Propulsion Swimming Podcast

ISL Wins, Personal Bests, and Mental Preparation  British Swimming's Abbie Wood chats with us on this week's Propulsion Swimming Podcast.  We talk about how the lack of rest between races is helping her hit new PB's and what it felt like to finally get her first win on the board!! We also discuss what it's like to be part of the multicultural NY Breakers team at International Swimming Le...

Jackpot times, Money Stealing and the Budapest Bubble NY Breakers ISL Swimmer Joe Litchfield joins us on this weeks episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast.  Joe talks through how he's finding his first experience of the International Swimming League and how he's finding life inside the Budapest Bubble!   We also chat through what training the NY Breakers are doing right now as they t...

International Swimming League - Season 2 In this week's episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we preview the international swimming league season 2 in Budapest.   As the 10 best swimming clubs prepare to go head to head in this years 'bubble' edition of the popular ISL swimming competition we review the new rule changes, what world records will fall, and if swim racing is going to be su...

Club Swimming After The Age of 18 On this week's Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we are looking into the world of Masters Swimming.    With British Masters Swimming being one of the fastest growing aquatic disciplines in the UK we thought it was time that we looked into how you can get involved, what training masters swimming entails, and once you pass the age of 18 it could be your best ch...

Day In The Life Of An Elite Swimmer In this week's episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we are exploring a day in the life of an elite swimmer.   As many of our regular listeners will know Dan was in the elite swimming squad at Cardiff and during his time there he experienced what it takes to train for the Olympics!! He is going to take the listeners through what the average day would...

The Challenges Of Being A Welsh International Swimmer During COVID On this week's Propulsion Swimming Podcast we talk to Welsh International Swimmer Xavier Castelli about the challenges he's faced during COVID and how it has forced him to shift his mindset!   Xav is a three-time Commonwealth Games finalist for Swim Wales and is based at Cardiff Swimming Club. During lockdown, and still to thi...

24 Beaches, 24 kms, 24 hrs with Lauren Turner In this week's episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we talk to special guest Lauren Turner about her recent charity swim to raise money for Cornish charity Shelterbox. Lauren swam 1km at 24 different beaches around the South Coast of Cornwall all within 24 hours!!   We spoke to her about her journey through swimming, the difficulties in the...

How To Be A Productive Student Athlete In this week's episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast we explain to you how to be a productive student athlete. We talk about our personal experiences from school days and how you can effectively juggle both your commitments to both study and swimming! We know that as swimmers you are going to have some of the longest training hours of any student athlete...

How Are Swimming Pools Coping After COVID-19? In this weeks episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast we discuss the state of British Swimming and the news that 25% of public swimming pools across the UK are set to close without any government funding or support, including the national pool in Sheffield, Ponds Forge. Is there anything further British Swimming or Swim England can be doing to help...

George Taplin's Lake District Ultra Swimming Challenge  In this weeks episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast we are talking to George Taplin who completed an Ultra Distance Challenge of swimming 71km in 13 lakes over 3 days.  We discuss the training he did before starting the challenge, the difficulties he faced and the effects it had on his body during and after his swims.  For...

Are Swimmers Over Training? This week on the Propulsion Swimming Podcast we are discussing where swimmers are over training using current professional training methods.   After Swim Swam reported this week that 58% of 5,800 recorded swims since the coronavirus in USA swimming were personal bests, it got us thinking whether there is any correlation to the enforced break and these faster times....

Life of an Open Water Swimmer Aiming for Tokyo Olympics. In this week episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast we are talking International Open Water swimmer Hector Pardoe.   We discuss his open water swimming training in Montpellier, France leading up to the Tokyo olympics, how he has transitioned from pool racing to the 10km Open Water Event and how a vegetarian gets in enough daily calo...

How To Get Back Into Swimming Shape Safely In this episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast we are talking about a topic we've wanted to cover for such a long time, returning to training safely. Many swimmers have now spent the longest period out of pool since they first starting swimming, so it is imperative to adjust focus when getting back in the pool.   We discuss how swimmers shou...

What An Open Water Coach Can Do For You On today's Propulsion Swimming Podcast we are talking about Open Water Swimming.    We are joined on the show by Open Swim UK coach, Sam, who explains to us how one goes about becoming an open water coach and the difference between Open Water Coaching and Pool Swim Coaching.   We also discuss the safe practices for anyone looking to go wild sw...

The Top 5 Swimming Races of All Time On today's Propulsion Swimming Podcast we discuss what our top 5 swimming races of all time are.  We also give our reaction to the UK governments decision not to open up swimming pools around the country. If you're as disappointed as we are then why not head over to Swim England and support their #OpenOurPools Campaign or follow the link below!!  http...

Breaking Down Swim England’s Return To The Pool Guidance On today's Propulsion Swimming Podcast we discuss Swim England's Return to the Pool Guidance as part of 'The New Normal in Swimming. ⁠   We breakdown each of the 5 Guidance Documents released for Operators, Users, Swimming Lessons, Community Swimming and Clubs, and give our own personal thoughts on how these new measures are going to ef...

What Could Swimming Pools Look Like When They Reopen? On today's Propulsion Swimming Podcast we discuss what swimming pools could look like when they reopen and how it can be safely achieved while balancing the need for them to make money. ⁠   We also suggest different training methods swimming clubs could use to combat social distancing, including locating individual swimmers start positions...

How Swimming Can Effect Your Mental Health On today's Propulsion Swimming Podcast as part of Mental Health Awareness we discuss how swimming can effect your mental health. We are giving advice to others on how swimming can be both positive and negative but we also thought we would support the 'It's Okay to Talk' movement by opening up and discussing what impacts swimming has had on our mental heal...

Advice for Swimming Land Training Routines On today's Propulsion Swimming Podcast we discuss what dryland mistakes will be occurring during this prolonged lockdown period. As well as this we give advice to young swimmers who are likely to be attempting their first ever swimming based land training routines. SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE OUR LATEST VIDEO Welcome to the Propulsion Swimming Podcast. Kick back...

Is FINA doing enough to stop doping in Swimming? In this episode of the Propulsion Swimming podcast we talk through the Sun Yang Doping Scandal that has currently hit swimming. Find out why he has made the news recently along with us debating whether FINA is doing enough to stop Doping in Swimming!! SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE OUR LATEST VIDEO Welcome to the Propulsion Swimming Podcast. Kick back and joi...

Why Your Core Is The Key To Swimming In this episode of the Propulsion Swimming podcast we discuss just how important core is to improve your swimming. We also explain how you can be training core both in the pool and out of the pool, as well as method Dan often uses to keep exercises fresh and interesting!! SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE OUR LATEST VIDEO Welcome to the Propulsion Swimming Podcast. Kick bac...

The Motivational Switch Between Swimming and Triathlon In this episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast we talk to Louis Salisbury about his journey from an age group club swimmer to an Instagram Sponsored Triathlete. We discuss the changes in motivation needed to succeed in triathlon and he gives advice to those who are looking to make the transition from swimming to triathlon!  https://ww...

What impact is the Olympic rescheduling going to have? In this weeks Propulsion Swimming Podcast we discuss what impacts the rescheduling of Tokyo 2020 Olympics is going to have on swimming, athlete's mindsets and the wider world of sport. We also try out our first conference call style podcast given the current Lockdown measures around the world! SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE OUR LATEST VIDEO Welcome to t...

Dryland Methods to Keep Fit During COVID-19 With seemingly the whole world on lockdown from COVID-19, in this weeks Propulsion Swimming Podcast we discuss what forms of exercise you should be doing from your home to keep yourself in shape during this tough time. We also discuss the future plans we have for this Podcast and YouTube Channel, asking our listeners to interact and give us topics they'd...

What Should The Olympics Do About Covid-19? In this episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast we discuss the impact the Coronavirus (Covid-19) is having on swimming and our everyday lives. Plus, we debate whether the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Games should go ahead or not!   PLEASE NOTE: This was recorded on Saturday 14th March. All information and guidance was correct from this date. SUBSCRIBE ON...