Inside with Brett Hawke
Take an intimate look inside the minds of swimming's highest achievers with one of the world's best swim coaches, Brett Hawke.
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Jan 30, 2024 • 59min
#362 How Water Polo Helped Jessica Hardy Break World Records & Win Olympic Gold
Olympic gold medalist Jessica Hardy sat down to discuss her illustrious swimming career. Hardy, who won gold as part of the 4x100m medley relay at the 2012 London Olympics, shared many valuable lessons from her two decades as an elite swimmer.
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Jan 25, 2024 • 1h 14min
Dive Inside LIVE!
Meagen Nay, Brett Hawke, Sonny Trigg, and Kurt Hanson talk about swimming.
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IMAGINE SWIMMING: NYC's Premier Swim School is looking for instructors and coaches! Lessons for all ages, from Baby Swim to adults, along with competitive club teams.
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Jan 24, 2024 • 54min
#361 Starting a College Swim Team From Scratch with McKendree's Jimmy Tierney
Today Brett sits down for an inspiring interview with legendary swimming coach Jimmy Tierney. Coach Tierney currently coaches at McKendree University but has had an illustrious career coaching including 21 years as the Head Coach of Northwestern.
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IMAGINE SWIMMING: NYC's Premier Swim School is looking for instructors and coaches! Lessons for all ages, from Baby Swim to adults, along with competitive club teams.
INTL SWIMMING HALL OF FAME: Help preserve swimming history by joining the 1 in 1000 Club!
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Jan 22, 2024 • 60min
#360 Larsen Jensen: From Olympic Medalist to Navy SEAL to Venture Capitalist
Larsen Jenson is a 2x Olympic medalist - winning silver in the 1500 in 2004 and bronze in the 400 in 2008. Then he became a Navy SEAL, got an MBA from Stanford, and raised a venture fund of over $125,000,000.Larsen provides insightful perspectives on his diverse accomplishments and continuous drive to test himself. Enjoy this fascinating look into his incredible journey across multiple elite fields!
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IMAGINE SWIMMING: NYC's Premier Swim School is looking for instructors and coaches! Lessons for all ages, from Baby Swim to adults, along with competitive club teams.
INTL SWIMMING HALL OF FAME: Help preserve swimming history by joining the 1 in 1000 Club!
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Jan 18, 2024 • 58min
#359 Lucas Henveaux talks golf, distance swimming, & training his mentality
Swimmer Lucas Henveaux sat down for an insightful interview to discuss his preparations for the upcoming World Championships in Doha. Henveaux, who swims for Belgium, opened up about his goals for the 400m freestyle and how he is working to improve both physically and mentally.
Physically, Henveaux has been putting in the yardage to condition his body to handle the demands of the 400m and had an engaging discussion about developing confidence and a winning mindset.
This interview provides valuable mental preparation as Henveaux aims to make finals and compete for a medal in Doha.
Fans will be watching to see if these mindset adjustments help unlock Henveaux's potential on the international stage.
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SWIMSTRONG DRYLAND: SwimStrong Dryland inspires and changes the lives of competitive swimmers through strength and leadership training, motivation and care.
IMAGINE SWIMMING: NYC's Premier Swim School is looking for instructors and coaches! Lessons for all ages, from Baby Swim to adults, along with competitive club teams.
INTL SWIMMING HALL OF FAME: Help preserve swimming history by joining the 1 in 1000 Club!
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Jan 17, 2024 • 40min
Biomechanics by Ernie Maglischo | ASCA Talk #024
This week’s ASCA Talk comes from renowned swimming coach and researcher Ernie Maglischo from the 1998 World Clinic.
He provided some fascinating new insights into the mechanics of swimming propulsion. Having long been a proponent of lift-based theories, Coach Maglischo admitted he may have been wrong in his understanding and presented compelling evidence that drag forces likely play a much larger role than previously thought.
Coach Maglischo walks you through the history of research in this area, from Schleihauf’s early plaster hand studies showing lift dominance, to more recent work calling those results into question. He acknowledged the difficulties in accurately measuring lift and drag on a moving swimming hand. Through his own experimentation using velocity meters on swimmers, Coach Maglischo observed that strokes emphasizing sculling motions led to deceleration, contradicting lift-based theories.
A key realization was that while stroke patterns appear to involve significant in-out and down-up movement, propulsion actually occurs primarily during the backward portion of the stroke. Coach Maglischo now believes swimmers are using their entire arm as a paddle to push water backwards, not sculling it.
He introduced the concept of shoulder adduction as the primary propulsive movement in all strokes. This inward arcing motion of the arm allows it to function like an effective paddle throughout the pull. Flexion of the arm also occurs more abruptly than previously thought.
Overall, this talk provided a fascinating re-examination of long-held beliefs about swimming biomechanics and stroke mechanics. Even though this talk is 20+ years old, I still found it to be insightful.
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IMAGINE SWIMMING: NYC's Premier Swim School is looking for instructors and coaches! Lessons for all ages, from Baby Swim to adults, along with competitive club teams.
INTL SWIMMING HALL OF FAME: Help preserve swimming history by joining the 1 in 1000 Club!
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Jan 15, 2024 • 45min
#358 The Dale Oen Experience with Robin Dale Oen
This week Brett welcomes Robin Dale Oen on the show to talk about his late brother Alexander Dale Oen, the Norwegian Olympic swimmer who tragically passed away in 2012 at the age of 26. Robin and Alexander grew up swimming together and dreamed of competing in the Olympics. While Robin had success as a sprinter, Alexander established himself as one of the world's top breaststrokers, winning silver at the 2008 Olympics behind Kosuke Kitajima.
Tragically, Alexander passed away from an undiagnosed heart condition just months before the 2012 London Olympics, where he was considered a top contender. To honor his brother's memory and legacy, Robin started the Dale Oen Foundation, which uses outdoor activities to inspire and develop youth across Norway. The foundation now has six centers around the country serving over 1,000 young people annually.
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IMAGINE SWIMMING: NYC's Premier Swim School is looking for instructors and coaches! Lessons for all ages, from Baby Swim to adults, along with competitive club teams.
INTL SWIMMING HALL OF FAME: Help preserve swimming history by joining the 1 in 1000 Club!
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0:00 - Introduction and swimming background
2:00 - Alexander's success and early health signs
4:30 - Details of Alexander's tragic passing in 2012
7:00 - Starting the foundation in Alexander's honor
9:30 - Foundation's centers and outdoor programs
12:00 - Stories about Alexander's character
14:30 - Robin's continued involvement in swimming
17:00 - Brothers' journey to Olympics dreams
19:30 - Foundation's community impact and legacy
22:00 - Funding challenges for foundation's work
24:30 - Hopes for Norwegian swimming's future
27:00 - Robin's invitation for me to visit Norway
29:30 - Appreciation for the interview
32:00 - Honoring Alexander's memory
34:30 - Details on annual foundation conferences
37:00 - Impact of podcast and motivation
40:00 - Conclusion and farewell
Jan 10, 2024 • 1h 18min
#357 Will USA Swimming Rebound in 2024?
Jonty Skinner is a former South African swimmer, world record-holder, and a renowned swimming coach.
Jonty had a successful coaching career, having coached the US national team in the mid-1990s and later serving as a Director of Team Performance through 2008.
He himself is a former world record holder and NCAA Champion.
After retiring from the University of Alabama, he transitioned to coaching youth soccer and consulting.
Skinner is widely recognized and respected in the swimming community, having been inducted into ISHOF & ASCA's Hall of Fame.
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IMAGINE SWIMMING: NYC's Premier Swim School is looking for instructors and coaches! Lessons for all ages, from Baby Swim to adults, along with competitive club teams.
INTL SWIMMING HALL OF FAME: Help preserve swimming history by joining the 1 in 1000 Club!
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Jan 4, 2024 • 55min
#356 Thomas Heilman talks UVA, how he trains, Paris & Milak
Still just 16 years old, Thomas Heilman is not only one of America's best, but one of the world's best swimmers.
Last summer at World Championships, his first, Thomas tied for 4th place in the 200 Fly, going 1:53.82. How fast is that? Well, when Michael Phelps was 20 years old he set the World Record going 1:53.80.
Thomas recently signed with Arena and committed to swim at the University of Virginia. He has declined to participate in the Doha World Championships, as he is focused on his training to make the Paris 2024 team.
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IMAGINE SWIMMING: NYC's Premier Swim School is looking for instructors and coaches! Lessons for all ages, from Baby Swim to adults, along with competitive club teams.
INTL SWIMMING HALL OF FAME: Help preserve swimming history by joining the 1 in 1000 Club!
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00:00 - Welcome Thomas Hellman!
04:14 - Who is Thomas Heilman?
05:22 - The University of Virginia and Career Interests
08:08 - Olympic Trial Event Program and Training Range
11:49 - Sponsorship With Arena
15:08 - Manifesting Talent into a Career
18:23 - Preparing for Paris Mentally
24:25 - Watching First Olympics
28:11 - What Will It Take To Qualify for Paris?
33:04 - “Professionalizing“ Yourself
37:00 - Training Underwaters
39:33 - How to Split the 100 Fly - Long Course
42:37 - Never Suiting Up in Practice & Training for 200 Fly
46:46 - Resistance Training in Practice
49:17 - Milak and the 200 Fly
Jan 3, 2024 • 13min
Early Morning Training & Sleep Deprivation by Len & Svetlana Sterlin | ASCA Talk #023
Today's American Swimming Coaches Association talk comes from Coach Len Sterlin of Commercial Swimming Club in Brisbane, Australia. Len is a Sports science educated professional with a Silver Licence from Australian Swimming Coaches & Teachers Association and a Certified Level 5 Age Groups Coach from the American Swimming Coaches Association.
The Pacific Swim Coaches Conference begins in just two days from January 5th to the 7th in Napa Valley, California. Join Russel Mark, Brent Arckey, Mark Schubert, and Natalie Coughlin. Go to swimming coach dot org to sign up.
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BEINE WELLNESS BUILDING: Individualize your nutrition with genetic testing and personalized plans. Eat, supplement, and recover based on your genetics.
SWIMSTRONG DRYLAND: SwimStrong Dryland inspires and changes the lives of competitive swimmers through strength and leadership training, motivation and care.
IMAGINE SWIMMING: NYC's Premier Swim School is looking for instructors and coaches! Lessons for all ages, from Baby Swim to adults, along with competitive club teams.
INTL SWIMMING HALL OF FAME: Help preserve swimming history by joining the 1 in 1000 Club!
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