

Inside with Brett Hawke
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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Mar 14, 2023 • 48min
#305 Chasing Dreams with Olympic gold medalist Samantha Arsenault Livingstone
Samantha Arsenault won an Olympic gold medal as part of the 4x200 Free Relay in Sydney.
Winning gold wasn't enough and afterwards, she spiraled into a deep, dark place. Samantha tells her story of how she overcame this from the help of Greg Harden and how she came to understand her true self and heal her relationship with herself.
This interview is about her journey to understanding her inner self and the feelings that come with achieving her dream.
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Mar 13, 2023 • 57min
Women's 2023 NCAA Swimming Championship PREDICTION SHOW!
Will Texas be able to take down Virginia or will they make it 3 in a row? Is Stanford ready to pounce? Who will be the meet's most outstanding swimmer? Kate Douglass? Maggie Mac Neil? Lydia Jacoby? Gretchen Walsh? Alex Walsh? Torri Huske? Claire Curzan? Katharine Berkoff?
Special guests @KyleMillis and @TheSwimsuitGuy
800 Free Relay 11:00 200 Medley Relay 12:30 500 Free 15:00 200 IM 19:00 50 Free 23:00 Day 2 23:45 400 IM 26:00 100 Fly 28:30 200 Free 31:30 100 Breast 35:15 100 Back 37:45 400 Medley Relay 38:15 200 Back 41:00 100 Free 45:50 200 Breast 48:30 200 Fly 53:00 400 Free Relay 54:00 Team Predictions 55:00 Cal Predictions
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BEINE WELLNESS BUILDING: Individualize your nutrition with genetic testing and personalized plans. Eat, supplement, and recover based on your genetics.
INTL SWIMMING HALL OF FAME: Help preserve swimming history by joining the 1 in 1000 Club!
VASA: Essential dryland for stronger, better, faster swimmers. Save 10% using the code "brett" at checkout!
DESTRO SWIM TOWERS: Save $150 per double swim tower by using the code "brett" at checkout!
SWIMNERD: Big and small digital pace clocks, virtual scoreboards, and live results.
#swimming #collegeswimming #swimcoach

Mar 10, 2023 • 6min
Kaylee McKeown Sets 200m Backstroke World Record
At the NSW State Championships in Sydney, Australia, Kaylee McKeown broke Regan Smith's 200 Meter Long Course Backstroke World Record. She swam a 2:03.14! Visit Sonny's website for merch and custom training plans!
29.34
1:00.73 (31.39)
1:31.84 (31.11)
2:03.14 (31.30)
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BEINE WELLNESS BUILDING: Individualize your nutrition with genetic testing and personalized plans. Eat, supplement, and recover based on your genetics.
INTL SWIMMING HALL OF FAME: Help preserve swimming history by joining the 1 in 1000 Club!
VASA: Essential dryland for stronger, better, faster swimmers. Save 10% using the code "brett" at checkout!
DESTRO SWIM TOWERS: Save $150 per double swim tower by using the code "brett" at checkout!
SWIMNERD: Big and small digital pace clocks, virtual scoreboards, and live results.
#swimming #swimmer #backstroke

Mar 9, 2023 • 5min
Transitioning from Short Course to Long Course Swimming
Swimming fast is great, but lasting the distance is what separates the good from the great. Find out how to make the switch from short course to long course swimming with these tips.
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BEINE WELLNESS BUILDING: Individualize your nutrition with genetic testing and personalized plans. Eat, supplement, and recover based on your genetics.
INTL SWIMMING HALL OF FAME: Help preserve swimming history by joining the 1 in 1000 Club!
VASA: Essential dryland for stronger, better, faster swimmers. Save 10% using the code "brett" at checkout!
DESTRO SWIM TOWERS: Save $150 per double swim tower by using the code "brett" at checkout!
SWIMNERD: Big and small digital pace clocks, virtual scoreboards, and live results.
#swimming #swimfast #sprinting

Mar 8, 2023 • 1h 9min
LIVE with COACH MATT KREDICH of TENNESSEE SWIMMING!
Matt Kredich is one of the world's greatest swim coaches. He is currently preparing his Women & Men at the University of Tennessee for NCAA Championships set to start next week.
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SWIM ANGELFISH: Receive the tools and skills needed to teach swimmers with autism, physical disabilities, anxiety, sensory and motor conditions with Swim Angelfish, the global leader in adaptive swim. Get certified online today!
BEINE WELLNESS BUILDING: Individualize your nutrition with genetic testing and personalized plans. Eat, supplement, and recover based on your genetics.
INTL SWIMMING HALL OF FAME: Help preserve swimming history by joining the 1 in 1000 Club!
VASA: Essential dryland for stronger, better, faster swimmers. Save 10% using the code "brett" at checkout!
DESTRO SWIM TOWERS: Save $150 per double swim tower by using the code "brett" at checkout!
SWIMNERD: Big and small digital pace clocks, virtual scoreboards, and live results.
#collegeswimming #swimming #tennesseeswimming

Mar 7, 2023 • 1h 16min
Inside Arizona State Swimming with Grant House
Grant House is in the house and Arizona State swimming is on fire.
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SWIM ANGELFISH: Receive the tools and skills needed to teach swimmers with autism, physical disabilities, anxiety, sensory and motor conditions with Swim Angelfish, the global leader in adaptive swim. Get certified online today!
BEINE WELLNESS BUILDING: Individualize your nutrition with genetic testing and personalized plans. Eat, supplement, and recover based on your genetics.
INTL SWIMMING HALL OF FAME: Help preserve swimming history by joining the 1 in 1000 Club!
VASA: Essential dryland for stronger, better, faster swimmers. Save 10% using the code "brett" at checkout!
DESTRO SWIM TOWERS: Save $150 per double swim tower by using the code "brett" at checkout!
SWIMNERD: Big and small digital pace clocks, virtual scoreboards, and live results.
#collegeswimming #swimming #arizonastate

Mar 7, 2023 • 1h 3min
#304 High Performance in Sports with Bernard Savage
In 2021, Hockey Australia appointed Bernard Savage as its new High Performance Director, who has extensive experience in successful Australian high performance sporting environments; including, 16 years with Swimming Australia as a Performance Scientist and High Performance Sports Manager.
3 Key Takeaways:
1. Sports science plays an important role in swimming, combining physiology and biomechanics to maximize performance.
2. Race analysis is a necessity that can be used to inform training and prepare athletes for competition.
3. It is important to invest in athletes and demonstrate that you care about them in order to get the best results.
Our Sponsors:
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SWIM ANGELFISH: Receive the tools and skills needed to teach swimmers with autism, physical disabilities, anxiety, sensory and motor conditions with Swim Angelfish, the global leader in adaptive swim. Get certified online today!
BEINE WELLNESS BUILDING: Individualize your nutrition with genetic testing and personalized plans. Eat, supplement, and recover based on your genetics.
INTL SWIMMING HALL OF FAME: Help preserve swimming history by joining the 1 in 1000 Club!
VASA: Essential dryland for stronger, better, faster swimmers. Save 10% using the code "brett" at checkout!
DESTRO SWIM TOWERS: Save $150 per double swim tower by using the code "brett" at checkout!
SWIMNERD: Big and small digital pace clocks, virtual scoreboards, and live results.
#swimming #swimcoach #swimmer
00:00 - Welcome Bernard Savage!
07:57 - Investments Between Coaches and Athletes
17:54 - Using Data To Dominate — 2009 World Champs
23:55 - Transitioning To New Sports
35:40 - Individual Versus Team Sports
50:20 - Hierarchy Of Sports In Australia
53:11 - State Of Swimming Australia

Mar 6, 2023 • 32min
#303 How to become a professional high diver with Catalin Preda
Catalin Preda is a Romanian professional high diver. In this episode, Brett digs into Catalin's journey to becoming a professional athlete. He started his journey to becoming a high diver at the age of seven with swimming lessons and found out about the world of professional high diving while working on a cruise ship. He has since competed in the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series since 2009 and in the FINA World Championships since 2013.
00:00 - Welcome Catalan Preda!
02:54 - Getting Your Start As A High Diver
09:40 - Performing On Cruise Ships
15:05 - Being Introduced To Red Bull
18:57 - Visualization and Compartmentalization
Our Sponsors:
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SWIM ANGELFISH: Receive the tools and skills needed to teach swimmers with autism, physical disabilities, anxiety, sensory and motor conditions with Swim Angelfish, the global leader in adaptive swim. Get certified online today!
BEINE WELLNESS BUILDING: Individualize your nutrition with genetic testing and personalized plans. Eat, supplement, and recover based on your genetics.
INTL SWIMMING HALL OF FAME: Help preserve swimming history by joining the 1 in 1000 Club!
VASA: Essential dryland for stronger, better, faster swimmers. Save 10% using the code "brett" at checkout!
DESTRO SWIM TOWERS: Save $150 per double swim tower by using the code "brett" at checkout!
SWIMNERD: Big and small digital pace clocks, virtual scoreboards, and live results.
#highdiving #cliffdiving #redbullcliffdiving

Mar 6, 2023 • 1h
TYR Pro Series: Summer McIntosh, Ilya Kharun, "The Slim Reaper" + Pac 12's + Q&A
Brett and Sonny talk about swimming with Joni Kopelev. Every Monday morning, Brett and Sonny discuss what's been going on in the world of swimming. They end with a Q&A session. Catch up with the top swimming stories across the globe. Get The Swimnerd Newsletter emailed to you every Monday morning.
Our Sponsors:
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SWIM ANGELFISH: Receive the tools and skills needed to teach swimmers with autism, physical disabilities, anxiety, sensory and motor conditions with Swim Angelfish, the global leader in adaptive swim. Get certified online today!
BEINE WELLNESS BUILDING: Individualize your nutrition with genetic testing and personalized plans. Eat, supplement, and recover based on your genetics.
INTL SWIMMING HALL OF FAME: Help preserve swimming history by joining the 1 in 1000 Club!
VASA: Essential dryland for stronger, better, faster swimmers. Save 10% using the code "brett" at checkout!
DESTRO SWIM TOWERS: Save $150 per double swim tower by using the code "brett" at checkout!
SWIMNERD: Big and small digital pace clocks, virtual scoreboards, and live results.
#swimming #swimcoach #swimmer
00:00 Good morning! 00:30 Israeli Joni Kopelev 00:50 State of Swimming in Israel 03:30 Arizona State Swimming 03:50 Chase Kalisz, Regan Smith 05:45 Grant House, ASU's Leader 06:20 TYR Pro Swim Series Fort Lauderdale 08:55 Ilya Kharun 09:30 Abbey Weitzeil 10:00 Ahmed Hafanoui 11:00 Siobhan Haughey 13:00 Summer McIntosh 14:15 American Men Backstroke 15:15 Katie Ledecky 17:00 Shaine Casas 21:20 Meiron Cheruti 24:54 Ilya Kharun going to Arizona State 29:19 Paris 2024 Men's 50 Free Podium 34:00 NSW Championships 35:20 Cate Campbell is Back! 38:00 UK axing the 50's 40:40 Secrets to a fast 50 Backstroke 42:30 Q&A

Mar 1, 2023 • 41min
Nort Thornton: Don’t Take Too Much For Granted & Ask Better Questions | ASCA Talk #004
Today's American Swimming Coaches Association talk comes from the 1995 World Clinic in New Orleans. Hall of Fame Coach Nort Thornton discusses the importance of asking better questions and not taking too much for granted in order to find better ways of doing things.
Nort coached at Cal Berkeley from 1974 to his official retirement in 2007 where he won two national titles in back to back years in 1979 and 1980. He also served as a coach for the United States’ 1992 Olympic team which was littered with current and former Cal swimmers.
Don't forget to sign up for the World Clinic this year. September 6th through 9th in Dallas, Texas.
Our Sponsors:
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SWIM ANGELFISH: Receive the tools and skills needed to teach swimmers with autism, physical disabilities, anxiety, sensory and motor conditions with Swim Angelfish, the global leader in adaptive swim. Get certified online today!
BEINE WELLNESS BUILDING: Individualize your nutrition with genetic testing and personalized plans. Eat, supplement, and recover based on your genetics.
INTL SWIMMING HALL OF FAME: Help preserve swimming history by joining the 1 in 1000 Club!
VASA: Essential dryland for stronger, better, faster swimmers. Save 10% using the code "brett" at checkout!
DESTRO SWIM TOWERS: Save $150 per double swim tower by using the code "brett" at checkout!
SWIMNERD: Big and small digital pace clocks, virtual scoreboards, and live results.
#swimming #swimcoach #asca