Inside with Brett Hawke

Sydney Pickrem is a 2x Canadian Olympian and Bronze medalist (Tokyo 2020, 4x100 Medley Relay), newly minted World Champion (Abu Dhabi 2021, 200 IM), and Team Captain of the London Roar.  Sydney was a multiple time All American swimmer for Texas A&M and Steve Bultman. She has dual citizenship (USA & Canada), grew up in Tampa swimming for Randy Reese, but now resides in Toronto.  00:00 Bratter PA, Immigration Law 00:04 Hello Sydney Pickrem 01:45 Half Sleeve Tattoo 06:20 Dual Citizenship 07:30 Swim for America? 09:35 Randy Reese 14:25 Vasa Trainer 14:50 Destro Swim Towers 15:10 Eddie Reese 17:30 Choosing Texas A&M 21:20 Steve Bultman 23:30 Similarities & Differences 28:00 Swim Parents 33:32 Superior Swim Timing 34:09 Why me? 37:15 Mental challenges 44:34 Swim Angelfish 47:15 Olympic disappointment 49:37 Katinka Hosszu 52:15 Taking the next step 55:50 COVID 58:15 Did You Swim Today? 59:04 Swimnerd Live 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! SUPERIOR SWIM TIMING: Run a swim meet with ease from your laptop. SST is fully compatible with Hy-Tek and Team Unify as well as Colorado, Daktronics, and Omega touchpads. Tell them Brett sent you! DESTRO SWIM TOWERS: Save $150 per double swim tower by using the code "brett" at checkout!  VASA: Essential dryland for stronger, better, faster swimmers. Save 10% 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 Supported by: Fitter & Faster #swimming #swimcoach #swimmingcanada

Ron Aitken is the Head Coach & CEO of the Sandpipers of Nevada. He has been there for nearly 30 years.    He put 3 swimmers on USA's Tokyo Olympic team: Katie Grimes (4th in the 800), Bella Sims (Silver on 4x200 Free Relay), and Erica Sullivan (Silver in 1500). 00:00 Bratter PA, Immigration Law 00:04 Hello Ron Aitken 00:42 Preparing for Olympic Trials 03:00 Going to Compete not to Participate 05:39 Bella Sims 11:10 Destro Swim Towers 11:28 Vasa Trainer 11:58 Katie Grimes 17:30 Sharing Sandpipers 18:30 Recruiting discussions 20:25 Erica Sullivan 25:50 Racing Katie Ledecky 27:05 Coach Celebrating 28:30 Being left off USAS staff 35:52 Swimnerd Live 36:30 4th place 41:20 Sandpipers of Nevada 44:00 Dr. Genadijus Sokolovas 50:15 Sandpiper Staff 53:00 Ron's group 56:05 Superior Swim Timing 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! SUPERIOR SWIM TIMING: Run a swim meet with ease from your laptop. SST is fully compatible with Hy-Tek and Team Unify as well as Colorado, Daktronics, and Omega touchpads. Tell them Brett sent you! DESTRO SWIM TOWERS: Save $150 per double swim tower by using the code "brett" at checkout! VASA: Essential dryland for stronger, better, faster swimmers. Save 10% 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 Supported by: Fitter & Faster #swimming #swimcoach #usaswimming

Kayla Sanchez is a two-time Olympic medalist from Canada. She is a brilliant 50/100/200 freestyler that is an intricate component of Canada's relays.    "I'm kind of a relay gal." - Kayla Sanchez   Born in Singapore to Filipino parents, she moved to Canada at just 1 years old. She's not the tallest but most times the fastest. In 2018, she set the World Junior Record in the 50 Freestyle going 23.94!     Most recently she won 3 SC World Championship relay titles in Abu Dhabi and just wrapped up Season 4 with the Toronto Titans.    Kayla will now represent the Thunderbirds at the University of British Columbia, as she makes the move to Vancouver to study & swim. 00:00 Bratter PA, Immigration Law 00:04 Hello Kayla Sanchez 04:10 Kayla Sanchez YouTube 07:50 Destro Swim Towers 10:20 5 foot 7 17:25 How do you train? 19:45 Move away from the 200? 20:30 Swim Angelfish 20:55 Strength Training 22:30 Shoulder injury 25:00 ISL 27:45 Moving to Vancouver 29:15 Worlds Postponed 33:10 Superior Swim Timing 33:47 Race Ready 34:45 Sense of Doubt 37:30 Teammates 39:40 Relay Performances 47:15 Mixed Relays 49:43 Swimnerd Live 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! SUPERIOR SWIM TIMING: Run a swim meet with ease from your laptop. SST is fully compatible with Hy-Tek and Team Unify as well as Colorado, Daktronics, and Omega touchpads. Tell them Brett sent you! 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 Supported by: Fitter & Faster #swimming #freestyle #swimcanada

Brett, Nate, and Sonny talk 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! SUPERIOR SWIM TIMING: Run a swim meet with ease from your laptop. SST is fully compatible with Hy-Tek and Team Unify as well as Colorado, Daktronics, and Omega touchpads. Tell them Brett sent you! 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 Supported by: Fitter & Faster #swimming #iswimleague #fina

Ukrainian Andrii Govorov is the fastest man ever over 50 LCM Fly (22.27). He's episode #227 for a reason. He set that outside at the Trofeo Sette Colli held in Rome, Italy. Brett was in the stands cheering him on.    In this episode, Andrii explains the ups and downs of the last quad (5 years actually), dealing with injuries, and having no coach. He even stepped away from swimming to try politics.    Last year, he competed in the ISL for the Toronto Titans. Andrii is now training in Germany. "If you're not changing, you're probably stupid." - Andrii Govorov 00:00 Bratter PA, Immigration Law 00:04 Hello Andrii Govorov 00:55 Chasing Gold since 2016 01:30 Free vs. Fly 02:00 Ari Silva 04:00 Surgery 06:00 COVID 07:00 Politics 10:45 ISL 11:40 Depressed 12:00 7 days in Istanbul airport 13:30 Tough times 14:26 Superior Swim Timing 15:03 Germany 17:15 Fastest I've Ever Seen 21:30 Pressing too hard 25:05 When Brett knew to quit 28:24 Destro Machines 28:42 Training before World Record 32:05 I'm not lazy I'm resting 36:00 Finals at Sette Colli 40:08 Swim Angelfish 40:44 Did it change you? 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! SUPERIOR SWIM TIMING: Run a swim meet with ease from your laptop. SST is fully compatible with Hy-Tek and Team Unify as well as Colorado, Daktronics, and Omega touchpads. Tell them Brett sent you! 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 Supported by: Fitter & Faster #swimming #butterfly #sprinting

Herbie Behm is an Assistant Coach at Arizona State University, his alma mater. He coaches the sprinters.  Brett and Herbie talk all about sprinting, sprint training, and coaching sprinters. Enjoy! 00:00 Bratter PA, Immigration Law 00:04 Hello Herbie Behm 02:45 Working for Bob Bowman 07:54 Being an Assistant Coach 10:38 Destro Swim Towers 11:30 Know your Role 13:50 Sprinting 15:30 Sprinting is a Skill 22:04 Swimnerd Live Results 22:40 Writing practice 27:45 Test sets 33:00 Why 50's? 34:20 Speed & Power 38:35 Superior Swim Timing 39:25 Threshold, VO2 Max 46:45 Taper 52:11 Swim Angelfish 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! SUPERIOR SWIM TIMING: Run a swim meet with ease from your laptop. SST is fully compatible with Hy-Tek and Team Unify as well as Colorado, Daktronics, and Omega touchpads. Tell them Brett sent you! 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 Supported by: Fitter & Faster #swimming #collegeswimming #sprinting

Brett, Nate, and Sonny talk 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! SUPERIOR SWIM TIMING: Run a swim meet with ease from your laptop. SST is fully compatible with Hy-Tek and Team Unify as well as Colorado, Daktronics, and Omega touchpads. Tell them Brett sent you! 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 Supported by: Fitter & Faster #swimming #collegeswimming #fina

Duncan Scott is a 6x Olympic medalist from Scotland. He is arguably the greatest overall swimmer in the world right now. At the Tokyo Olympics he captured silver in both the 200 Free and 200 IM. He trains at the University of Stirling with Steven Tigg, who we had on last week. Notably, at the 2019 World Championships, he split 46.14 at the end of the 4x100 Free Relay, 2nd fastest ever behind Jason Lezak's 46.06. In this episode, Brett lobbies for Dunks to swim the 100 Free in Paris. 00:00 Bratter PA, Immigration Law 00:05 Hello Duncan Scott! 03:00 Scotland 04:05 Steven Tigg 06:06 Tough moments 09:18 Pre-Pool 11:00 Recovery 12:30 Stretching 13:57 Swim Angelfish 14:30 Best Swimmer in the World 16:30 Building mental strength 19:00 Strengths 20:40 Freestyle 22:45 Hip engagement 23:35 100 vs 200 speed 24:20 100 Freestyle 27:50 Destro Machines 28:15 200 Free World Record 29:40 Popovici, Sunwoo Hwang 30:50 Best swimmer in the world? 35:30 Peaty's Mentality 39:21 Swimnerd Live Results 39:55 2 IM, 4 IM 42:25 Michael Andrew 200 IM 45:10 World SC Champs 46:30 Tom Dean, James Guy 50:15 Best 2 Free Set 52:20 Day before a big meet 54:45 ISL Season 4 55:35 Lagavulin 16 Year Old Whisky 57:13 Superior Swim Timing 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! SUPERIOR SWIM TIMING: Run a swim meet with ease from your laptop. SST is fully compatible with Hy-Tek and Team Unify as well as Colorado, Daktronics, and Omega touchpads. Tell them Brett sent you! 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 Supported by: Fitter & Faster #swimming #speedo #britishswimming

Brett, Nate, and Sonny talk about swimming with special guest, University of California's David Marsh! 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! SUPERIOR SWIM TIMING: Run a swim meet with ease from your laptop. SST is fully compatible with Hy-Tek and Team Unify as well as Colorado, Daktronics, and Omega touchpads. Tell them Brett sent you! 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 Supported by: Fitter & Faster #swimming #collegeswimming #usaswimming

American Max McHugh is a senior at the University of Minnesota. He will be defending his 100 and 200 Breaststroke titles in just a couple months... Brett and Max talk about all things breaststroke, what he does in the gym, and the unfortunate event of being shot. 00:00 Bratter PA 00:05 Hello Max McHugh 04:00 Strengths & Weaknesses 06:30 Aerobic vs. Anaerobic 07:40 Cordes, Licon, Peaty 08:15 Max's Breaststroke Stroke 09:30 Breaststroke Kick 11:15 Breaststroke Position Drills 12:20 Destro Swim Towers 12:42 Lifting 16:00 Defending NCAA titles 17:00 Breaststroke Competition 18:00 Getting shot, PTSD 23:50 Next couple months 28:30 Swim Angelfish 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! SUPERIOR SWIM TIMING: Run a swim meet with ease from your laptop. SST is fully compatible with Hy-Tek and Team Unify as well as Colorado, Daktronics, and Omega touchpads. Tell them Brett sent you! 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 Supported by: Fitter & Faster #swimming #collegeswimming #breaststroke