Brett Hawke
Inside with Brett Hawke
Take an intimate look inside the minds of swimming's highest achievers with one of the world's best swim coaches, Brett Hawke.
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Feb 9, 2026
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#347 Sweden's Stefan Nystrand on Sprinting, Straight Arm Freestyle, and Making a Comeback 20.11.2023 42:45
Stefan Nystrand is a current Swedish competitive swimmer who specializes in sprint freestyle. A lengthy career spanning over a decade, Stefan gained recognition in the swimming world for his exceptional speed using the straight arm freestyle technique. He swam in 4x Olympics (2000, 2004, 2008, and 2012). In Athens, he placed 4th in the 50 Freestyle. In 2007, he became the 2nd person to break 48 in...
#346 New York's Water Safety Hospital Video Bill with Brendan O'Melveny 16.11.2023 45:42
Brendan O'Melveny is the COO of Imagine Swimming - New York City's premier swim school. He is also a part of the New York Water Safety Coalition, which has helped passed water safety legislation. New parents will be shown a short video in hospitals throughout New York, educating parents on drowning and water safety. Today Nate and Brendan discuss the Newborn Hospital Video Bill. Our Sponso...
Train the Way You Like to Race by Stephan Widmer | ASCA Talk #021 15.11.2023 38:04
This week's American Swimming Coaches Association talk comes from Stefan Widmer. Stefan Widmer was born in Switzerland and swam internationally for Switzerland for 10 years. In 2000, Stefan was appointed as a coach at the Queensland Academy of Sport in Brisbane, Australia. His swimmers included Liesel Jones, Libby Trickett, and Christian Sprenger just to name a few. His swimmers achieved 20 wo...
#345 What can Swimming Learn from Tony Holler's Feed the Cats Sprint Program? 13.11.2023 53:40
Tony Holler is the track coach at Plainfield North High School and creator of the "Feed the Cats" training philosophy. After an impressive 38 years in the chemistry classroom, he gracefully retired and moved on to conquer the world of coaching consulting with several other sports and professional teams. Our Sponsors: EO SWIM...
#344 Wayne Goldsmith on "Mindless" Aerobic Base Training 09.11.2023 54:20
Wayne Goldsmith is a renowned sports performance coach, consultant, and speaker specializing in swimming. He is widely recognized for his expertise in coaching, leadership, and fostering peak performance in athletes. Today he talks about the shift away from "mindless" aerobic base training. Our Sponsors: EO SWIM BETTER ...
Preparing Athletes to be Race Ready by Lanny Landtroop | ASCA Talk #020 08.11.2023 39:20
Now, unless you are from Texas, you’ve probably never heard of Coach Lanny. Well, he’s the winningest coach in Texas high school swimming history and was named “Coach of the Year” 18 times. Our Sponsors: EO SWIM BETTER: Analyse your stroke technique with eo's SwimBETTER han...
#343 Pieter Coetze, South Africa's Backstroke King 06.11.2023 36:36
Pieter Coetze is a 19 year old South African swimmer with his eyes on Paris 2024. Long Course: 50 Back: 24.3 100 Back: 52.7 200 Back: 1:56.0 He's pretty good at butterfly, too. 53.5 in the 100. And freestyle. 22.1/49.1 Our Sponsors: EO SWIM BETTER: Analyse your stroke techniq...
#342 Adam Pine on Fostering Enjoyment & Perseverance in Australia’s Future Swimmers 01.11.2023 42:59
Adam Pine is the longest serving Dolphin in Australian swimming history. Following his retirement from competitive swimming, he embarked on a career as a sports administrator and a high performance leader. He is currently the Director of Teams at Invictus - Australia. He is also the founder of the Physical Activity Foundation, an NPO devoted to fostering physical activity and promoting healthy liv...
#341 Dr. Karin Hugo on Talent Identification and Development of High Performance Athletes 30.10.2023 57:40
One of South African's finest, Dr. Karin Hugo is a Swim Coach, Trainer, Sport Scientist, and Strength & Conditioning Coach. She spent many years working with the University of Stellenbosch from National Coordinator of Talent Identification to Manager of the Sport Science Division at the Sport Performance Institute, while also coaching the swim team. Our Sponsors: ...
#340 Fares Ksebati, Founder of MySwimPro 26.10.2023 36:06
Fares Ksebati, the founder of MySwimPro , unravels various aspects of his journey, shares his thoughts on contemporary issues, and discusses the wide-ranging impact of his innovative smartphone application, MySwimPro. Our Sponsors: EO SWIM BETTER: Analyse your stroke technique with e...
Commitment by Bill Sweetenham | ASCA Talk #019 25.10.2023 42:58
Today's American Swimming Coaches Association talk comes from International Swimming Hall of Fame coach, Bill Sweetenham . We had the pleasure of having him on the pod a couple years ago - Episode #155. If you want more Coach Sweetenham, you can watch that one here. Coach Sweetenham is a 5x Olympic Head Coach of 3 different countries. He led Swimming Australia and British Swimming to gre...
Budapest World Cup: Kaylee McKeown breaks 2 World Records 23.10.2023 57:02
Kaylee McKeown and Qin Haiyang win the 2023 Swimming World Cup. Our Sponsors: EO SWIM BETTER: Analyse your stroke technique with eo's SwimBETTER handsets. Go to eolab.com/SwimBETTER, and use code BRETT at checkout to get 9 months free on a single gold annual membership with any handset...
Tyler Clary, Olympic Champ, discusses career & open heart surgery 19.10.2023 1:11:29
This week, Tyler Clary underwent his 2nd open heart surgery . So, in honor of him, this Throwback Thursday is Episode #199, when he came on to discuss going through such an intense surgery, as well as his incredible swimming career. Tyler is a Financial Advisor with Northwestern Mutual in Charlotte, North Carolina. Enjoy! Our Sponsors: EO SWIM...
Athens World Cup Review + The Golden Race 16.10.2023 51:45
Megsy, Brett, Kurt, Sonny, and Nate talk about swimming. Our Sponsors: EO SWIM BETTER: Analyse your stroke technique with eo's SwimBETTER handsets. Go to eolab.com/SwimBETTER, and use code BRETT at checkout to get 9 months free on a single gold annual membership with any handset purchase...
why YOU are wrong about MICHAEL ANDREW 16.10.2023 16:48
I sit down with @TheSwimsuitGuy to talk about Michael Andrew and more specifically the last 50m of his 200 Individual Medley. Most people think he struggled so much at the end this race because he doesn't train hard enough but Sonny think it is purely Michael Andrew's freestyle technique. Our Sponsors: EO SWIM BETTER: ...
SPECIAL EPISODE: 3x Israeli Olympian YOAV BRUCK 15.10.2023 40:26
Brett catches up with his old friend and fellow Auburn Tiger, Yoav Bruck. Our Sponsors: EO SWIM BETTER: Analyse your stroke technique with eo's SwimBETTER handsets. Go to eolab.com/SwimBETTER, and use code BRETT at checkout to get 9 months free on a single gold annual membership with any h...
Cate Campbell should be FASTER 14.10.2023 7:23
Brett and Sonny talk about Cate Campbell and why she's not gone 22 and 50 point in the 50 and 100 freestyles yet. Our Sponsors: EO SWIM BETTER: Analyse your stroke technique with eo's SwimBETTER handsets. Go to eolab.com/SwimBETTER, and use code BRETT at checkout to get 9 months free on...
A Physical and Psychological Approach to the Next Level by Frank Busch | ASCA Talk #018 13.10.2023 46:16
Today's American Swimming Coaches Association talk comes from former University of Arizona Head Coach and USA Swimming National Team Director, Frank Busch. Sign up for the ASCA Club Success Initiative , hosted by Frank Busch & Russell Mark this November in Atlanta, GA. Our Sponsors: EO SWIM BETTER: ...
#338 Matt Levy on Balancing Life, Work, and the Paralympic Pursuit 12.10.2023 41:51
5x Australian Paralympian Matt Levy discusses his journey juggling intensive training with a full-time job, emphasizing the importance of recovery, open communication, and a strong support network. While praising Australia's seamless integration of Paralympic athletes with the overall Olympic movement, Matt reflects on the value in shaping a shared societal perspective. Our Sponsors: ...
#339 USA Swimming's Lindsay Mintenko reflects on Fukuoka, looks towards Paris 11.10.2023 43:34
Lindsay Mintenko is the Managing Director of USA's National Team. Our Sponsors: EO SWIM BETTER: Analyse your stroke technique with eo's SwimBETTER handsets. Go to eolab.com/SwimBETTER, and use code BRETT at checkout to get 9 months free on a single gold annual membership with any handset p...
LIVE: Berlin World Cup 11.10.2023 1:30:53
The band is back together talking about swimming. LIVE! Meagen Nay. Brett Hawke. Sonny Trigg. Kurt Hanson. Nate Tschohl. Our Sponsors: EO SWIM BETTER: Analyse your stroke technique with eo's SwimBETTER handsets. Go to eolab.com/SwimBETTER, and use code BRETT at checkout to get 9 months free on a...
#337 From the Philippines to Singapore with Dhill Anderson Lee 03.10.2023 47:18
Coach Dhill represented the Philippines from 2004-2014 and is still the national record holder in the 50 and 100 Fly SCM. Today he is a coach in Singapore at the Nexus International School. Our Sponsors: EO SWIM BETTER: Analyse your stroke technique with eo's SwimBETTER handsets. Go to eolab.com/S...
Long Distance Training Strategies by Stephane Lecat 29.09.2023 22:02
Stephane Lecat is the National Manager for the French Open Water Team. He was also bad ass open water swimmer himself. So much so, that he is being inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame this weekend not as a coach but as a swimmer. Stephane won 3 World Championship titles and 19 FINA World Cup races during his 14 year professional swimming career. He swam the English Channel in 8 h...
The 10 Secrets to Success by Bob Bowman | ASCA Talk #017 28.09.2023 35:22
Tonight’s keynote speaker is a great coach. I always like to talk about a great coach. I like to put him in perspective. Many of us think that being a great coach means that you fall into a great job. Not tonight. This guy has paid his dues. He was the head age group coach at the Cincinnati Marlins. He was the senior assistant coach for the Las Vegas Gold swim team. He was the head coach for the B...
#336 Chris Mooney, Head Coach of Bond University, talks Training Philosophy, Lactate Workouts 26.09.2023 1:12:45
Chris Mooney is one of the world’s premier swim coaches. As the Head Coach at Bond University, he coaches Flynn Southam, Mia O’Leary, Alex Graham, and Maddy Gough. He previously worked with Kaylee McKeown & Elijah Winnington. Bond has just become a World Aquatics Development Centre. In this episode, Chris goes in depth about his coaching philosophies, his unique training schedule, and how he w...
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