Inside with Brett Hawke

Ian Hanson is the Founder of Hanson Media Group in Queensland, Australia. "Hanso" is the Oceania Correspondent for Swimming World & ASCTA. He's been prepping for his 10th Olympic campaign. You may have just seen him in the new Amazon Prime documentary, Head Above Water, showcasing a few swimmers (Cody Simpson, Bronte Campbell, Kyle Chalmers) and their journey to Australian Olympic Trials. Hawkey and Hanso discuss everything Australian Olympic Trials, including some Inside information on Mitch Larkin's decision to focus on the 200 IM for the first time. Enjoy! Support Our Sponsors: 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! SWIMNERD PACE CLOCK GIVEAWAY: Brett is giving away 2x Swimnerd Pace Clocks on the first night of US Olympic Trials. tinyurl.com/swimnerd 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! Connect: Find | Brett Hawke On Instagram @hawkebr on Twitter @insidewithbh On Facebook @insidewithbh Find | Ian Hanson On Twitter 

Pierre Lafontaine is the Head Coach of Swim Ottawa. He was previously the CEO of Swimming Canada, the Head Coach of the Australian Institute of Sport, as well as the Head Coach of both Dynamo and Phoenix Swim Clubs in America.   Enjoy! Support Our Sponsors: 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! SWIMNERD PACE CLOCK GIVEAWAY: Brett is giving away 2x Swimnerd Pace Clocks on the first night of US Olympic Trials. tinyurl.com/swimnerd 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! 02:00 Intro 05:20 Ottawa 06:20 Justin Norris, The Norris Nuts 09:40 Pierre's Swimming Career 14:15 Phoenix Swim Club 15:40 Australia 16:55 Swimming Canada 19:40 What does the CEO do? 22:30 Canadian Culture 26:45 Invest in Winning 33:45 "It's not when you win but who wins with you." 35:45 Create Smiles 36:10 Changes in Coaching 37:20 Recovery 38:50 Eliminate Boredom 41:45 Documenting Experiences 44:30 "Creating an Environment for Magical Performances" 48:10 Don Talbot 53:20 Brent Rutemiller 54:15 Retirement? Connect: Find | Brett Hawke On Instagram @hawkebr on Twitter @insidewithbh On Facebook @insidewithbh Find | Pierre Lafontaine On Twitter 

John Lohn is an American writer and Associate Editor-in-Chief of Swimming World Magazine. He is the author of many swimming books including, "The 100 Greatest Swimmers in History", "The Most Memorable Moments in Olympic Swimming", and his most recent, "Below the Surface". In this episode, Brett and John discuss the upcoming 2021 USA Olympic Trials.  Enjoy! Support Our Sponsors: 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! SWIMNERD PACE CLOCK GIVEAWAY: Brett is giving away 2x Swimnerd Pace Clocks on the first night of US Olympic Trials. tinyurl.com/swimnerd 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! 00:00 Swim Angelfish 00:40 Superior Swim Timing 01:15 Destro Swim Towers 01:45 Swimnerd Pace Clocks 02:00 Intro 03:15 Swimming World Magazine 03:45 Intro to Swimming 06:15 Brendan Hansen 08:45 Below the Surface 12:55 Peter Bick 14:35 Australia vs. USA 20:10 Rick DeMont 21:20 Michelle Smith 22:35 Sun Yang 24:25 State of USAS 27:05 Michael Andrew 33:00 David Curtiss 35:10 Women's 100 Back 37:05 Caeleb Dressel 7 Gold Medals 40:55 Emma Nordin 41:39 Emma Weyant 42:40 Men's 100 Breast 43:30 Luca Urlando, Trenton Julian 44:00 Ryan Lochte 45:20 Men's 100 Fly 47:15 Women's 50 Free Connect: Find | Brett Hawke On Instagram @hawkebr on Twitter @insidewithbh On Facebook @insidewithbh Find | John Lohn On Twitter 

Marcelo Chierighini is the most handsome man in swimming. Competing for Esporte Clube Pinheiros, he just recently qualified to represent Brazil for the 3rd time in the 4x100 Free Relay at the Tokyo Olympics. A 22x All American at Auburn University, he's been sub 48 in the 100 LCM Freestyle 3 times.  Marcelo swam for the New York Breakers in 2019 and the Aqua Centurions in 2020. What International Swimming League team will he swim for in 2021? Enjoy! Support Our Sponsors: 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! SWIMNERD PACE CLOCK GIVEAWAY: Brett is giving away 2x Swimnerd Pace Clocks on the first night of US Olympic Trials. tinyurl.com/swimnerd 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! 00:00 Pace Clock Giveaway 00:14 Destro Swim Towers 00:44 Superior Swim Timing 01:20 Swim Angelfish Adaptive Swim 02:00 Intro 02:10 Welcome Marcelo 02:55 Coronavirus in Brazil 03:50 Training in Maria Lenk 05:35 Olympic Prep 07:45 100 Free at 2021 Trials 12:45 Doping in Brazil 17:00 Marcelo the Late Starter 23:40 Auburn University 29:20 Sprint Training at AU 33:00 Zach Apple 35:30 Becoming a Pro Swimmer 38:55 Swimming Psychology 41:15 Body Language 46:45 2015 Kazan World Champs 50:33 Don't Try Hard 52:00 Olympic Crowd 54:05 "When you walk out, smile." 54:20 Not Retiring 55:45 Relay Gold?? Connect: Find | Brett Hawke On Instagram @hawkebr on Twitter @insidewithbh On Facebook @insidewithbh Find | Marcelo Chierighini On Twitter On Instagram Subscribe & Listen: Apple Podcasts Google Spotify YouTube Produced by: SWIMNERD Supported by: Fitter & Faster

Libby Lenton (formerly Trickett) is a 3x Australian Olympian (2004, 2008, 2012) and 7-time Olympic medalist including an individual title in the 100 Fly in 2008. Libby was a barrier breaker. She's the first woman to ever break 53 in the 100 Free and 24 in the 50 Free. She was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 2018. "I just bloody loved racing." - Libby Trickett 00:00 Swimnerd Pace Clock Giveaway 00:15 Superior Swim Timing 00:50 Destro Swim Towers 01:20 Intro 01:30 Hello Libby Trickett! 02:30 Half Marathon 03:40 3 Kids 06:15 Telling Swimming Stories 07:05 Libby the Butterflyer 09:40 Believing in Stephan Widmar 11:50 Jodie Henry, Alice Mills 18:45 Barcelona 2003 19:35 Power Phrases 21:00 Stephan Widmar 23:25 Setting up a Season 26:15 Lactate Removal Set 27:30 Favorite Sets 29:00 Short & Strong 35:00 Every Rep Counts 42:40 Brothers & Sisters? 44:40 Winning Individually 48:00 Worst Race Ever: 100 Free 2008 Beijing 57:00 Beneath the Surface 01:01:01 Barrier Breaker 01:04:00 Mindset, Pressure, Practice SWIMNERD PACE CLOCK GIVEAWAY: Brett is giving away 2x Swimnerd Pace Clocks on the first night of US Olympic Trials. tinyurl.com/swimnerd DESTRO SWIM TOWERS: Save $150 per double swim tower by using the code "brett" at checkout! 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! SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL REVIEW ON APPLE PODCASTS   Connect: Find | Brett Hawke On Instagram @hawkebr on Twitter @insidewithbh On Facebook @insidewithbh Find | Libby Lenton On Twitter Subscribe & Listen: Apple Podcasts Google Spotify YouTube Produced by: SWIMNERD Supported by: Fitter & Faster

Casey Barrett swam for Canada at the 1996 Atlanta Games in the 200 Fly, placing 11th. He was a 9x All American swimming for Southern California and Southern Methodist. In high school, Casey attended the Bolles School where he once survived 80x200's long course... Casey hung up his cap and goggles in 1998 but didn't go far. He is the winner of 3 Emmy awards and 1 Peabody award, serving as one of Bob Costas' Prime Time writers for NBC during the 2004, 2006, and 2008 Olympics. He is the author of the Duck Darley crime series and the co-founder of Imagine Swimming, a learn to swim school in New York City.  You may also remember his swimming blog, Cap & Goggles. In 2015, he published this article about Katinka Hosszu. The Iron Lady promptly sued him and Swimming World Magazine for defamation, which she lost.  Enjoy! 00:00 TINYURL.COM/SWIMNERD 00:30 Superior Swim Timing 01:00 Destro Swim Towers 01:40 Where are you 02:15 Alex Perry 03:10 Swimming Background 05:30 Happy swimmer? 07:00 Writing for Bob Costas 08:25 Covering Phelps' 8 Gold Medals 11:20 In the Athlete's Corner 13:30 Imagine Swimming, Lars Merseburg 18:45 Learn to Swim Monetization 21:50 Opposing view from Alex Perry 26:00 Putin swimming 200 Flys 30:20 International Swimming League 49:08 Hugs From Gary Hall Jr. 51:28 1996 Atlanta Closing Ceremony 54:34 Katinka Hosszu Defamation Lawsuit 01:07:15 Doping During the Pandemic 01:11:00 Financial Fraud 01:13:10 Covid Olympics SWIMNERD PACE CLOCK GIVEAWAY: Brett is giving away 2x Swimnerd Pace Clocks on the first night of US Olympic Trials. tinyurl.com/swimnerd DESTRO SWIM TOWERS: Save $150 per double swim tower by using the code "brett" at checkout! 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! SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL REVIEW ON APPLE PODCASTS   Connect: Find | Brett Hawke On Instagram @hawkebr on Twitter @insidewithbh On Facebook @insidewithbh Find | Casey Barrett On Twitter Subscribe & Listen: Apple Podcasts Google Spotify YouTube Produced by: SWIMNERD Supported by: Fitter & Faster

Jol Finck is the National Centre Coach for British Swimming at Bath. At the 2021 British Olympic Swimming Trials, 5 of his swimmers made the team: Calum Jarvis, Matt Richards, Jacob Peters, Brodie Williams, and Kieran Bird. Prior to this, he was the Director of Swimming at Millfield School. Originally from Australia, Jol cut his teeth under Ian Pope, which is where he met Brett. Enjoy! 00:00 Pace Clock Giveaway 00:15 Superior Swim Timing 00:50 Destro Swim Towers 01:40 Where are you coming from? 04:10 Brett & Jol's Relationship 06:15 Sprinting Apology 09:00 Massi Rosolino's abs 10:50 Ian Pope 15:35 British Olympic Team 15:55 Being a Great Assistant Coach 25:20 Positive Energy 27:30 Moving to England 35:15 Millfield School 37:25 James Guy 43:45 James Disney May 45:45 Swimming Parents 48:20 200 Freestylers 49:15 5 Olympians 49:30 Calum Jarvis 52:45 Matt Richards 53:55 Jacob Peters 54:40 Brodie Williams 55:40 Kieran Bird 56:00 British Swimming 1:00:00 Can you win the 800 Free Relay? SWIMNERD PACE CLOCK GIVEAWAY: Brett is giving away 2x Swimnerd Pace Clocks on the first night of US Olympic Trials. tinyurl.com/swimnerd  DESTRO SWIM TOWERS: Save $150 per double swim tower by using the code "brett" at checkout!          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!         SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL  REVIEW ON APPLE PODCASTS   Connect: Find | Brett Hawke On Instagram @hawkebr on Twitter @insidewithbh On Facebook @insidewithbh Find | Jol Finck On Twitter Subscribe & Listen: Apple Podcasts Google Spotify YouTube Produced by: SWIMNERD Supported by: Fitter & Faster

Alex Perry is a non-fiction writer. He spent the last three years investigating Konstantin Grigorishin and the International Swimming League, FINA, and the IOC. He is the author of The Good Mothers, The Rift, Falling Off The Edge, and Lifeblood, as well as several ebooks, and ghost-wrote Long Shot for Azad Cudi, a British-Kurdish sniper.    His journalism has appeared in The New Yorker, Outside, Harper’s, The Guardian, TIME, Newsweek, Roads and Kingdoms, The Sunday Times magazine and others. Enjoy! 01:00 The Plot to Kill the Olympics 01:45 Konstantin Grigorishin 03:55 Why are swimmers poor? 05:05 Doping Ban 08:20 Matt Biondi, Jason Lezak 09:10 Outside Magazine article 11:40 Fearful? 13:20 What about Konstantin? 15:00 Economic Problem 17:00 Image Problem 19:00 Konstantin meets Japanese team 20:00 What blows your mind? 21:33 Pierre the founder of Olympics 24:00 FINA court case 26:30 FINA pays out 28:00 Threatening Athletes 29:00 Australian Swimming Federation 30:20 Sebastian Coe 31:15 Club Career Centric 33:10 Sustainable 35:15 Liquidity 36:15 Konstantin banned from USA 39:00 What else is there? DESTRO SWIM TOWERS: Save $150 per double swim tower by using the code "brett" at checkout!        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!       SWIMNERD PACE CLOCK GIVEAWAY: Brett is giving away 2x Swimnerd Pace Clocks on the first night of US Olympic Trials. tinyurl.com/swimnerd   SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL REVIEW ON APPLE PODCASTS   Connect: Find | Brett Hawke On Instagram @hawkebr on Twitter @insidewithbh On Facebook @insidewithbh Find | Alex Perry On Twitter Subscribe & Listen: Apple Podcasts Google Spotify YouTube Produced by: SWIMNERD Supported by: Fitter & Faster

Dara Torres became an Olympian at 17, 41, and a few more times in between (1984, 1988, 1992, 2000 and 2008). She's part of the exclusive 4/4/4 Club...that's 4 Olympic Gold medals, 4 Olympic Silver medals, and 4 Olympic Bronze medals.  Dara was coached by some of the greatest of all time: Mark Schubert, Randy Reese, Richard Quick, Michael Lohberg, and Mitch Ivey.  A new documentary focusing on Dara was recently released by SEC Stories entitled, "Once Upon a Comeback". Enjoy! 00:00 Intro 00:15 Destro Swim Towers 00:45 Swimnerd Live Virtual Scoreboard 01:15 Where are you coming from? 02:00 Trials 2021? 03:40 Career Longevity 07:20 Dara's Practice Book 11:30 Jenny Thompson 20:49 CaniBrands Ambassador 27:20 Eating Disorder 29:10 Stretching & Recovery 30:00 Andy O'Brien 33:45 Outside of the Pool 37:20 Strengths/Weaknesses in the 50 38:19 Breathing 42:20 Sprinting 43:50 50 Free 2008 Beijing Olympics 51:15 The Choke Queen 53:00 Intimidation DESTRO SWIM TOWERS: Save $150 per double swim tower by using the code "brett" at checkout!      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!     SWIMNERD PACE CLOCK GIVEAWAY: Brett is giving away 2x Swimnerd Pace Clocks on the first night of US Olympic Trials. Enter to win!   SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL REVIEW ON APPLE PODCASTS Connect: Find | Brett Hawke On Instagram @hawkebr on Twitter @insidewithbh On Facebook @insidewithbh Find | Dara Torres On Instagram On Twitter Subscribe & Listen: Apple Podcasts Google Spotify YouTube Produced by: SWIMNERD Supported by: Fitter & Faster

Chico Rego is an Assistant Swim Coach at the Georgia Institute of Technology. At this year's NCAA Championships, the Ramblin' Wreck Women finished 28th (their best finish in program history) while the Men placed 21st. ACC Champion Caio Pumputis just recently made the Brazilian Olympic team in the 200 IM.    "Hey Brett, how can I get to America? How can I coach in America?”   This is Chico Rego’s story of coming to America. How after being a Grad Assistant at Auburn University he applied to 36 coaching jobs only to receive two in-person interviews. Team Greenville and Karl Kozicki gave him his next opportunity. Enjoy! DESTRO SWIM TOWERS: Save $150 per double swim tower by using the code "brett" at checkout!    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!   SWIMNERD PACE CLOCK GIVEAWAY: Brett is giving away 2x Swimnerd Pace Clocks on the first night of US Olympic Trials. Enter to win! SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL      REVIEW ON APPLE PODCASTS      Connect: Find | Brett Hawke On Instagram @hawkebr on Twitter @insidewithbh On Facebook @insidewithbh Find | Chico Rego On Instagram On Twitter Subscribe & Listen: Apple Podcasts Google Spotify YouTube Produced by: SWIMNERD Supported by: Fitter & Faster