SSPC: George Bovell on Why a Holistic Approach to Swim is Vital to Success
Bovell indulged me with some stories of his swimming days, including the explanation of “the Hammer of Justice” and how it won him an Olympic bronze.
SSPC: What Made Olympic Champ Tracy Caulkins So Dominant in So Many Events?
Olympic swimming icon Tracy Caulkins won 48 U.S. National titles and broke 63 American Records–setting American Records in all four strokes.
Practice + Pancakes: Waterloo Swimming Gets Meet Ready w/ Tuesday AM Stations
Waterloo was getting ready for a meet that week and on this particular Tuesday morning had a few pretty dynamic resistance stations going.
SSPC: Clyde Lewis on Celebrating Your Personal Victories, Regardless of Place
Clyde Lewis went 1:44.90 in the semi-finals at the 2019 World Championships, but the way he celebrated it, you would have thought he won the whole thing
SSPC: Jordan Wilimovsky on Why Distance Races are Way More Lowkey Than Sprints
He gets into what it’s like being at a national team camp with all kinds of athletes and what he learns from sprinters, then compares that to distance races
SSPC: Liam Tancock on Knowing How You’ll Swim Based Off a Dive-And-Glide
Tancock takes us through his path of unorthodox training with former teammate turned coach James Gibson as well as his taper meet ritual: a dive-and-glide
SSPC: Maggie Macneil on Converting Short Course Success to a LCM World Title
Macneil walks through managing nerves, observing her role models, and how she converted her short course success into the 50m pool.
SSPC: Olivia Smoliga Breaks Down Training, Racing in the ISL Bubble
We sat down with 14-time World Champion and ISL Champion, Olivia Smoliga to get the inside scoop into the Cali Condor secret sauce
SSPC: Robert Howard Discusses Where Swimming Goes After ISL Season 2
it is certainly fun to dream of how a truly professional swimming league could change the whole landscape of what a pro swimmer lifestyle looks like.
SSPC: Katie Hoff Dives Deep with New Book “Blueprint”
2-time Olympian Katie Hoff has penned her book BLUEPRINT. Listen to her SwimSwam Podcast for BLUEPRINT details and the backstory.
Olympian Laszlo Cseh Appears on Hungarian Version of “The Masked Singer”
Hungarian World Champion and 6x Olympic medalist László Cseh made an appearance on the Hungarian version of the show “The Masked Singer”.
Yoga for Swimmers: Four Yoga Poses to Focus On
By focusing on these four yoga poses swimmers can help relieve tightness and tension in the chest, shoulders, hips and quads.
WATCH: Caeleb Dressel’s Record-Breaking Swims From 2020 ISL Finale
Dressel set three world records during the league final, and also lowered the American Record in the 100 freestyle on two occasions.
WATCH: Kliment Kolesnikov Smashes 100 Back World Record On Relay Lead-off
The Russian led off in 48.58 to obliterate Xu Jiayu’s 100 backstroke world record by three-tenths of a second.
WATCH: American Cali Condor Quartet Lowers 400 Medley Relay World Record
Olivia Smoliga, Lilly King, Kelsi Dahlia and Erika Brown combined to smash a five-year-old world record in the women’s 400 medley relay.