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Bill Pilczuk is the Head Coach of the Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving teams at The Savannah College of Art and Design. Bill is the reigning NAIA Coach of the Year. The Women's team has won 3 straight NAIA Championships .  As a swimmer, Bill was a dragon slayer. He became World Champion in the Men's 50 Free at the 1998 World Championships in Perth, Australia, taking down the greatest s...

Kim Vandenberg won an Olympic bronze medal as part of Team USA's 4x200 Free Relay at the 2008 Games in Beijing. She qualified and swam at 5 straight US Olympic Trials, capturing the dreaded 3rd place in the 200 Fly 2 times.   Kim is a mentor for Rise Athletes , a Fitter & Faster coach, a serious Yogi, world traveler, and small business owner. On top of all that, she is a graduate student...

Todd DeSorbo is the Head Coach of the Men's & Women's Swimming & Diving Teams at the University of Virginia. The UVA Women just took home their first ever NCAA Championship while the Men's team placed 9th.  A tax accountant before getting into coaching, Todd has gone from UNCW to NC State to UVA. Brett and Todd discuss taking the leap to become a head coach, what UVA is doing the...

Roland Schoeman is a 4-time Olympian from South Africa. At the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Roland won a Bronze (50 Free), a Silver (100 Free), and a Gold (4x100 Free Relay). Regarded as having the best start in swimming, Roland was the first human to break 23 in the 50 Fly LCM.  00:00 Intro 00:15 Destro Swim Tower 00:45 Swimnerd Pace Clocks 01:15 Roland Schoeman Intro 02:45 How'd you get into sw...

Sarah Dunleavy is currently the college recruiting director for the Sierra Marlins Swim Team. Sarah's collegiate experience includes stints at Kentucky, Pitt, and California. She swam at Purdue. Brett and Sarah discuss in depth about women in swim coaching, their struggles, and how we can do a better job retaining women coaches.   00:00 Intro 00:15 Destro Swim Towers 00:40 Swimnerd Live: the...

A special episode talking about NCAA Division I Swimming Championships featuring Cathy Durden (Senior VP of Fan Acquisition for Cal Men's Swimming) and Maxime Rooney . Subscribe, Review, Share! Apple Google Spotify YouTube Connect | Brett Hawke On Instagram @hawkebr On Twitter @insidewithbh On Facebook @insidewithbh Produced by: SWIMNERD Supported by: Fitter & Faster

Chad Le Clos is one of the greatest racers of our lifetime. At 20 years old, he shocked the world by taking down Michael Phelps in the 200 Fly at the 2012 Olympic Games. He is a 4x individual Olympic medalist in 3 separate events including a Silver in the 200 Free behind Sun Yang. 00:00 Intro 01:30 Stuck in South Africa 02:30 Training at 4 Facilities 06:00 Specialize in 1 Event? 07:45 Olympic Insp...

Bill Kirby is an Olympic gold medal winning swimmer from Australia. He was part of the 4x200 Free Relay that won in 2000. They broke that relay's World Record 3 different times (1998, 2000, 2001). Bill has recently moved back to Perth and opened up a swim school & swim team: Kirby Swim . This episode is chuck full of amazing stories -- Bill has an outstanding memory. Test sets, kick sets, Alex...

Arthur Albiero has been the Head Coach of the Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving Teams at the University of Louisville since 2003. When he took the job, the men's team had half of a scholarship. The pool was in a basement. The team had no culture of winning. Fast forward 18 years and all that has been turned around.  Born and raised in Brazil, Coach Albiero has an amazing swimming story....

Teri McKeever is in the 29th year of being the Head Coach of the Women's Swimming & Diving Team at the University of California. She served as the Head Coach of the U.S. Olympic women’s swim team at the London Olympics. Teri is, " regarded as one of the most accomplished swimming mentors in the United States, if not the world. " 00:00 Intro 01:20 Teri McKeever Bio 02:30 How have you been so su...

Zach Apple is one of Team USA's premier 50/100/200 Freestylers. He won the 100 and 200 Free at the World University Games in 2019 and was part of Team USA's World Champion 4x100 Free Relay in Gwangju that same year. Corona came. Zach didn't touch the water for 3 months. Then he ripped a 48.5 in practice after just 2.5 months of doing singles.   Zach's story is very much about being a late blo...

Swedish superstar Sarah Sjöström is the reigning Olympic Champion in the Women's 100 Butterfly.    00:00 Introduction  01:30 How's the elbow?  04:55 "It was devastating."  07:20 Recovery Timeline  07:55 Mental Approach  11:20 Ben Wildman-Tobriner  14:05 Sarah's Swimming Journey  16:20 Olympic Success 3rd Time Around  17:35 Sweden's 1st Olympic Gold...

Dr. Gary Hall Sr. won 3 Olympic medals (2 Silvers, 1 Bronze) in 3 different individual events (400 IM, 200 Fly, 100 Fly) at 3 consecutive Olympics (1968, 1972, 1976). A retired ophthalmologist, Dr. Hall founded The Race Club with his son, Gary Hall Jr.. They've been teaching people to swim faster with camps, content, and more since 2003. "I love teaching I've always loved teaching and I want...

Chris Fydler is a 20x Australian National Champion, 3x Olympian, and Olympic Champion. He was one of the four Australians strumming guitars after beating Team USA's 4x100 Free Relay at the 2000 Sydney Games. That victory, in front of the home crowd, snapped 36 years of American dominance in the event. The same relay that Ian Thorpe nearly missed because he ripped two suits ... Currently, Chris is...

Trevor Freeland grew up in Philadelphia swimming for Jim Ellis and PDR (the Philadelphia Department of Recreation or Pride, Determination, Resilience). He helped the University of Virginia win their first ACC Championship in 1987. Trevor has had an incredible business career with Deutsche Bank. In this episode, he explains to Brett how swimming, his mother, Jim Ellis, and Mark Bernardino shaped hi...

Ray Looze is the Head Coach of the Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving teams at Indiana University. He's been a mainstay on Team USA's coaching staffs as of late: 2017 & 2019 World Championship Coach, 2018 Pan Pacific Head Coach, and 2016 Olympic Assistant Coach.   Brett and Ray discuss... Do you still coach? How do you stay a coach rather than becoming a manager? Blake Pieroni. Zach...

Chris Plumb is the Head Coach of Carmel Swim Club & Carmel High School where they have won 35 straight girls state championships and 19 boys state championships. Coach Plumb is in his 15th year at Carmel.  Brett and Chris talk about... Being a Learner How do you be a better coach? “It’s simple things over and over.” – Chris Plumb How do you break up your training cycles for your high scho...

Mine Kasapoglu is a sports photographer from Turkey trying to capture moments that make your heart skip a beat. She's been to the last 9 Olympics!    You've definitely seen her swimming pictures before, as she has been working with the Gloria Sports Arena for a couple of years now, home to Energy Standard. She also shoots for Red Bull and is a SONY Alpha Europe Ambassador.   Mine is...

Liliana Ibáñez is a 2x Olympic swimmer from Mexico. She holds National Records in the 50/100/200 Free -- both in SCM and LCM. Lili is one of those people that naturally radiates positivity. You can hear her smiling when she talks.  Lili is currently training in Mexico City under Brett's guidance with the goal of making a 3rd Olympic Games.  They talk about... *getting better at kicking;...

Abbie Fish is the owner and founder of Swim Like A. Fish . Abbie is a virtual swim coach and stroke technique guru for swimmers all around the world. She cut her teeth working with some of the best: USA Swimming , the Race Club , and Ritter Sports Performance . As a swimmer, she swam at the University of Georgia and was an Olympic Trials qualifier . She's obsessed with improving your stroke techni...

Eric Shanteau is a 2x Olympian, World Champion swimmer, and cancer destroyer. He also holds the American Record for Most Times Getting 3rd at US Olympic Trials (5x) as well as the AR for Most Events Getting 3rd at OT's (4 events; 200 IM, 400 IM, 100 Breast, 200 Breast).   Shanteau grew up swimming for Swim Atlanta and Chris Davis and was one of the four Auburn Tigers (George Bovell ( Epi...

Jordan Wilimovsky is one of America's top distance swimmers in both the pool and open water. At the 2016 Olympics he placed 4th in the 1500 and 5th in the 10K.   He is the first American male swimmer qualified for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics in the 10K and will be swimming the mile at OT's this summer.   Jordan is known for his insane work ethic. Brett digs into how Dave Kelsheimer (Team San...

Last week Ben Fisher, a UC Santa Barbara Swimming alum, penned an open letter to Klete Keller that was shared on both Swimming World Magazine and Swim Swam . "You will have your day in court. But you will also have your opportunity for redemption. Perhaps your story can be the catalyst for a real conversation on the criticality of developing the next generation of swimmers into more resilient, wel...

Ky Hurst is a superior endurance athlete. Olympic swimmer , Australian Ironman Champion , and grinder for the America's Cup Challenge. This episode is sponsored by DESTRO SWIM TOWERS . Use coupon code "brett" at checkout to save $150 on a double swim tower! Subscribe, Review, Share! Apple Google Spotify YouTube Connect | Brett Hawke On Instagram @hawkebr on Twitter @insidewithbh On Facebook @insid...

Ranomi Kromowidjojo is a 3x Olympic gold medalist from the Netherlands. At the 2012 London Games, she swept the Women's 50 and 100 Freestyles. Now, at age 30, she heads into her 4th Olympics.     Brett and Ranomi talk about...   *how she mentally prepares for the biggest moments *which do you like better the 50 or the 100? *a deep dive into the fine points of her start *her hea...