This week on the podcast I talk to Ricki Clausen. If that name is unfamiliar to you, I really hope you listen. Ricki is a coach I met during my time in Denmark, but we didn't really hit it off until I had one foot out the door back to the US
If you want to know what swimming is like in another country, if you're interested in hearing the strengths and weaknesses of another system, if you're interested in a discussion of professionalism in coaching, this is a podcast for you. Enjoy:
This week on the podcast I got a really impressive guest. Megan Oesting is the brand new head coach of Swim MAC Carolina
Megan and I talk about the quick move from Iowa to North Carolina, Vinegar based barbeque and failing at our first big jobs. Enjoy:
This week on the podcast I am pleased to welcome Katie Hoff Anderson and her husband Todd Anderson. Katie has a new book out called Blueprint, and she gets pretty personal about some of the ups and downs of her swimming career.
Todd was an elite athlete in his own right, and the two of them have launched a joint venture in the dryland/strength and conditioning space that takes a really holistic look at athletes.
Through Synergy, they are launching a virtual dryland program today! Listen here or subscribe on ITunes:
Garrett McCaffrey joins for the second series. We talk covid, cookies and cream and wrestle with the consequences of having a disgraced mentor:
Hey all, we’re back! Listen to the first podcast back with Nico Messer here or on ITunes:
This week on the Swimbrief, Swimlikeafish’ Abbie Fish joins me to break down a couple of great swims from this past couple weeks conference action. We talk through Kieran Smith’s excellent 500 free and Erika Brown’s standout 100 freestyle:
What was it like to be at Indiana at the dawn of the Ray Looze era? Where did I eat the best Danish æbleskiver of my life?
Those questions and more on this edition of the Swim Brief with Matt Leach, head coach of Washington State Swimming.
Happy holidays, enjoy this podcast with Hannah Burandt. Hannah and I met last year, and since i’ve become a huge fan of what she’s doing. We talk about her journey to becoming the head coach of Cleveland State University, who mentored her and how along the way, and how she learned that too much was good enough:
Today I’m joined by Trever Gray, who serves as a foil for conversation around feedback. What does it mean to give positive or negative feedback? What are some considerations for giving such feedback?
Why do coaches often find themselves trapped within a narrow band of acceptable feedback? Also, a discussion of Pete Buttigieg (just kidding):
Happy Thanksgiving! Last week I called up Abbie Fish of Swim Like A. Fish. We talked about how her own experience as an athlete turned her away from the sport before pulling her back in as a coach.
We also talk about inventing a job that doesn’t exist and cover a couple of technique hot topics. Enjoy: