Torpedo Swimtalk Podcast

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Torpedo Swimtalk Podcast we speak to award winning masters swim coach Ken Brisbin, who runs a great swim practice out of LA for the Long Beach Grunions Swim Team.  We go in depth into how he structures his sessions and caters for swimmers of different levels; we chat about how coaches can make sessions appealing to swimmers new to masters swimming and what makes...

Send us Fan Mail You have to be pretty committed to swim in the dark and fog for 21 miles in the Catalina Channel and today's Torpedo Swimtalk Podcast guest Sabrina Houston is just that! Sabrina has spent her life in and around the water, first in the pool, then as an IRONMAN triathlon competitor and now as a marathon distance swimmer, who has completed 2/3 of the Triple Crown.  She also sque...

Send us Fan Mail "Swimming is my life" says passionate Masters Swimmer Hoda ElRidi and that passion is certainly evident in our chat on this episode of Torpedo Swimtalk Podcast Hoda hails from Cairo, Egypt where she fits her masters swimming training and competing around a busy profession as an electrical engineer at a petroleum company. How does she juggle that work life balance? We cha...

Send us Fan Mail In Part 2 of our live interviews from the World Swimming Championships (25m) from the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, we give you a ringside seat for the final three days of competition and bring you after race thoughts of all the greats of our sport.  Hear from: Lilly King Kate Douglas Nic Fink Matt Temple Mollie O'Callaghan Kasia Wasick Jordan Croooks Emma McKeon Clair...

Send us Fan Mail On this exciting episode of Torpedo Swimtalk Podcast we have pool deck, post race interviews with all your favourite global swimming stars competing at the World Swimming Championships (25m) from Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre.  In Part 1 of this two part release, we wrap up the first three days of finals and give you a ringside seat with all the atmosphere of pool deck and t...

Send us Fan Mail US Paralympic medallist Jamal Hill is an extraordinary swimmer with an amazing swimming journey, which he shared with us on this episode of Torpedo Swimtalk Podcast From discovering he had Charcot-Marie Tooth neuropathy at age 10, to finding masters swimming and then winning bronze in the 50m Freestyle at last years Paralympics, Jamal is a force of nature in all he does. And his p...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Torpedo Swimtalk Podcast we chat to vibrant triple Olympic swimmer  - Englishman James Hickman James represented the UK at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympics; won the World Short Course 200m butterfly title 5 times and held the 100m and 200m Short Course World Record during that period.  He has some great tales to tell from that time. With all these wonderful swim...

Send us Fan Mail Marathon Swimmer Sam Poulsen embodies determination and true grit as she conquers open water swim adventures. She has successfully crossed the English and North Channels in the UK and has plans for some exciting un-chartered swims in the near future. Sam shares all her tips and what she has learnt on today's Torpedo Swimtalk Podcast episode. What kind of training does she do...

Send us Fan Mail Masters Swimming is exploding in popularity world wide, as it solidifies its links to FINA. Nadine Day is at the forefront of that link, as the newly elected FINA Chairperson for Masters Swimming. She discusses this and more on today's Torpedo Swimtalk Podcast   Not only is Nadine heavily involved in the running of masters swimming, first as a past President of USMS and now a...

Send us Fan Mail Torpedo Swimtalk Podcast brings you a TST Quick Splash report , from the Pan Pac Masters Games held at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre in QLD. A round up of all the best swims from the meet over the 4 days of competition, with highlighted swims from Leigh Rodgers, Darius Schultz, Cameron Donovan, Kady Ibell and Marion Beluke. We had three, on the ground, hard-nosed swimming reporter...

Send us Fan Mail From dual Olympic medallist and World Champion, through to one of her current roles as Ambassador of Mental Health for the Queensland government, Australian triple Olympian Hayley Lewis-Taylor candidly shared all the ups and downs she has experienced, conquered and triumphed over in her swimming career on today's Torpedo Swimtalk Podcast How did she handle the pressure that c...

Send us Fan Mail Harriet Brown is a World Champion Iron-woman and 2 x winner of the NutriGrain Iron-woman Series and she shares with us how she ocean swims, surf kayaks, board paddles and beach sprints her way to success across all four disciplines on this episode of Torpedo Swimtalk Podcast You won't want to miss it! It takes many sessions in the pool, ocean and gym each week,  training with...

Send us Fan Mail Today on Torpedo Swimtalk Podcast   I am joined by Nick Hope   who is a champion British Masters Swimmer and a renowned Sports Journalist. It was so enjoyable chatting to him, while he shared his unique perspective from both angles. How does a successful freelance journalist, who follows the big sporting events round the globe - think Olympics, Paralympics and World Championships...

Send us Fan Mail While everyone is feeling inspired by the wonderful swimmers hitting it out of the ball park at the Commonwealth Games, let's hear from a masters swimmer from the Commonwealth - British masters swimmer and world record holder - Amanda Heath. Amanda was so generous in sharing her insights into her training and racing, and the strategies she employs - both physically and mental...

Send us Fan Mail Can we learn from elite and professional swimmers in our sport? I believe we can! And today's guest on Torpedo Swimtalk Podcast shares many insights from that very vantage point. As Janelle Elford, she shared in the dominance of Australian middle distance freestyler's of the late 80's and early 90's, culminating in a gold, silver and bronze medal at the 1990 Co...

Send us Fan Mail Swimming entrepreneur and masters swimmer champion Rob Kent joins us in this episode of  Torpedo Swimtalk Podcast Hailing from Toronto Canada, we had a long ranging chat about Rob's swimming, first as a Canadian National Swimmer, his epic open water swim races as a masters swimmer and the training he does in the pool. Lay over that, his founding of the L.O.S.T. swimming group...

Send us Fan Mail How can you swim a super fast 1500m race, whether that be in the pool or in the open water? And what should you be doing at training to increase your chances of posting that fast race?  US Masters Swimmer Kelly Palace, shares all this and more in this episode of Torpedo Swimtalk Podcast Not only is Kelly a FINA #1 ranked swimmer in long distance events, she also hosts the successf...

Send us Fan Mail How many of us "lean in" to the pre race nerves we feel before racing? Do you shy away from those feelings or embrace them and use them to your advantage? And shouldn't those nerves be absent in masters swimming, because we are just challenging ourself?  Well it turns out that can make us nervous too! US Masters swimmer Brian Bergford is my guest on Torpedo Swimtalk...

Send us Fan Mail Masters swimming means so much too many thousands of swimmers around the world and today's guest Graham Croft from Western Australia is no exception. And he is pretty successful at it as well. With over 40 years of competitive racing, FINA WR's and Australian Surf Lifesaving titles, Graham has the energy and drive to continue challenging himself and strive for new goals....

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever tried swimming at altitude? It is certainly something I would like to try and I found out all about it from our guest today - US m asters swimmer and FINA WR holder Katie Glenn. Katie lives, swims and coaches at high altitude in the fairytale town of Vail, Colorado with the Off Piste Aquatics Masters Team.  Outdoors, all year round, in a glorious heated pool amongst...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Torpedo Swimtalk Podcast we have a TST Quick Splash report, with news from around the masters swimming world. * A round up of some terrific masters swimming from competitions held in Scotland and Canberra - highlighting swims from Helen Gorman, Amanda Heath and David Bale. * What can we learn from watching elite swimmers at the World Championships in Budapest? W...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when Open Water swimming royalty mets Olympic Gold medallist, head to head in an ocean race? Listen into this podcast with Sam Sheppard to find out how the cards fell when Sam faced off against Mack Horton at the iconic Lorne Pier 2 Pub race, on the surf coast in Victoria. Sam Sheppard has done and won most of the big swims in Australia, and it was delightful to get h...

Send us Fan Mail How do you stay at the the top of the swimming game and qualify for your fourth US Olympic trials at age 40? Today's podcast guest Steve West knows exactly how to go about it and shares with us the ins and outs and his recipe for success, which has garnered him multiple masters world records! Steve exudes vitality and energy, and lives and trains in Huntington Beach Californi...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Torpedo Swimtalk Podcast   with this TST Quick Splash report, we have news from around the masters swimming and open water world. * A sprint training set from masters WR holder and Olympic Gold Medallist Chris Fydler and an open water set to use for preparing for open water racing from 7 x Lorne P2P Superfish winner and Australian Dolphin Sam Sheppard * 5 terrif...

Send us Fan Mail In 2000, Chris Fydler was a winning member of one of the most memorable Olympic men's 4 x 100m freestyle relay races in swimming history.  22 years later he has just become a master's WR holder in the 50m freestyle sprint (50-54) and the men's 4 x 50m freestyle relay 200+. What motivates a swimmer of Chris' statue to continue swimming and racing all these years...