Social Kick • Swim Culture & Stories

In this episode, the guys chat with one of the US's top female sprinters, Margo Geer. They discuss Margo's view on: -The Olympics being postponed -Her current training and how her training has adjusted from different programs and coaches over the years -Season 1 of the ISL -ISL expansion for year 2 -ISL solidarity program

Welcome to the Social Kick Podcast! Thanks for joining us with National Team Member Brandon Fischer.    

Who is excited for college swim meets! Tonight on The Social Kick Podcast: The guys discuss: -Bobby Finke abolishes the American and NCAA record in the mile -The rest of SEC, ACC, women B1G Ten conference meets -Day 1 of week 2 of conference meets -Breaking down the rest of the conference meets

Thanks for joining us for our weekly Social Kick Podcast! The whole gang is back as Luke returns from his travels.   In this episode they discuss current 🏊results: - SEC Results - ACC Results - Women Big 10 Results - Ivy Leagues Results - Looking ahead at the other conference meets

Who's excited for the Premiere of the Facebook Live premiere of The Social Kick Podcast! In this episode, Luke Paddington Bryan Lundquist John Mullen and Justin Huynh discuss: NCAA Swimming, Jonty Skinner, Rivalry Dual Meets

In this Facebook Live of the Social Kick Podcast, the guys discuss: Conference Meet Round-Up -Pac-12 Women: Abbey Weitzeil, Stanford Women -B10 Men: Michigan wins big -Big 12 -Pac-12 Men -Projecting women’s NCAA Pro Swim Series Des Moines -Katie Ledecky -Day 1 Recap Other News -Sun Yang suspension -Coronavirus and the Olympics

This week the guys discuss: NCAA Swimming • Pac-12 Men, Reece Whitley and Cal • The impact of coronavirus Pro Swim Series Des Moines • Regan Smith • Michael Andrew • Caleb Dressel • Brent Hayden • Others Other News • ISL team changes

In this episode of the Social Kick Podcast, the guys sit down with Olympic silver medalist and former World Record Holder Milorad Cavic. Milorad is most well known for his historic 100-m butterfly races with Michael Phelps. In this episode, the guys get Cavic's thoughts on:
-The Olympic postponement and how he might have handled it if it happened during his career
-Protesting on the medal stand
-T...

In this episode, the guys are joined by 5x Olympian and Olympic Bronze Medalist George Bovell. In this episode we discuss: -How George knows Luke. -George's experience at all five of his Olympics. -George's view of the Olympics and the IOC. -George's view on the Olympics being postponed. -George's advice for current swimmers and those still swimming.

With the 'shelter in place' in the Bay Area, the boys join on a full remote session to discuss: Covid-19 - USA, Japan, and other swimming federations propose to postpone Olympics - USA Swimming events canceled through April - Olympic training center shut down Swimming - Federica Pellegrini swims 1:55.8 behind closed doors. International Swim League - Toronto Titans - Swimmers switching teams - Add...

In this episode, the crew welcomes Carlene Takaki. Carlene is a coach for PASA Rinconada for their 13-14 year old age group. Carlene recounts her last race which was the 200 fly at the 2008 Olympic Trials. She also talks about her mentors in coaching such as her previous coaches and other coaches in the area. Following that, she delved into women in coaching, individual empowerment and building a...

✋Who's excited for the Premiere of the Facebook Live premiere of The Social Kick Podcast! In this episode, the guys ➡️ NCAA Swimming ➡️ Jonty Skinner ➡️ Rivalry Dual Meets ➡️ Cullen Jones and Brent Hayden swimming comebacks ➡️ Much More We will be posting every Tuesday @ 8:30 pm PST, join, see you next time!

In this episode, we discuss top races from the Knoxville Pro Series Swim meet, FINA Champions Swim Series, Australian State meet, and NCAA meets. Then, we have some fun reminiscing on the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.  #swimming #racing #auburn #purdue #pugentsound #king #pasa #trinidad #worldrecord #americanrecord #allamerican #mcgill #canadaswimming #pacificswimming #dayton #ohioswimming #bayarea @cors...

The guys get back together to talk about the US Open. They the importance of the meet in today's circuit of elite competitions and look forward to some of the upcoming swims. It is a debate on whether or not Ryan Lochte will be rested. Finally, the guys play an Olympic game where they recap some athletes from the 2012 Olympics.  

"Coach Justin" writes the guys another workout based on Olympics distances. Justin calls out the set, then for each rep, he names an Olympic finalist, their place and time. Luke, Bryan, and John have the interval that the set if on to talk about that swim/swimmer. This is a short one today and we go across a few Olympics so hold on tight!

The guys get together to chat about the recent news on Sun Yang's hearing. Bryan goes into detail about the differences in drug testing organizations but the guys agree that it is unlikely Sun Yang will get suspended. On a more positive note, Luke is impressed with the younger generation in USA swimming. They also discuss the recent American leg of the International Swimming League as the crew spe...

We shake this up this week with a game. "Coach Justin" writes a workout for Luke, Bryan and John based on the 2008 Olympic Games. Using only Olympic events, Justin calls out a set with repeats, using Olympic race distances. For each rep, coach Justin calls out the name of a finalist for that distance and the guys have the repeat interval to chat about the swimmers. Let's see how good their memory...

During a week in the fall when Luke was traveling, the guys start off talking about scholarships in NCAA swimming and then dive into their experiences swimming in US High Schools. From recruiting trips to shaving down, to club swimming while on the high school team, we hear a range of stories from John, Bryan, and Justin. Don't forget to watch us on our  Youtube channel to watch The Social Kick Po...

We’re halfway through a wild first season of pro swimming. The guys recap week 4 of ISL action from Budapest and preview the upcoming ISL derbies in November. They get into the impact of the NCAA allowing athletes to be compensated on their likeness, and what this step might mean for future NCAA eligibility of high school swimmers and the potential for international professional pro swimmers to co...

Week 3 of the ISL wraps up and the guys chat about the competition, ways for the ISL to improve, top swims and much more. They also talk about what the ISL will do next year with new swimmers, free agents, and potential trades. John does his London Roar and Justin does his Condor wings as we get excited for week 4 of the ISL. What do you think the ISL should do with new swimmers next year? Don't f...

The guys go over the 2nd ISL meet. Bryan is impressed over the camaraderie at the meet and Luke is blown away the fast swimming and “hard work” put in. In recent news with Conor Dwyer, the guy's transition to performance enhancement. Bryan reminds us of his difficulties with the drug test schedule and its intricacies. While the guys also wonder how all the supplements are decided as performance en...

The full crew is back for a recap on the first ever match of the new professional swim league, the International Swim League aka ISL. Luke the Historian returns from travels to share some perspective on why he chose NOT to watch ISL over the weekend while the rest of the guys geek out on the excitement of this new innovation in swim racing. The breakdown covers the ISL production, how teams fared,...

In this episode, The Social Kick Podcast goes through the rules of the International Swim League (ISL). We discuss the aspects we're excited about and which areas we feel need clarity and improvement. Although we feel there are more kinks to be worked out, we urge all swim fans to support the sport of swimming, most importantly, the swimmers with the ISL!   Don't forget to watch us on our Youtube...

In this episode, The Social Kick Podcast has our first guest….Wade Kelley. Many of you haven’t heard of Wade, but he swam with a lot of the 2000 and 2004 US Olympic team at the University of Texas. Wade discusses training stories with Eddie Reese, Aaron Peirsol, Ian Crocker, Brendan Hansen and many more.  Don't forget to checkout our Youtube channel to watch The Social Kick Podcast ! #swimming #te...

In this episode, Luke, Bryan, and John discuss their recent experience with their workshop with Trinidad and Tobago while Justin holds down the fort in California. They discuss countries on the rise in swimming, what countries can do to support elite swimmers and build a swimming culture with long-term sporting development.   #swimming #trinidad #tobago #ltad #lts  #auburn #purdue #pugetsound #kin...