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In this episode...  
*Overcoming severe hearing impairment, resulting in a "secret weapon" of lipreading 
*16,000 I.M. (lcm) in PRACTICE??? 
*A 65,000 workout that took 24 HOURS??? 
*Workouts under Shoulberg at Germantown 
*Pace clocks promote MATH and FOCUS 
*"What happened to the TOP 100 TIMES posters???" 
*PanPacs and World Records, the real story and the pirate loot haul back home 
*Rivalry with Tamas Darnyi in medley 
*Thoughts on early (one-sport) specialization 
*The uncoachable athlete: Sometimes you can change that, sometimes you have to part ways 
*THE CLOCK IS ALWAYS THERE 
*How to engage the first-time HS swimmer 
*Working and dealing with PARENTS 
*Teaching kids to be communicators 
*"Paint the picture" to help them find and focus on their goals 
*When talent and passion don't match up  

Excellent article on the 1989 PacPacs in the October 1989 issue of Swimming World.  
Two excellent articles in Sports Illustrated (did you know Dave was on the COVER of SI?)  
https://vault.si.com/vault/1988/09/14/a-clash-of-wills-the-two-best-individual-medleyists-in-the-world-will-be-stroking-it-out  
https://vault.si.com/vault/1988/04/18/medley-of-fine-memories-dave-whartons-us-mark-at-the-ncaas-is-worth-savoring  

MUSIC CREDITS:  

Comedic Juggernaut by Kevin MacLeod 
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3527-comedic-juggernaut 
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  

The Winner Is (Quizpackage) by Sascha Ende 
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/227-the-winner-is-quizpackage- 
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  

Welcome to the Show by Kevin MacLeod  
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4614-welcome-to-the-show  
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/   

Look Busy by Kevin MacLeod 
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4000-look-busy 
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  

Beach Bum by Kevin MacLeod 
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3428-beach-bum 
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  

Sing Along with Jim by Kevin MacLeod 
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4370-sing-along-with-jim 
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  

Vintage Education by Kevin MacLeod 
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4589-vintage-education 
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/