The Swim Brief

I bring on fellow podcaster Ahmad Zeid to talk about his foray into podcasting and his thoughts on the way that swimming is covered.

Mark Bernardino recently announced his retirement from coaching, so I took the opportunity to ask him a few questions about what he's learned over 50 years.

Brett Hawke things going all in on performance enhancing drugs is the path forward for sports. My thoughts on his move.

Chapman University Head Coach Juliet Suess joins me to talk about the history of swimming, inclusion and integrating psychological practices into your daily.

What does a coach do with the oddball schedule and random pockets of time to complete their life?

Dave Rollins joins to troubleshoot the profession of coaching and the life that happens outside and with it.

The man with a bio a mile long joins the podcast for a wide ranging discussion coaching and personal development. Permalink

Dave Rollins comes in to help answer a listener question about “ego based coaching”.

Dave Dow checks in from The College of New Jersey, a special place within the college swimming eco system.

I had the chance to talk to a different crowd. Here's what I learned. Permalink

Dave Rollins joins to talk about what's going on at Florida Gulf Coast and the potential the school sees in the current collegiate landscape.

Rob Fox joins to share a frequent topic of our coaching conversations.

Dave Denniston, the head coach of University of Wyoming, joins to share some good news from the world of college swimming.

I go solo to give my take on the most recent USA Swimming CEO debacle and the ongoing developments in college swimming.

Mike Peyrebrune joins once again to share sports science insights from training three Olympic gold medalists.

I'm speaking at the CSCAA annual meeting! I brought on Sam Barany to discuss the event and all the major issues facing college swimming.

Kim Dietrichsen, Head of Coaching in Danish Swimming, joins to talk how he became a “coach of coaches” and trade knowledge.

In Sweden I spent three hours talking to a guy I'd just met, then I invited him to come on the podcast. Listen and find out why I found Misja Klevstig so interesting.

Jakub Maly, former international competitor for Austria, Minnesota student-athlete and fellow recovering coach, joins the podcast to discuss life, family, and coaching.

Mike Peyrebrune, sport scientist and high performance coach at Loughborough University, joins to talk about applying sport science.

My wife and Chairman of the Board joins to discuss some concepts of Positive Psychology in the workplace.

Hot off an awesome weekend with coaches, I give my review of the weekend for posterity.

The coach of the defending Men's Division 1 National Champions joins to talk about Short Course Worlds, team culture and his process for constant learning.

Neil Yost, the coach of the Men's and Women's teams at Mount Saint Mary's. He shares his unique perspective on coaching in what he calls the “Mid-House” era.

Nico Messer returns to talk juggling coaching a team and working with Swiss Army athletes and share insights on AI from his recently completed computer science degree. Sign up for proswimworkouts with the promo code cdswimcoach.

Ricki Clausen joins to talk about the development of Scandinavian Athletes, a model for directly funding elite swimmers.

The Head Coach of Swimming and Diving from THE Ohio State University joins me for a wide ranging conversation.

The director of swimming at Poseidon Swim Club in Lund, Sweden joins to discuss the upcoming WADC conference, the Swedish Center for Aquatic Research, and inviting himself onto the pool deck at UCLA.

Trying to answer some unanswerable questions.

Eternal friend of the podcast Glenn Neufeld to talks about another way to classify the skills of coaches.

Ashley Eckermann of Maximize the Mind gets invited back to talk ego, confrontation and mental skills that go beyond sports performance.

Katie Davis, an accountant for athletic departments through her work at James Moore & Co, gives insight into the post-House settlement landscape.

Greg Meehan talks Olympic coaching, Torri Huske's magical year and harmonizing your coaching and personal life.

Nathan Lavery and I talk Georgia Tech job opening, dogs and Brett Hawke's Sprint Revolution.

Coach Trever drops by to coach my wife, Kate, to prepare for her ultra marathon and to help me improve my over all fitness.You can sign up for coaching at his website

Joel Shinofield joins from USA Swimming's annual business meeting to answer listener submitted questions.

Sometimes when you have your friend on you can't resist going long.

Kate Lundsten is one of the top coaches in America. She joins to discuss goal setting, autonomy and staff development.

Straight off coaching Rylee Erismann to the Junior Pan-Pac record in the 100m free, Kyle Goller takes us to the fundamentals that led there at Windermere Laker Aquatics.

There are young coaches in the game worth taking notice of. Here's one I had the pleasure of coaching.

Alessio De Rosi of NASA Wildcat Aquatics talks three decades of coaching at all levels from learn to swim to elite performance.

Meet your new favorite college swim coach.

Breaking down the six most important storylines from the Paris Olympics.

I'm joined by ASCA Hall of Fame coach Charlie Kennedy, who's spent over 40 years developing talent at Suburban Swim Club.

Ever found yourself curious as to how a small team in Massachusetts is consistently one of the best clubs in America?

Talking all things coaching with JP, the US Coach for the Paris Paralympics and Associate Head Coach of TAC Titans.

Just 20 percent of coaches in swimming are like this.

The single biggest barrier I have had to learning in my life.

Eric Burns, father of Brendan Burns and Delaney Burns, talks all aspects of supporting your kid through the sport.

Thoughts collected on the long walks too and from Lucas Oil stadium.

The owner and coach of Fox Swim Club joins me to talk about two years working together