Chris DeSantis Coaching
The Blog

Notes on mindset, coaching, and the craft of sport.

Essays on Positive Psychology, talent development, and what it really takes to perform at your best.

Bob Bowman

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

April 28, 2025 · 1 min read

Ego Based Coaching w/Dave Rollins

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

April 21, 2025 · 1 min read

Dave Dow

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

April 14, 2025 · 1 min read

Outside Insights

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

April 7, 2025 · 1 min read

Dave Rollins

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

April 1, 2025 · 1 min read

Solving Your Own Problems ft. Rob Fox

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

March 24, 2025 · 1 min read

Wyoming Upgrading Swimming with Dave Denniston

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

March 17, 2025 · 1 min read

USA Swimming CEO+College Cuts

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

March 10, 2025 · 1 min read

Training Adlington, Peaty and Wiffen

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

March 3, 2025 · 1 min read

Samantha Barany, Executive Director CSCAA

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

February 24, 2025 · 1 min read

Misja Klevstig

In Sweden I spent three hours talking to a guy I’d just met, then I invited him to come on the podcast....

February 10, 2025 · 1 min read

Jakub Maly

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

February 3, 2025 · 1 min read