Former head coach at Tulane, Ohio, and NC State, as well as assistant to Bob Boettner at Clemson and the legendary Eddie Reese at Texas, veteran NCAA coach Scott Hammond covers a wide-ranging cornucopia of topics with our stalwart hosts, from his beginning days as a young multi-sport athlete to his storied NCAA coaching career. Check the timeline below and prepare to be wowed with his experience and star-studded tales. His tongue-in-cheek goal for this episode was to be better than his close friend, Chuck Warner ("America's Best Swimming Author"). Let us know what you think at swimtalk@outlook.com

00:00 - Disclaimer & the usual banter  
01:27 - The Jay Cafe in Needville, Texas  
01:45 - Is this thing on?  
02:26 - RIP John Pittington  
02:42 - Introducing Scott Hammond  
04:15 - How Scott got into our sport  
06:35 - Any hope for Clemson reboot?  
07:25 - From Clemson to Austin  
09:27 - Orange/White Meets  
11:25 - Then & Now
16:06 - RIP Don Easterling  
17:58 - Braden Holloway  
23:14 - Chuck Raburn, Richard Sybesma, & Beverly Ball  
24:54 - Racquetball & more with Eddie Reese  
28:11 - Impact of coaches  
29:57 - Future of conferences  
31:55 - Transfer Portal & NIL  
34:47 - Recruiting, poaching, and foreign athletes  
37:49 - Life as a Texas assistant coach  
45:30 - H&L Swim Academy  
47:17 - Glenn Patton  
48:25 - RIP Sam Freas  
49:47 - Katy's Sheila Reeves  
51:30 - Coaching over the decades  
54:00 - Sprint Championship  
55:40 - Equipment builders  
57:10 - What's in a name?  
59:52 - Closing it out