Propulsion Swimming Podcast

On this weeks episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we welcome Lead Performance Coach at Wycombe District Swimming Club and finalist at this year's UK Coaching Awards, Josh Atkins.    Wycombe Swimming Club is one of the premier swimming clubs in the Swim England South East region and Josh, along with other coaches at the club, have been producing outstanding results thanks to a bri...

On this week's Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we welcome Tokyo Paralympian Suzanna Hext.    For those who don't know much about Suzanna's story, in 2012 she became wheelchair-bound after being paralysed in an equestrian accident.  Since that moment she has gone on to represent Great Britain with esteem at both Para-Equestrian and Para-Swimming, winning international honours in both sp...

On this week's Propulsion Swimming Podcast we welcome the International Swimming League back into our lives!   We are taking a look at the 2021 ISL Playoffs and 8 teams get narrowed down to 4 over the next month, before the grand final in Eindhoven. We examine each teams chances, especially given the exceptionally fast racing at the recent FINA World Cups, of making the final, and talk about...

We are joined on this week's Propulsion Propulsion Swimming Podcast by Daniel Wiffen!   Daniel trains at Loughborough University under Andi Manley. He represented Ireland at the Tokyo Olympics in the 800 and 1500m Freestyle, a multiple Irish Record holder and recently broke the 15-minute barrier for 1500m Freestyle (Short Course) at the Budapest leg of the FINA World Cup.    We talk...

This week on the Propulsion Swimming Podcast we are joined by Erin Robertson.    At age 16 Erin was Commonwealth Youth Champion and an age group record holder. However just 14 months later she was left feeling like a complete and utter failure, and as if she had let down every last person who had ever supported her. Because of those feelings, she left the sport.   That was roughly 5...

On this week's episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we are speaking to 1500m Olympic Finalist Daniel Jervis!   At his first Olympic Games in Tokyo, Daniel finished an impressive 5th place in the 1500m Freestyle against a world-class field. He trains out of Swansea, Wales under Adam Baker and since missing out on the Rio Olympics he has gone from strength to strength.    We di...

Plymouth Leander's, Laura Stephens joins us on this episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast!!   We talk to Laura about her Toronto Titan's experience as ISL, why she feels relays should be raced more in the UK and the belief that racing is the best form of training!!    We also chat about her Tokyo Olympics experience including qualifying at the last available moment in Glasgow!!...

On this week's episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we are talking to Tokyo Frog Kings and Scotland swimmer, Keanna MacInnes.    We talk through her debut season as an ISL rookie; including how the prize money and solidarity payment is going to help her career; the lessons she's learned by being part of the Tokyo Frog Kings squad; as well as her unfortunate end to the regular seas...

This week on the Propulsion Swimming Podcast we welcome back one of our first ever guests onto the show, Abbie Wood.  Since we last spoke to Abbie 12 months ago during the 2020 edition of ISL, she has gone on to represent Team GB in multiple events and finals at the Olympic Games and is currently leading the NY Breakers in both the MVP rankings and as team captain!  We talk with Abbie ab...

On this week's episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we welcome another brilliant young British Talent onto the show, Ed Mildred. Ed is one of the special talents coming through the British ranks and a swimmer we have earmarked as a one to watch over the next Olympic cycle and beyond. Ed joins us from the ISL in Naples, where he is currently racing for London Roar. We talk to him about learn...

In this episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we will be giving you our preview of the ISL 2021 regular season that involves the 10 returning teams from last year. The 10 clubs in the International Swimming League 2021 are: Aqua Centurions, Cali Condors, DC Trident, Energy Standard, LA Current, London Roar, NY Breakers, Team Iron, Tokyo Frog Kings, and Toronto Titans.   The ISL is an an...

On this weeks episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we speak to GB deaf swimmer, Nathan Young about the lack of funding the UK government gives to help him on his journey to become a Deaflympic Champion.    After the huge success of British Swimming at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the UK government has now given more funding towards Olympic and Paralympic Sport in the lead up to t...

On this week's Propulsion Swimming Podcast we are talking to Team GB Olympian, Alicia Wilson. Alicia, who originally swam for Guildford City and now trains over in California for Cal Golden Bears, was an Olympic Finalist in Tokyo in the 200m Individual Medley. We speak to Alicia about her experience of the Olympic Games, how hard it was to cope with morning finals, who she'd pick as her standout t...

How many World Records will Caeleb Dressel break? Are Adam Peaty and Kristoff Milak Unbeatable? Can Katie Ledecky Sweep the Freestyle Races? All will be answered on the episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast as we present to you our complete race-by-race guide to the swimming program at the delayed Tokyo Olympics 2020!! The Tokyo Olympics 2021 is now incoming after the long delay since the ori...

In this episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we talk to Olympic Breaststroker, James Wilby about why he believes swimming is a team sport!!   At the start of the week, we put up a poll on our social media accounts asking if our listeners thoughts that swimming was a team or individual sport. The results came back with a huge swing towards individual; 70-30 on Instagram.   Such was...

In this week's episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we are talking to one of the fastest teenage swimmers ever in Jacob Whittle!!   Jacob's career-best times are routinely compared with the likes of Kyle Chalmers and Caeleb Dressel! He's the fastest 14-year-old ever in the 100m Freestyle with a time of 50.3 and the second-fastest 16-year-old with a personal best of 48.55.   ...

We welcome Brodie Williams onto this week's episode of the  Propulsion Swimming Podcast!!    We talk to Brodie about how Millfield School has helped shape his swimming career so far, how he's stayed mental strong while training hard through major meets like the European Championships, and we even get some exclusive news on an extra event he's racing in Tokyo on top of his already qu...

Welcome to this LIVE episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast! Tonight we will be explaining all about the ISL Draft 2021 with a twist!   As well as outlining what to expect from this new feature of the International Swimming League we will be fantasy drafting our own teams.   Who will get to pick Caeleb Dressel? Who will get their draft strategy right? Who will pick the overall strong...

On this episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we review the amazing US Swimming Trials 2021, Omaha.    We look at the stand-out swims from Michael Andrew, Lilly King, Ryan Murphy, Katie Ledecky, and of course, Caeleb Dressel. We discuss what sort of impact their swims are likely to have on a number of British swimmers as well as whether we are likely to see a number of World Record...

On this week's bonus Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we are cranking up our Tokyo Olympic build-up by reviewing this week's Australian Swimming Trials! It was a week filled with world-class swims with 9 world-leading times and one World Record!   We review the stand-out performances by the likes of; Kaylee Mckeown, Emma Mckeon, Kyle Chalmers, Cate Campbell, Zac Stubblety-Cook, Ariarne Titmus, El...

On this week's episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we speak to the number 1 British 400m Individual Medley swimmer, Max Litchfield.  We speak to Max about a swimming injury that he got in 2017 which caused him serious shoulder pain, the shoulder rehab he had to go through, and he gives his advice to injury prevention for swimmers. As well as chatting about swimmers shoulder, we discus...

On this week's episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we are continuing our build-up to Tokyo with another member of Team GB, the brilliant Sarah Vasey!! We spoke to Sarah about how she coped with being in a strict Covid-Secure bubble until the final day of British Trials and what advice she would have for any juniors about to go through the experience; as well as looking back on her performa...

On this week's episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast we welcome Anna Hopkin! Anna is fresh off winning 5 medals at the European Championships in Budapest with the British Swimming and qualifying for her first Olympic Games!! We talk to her about her journey through swimming and how it has prepared her for Tokyo, especially how her time in America helped her to race tired just like at European...

We are delighted to be welcoming onto this week's Propulsion Swimming Podcast, BBC Sport Olympic correspondent Nick Hope as we review last weeks LEN European Swimming Championships at the Duna Arena, Budapest! We not only discuss our standout swims from each day of competition with Nick, but we also take a look at the work he does behind the scenes and we get his all-important predictions for the...

With swimming pools around the country opening back up, over 18's now allowed to return their club training, and swimming lessons starting again; for this week's episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast we talk through the stages you can get involved in swimming and wanted to explain that it's never too late to start swimming.   It really can be at any stage of your life. For example: havin...