📜Swimming Set of the Week
Our favorite tweets of the week.
Plus 🤡 Swimming Meme & 📜Swimming Set of the Week
Our most downloaded podcasts are...
Caeleb Dressel on self-improvement, balancing stardom, World Records, & more.
🤡 Swimming Meme & 📜Swimming Set of the Week
Clips Ledecky's time by just .06
Titmus breaks 400 Free WR. Bruno Fratus 21.49!
May 15th is International Water Safety Day
Our favorite tweets of the week.
First man under 2:06!
How do you break Michael Phelps' 400 IM World Record?
Our favorite tweets of the week.
400 Free, 100 Breast, 100 Back
Caeleb Dressel Race Analysis + Lifting for swimmers
Hunter Armstrong World Record! Curzan, Huske do it for the 3rd time!
400 IM, 100 Fly, 50 Breast, 50 Back
Ledecky, Dressel win again. Swanson, Weinstein make the team.
200 Free, 200 Breast, 200 Back, 50 Fly
Ledecky fastest in 4 years 8:09.2; Dressel 47.7 wins 100 Free
200 Fly, 100 Free
Curzan? More like Cruzan.
The most interesting stuff going on in swimming.
Lukas Märtens, Josh Liendo light the pool on fire