Inside with Brett Hawke

Jennifer LaMont is the CEO of the American Swim Coaches Association (ASCA). Next month is the 54th annual ASCA World Coaches Clinic which is being held in Las Vegas, Nevada.    ASCA is an opportunity to connect with fellow coaches and like minded people inside of the sport of swimming. Brett and Nate met at ASCA in 2019 and created a podcast together...   Who will you meet that will...

Ryan Lochte is one of the greatest Olympians in the history of the world. He captured twelve (12) Olympic medals and 39 World Championship titles. His 200 IM from 2011 is still the World Record today.  Today, Ryan is a proud husband and father of two beautiful children.  00:00 Bratter PA, Immigration Law 00:05 Being a Dad 02:35 Swimming now? 03:35 Global Swim Series 06:05 Autographs...

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Katie Robinson is the Director of Swimming at Northwestern University where she leads both programs. Coach Robinson was just named to her first Team USA coaching staff, being named an Assistant Coach for the Duel in the Pool . Northwestern qualified 15 athletes (9 Women, 6 Men) for NCAA Championships last year. The Women finished 18th, the Men 32nd. Her coaching experience prior included positions...

Trying to improve your endurance in the 100 Fly? Here are some 100 Fly speed endurance sets from the world's best swim coaches including Richard Quick (ala Brett Hawke), Mel Marshall, Michael Bohl, James Gibson, and Kim Brakin.  Answers can be found on the Any Question app. Download it here . Thumbnail courtesy of Mike Lewis!  Our Sponsors: BRATTER PA IMMIGRATION LAW : Exclusive immigrat...

Chris Webb leads GAIN Swimming . GAIN Swimming instills, "a culture of daily physical preparation that grows & nurtures adaptable swimming athletes who understand the wisdom of their bodies, its ability to self-organize and solve movement problems." They are the sport's top dryland program in America. Chris was a coach for many years with experience at the University of Pittsburgh (his alma ma...

China swept all 10 events at Fina World Championships earlier this month. What makes them so dominant? Pei Lin explains her theory on perfection vs. professional.  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, ph...

Pei Lin is the Head Diving Coach at the University of California . As an athlete, she was a 3x NCAA runner up at the Miami University (Ohio) as well as a Chinese national champion.    In our first ever diving interview, Pei discusses...   *the competitive mindset that she is looking for in a recruit  *how the Chinese are dominating the sport (they just swept a perfect 10 out of...

Michael Klim once had the goal to race 150 times in a single season. In this clip, the Olympic Champ explains why racing is the best swim training. 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,...

Michael Klim discusses his straight arm freestyle technique and how it came to be.    He talks about a few drills that helped manifest his new, innovative stroke.    Freestyle with a fly kick. Freestyle with a fly kick with head up. Straight arm freestyle. Straight arm freestyle with head up.   "That's another lesson for younger swimmers out there is to just try things in...

Michael Klim was ranked #1 in the 200 Freestyle going into the 1996 Olympics. He failed to make the Finals.    Klimy then stopped trying to swim like Alex Popov and began to build his own stroke.    He innovated swimming with his beautiful straight arm freestyle technique and finishing his races with a dolphin kick into the wall. Our Sponsors: BRATTER PA IMMIGRATION LAW : Exclu...

"If someone wants a medal, they are going to have to pass you." - Coach Ryan Mallette to Josh Liendo before the Finals of the 100 Free.  Josh Liendo's strength is going out fast. And that is exactly what he did. One could argue he forced David Popovici to go out with him and not swim his race.  Our Sponsors: BRATTER PA IMMIGRATION LAW : Exclusive immigration representation of athletes, e...

Chezik Tsunoda is a mother of four boys, a documentary filmmaker ( drowninginsilence.com ), and the founder of  No More Under . Since her 3-year-old son Yori drowned in a friend’s backyard pool, Tsunoda has been driven to promote the conversation about and raise awareness around drowning prevention and water safety. "This doesn't have to happen." - Chezik Tsunoda   00:00 Bratter PA Immig...

Josh Liendo is Canada's top male swimmer. At World Champs, he took 2nd in the 100 Fly, 3rd in the 100 Free, and 5th in the 50 Free. He's just 19 years old.   Brett and Josh Liendo go deep into the world of sprinting, specifically breaking down his freestyle technique, strengths & weaknesses, and race strategies.    They discuss racing against David Popovici, whose race plan and...

Josh Holland is a bio hacker, state of the art fitness trainer, holistic health coach and sports professional, he champions the philosophy of “awareness through experience". Josh is the author of The Awareness Shift: Unearth the Five Pillars for Optimal Health and Wellness . It is a resource that has been formulated through Josh's vast exploration into a plethora of healing modalities for the purp...

Rome. 1994. "We need a result." 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...

Alexander Popov says that winning the Olympics twice in a row is twice as hard as winning the first time. How does Caeleb Dressel deal with the pressure? 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 disabili...

Cody Miller is a 2x Olympic medalist and swimming's top content creator. 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 leade...

Vasa revolutionized training outside of the water for swimmers. The guy to do that? Rob Sleamaker. This is the story of how he created the Vasa Trainer.    Rob is also the author of several books about training for endurance athletes and swimming freestyle for triathletes.    "Swim stronger, better, faster." Our Sponsors: BRATTER PA IMMIGRATION LAW : Exclusive immigration repre...

Lani Pallister stopped by during her stay in a beautiful Budapest hotel. She got COVID.  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 Angelf...

Romanian 17 year old swimming phenom, David 'Chlorine Daddy' Popovici, is back on the show after winning the 100 and 200 Freestyles at Fina World Swimming Championships. 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, p...

Brett is back for a quick lunch break to watch the 100 Free.  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 a...

A few days ago writer Andreea Giuclea released a long form article all about Romanian teenage super swimmer, David Popovici.  We've turned it into a podcast for you. Now you can listen to the article on your way to swim practice. David Popovici wants to be the world’s best swimmer and has every chance By Andreea Giuclea Photos by Matei Buță Translated by Oana Gavrilă June 16, 2022 Our Sponsor...

Join Sonny and Nate as they watch World Swimming Championships! 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...

Brett is working. Nate is watching swimming with Bobby Guntoro.  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...