State Champs! Poolside Podcast

Lorne Plant and David Zulkiewski sat down at the MHSAA State Finals to recap the 2021-2022 swimming & diving season.Presented by LTU Athletics & sponsored by the MHSAA, DMC Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, Goodman Acker P.C., and the Detroit Athletic Club Athlete of the Year Award.--Recruit yourself to any of over two-dozen varsity NAIA programs at Lawrence Technological University by visiting www.ltuathletics.comLearn more about becoming a registered MHSAA Official at https://www.mhsaa.com/officialsCheck out all of the Game Changers segments on YouTube: https://bit.ly/DMCGameChangersOr visit www.dmc.org/gamechangers to schedule an appointment to take your game to the next level.Check out the Goodman Acker Good Decision Great Play of the Week on YouTube: bit.ly/GoodmanAckerPOTWOr learn more about the Goodman Acker Law Firm: www.goodmanacker.comNominations are now being accepted for the Detroit Athletic Club Athlete of the Year Award. If you're a high school senior who has earned (or is projected to earn) All-State Honors, maintains a GPA of 3.0 or higher, and loves to give back to the community, download your application from www.dacathleteoftheyear.com

Join Lorne Plant and David Zulkiewski as we preview the 2022 MHSAA Boys Swimming State Finals.Presented by LTU Athletics & sponsored by the MHSAA, DMC Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, Goodman Acker P.C., and the Detroit Athletic Club Athlete of the Year Award.--Recruit yourself to any of over two-dozen varsity NAIA programs at Lawrence Technological University by visiting www.ltuathletics.comLearn more about becoming a registered MHSAA Official at https://www.mhsaa.com/officialsCheck out all of the Game Changers segments on YouTube: https://bit.ly/DMCGameChangersOr visit www.dmc.org/gamechangers to schedule an appointment to take your game to the next level.Check out the Goodman Acker Good Decision Great Play of the Week on YouTube: bit.ly/GoodmanAckerPOTWOr learn more about the Goodman Acker Law Firm: www.goodmanacker.comNominations are now being accepted for the Detroit Athletic Club Athlete of the Year Award. If you're a high school senior who has earned (or is projected to earn) All-State Honors, maintains a GPA of 3.0 or higher, and loves to give back to the community, download your application from www.dacathleteoftheyear.com

MHSAA Assitant Director Andrea Osters joins Lorne Plant and David Zulkiewski to talk about wrapping up the 2022 MHSAA Boys Swimming season.Presented by LTU Athletics & sponsored by the MHSAA, DMC Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, Goodman Acker P.C., and the Detroit Athletic Club Athlete of the Year Award.--Recruit yourself to any of over two-dozen varsity NAIA programs at Lawrence Technological University by visiting www.ltuathletics.comLearn more about becoming a registered MHSAA Official at https://www.mhsaa.com/officialsCheck out all of the Game Changers segments on YouTube: https://bit.ly/DMCGameChangersOr visit www.dmc.org/gamechangers to schedule an appointment to take your game to the next level.Check out the Goodman Acker Good Decision Great Play of the Week on YouTube: bit.ly/GoodmanAckerPOTWOr learn more about the Goodman Acker Law Firm: www.goodmanacker.comNominations are now being accepted for the Detroit Athletic Club Athlete of the Year Award. If you're a high school senior who has earned (or is projected to earn) All-State Honors, maintains a GPA of 3.0 or higher, and loves to give back to the community, download your application from www.dacathleteoftheyear.com

This week on the Poolside Podcast, co-hosts Lorne Plant and David Zulkiewski are joined by Macomb Dakota High School head coach Dave Smith.Presented by LTU Athletics & sponsored by the MHSAA, DMC Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, Goodman Acker P.C., and the Detroit Athletic Club Athlete of the Year Award.--Recruit yourself to any of over two-dozen varsity NAIA programs at Lawrence Technological University by visiting www.ltuathletics.comLearn more about becoming a registered MHSAA Official at https://www.mhsaa.com/officialsCheck out all of the Game Changers segments on YouTube: https://bit.ly/DMCGameChangersOr visit www.dmc.org/gamechangers to schedule an appointment to take your game to the next level.Check out the Goodman Acker Good Decision Great Play of the Week on YouTube: bit.ly/GoodmanAckerPOTWOr learn more about the Goodman Acker Law Firm: www.goodmanacker.comNominations are now being accepted for the Detroit Athletic Club Athlete of the Year Award. If you're a high school senior who has earned (or is projected to earn) All-State Honors, maintains a GPA of 3.0 or higher, and loves to give back to the community, download your application from www.dacathleteoftheyear.com

Northville head coach Rich Bennetts joins Lorne Plant and David Zulkiewski to talk about his team's season so far and preparing for the MHSAA playoffs.Presented by LTU Athletics & sponsored by the MHSAA, DMC Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, Goodman Acker P.C., and the Detroit Athletic Club Athlete of the Year Award.--Recruit yourself to any of over two-dozen varsity NAIA programs at Lawrence Technological University by visiting www.ltuathletics.comLearn more about becoming a registered MHSAA Official at https://www.mhsaa.com/officialsCheck out all of the Game Changers segments on YouTube: https://bit.ly/DMCGameChangersOr visit www.dmc.org/gamechangers to schedule an appointment to take your game to the next level.Check out the Goodman Acker Good Decision Great Play of the Week on YouTube: bit.ly/GoodmanAckerPOTWOr learn more about the Goodman Acker Law Firm: www.goodmanacker.comNominations are now being accepted for the Detroit Athletic Club Athlete of the Year Award. If you're a high school senior who has earned (or is projected to earn) All-State Honors, maintains a GPA of 3.0 or higher, and loves to give back to the community, download your application from www.dacathleteoftheyear.com

On this episode of the Poolside Podcast, Lorne Plant & David Zulkiewski are joined by Forest Hills Central High School head coach Dennis Neat.Presented by LTU Athletics & sponsored by the MHSAA, DMC Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, Goodman Acker P.C., and the Detroit Athletic Club Athlete of the Year Award.--Recruit yourself to any of over two-dozen varsity NAIA programs at Lawrence Technological University by visiting www.ltuathletics.comLearn more about becoming a registered MHSAA Official at https://www.mhsaa.com/officialsCheck out all of the Game Changers segments on YouTube: https://bit.ly/DMCGameChangersOr visit www.dmc.org/gamechangers to schedule an appointment to take your game to the next level.Check out the Goodman Acker Good Decision Great Play of the Week on YouTube: bit.ly/GoodmanAckerPOTWOr learn more about the Goodman Acker Law Firm: www.goodmanacker.comNominations are now being accepted for the Detroit Athletic Club Athlete of the Year Award. If you're a high school senior who has earned (or is projected to earn) All-State Honors, maintains a GPA of 3.0 or higher, and loves to give back to the community, download your application from www.dacathleteoftheyear.com

Ricky Forrest, head boys swimming coach at Birmingham Groves, joined Lorne Plant and David Zulkiewski on this episode of Poolside Podcast to talk about his team's season thus far, their last meet, and preparing for the playoffs.Presented by LTU Athletics & sponsored by the MHSAA, DMC Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, Goodman Acker P.C., and the Detroit Athletic Club Athlete of the Year Award.--Recruit yourself to any of over two-dozen varsity NAIA programs at Lawrence Technological University by visiting www.ltuathletics.comLearn more about becoming a registered MHSAA Official at https://www.mhsaa.com/officialsCheck out all of the Game Changers segments on YouTube: https://bit.ly/DMCGameChangersOr visit www.dmc.org/gamechangers to schedule an appointment to take your game to the next level.Check out the Goodman Acker Good Decision Great Play of the Week on YouTube: bit.ly/GoodmanAckerPOTWOr learn more about the Goodman Acker Law Firm: www.goodmanacker.comNominations are now being accepted for the Detroit Athletic Club Athlete of the Year Award. If you're a high school senior who has earned (or is projected to earn) All-State Honors, maintains a GPA of 3.0 or higher, and loves to give back to the community, download your application from www.dacathleteoftheyear.com

This week on the Poolside Podcast, co-hosts Lorne Plant and David Zulkiewski are joined by Saginaw Valley State University assistant men's & women's swimming coach Mike Darbee.Presented by LTU Athletics & sponsored by the MHSAA, DMC Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, Goodman Acker P.C., and the Detroit Athletic Club Athlete of the Year Award.--Recruit yourself to any of over two-dozen varsity NAIA programs at Lawrence Technological University by visiting www.ltuathletics.comLearn more about becoming a registered MHSAA Official at https://www.mhsaa.com/officialsCheck out all of the Game Changers segments on YouTube: https://bit.ly/DMCGameChangersOr visit www.dmc.org/gamechangers to schedule an appointment to take your game to the next level.Check out the Goodman Acker Good Decision Great Play of the Week on YouTube: bit.ly/GoodmanAckerPOTWOr learn more about the Goodman Acker Law Firm: www.goodmanacker.comNominations are now being accepted for the Detroit Athletic Club Athlete of the Year Award. If you're a high school senior who has earned (or is projected to earn) All-State Honors, maintains a GPA of 3.0 or higher, and loves to give back to the community, download your application from www.dacathleteoftheyear.com

Michael McHugh, boys swimming coach for Dexter Dreadnaught Athletics, joins us for the 2nd week in a row to continue our conversation on the Michigan high school boys swimming season.Presented by LTU Athletics and sponsored by the MHSAA, DMC Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, Detroit Athletic Club Athlete of the Year Award, and Goodman Acker P.C.

The Poolside Podcast is back! Lorne Plant and David Zulkiewski kick off the boys swimming season with Dexter head coach Michael Mchugh. In this episode, we will preview the boys swim season, we'll dive into all three divisions and examine the teams looking to make waves this season.Presented by Lawrence Technological University and sponsored by the MHSAA, DMC Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, the Goodman Acker Law Firm, and the DAC Athlete of the Year Award.

Lorne Plant and David Zulkiewski are back to recap the 2021 Lower Peninsula Girls Swimming & Diving State Finals! Join us as we take a deep dive into all three divisions to talk about all the young women who had impressive performances in the pool.Presented by Lawrence Technological University and sponsored by the MHSAA & the Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan.

This week on the Poolside Podcast, Lorne Plant & David Zulkiewski are joined by Rob Damuth and Connie Cantrel, 2021 MHSAA Coaches of the Year.Presented by Lawrence Technological University and sponsored by the MHSAA and Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan.

Lorne Plant and David Zulkiewski are joined by North Farmington High School swimming coach Mike Harfoot to talk about league meets, playoffs, and much more!Presented by LTU Athletics and sponsored by the MHSAA and the Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan

Lorne Plant and David Zulkiewski sit down with two Milan swimmers, Phoebe Rhoney and Elaina Malach, to talk about defending a state championship, preparing for league meets & state meets, and so much more!Presented by Lawrence Technological University and sponsored by the MHSAA and the DMC Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan.

Lorne Plant is back and joined by co-host David Zulkiewski are joined by Grand Rapids Northview seniors Maddie Tay and Hasten Horling to talk about MHSAA Division 2 swimming. We'll talk about the high level of competition in the OAA, making waves at the State Meet, building upon past success, and so much more!Presented by Lawrence Technological University and sponsored by the MHSAA and the DMC Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan.

Lorne Plant is out this week, so David Zulkiewski was joined by Northville Public Schools swimmers, Laurel Wasiniak and Emily Roden to talk about this season, planning for the future, and more!Presented by LTU Athletics, Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, and the MHSAA

This week on the Poolside Podcast, Lorne Plant and David Zulkiewski sit down once again to talk about Division 1 Girls Swimming before Lorne sits down to talk with Dr. Britta Anderson about preventing common swim injuries.Presented by LTU Athletics and sponsored by the MHSAA and the DMC Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan

This week on the Poolside Podcast, Lorne Plant and David Zulkiewski sit down with Jackie Rank girls & boys head swimming coach at Oxford High School & Haley Kornburger head girls swimming coach at Lake Orion High School.Presented by Lawrence Technological University and sponsored by the MHSAA & the DMC Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan.

Lorne Plant and David Zulkiewski are joined by Diving Coach John Pearson for an all-diving episode of the Poolside Podcast!Presented by Lawrence Technological University and sponsored by the MHSAA & the DMC Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan.

Lorne Plant and David Zulkiewski are back for another episode of the Poolside Podcast! This week, we're joined by former Dexter Dreadnaught and current swimmer at the University of Michigan, Rob Zofchak. We talk with Rob about his high school experience, balancing school with swimming, preparing for swimming at the next level, winning a state championship, and much more.Presented by Lawrence Technological University and sponsored by the MHSAA and DMC Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan

Welcome back to Season 2 of the Poolside Podcast! David Zulkiewski is back and joined by Lorne Plant to host the pod. This week, we're joined by Daniel Torriglia, head swim coach for the girls at Birmingham Groves and the boys at Birmingham Brother Rice.Presented by Lawrence Technological University and sponsored by the MHSAA.

That's it, the 2020-2021 MHSAA Swimming Season has finished. Hosts Sara Davis and David Zulkiewski recap the State Finals meet with Holland West Ottawa coach Steve Bowyer, U of D Jesuit coach Drew Edson, and Grosse Pointe South coach John Fodell. We close out the podcast talking with DMC Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Chase Ansok about how to prevent and treat Swimmer's Shoulder.Presented by Lawrence Technological University and sponsored by the MHSAA, DMC Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, and the DAC Athlete of the Year Award.

This week, Sara Davis and David Zulkiewski are joined by Jenison Swimming & Diving Head Coach Kyle Stumpf to learn about his journey in coaching and to get a preview of the MHSAA state tournament.Presented by Lawrence Technological University and sponsored by the MHSAA, Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, and the DAC Athlete of the Year Award.

This week on the Poolside Podcast, Sara Davis & David Zulkiewski talk with Greg Earhart of the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America to discuss college recruiting and the role he plays in Swimcloud.Presented by Lawrence Technological University and sponsored by the MHSAA, DAC Athlete of the Year Award, and the Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan.

Today on the podcast, Sara Davis and David Zulkiewski are joined by Marc Carmon to talk about his project, Michigan Swimming Legends, how it got started, and how it's progressed.Presented by Lawrence Technological University and sponsored by the MHSAA, DAC Athlete of the Year Award, and the DMC Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan.

Live from the Oakland County Meet, hosts Sara Davis and David Zulkiewski talk with athletes on the changes they faced this season on how this meet compared to previous years.Presented by Lawrence Technological University and sponsored by the MHSAA, the Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, and the DAC Athlete of the Year Award.

This week on the STATE CHAMPS! Poolside Podcast, hosts Sara Davis and David Zulkiewski are joined by Oakland University Head Coach Pete Hovland to talk about his accomplishments as a coach and to hear more about his recruiting philosophy.Presented by Lawrence Technological University and sponsored by the MHSAA, the Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, and the DAC Athlete of the Year

Ann Arbor Pioneer head coach Stefanie Kerska joins Sara Davis and David Zulkiewski to talk about how she got into coaching, winning D1 Coach of the Year, and the struggles her team has faced this offseason.Presented by Lawrence Technological University and sponsored by the MHSAA, DMC Sports Medicine, and the DAC Athlete of the Year Award.

Today on the Poolside Podcast, hosts Sara Davis and David Zulkiewski are joined by the Men's & Women's Swimming Head Coach for Aquinas College to talk about her journey in the sport and the high school recruiting process.Presented by Lawrence Technological University and sponsored by the MHSAA, the DAC Athlete of the Year Award, and the Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan.

This week on the Poolside Podcast, Sara Davis and David Z... are joined by two members of the Macomb Dakota Boys Swim Team, Alex Duhaime & Auston Shafer. We talk with them about some of the struggles they've faced during the shutdowns, how they managed to continue training, and what it's been like preparing for a season that kept getting pushed back.Presented by Lawrence Technological University and sponsored by the MHSAA, the DAC Athlete of the Year Award, and the Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan.

This week on the Poolside Podcast, Sara Davis and David Z.... are joined with two boys swimmers; Jameson Canary of Bloomfield Hills High School and Drew Collins of U of D Jesuit. They talk about preparing for the upcoming season, battling the adversity of pauses and restarts, and their goals for the season.Presented by Lawrence Technological University and sponsored by the MHSAA, the Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, and the DAC Athlete of the Year Award.

This week on the Poolside Podcast we're joined by Michael Venos from Brother Rice & Marian and Mike Harfoot from North Farmington. We kick off the podcast with a recap of the Girls Swim & Dive State Championship from last weekend, and we talk about navigating the extra-long fall season. Then we jump into a preview of the Boys Swim & Dive season as winter sports get ready later this month.Presented by:• Lawrence Technological University - Recruit yourself at ltuathletics.comAnd sponsored by:• MHSAA - Promoting the Value and Values of Educational Athletics• DAC Athlete of the Year Award - Apply today at dacathleteoftheyear.com• EA Graphics - Buy your officially licensed MHSAA State Championship gear at shopmhsaa.com• DMC Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan - Check out the DMC Game Changers on all State Champs! Michigan social media channels.

Today on the State Champs! Poolside Podcast Sara Davis and David Zulkiewski are joined by Brad Jones, Past MISCA President and Head Coach at Fenton High School to talk about some of the recent changes to the season schedule, how motivation has been affected, and what changes coaches have had to make.Presented by Lawrence Technological University and sponsored by the MHSAA, Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, and the DAC Athlete of the Year Award.

Wayne State University swim coach Sean Peters joins us for our first episode back after the MHSAA announced the resumption of the girls' swimming season. We take a deep dive into recruiting and talk about how the multiple shutdowns have affected student-athletes and the sport as a whole.Presented by Lawrence Technological University, the MHSAA, and the Detroit Medical Center

Before the latest shutdown order paused the Swim season, we caught up with Eric Talsma, Head Coach for Hamilton High School, to recap league meets and talk about the upcoming State Meets.Presented by Lawrence Technological University and the MHSAA.

On this episode of the Poolside Podcast, we're talking about coaching with co-host and Matt Mann Award winner David Zulkiewski. He talks about his biggest coaching influences, how he became a coach, the lessons he's learned from coaching, and what he focuses on as a coach. We also look ahead to this weekend's league meet, finishing the season, and swimmers to watch out for.Presented by Lawrence Technological University and the MHSAA

On this episode of the STATE CHAMPS! Poolside Podcast, we’re joined by Hudsonville swim coach Ian Kobes to talk about his approach to coaching, the decision of Michigan State University to cut the swim program, approaching upcoming competitions, and preparing to host the State Finals.Presented by Lawrence Technological University and the MHSAA.

On this episode of the STATE CHAMPS! Poolisde Podcast: while COVID changed nearly everything about the Oakland County Meet, Sara and David take a deep look at what was different, how it worked, and how the girls responded. We've also got updated state rankings complete with a surprise.Presented by Lawrence Technological University and the MHSAA

This week on the Poolside Podcast, Sara and David welcome in swimmers Elijah Venos from Brother Rice High School and Sam Szelag from Mercy High School. They talk about preparing for the Oakland County Meet (1:31), going through the recruiting process (5:48) and some advice for their younger selves (8:21). The big topic of our conversation is COVID, how it felt getting back into the pool after quarantine (9:22), having the season cut short (11:59), staying connected with the team while stuck at home (12:57), and preparing for the season at home (13:33). We close out the pod with some recruiting tips for younger athletes (15:32), the best swimming advice they’ve received (17:22) and their future educational plans (16:38).

Sara Davis and David Zulkiewski are back for Episode 2 of the State Champs! Poolside Podcast!This week, we're joined by a few of the top swimmers from across the state to talk about their careers and the upcoming swim seasons!

Sara Davis & David Zulkiewski host the very first Poolside Podcast! They start the podcast off with an introduction to who we are (0:51) and why we started this podcast (2:00). We take a look at what a swim season looks like for both the girls (2:45) and the boys (4:26), and how the pandemic has affected the current season (6:33). David talks about some of the changes that are being made to the postseason to stay within existing guidelines (11:15), we preview some of the strongest teams in the state (12:05), and we talk about what the structure of a swim meet (14:50)