Joined by multi-time Olympic medallist and swimming icon Ryan Lochte, Swimswam would like to introduce “The Main Set.”
Mitch and Loretta will be taking fans into new waters with the first ever official Swimswam podcast dedicated to all things swimming.
Mitch comes at you from Toronto, Ontario, Canada while Loretta resides in northern Kentucky in the good ole U S of A. Together the duo will be bringing you unique swimming coverage from an angle that has never been explored before.
Both lead writers for Swimswam, the two also currently coach the sport. With swimming expertise that stretches far beyond the shallow end the pair will be discussing some of the most talked about issues in the sport of swimming today.
In week one Mitch and Loretta will tackle the issue of Ryan Lochte‘s new controversial under water dolphin kick and the FINA ban on his new kicking method in the individual medley races.
They will be joined by Lochte himself who goes into full detail about the new kick and where he sees it’s future.
The schedule
- Swim of the week
- What’s up with Ryan Lochte?
- Swimswam top 10
Any questions about the show? email [email protected] or [email protected].
The song in the opening created by KingHyenX has been modified. The original copy can be found here.
Licensing agreement can be found here.
Why did this end?
Thanks Mitch and Loretta, and thank you SwimSwam for adding a terrific, new feature to this website! You can count on me to be a consistent listener.
I was actually wondering what happened to the video chats that Garrett and Braden used to post on SwimSwam. I guess Braden is too BIG and important to do them anymore. 😉
Just finished the full episode and I can say I thoroughly enjoyed it. The last “top ten” segment was the most enjoyable aspect of the show, in my opinion. However, I do have some constructive criticism. I felt, while the choice of Lochte as the first guest was fantastic, the interview was not conducted to its best ability. It seemed as if you guys were unprepared and unsure of what questions to ask at times. Transitions were not smooth and it felt very awkward at times. I understand that Lochte can be a tough interview and a sort of “awkward” feel can usually be expected, but it felt especially prominent here. With all that being said, I find the concept… Read more »
Yessss!
Cool. Will check out my next commute, but before that – “User 415296132” isn’t the catchiest of Soundcloud usernames.
This is spectacular. I am beyond excited to listen!
Next time you could talk about the tough qualifying times the French swimmers will have to swim at their national chyampionships next year if they want to go to Rio.
The national team director has raised the bar very high. No more tourists!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Only people with at least chances of finals. I agree 100%!
French newspaper L’Equipe has only given a few examples but they are interesting.
Men’s 50 free. 21.82
Men’s 200 free. 1.46.06
Women’s 200 free. 1.56.78
Men’s 100 back. 53.29
Men’s 100 free. 48.13 😆
It is mentioned that the director can still save 6 men and 6 women who swam very close to the required times.
I… Read more »
These podcasts are a great addition to the site.
And about your top 10, I only put a guy named Michael Chadwick instead of someone like Ervin and Grevers.
Olympic final: Caeleb Dressel/Michael Phelps/Maxime Rooney/Nathan Adrian
It sounds really good in my opinion. A great mix of veterans superstars and talented young newcomers.
I still have a big hesitation about Conger. I think he has the potential to be in that US top 4 for the final, no doubt, but like Loretta, it will depend on his schedule and personally, I think he’s much more focused right now on fly and I think he’s right.