Inside with Brett Hawke

Pernille Blume, from Denmark, is the reigning Olympic Champion in the Women's 50 Freestyle.  This episode is brought to you by Aquavolo , the inventor of Drag Sox , one of my favorite pieces of training equipment. There is no simpler training tool to build power in the water than a pair of Drag Sox . Which is exactly why we partnered with them. Order a pair of Drag Sox , type in "BRETT" at ch...

Brett welcomes the Head Coach of the ISL's Tokyo Frog Kings, Dave Salo ! This episode is brought to you by Aquavolo , the inventor of Drag Sox , one of my favorite pieces of training equipment. They are a must have as we use them nearly every day. There is no simpler training tool to build power in the water than a pair of Drag Sox . Which is exactly why we partnered with them. Order a pair of Dra...

Russell Mark has been with USA Swimming for 18 years. Officially he is the National Team High Performance Manager at USA Swimming aka one of the world's most respected stroke technicians. This episode is brought to you by Aquavolo , the inventor of Drag Sox , one of my favorite pieces of training equipment. There is no simpler training tool to build power in the water than a pair of Drag Sox . Whi...

Brett welcomes Fernando Scheffer and Santiago Grassi to the show. ISL Teams, Coaches, and Rosters: Aqua Centurions Energy Standard Cali Condors DC Trident Toronto Titans Tokyo Frog Kings London Roar Iron LA Current NY Breakers Connect on Social with the International Swimming League On Instagram: @iswimleague On Facebook: @internationalswimmingleague On Twitter: @internationalswimmingleague On You...

Florent Manaudou is the 2012 Olympic Champion in the Men's 50 Freestyle. Anthony Ervin clipped him in 2016 to mess up his bid to win back-to-back Olympic titles. Florent retired and became a professional handball player. He has since come out of retirement to join Energy Standard as part of the International Swimming League. This episode is brought to you by Aquavolo , the inventor of Drag So...

Brett speaks with a couple of the LA Current's sprint stars, Abbey Weitzeil & Alyssa Marsh! ISL Week 3 (all times are Eastern) Sat. Oct 31 – Sun. Nov. 1 7-9 AM Saturday 12-2 PM Sunday London Roar DC Trident LA Current Tokyo Frog Kings Mon Nov. 2 – Tue. Nov 3 10 AM – 12 PM Monday 10 AM – 12 PM Tuesday Energy Standard Aqua Centurions NY Breakers Toronto Titans ISL Teams, Coaches, and Rosters: Aq...

The Russian Rocket stops by for the 2nd time. See Episode #050 for Part 1. This time around Brett and Alex talk about the unfortunate passing of his mentor, Gennadi Touretski. As an athlete, what was your relationship with him outside of the pool? Did you have a relationship with him after swimming?  Quality & Efficiency - the two most important things.  Alexei Krasikov, a major infl...

Brett speaks with swimming legend and on-deck ISL interviewer, Mark Foster! Sat. Oct 24 – Sun. Oct. 25 6-8 AM Sat 12-2 PM Sun Aqua Centurions Tokyo Frog Kings LA Current Toronto Titans Mon. Oct 26 – Tue. Oct. 27 10 AM – 12 PM Mon 10 AM – 12 PM Tues DC Trident Iron Cali Condors NY Breakers ISL Teams, Coaches, and Rosters: Aqua Centurions Energy Standard Cali Condors DC Trident Toronto Titans Tokyo...

Aaron Peirsol won 29 international gold medals, 5 at the Olympics. He dominated the stroke throughout the first decade of the new millennium before going out on his own terms. He is still the World Record holder in the 200 LCM Backstroke.    Jack Roach is the Head Coach of Tide Swimming in Virginia Beach, VA as well as one of the coach's of the LA Current. This is Jack's second time on t...

Brett sits down with the LA Current's Andrew Seliskar and Aqua Centurian Marcelo Chierighini after Day 1 of Meet 2 of the second season of the ISL. Sat. Oct 24 – Sun. Oct. 25 6-8 AM Sat 12-2 PM Sun Aqua Centurions Tokyo Frog Kings LA Current Toronto Titans Mon. Oct 26 – Tue. Oct. 27 10 AM – 12 PM Mon 10 AM – 12 PM Tues DC Trident Iron Cali Condors NY Breakers ISL Teams, Coaches, and Rosters: Aqua...

Bob Groseth has been coaching for longer than Brett has been alive. He, in fact, started his swimming education under Doc Counsilman, as the manager of Indiana University's swim team in the mid 1960's. He went on to coach at Cincinnati, Tulane, Iowa State, and Northwestern. Bob is currently based in Evanston, Illinois working on a project with the Chicago Park District.  Grew up swimming in H...

Brett speaks with the LA Current's Kim Brackin and Aly Tetzloff before the start of the 2nd week of competition.  Sat. Oct 24 – Sun. Oct. 25 6-8 AM Sat 12-2 PM Sun Aqua Centurions Tokyo Frog Kings LA Current Toronto Titans Mon. Oct 26 – Tue. Oct. 27 10 AM – 12 PM Mon 10 AM – 12 PM Tues DC Trident Iron Cali Condors NY Breakers ISL Teams, Coaches, and Rosters: Aqua Centurions Energy Standard Ca...

Deano Gladstone is a professional lifeguard on Bondi Beach in Australia. You can watch him save lives on the hit reality TV show, Bondi Rescue. This episode is chuck full of amazing stories: lightning strikes, shark bites, and rescues.   Deano is also a qualified and practicing Personal Trainer, Wim Hof instructor, Breathwork coach, Yoga Teacher, and Holistic Health Coach. He does an impressi...

Brett speaks with Sonny Trigg, The Swimsuit Guy , after the conclusion of the first weekend of ISL competition. Week 1:   Energy Standard, Cali Condors, LA Current, NY Breakers Fri. Oct 16 from 10 AM – 12 PM (Eastern Time) Sat. Oct 17 from 2-4 PM Saturday (Eastern Time) London Roar, DC Trident, Aqua Centurions, Iron Sun. Oct 18 from 12-2 PM (Eastern Time) Mon. Oct. 19 from 10 AM - 12 PM (East...

Massimiliano Rosolino, from Italy, is the Olympic Champion in the 200 IM at the 2000 Sydney Games.   He also won Silver in the 400 Free behind Ian Thorpe. And Bronze in the 200 Free behind Thorpey and Pieter van den Hoogenband.  Pretty impressive meet, wouldn't you say? Subscribe, Review, Share! Apple Google Spotify YouTube Connect | Brett Hawke On Instagram @hawkebr on Twitter @ins...

Brett speaks with the LA Current's Ryan Murphy and Béryl Gastaldello after the conclusion of the first day of ISL competition.  Week 1:   Energy Standard, Cali Condors, LA Current, NY Breakers Fri. Oct 16 from 10 AM – 12 PM (Eastern Time) Sat. Oct 17 from 2-4 PM Saturday (Eastern Time) London Roar, DC Trident, Aqua Centurions, Iron Sun. Oct 18 from 12-2 PM (Eastern Time) Mon. Oct. 19 fro...

Tyler McGill is the Head Coach of the City of Opelika Swim Team . He most recently was an Assistant Coach at Auburn University, his alma mater from 2013 to 2018. He swam for Team USA at the 2012 London Olympics placing 6th in the 100 Fly and winning gold as part of the 4x100 Medley Relay.  "Which coach at Auburn didn't I swim for?" - Tyler McGill Brett and Tyler really dig into his time at Au...

Brett speaks with the LA Current's Lenny Krayzelburg and David Marsh before the start of the 2nd season of the International Swimming League (ISL). Week 1: Energy Standard, Cali Condors, LA Current, NY Breakers Fri. Oct 16 from 10 AM – 12 PM (Eastern Time) Sat. Oct 17 from 2-4 PM Saturday (Eastern Time) London Roar, DC Trident, Aqua Centurions, Iron Sun. Oct 18 from 12-2 PM (Eastern Time) Mon. Oct...

Chuck Batchelor is the Head Coach of the Bluefish Swim Team in Massachusetts. Bluefish is known for producing top level 400 IMers; most notably, Olympic silver medalist, Elizabeth Beisel .  Coach Chuck is easy to spot on pool deck, as seen in pictures from Rafael Domeyko in this episode's artwork. When a Bluefish swimmer is in the water, donning his Crocs, he walks up and down pool deck cheer...

Helen Yee is the founder of Eyes On The Game and can be found on The SchmoZone every Thursday.  "Every week Dave ‘The Schmo’ Schmulenson and Helen Yee bring you the latest from MMA and combat sports from the world’s fight capital, Las Vegas. A behind the scenes look at covering sports through hustle and heart."   How did you create your own sports show?   Take us back to growing up...

João de Lucca has hung up his swim suit for his family and future in coaching. But before he did that, he won back-to-back NCAA titles in the Men's 200 Free for the University of Louisville. He is a 3x Pan-American Champion and represented Brazil in the last two Olympiads.  Brett and João talk about... Recently became a father to a little girl. #girldad "This has been the best year of my life...

Bob Bowman is the Head Coach of Arizona State University's Swimming & Diving Team. Coach Bowman served as Team USA's Head Olympic Swimming Coach for the 2016 Rio Games. And, as you already know, coached the greatest Olympian of all time, Michael Phelps, throughout his entire illustrious career. Now, in retirement, Michael cooks Bob dinner several nights a week while he gets to play with t...

Zane Waddell, from South Africa, is the reigning World Champion in the Men's 50 Backstroke. COVID-19 messed up his last opportunity to break 20 seconds in the 50 SCY Backstroke. Zane, still training at the University of Alabama, is now preparing for Tokyo 2021 and the 2nd season of the ISL as a member of the LA Current.  Brett and Zane discuss... Being recruited and coming over to swim in col...

Jodie Henry is a 3x Olympic Champion. She won the 100 Free at the 2004 Athens Olympics and was part of both of Australia's winning relays (4x100 Free and Medley). She was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 2015. She learned how to swim at a young age and just progressed from there. It got serious at Chandler Swimming Club. Eventually moved to be coached with Shannon Roll...

Fred Bousquet was the first man to break 19 in the 50 SCY Free as well as the first man to break 21 in the 50 LCM Free. He was, without a doubt, one of the greatest relay swimmers in the history of the sport. While the individual Olympic medal fell just outside his grasp, he was the epitome of a team player. He swam for his team and for his country, not for himself.  Brett and Fred begin the...