Torpedo Swimtalk Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Today’s guest is dual Olympian and Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist - Australian Neil Rogers. Growing up on the beaches of Sydney, instilled in Neil a lifelong love of swimming - both in the pool and surf. We chatted about training with Don Talbot and John Konrads; making the 1972 and 1976 Olympics; his Commonwealth Games experiences; racing Mark Spitz in the Olympic 200 Butterfl...

Send us Fan Mail We're back! And ready to bring you lots of exciting interviews in Season 2. Today's guest is US Masters Swimmer and MySwimPro Ambassador Julie Kamat (@summerjulep). Julie juggles a full time corporate career with her training and has found her own way of structuring in training, to fit her lifestyle. I was so interested to chat about how Julie motivates herself to train...

Send us Fan Mail In this Season 1 finale, we hit pool deck and talk to many masters swimmers who were racing at their first competition since Covid lockdown.  The theme that overwhelmingly came through in each interview, was the absolute delight everyone had in being back to racing and socialising with swimmers from near and far.   The mantra of masters "fun, fitness and friendship" was...

Send us Fan Mail Today's guest is 6 x FINA World Champion and past President of Masters Swimming Australia - Gerry Tucker.  It was delightful chatting with Gerry and hearing about his swimming journey. We talked about his races at FINA World Champs, in particular, Kazan and Gwanju and what he does in his warm up to be "race prepared".  How does an 800m Freestyle World Champion pace...

Send us Fan Mail Today's podcast guest is 1992 US Olympian and 6 time FINA Masters World Record Holder - Roque Santos.  We chat about his time at Cal Berkley and swimming at the NCAA 's as a freshman;  the excitement and privilege he felt representing the State's at the '92 Barcelona Olympics; and how he took his breaststroke 200m to the next level, by searching out an expert c...

Send us Fan Mail Today's podcast guest is World Record Holder, Ultra Marathon Swimmer - Australian Tammy Van Wisse. She has crossed some of the most treacherous waters in the world in her marathon swims and it is intriguing to hear Tammy talk about how she approached each of them. What does it take to be successful in creating World Records, some in swims people have never attempted before? ...

Send us Fan Mail Imagine swimming a 26.32 sec for a 50m Freestyle and qualifying for the US Olympic Swimming Trials at age 40! Well North Carolina swimmer Erika Braun did just that. We talk about that and so much more on today's podcast. What made her get into Masters swimming, after 12 years out of the water? How did she manage to swim a lifetime best at 40? What training does Erika do that...

Send us Fan Mail Today's podcast guest is champion masters swimmer and highly credentialed and well respected Strength and Conditioning Coach - the vivacious Nicolai Morris. It was so interesting chatting to Nicolai about strength training in masters athletes.  She has a wealth of valuable advice to impart. We talked about her work with elite athletes and her work with High Performance New Ze...

Send us Fan Mail Today's guest is 5 time Gold Medallist at the FINA World Masters, UK National record holder and Sports Consultant - Helen Gorman. We chatted about Helen's lifelong relationship with swimming - from her early days training, in Nottingham, to US College at Arkansas and swimming at World University Games, and on to her ongoing very successful Masters Swimming career, culmin...

Send us Fan Mail Today's guest is triple Olympic Gold Medallist and the first man to break 50 secs in the 100m freestyle, International Hall of Fame Swimmer - Jim Montgomery. It was a delight chatting to Jim and talking about his Olympic experience; Why he choose to train under the "father" of swimming Doc Counsilman at Indiana University and the day a 100m freestyle race changed hi...

Send us Fan Mail Today's guest is 87 yrs young 5 x FINA World Record Holder - Australian Patrick Galvin (AM).  It was a delight chatting too Pat and talking about his mindset towards his world record breaking swims. What motivates Pat to swim in masters competitions; how has he overcome several injuries and health adversities; what kind of training does he undertake and most importantly why y...

Send us Fan Mail Today's guest is Suzanne Heim-Bowen.  She has so many accolades to her name, that it was hard to know where to start chatting. One thing is for certain, Suzanne is a delightful and humble lady, whose life long love of the water has parlayed into Masters Swimming. We talked about how Suzanne has been able to be successful in any body of water - at last count she had 23 Masters...

Send us Fan Mail Today's podcast is a slight deviation from our normal programme. Every 10th episode, we will be chatting to an ancillary health professional who helps, coaches, mentors, teaches or treats masters swimmers. Our guest today is the founder of Swimnastics - Kirsten Norden. If you are not familiar with Swimnastics, then you soon will be!. It is a dry-land program incorporating the...

Send us Fan Mail Today's guest is one of the greatest "Watermen" the world has seen - Paul Blackbeard. Paul competes in masters pool swimming, open water racing, pool lifesaving and surf lifesaving.  He sails, he meditates, he holds world records, he swims the Rottnest Island swim each year, he holds Triple Springbok Colours and he has the title of being in the top 50 "Watermen...

Send us Fan Mail Today's guest is dual FINA World Championship Gold Medallist, hailing from New South Wales in Australia - Jon Hawton. We chat about Jon's background in swimming, from training in rivers and small country pools in his youth, to now training in Northern Sydney pools.  What kind of sets does he like doing; does he do any dryland training and what is his strategy in swimming...

Send us Fan Mail Today’s guest is FINA Masters World Champion, Hawaii Ironman Triathlete and Noosa Swim Coach - Jan Croft. We chat to the very humble Jan about her inspiring swimming journey. Jan swam in the golden age of Australian swimming in the 50’s to 60’s, and as a nationally ranked 400 and 800m swimmer, she  narrowly missed the 1960 Australian Olympic team and the 1962 Commonwealth Games te...

Send us Fan Mail Today’s guest is International Swimming World Hall of Fame Swimmer Karlyn Pipes - who has an amazing story to tell - from Junior Olympic Champion at age 15; to dealing with many years of alcohol addiction and then gaining sobriety; to then becoming the most decorated Masters Swimmer of all time - with 233 FINA World Masters Records to her name and counting!  She’s an author, a swi...

Send us Fan Mail Today's guest is 7 time FINA Masters World Record holder Jan Jeffrey.  At a very youthful 70, Jan continues breaking records in the pool and in ocean races. How does she do it?  Hear about the different ways she approached training for the 50m, 100m and 200m breaststroke World Records. As a 9 time winner of her age group at the Lorne Pier to Pub Swim, we discuss the tricks sh...

Send us Fan Mail Today's guest is Open Water Triple Crown title holder,  Rod Watkins. We chat about preparing for each of his amazing open water crossings - the English Channel, the Catalina Channel and the Manhattan 20 Bridges Swim. How did Rod train for these swims? Who helped him in his quest, both before and during the swims? How do you train for such a long swim? Which was the hardest of...

Send us Fan Mail Today's guest is FINA Top Ten Alumni and 9 time winner of the iconic Lorne Pier to Pub ocean race, Tim Boness.  For our international listeners, Lorne is located on Victoria's surf coast about a two hour drive from Melbourne. The race is a 1.2km swim from the Lorne Pier to the sandy beach in front of the Lorne Pub.  It is the largest participant ocean race in the world,...

Send us Fan Mail Today's guest is World Masters Record Holder and NZ Open Water Swim Champion Kirsten Cameron. We chat about how Kirsten got into Masters Swimming in her 30's, how she broke 12  World Masters Records and the time she beat Olympic Gold Medallist Claudia Poll in the 200 Freestyle. What motivates and inspires Kirsten to train?  Why she enjoys Open Water Swimming so much and...

Send us Fan Mail Today’s guest is World Champion Swimmer Linley Frame. We chat about the 1991 World Championships in Perth, the race of her life and how she coped with the pressure of the 100m Breaststroke final. Linley gives an honest insight into her time at the Australian Institute of Sport , her coach and her training and how proud she was to swim for Australia at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics....