Inside with Brett Hawke

Brett goes live with the new Commissioner and CEO of the International Swimming League, Ben Allen & Matt Dawe.  We answer questions live from the audience.  BRATTER PA IMMIGRATION LAW: Exclusive immigration representation of athletes, entrepreneurs, artists, investors, and entertainers. 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. 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. Subscribe & Listen: Apple Podcasts Google Spotify YouTube Produced by: SWIMNERD #swimming #iswimleague #proswimming

Italian National Team Coach (and Federica's fiance), Matteo Giunta, shared one of her most prominent 200 Freestyle sets.    This is done long course and you're meant to get faster through the rounds.   4 (or 5) Rounds of...   8 x 50's Free (Federica holds :30) @ :40 (1st round) :45 (2nd round) :55 (3rd round) and 1:00 (4th round)   1x200 Free - very last one is off the blocks - Federica has been known to break 2:00 BRATTER PA IMMIGRATION LAW: Exclusive immigration representation of athletes, entrepreneurs, artists, investors, and entertainers. 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. 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. Subscribe & Listen: Apple Podcasts Google Spotify YouTube Produced by: SWIMNERD #swimming #freestyle #italy

Matteo Giunta is an Italian National swim coach (C.C. Aniene) and the Head Coach of the Aqua Centurians. After spending a few years coaching for Andrea Di Nino's ADN Project, he moved to Verona in 2012 to work under Philippe Lucas. This is where he began coaching Federica Pellegrini in 2012. A decade later, the two are set to be married after European Championships. In this episode you'll learn about Matteo's coaching progression as well as how he coached the greatest 200 Freestyler of all time - the only person to ever make it to the podium in 8 straight World Championships in the same event. Be sure to watch the new Amazon documentary, "Federica Pellegrini - Underwater". 00:00 Bratter PA, Immigration Law 00:04 Hello Matteo Giunta 03:40 Matteo the swimmer 05:00 Wedding planning 06:15 Fame & paparazzi 08:00 Federica's retirement 14:15 How do you manage love & coaching? 17:20 How do you go sub 154? 20:00 Federica's schedule 21:30 Less yardage 22:20 200 Freestyle Set 26:00 "A beautiful racer" 26:30 200 Free race strategy 29:00 Federica's mindset 35:00 Never satisfied 39:30 Italian swimming 44:50 Head Coach of Aqua Centurians 46:30 Sharing experiences 47:20 Proud to be Italian 49:15 Favorite Food 51:00 Favorite City 53:45 Paris 2024 BRATTER PA IMMIGRATION LAW: Exclusive immigration representation of athletes, entrepreneurs, artists, investors, and entertainers. 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. 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. Subscribe & Listen: Apple Podcasts Google Spotify YouTube Produced by: SWIMNERD #swimming #swimcoach #italy

Emily Seebohm has been on the Australian National Team for 15 years. She's competed in 4 consecutive Olympics and has 7 Olympic medals in her collection (3 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze). Most recently, in Tokyo, she nabbed a Bronze medal in the 200 Backstroke. She won silver at the 2008 Games in the 100 Back and has 3 gold medals as part of Australian relays. Most swimmers don't evolve from the 100 to the 200 but she says she's a sucker for the pain of practice. Emily swims under Michael Bohl (Ep.176) and 2x Olympic backstroke champion, Kaylee McKeown (Ep. 239), is her new training partner. 00:00 Bratter PA, Immigration Law 00:04 Are you in or are you out? 03:30 Snowboarding 04:30 Being a Mum on the team 05:30 Coaching evolution 04:45 Brisbane to Gold Coast 10:10 Up in distance 11:30 Prodigy at 14 14:45 3 Brothers 18:00 Queensland Swimming 20:34 Backstroke start 23:20 Underwaters 27:20 Backstroke pull 31:00 Underwater filming 31:45 Speed in recovery 32:45 Tempo 100 vs 200 34:20 Emphasis on pulling 34:50 Kicking in a small box 35:30 Backstroke breathing pattern 37:15 Backstroke head position 41:50 Backstroke turn 44:20 Backstroke finish 46:45 Reality TV 49:36 Pay 54:25 Kaylee McKeown Support Our Sponsors: BRATTER PA IMMIGRATION LAW: Exclusive immigration representation of athletes, entrepreneurs, artists, investors, and entertainers. 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. 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. Subscribe & Listen: Apple Podcasts Google Spotify YouTube Produced by: SWIMNERD #swimming #backstroke #australia Thumbnail photo courtesy of Wade Brennan. Check him out on Instagram.

Just a few dudes talking about swimming.  Support Our Sponsors: BRATTER PA IMMIGRATION LAW: Exclusive immigration representation of athletes, entrepreneurs, artists, investors, and entertainers. 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. 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. Subscribe & Listen: Apple Podcasts Google Spotify YouTube Produced by: SWIMNERD #swimming #swim #swimmer

Margo Geer is entering her 2nd year as the Head Coach of the University of Alabama. They are fresh off the program's best finish in program history on the Women's side (4th) and the 8th consecutive year of being in the Top 15 on the Men's team.   As an NCAA athlete, Margo was a 3x NCAA Champion and Pac-12 Woman of the Year while at the University of Arizona. In this episode, Brett & Margo talk all about the University of Alabama's Swimming & Diving program and the pillars of their culture. Enjoy! 00:04 Bratter PA, Immigration Law 00:05 Hello Margo Geer 01:30 Becoming Head Coach 05:00 Experience 08:45 Managing people 10:45 First things first 12:15 Ozzie Quevedo 14:00 Building a staff 17:00 Trust 20:10 Females leading Male programs 22:45 Men's & Women's NCAA's 24:25 Dividing responsibility 26:45 Communication with staff 28:30 Challenges at Alabama 31:30 Community 34:06 Nick Saban 36:00 Alabama swimming pools 36:50 SEC team approach 40:00 Swimming faster at NCAA's 45:30 Party mode 47:00 Culture 50:55 Your energy 54:00 Rick DeMont 55:50 Auburn 57:00 Alabama alumni 58:00 Don Gambril 58:45 Congratulations Support Our Sponsors: BRATTER PA IMMIGRATION LAW: Exclusive immigration representation of athletes, entrepreneurs, artists, investors, and entertainers. 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. 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. Subscribe & Listen: Apple Podcasts Google Spotify YouTube Produced by: SWIMNERD #swimming #rolltide #alabama

South African Cameron van der Burgh won gold in the Men's 100 Breaststroke at the 2012 Olympics and silver four years later in Rio. He helped move breaststroke forward with a high tempo and focus on the shorter events. Over his career he won 10 LCM World Champs medals and 8 SCM World Champ medals in the 50 & 100 Breaststrokes.  Now a commodities trader in London, Cameron still gets in the water 3-4 times a week. Don't be surprised if you see him in a Masters meet soon enough. In this episode, Brett and Cameron talk about how he changed breaststroke, how he trained breaststroke, and how to teach confidence. 00:00 Bratter PA, Immigration Law 00:04 Hello Cameron van der Burgh 01:00 Commodity Trading 06:30 Life after swimming 10:00 Advice to swimmers 12:00 Starting over again 16:15 Grant Hackett 19:30 Not allowed in the pool 22:00 Breaststroke legends 24:30 Teaching confidence 26:30 Self talk 31:10 Changing breaststroke 33:30 Out in 18 strokes 35:15 Training breaststroke 41:30 Being South African 42:45 Adam Peaty 44:20 Passing on the Kickboard 47:00 Barnes Masters Swimming Club Support Our Sponsors: BRATTER PA IMMIGRATION LAW: Exclusive immigration representation of athletes, entrepreneurs, artists, investors, and entertainers. 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. 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. Subscribe & Listen: Apple Podcasts Google Spotify YouTube Produced by: SWIMNERD #swimming #southafrica #breaststroke

Anastasia Pagonis is the reigning Paralympic champion and current World Record holder in the 400 Free (S11). At 12 years old she began losing her eyesight. Soon after she was diagnosed with genetic retina disease and autoimmune retinopathy. Anastasia has taken to social media to change the stereotype of what it looks to be blind. She has 2.3 million followers on TikTok! "I can be an elite athlete. I can wear makeup. I can dress cute. I can do all these things and I'm blind." - Anastasia Pagonis 00:00 Bratter PA, Immigration Law 00:04 Hello Anastasia Pagonis 01:20 Tokyo Paralympics 02:40 Classification for seeing impaired 04:15 400 Free 05:50 Swimming straight 07:20 Marc Danin 08:30 Genetic retina disease 11:00 Depression 13:55 Tucker Dupree 15:05 Lizzie Smith 15:50 "You don't look blind" 19:20 Radar 20:50 TikTok star 22:56 Training schedule 27:00 World Trials 29:00 LA 2028 Support Our Sponsors: BRATTER PA IMMIGRATION LAW: Exclusive immigration representation of athletes, entrepreneurs, artists, investors, and entertainers. 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. 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. Subscribe & Listen: Apple Podcasts Google Spotify YouTube Produced by: SWIMNERD #swimming #paralympics #freestyle

Taper is a funny thing. Listen to Bjorn Seeliger describe how the University of California approaches taper, especially as a sprinter going through PAC 12's and onto NCAA's.  Bjorn provides some swimming taper tips including some taper workouts, taper diet, and talks about the mental side of taper. Support Our Sponsors: BRATTER PA IMMIGRATION LAW: Exclusive immigration representation of athletes, entrepreneurs, artists, investors, and entertainers. 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. 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. Subscribe & Listen: Apple Podcasts Google Spotify YouTube Produced by: SWIMNERD #swimming #taper #swimcoach

Björn Seeliger is a 22 year old Swedish Olympic sprinter. A sophomore at the University of California, he is fresh off winning the team title at NCAA's. Björn collected two silver medals in the 50 and 100 Freestyles just behind Brooks Curry. Leading off the 200 Free Relay, he dropped the 2nd fastest 50 SCY Free ever: 18.27. Oh, and the fastest 50 Backstroke (20.08) in history!  A student of the sport, Brett and Björn break down everything. How Ryan Murphy helped him perfect his backstroke start. What he's learned from Caeleb Dressel. And, of course, his 50 Free. Enjoy! 00:00 Bratter PA, Immigration Law 00:04 Hello Björn Seeliger 02:30 German 05:00 6 foot 8 and a half 06:00 Lars Frolander 04:40 Stefan Nystrand 08:00 Therese Alshammar 09:10 Why Cal? 13:00 Euros or Worlds 15:00 21/47 swimmer 16:15 Caeleb Dressel 18:30 Fly group 20:45 Fly sets 23:37 Backstroke 27:40 Backstroke start 29:55 Backstroke turn 35:40 Taper 44:40 Swimming fast in the morning 46:20 2022 NCAA's 57:00 Winning attitude, team first 01:05:30 50 Free 01:09:55 18.2 01:10:00 The Start 01:15:39 The Transition 01:18:10 The Turn 01:21:10 Backend of stroke 01:22:30 4x100 Free Relay swim 01:25:30 Team vibe 01:31:10 Swimming fast on last day 01:36:00 Texas 01:39:00 Leon Marchand 01:41:15 Long Course Support Our Sponsors: BRATTER PA IMMIGRATION LAW: Exclusive immigration representation of athletes, entrepreneurs, artists, investors, and entertainers. 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. 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. Subscribe & Listen: Apple Podcasts Google Spotify YouTube Produced by: SWIMNERD #swimming #backstroke #freestyle