Ben Loorz Speaks for First Time as Head Coach of Arizona

SwimSwam Podcast: Justin Wright on Following The Path of the Warrior: We sat down with Justin Wright, the 200 butterfly national champion who just moved his training base from Arizona to Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Justin talked with us about his reasons for the move, and what brought it about. He was also very candid wit... by The SwimSwam Podcast

36 min listen

SwimSwam Podcast: Milo Cavic on How Aaron Peirsol Pushed Him to go for Gold: We sat down with Milo Cavic, the legendary Serbian swimmer who almost took down Michael Phelps at the 2008 Olympics in the 100 fly. Milo recalls an interesting story from that night: as he was walking to the ready room for the final of the 100 fly, he se... by The SwimSwam Podcast

38 min listen

SwimSwam Podcast: Michael Andrew on Surfing, Aerobic Base Training: Michael Andrew has always done things differently, in and out of swimming. So when everyone is told that they can't train in a pool, Andrew hasn't had too much trouble adapting so far. He's gone back to 3-5 hour surfing sessions as a way to build enduran... by The SwimSwam Podcast

21 min listen

SwimSwam Podcast: Maggie Steffens on Polo Training, Home Workouts: 2-time Olympic champion Maggie Steffens sat down with us to speak about a variety of topics. She filled me in on what a normal water polo training day looks like at the elite level (note, from the sound of it, it could be more hours than a swimmer!). Dur... by The SwimSwam Podcast

26 min listen

SwimSwam Podcast: Trevor Freeland on Pride Movie, Swimming as a Black Man: We sat down with Trevor Freeland, the 2nd black man to ever win an ACC championship in swimming. Freeland was a member of the famed PDR Swim Team of Philadelphia coached by Jim Ellis in the 1980s that was immortalized in the Lionsgate film Pride. Freelan... by The SwimSwam Podcast

38 min listen

SwimSwam Podcast: Tom Shields on OTC Closure, Social Responsibility: Olympic gold medalist Tom Shields was kind enough to talk to me (twice, my computer pooped out and didn't record the first time) about his last couple weeks. As reported yesterday, the Olympic Training Center was closed, and Shields was there when it hap... by The SwimSwam Podcast

20 min listen

SwimSwam Podcast: Todd DeSorbo on Communication, Staying Active: Head coach of Virginia Todd DeSorbo dives into changes as a head coach now that we are on lockdown for the coronavirus. DeSorbo admits that he had prepared himself for the decision to cancel NCAA's prior to the NCAA actually making that decision, and he ... by The SwimSwam Podcast

20 min listen

SwimSwam Podcast: Olympic Champ Ryan Murphy Backstroke Clinic: In this Gold Medal Minute takeover of the SwimSwam Podcast with three-time 2016 Olympic Champion Ryan Murphy, we cover backstroke, but also hit on some interesting topics you might like. For example: Do the Team USA backstroke legends get together and h... by The SwimSwam Podcast

30 min listen

SwimSwam Podcast: Claire Curzan, Charlotte Hook, & More on Training Through Quarantine: We sat down with TAC Titans Lance Norris, Charlotte Hook, and Claire Curzan as well as coaches Bruce Marchionda and John Payne to discuss how they’re spending their time during the pandemic. From the sounds of it, the club itself is keeping extremely bus... by The SwimSwam Podcast

23 min listen

SwimSwam Podcast: Michael Chadwick on Finding the Positives: I sat down with world champion Michael Chadwick and spoke with him about how he’s handling staying indoors with very limited swim training. Chadwick emphasized that it feels like life has slowed down a bit, and with it he’s trying to take the time to do ... by The SwimSwam Podcast

24 min listen

SwimSwam Podcast: IU Senior Cassie Jernberg on NCAA Situation: Cassie Jernberg is a senior at Indiana who, like many, saw her season cut short. She was in a unique position where she had not come all the way down for conference and was targeting NCAAs as her primary meet of the season, but was planning on ending her... by The SwimSwam Podcast

17 min listen

SwimSwam Podcast: Ashley Twichell On Recognizing your Feelings: Ashley Twichell is a swimming veteran, and one who is put into a place that most other athletes weren't by the Olympic postponement. Twichell had already made the Olympic team in open water, and was also gunning for a spot in the pool as well. When I spo... by The SwimSwam Podcast

17 min listen

SwimSwam Podcast: Beata Nelson on Collegiate, Olympic, Pro Swimming: Beata Nelson was expected to have a monster NCAA's, from fans, coaches, and herself. She says she wanted to break barriers, and obviously repeat her triple-crown of events from last year. Since the NCAA hasn't come out with a statement on where they stan... by The SwimSwam Podcast

23 min listen

SwimSwam Podcast: Dave Salo on How to Turn Science into Speed, and Make it Fun: We sat down with Dave Salo, the man at the helm of Southern California since 2007 and the guy who everyone wants to swim with because, let's face it, he makes a boring sport fun. Salo talks about his development through swim, starting with his own swimm... by The SwimSwam Podcast

38 min listen

SwimSwam Podcast: Brad Tandy on ASU Sprint Training: Brad Tandy and I's conversation started about grocery stores and our mutual confusion at why toilet paper had become such a hot commodity (can anyone tell us?). Tandy then explained the stress that went on in his last 2 weeks while trying to figure out i... by The SwimSwam Podcast

21 min listen

SwimSwam Podcast: Dartmouth Swim on 'The Zoom Call That Said it All': Last week’s announcement by Dartmouth College that they would be cutting their men’s and women’s swimming & diving programs, along with their golf teams and men’s lightweight rowing team, isn’t the first time that the school has tried to drop its aquatic... by The SwimSwam Podcast

30 min listen

SwimSwam Podcast: Sergio Lopez on Olympic Postponement: We sat down with Virginia Tech head coach Sergio Lopez, who spoke about the shock that everyone felt when the NCAAs were ultimately cancelled. Lopez, who is still currently coaching a group of post-grads training for the Olympic Games out of a private po... by The SwimSwam Podcast

21 min listen

SwimSwam Podcast: Mitch Dalton Plays 'Spill Your Guts or Tweet Your Guts': I sat down with Mitch Dalton, the brand new assistant coach for the Texas women's swim team. Before that, Dalton was the Director of the National Jr Team for 5 years. Now, I understand what that is... but also, I don't. Is it a manager? A coach? Mitch br... by The SwimSwam Podcast

51 min listen

SwimSwam Podcast: Lea Maurer on Why Eating Dessert Wins World Titles by The SwimSwam Podcast

36 min listen

SwimSwam Podcast: Missy Franklin, Hayes Johnson Talk Swim Joy in Summer League: We sat down with swimming power couple Missy Franklin (5-time Olympic champion, as if you didn't already know that) and Hayes Johnson, former Texas Longhorn swimmer and current president of Swimmingly, to talk about one simple thing. Swimming joy. Hayes ... by The SwimSwam Podcast

38 min listen

SwimSwam Podcast: Drew Kibler on Philosophy, Art, and Swimming: We sat down with NCAA Champion and All-American Drew Kibler to talk swimming, life, and art. We started our conversation with what Drew has done outside of the pool during quarantine, from painting to photography. Then we got down to some of Kibler's fav... by The SwimSwam Podcast

42 min listen

SwimSwam Podcast: Braden Holloway on Moving Through Quarantine: NC State coach Braden Holloway gives his take on the cluster that took place between the ACC Championships (women and men) and the eventual cancelation of the NCAA Championships. Given the fact that this is a global crisis, and the athletes' health comes... by The SwimSwam Podcast

22 min listen

SwimSwam Podcast: Andy Kershaw on Managing an Olympic Team: Andy Kershaw is currently the head coach for the University of Miami women’s swim team. Kershaw explained that the coronavirus pandemic has motivated him to keep coaching even more, and he’s been working non-stop to do what he can to keep his team engage... by The SwimSwam Podcast

29 min listen

SwimSwam Podcast: Matt Grevers on Why Quarantine Will Benefit Older Swimmers: We sat down with backstroke master Matt Grevers, who is currently on a training trip in Columbia, Missouri, where he's able to swim and be coached by his brother, Andy, the head coach at the University of Missouri. Grevers talked to us about how he's sta... by The SwimSwam Podcast

39 min listen

SwimSwam Podcast: 12-Time Olympic Medalist Dara Torres Shares National Team Stories: Olympic superstar Dara Torres drops in on this Gold Medal Minute (30 minutes) takeover of the SwimSwam Podcast. Dara is legend, the first swimmer to compete in five Olympic Games (1984, 1988, 1992, 2000 and 2008), and the oldest swimmer to make an Olym... by The SwimSwam Podcast

37 min listen

SwimSwam Podcast: Kierra Smith on Training in 12m Pool: Canadian Olympian Kierra Smith talks through the details of continuing to "train" during the coronavirus pandemic. Having to come back to her hometown of Kelowna, British Columbia from her training base in Minneapolis, Smith has been relegated to swimmin... by The SwimSwam Podcast

19 min listen

SwimSwam Podcast: Caeleb Dressel Challenges Himself to Say No: Olympic and World Champ Caeleb Dressel took some time out of his busy day to let us know what he's spending his quarantine doing. Dressel is one of the few who is still able to swim on a daily basis (as of when this interview was conducted) at a pool in ... by The SwimSwam Podcast

20 min listen

SwimSwam Podcast: Regan Smith on Upping her Mental Game: Regan Smith talked about how rapidly the COVID-19 pandemic escalated, from her stellar meet in Des Moines where she was signing autographs with fans and getting quite close with swimmers to nearly 2 weeks later when she couldn't even swim herself. She ta... by The SwimSwam Podcast

23 min listen

SwimSwam Podcast: Why Matt Biondi Almost Didn't Go to the 1984 Olympic Trials: We sat down with Olympic icon Matt Biondi, to dive into his story as a late-blooming athlete and advocate for financial improvement among swimmers. It is common knowledge that Biondi was a late-comer to swimming, but we didn't realize that leading up to ... by The SwimSwam Podcast

37 min listen

SwimSwam Podcast: Hawaii Head Coach Elliot Ptasnik Gives COVID Update from Honolulu: Elliot Ptasnik, the head coach at the University of Hawaii, gave us an update from Honolulu about the effects the Covid-19 outbreak has had on the rainbow warriors. Elliot put a HEAVY emphasis on taking this time to build relationships and communicate wi... by The SwimSwam Podcast

17 min listen

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Ben Loorz Speaks for First Time as Head Coach of Arizona

Ben Loorz Speaks for First Time as Head Coach of Arizona

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