This week I bring my old friend Trever Gray to talk about some of the things he is doing to stay fit, as well as what kind of advice he is giving me to improve:
Michael Andrew's Legs and Euro Champs
Erik and Joel join to talk about the way Michael Andrew swims and why it makes people so upset. Then I force the guys to watch European Championship and attempt to say names they can’t pronounce.
Ryan Wochomurka Repost and Solocast
This week I am reposting my conversation with Ryan Wochomurka in the hopes that ITunes will remember to scrape it this time. Since that pod is nearly two weeks old, I follow it with some up to date thoughts from this past weekend of swimming and the state of the sport.
"The Plot to Kill The Olympics" and Abbey Weitzel's Start
We dive into this amazing article written in Outside magazine featuring Russian gangsters, Chechen gangsters, Dale Neuberger acting like a gangster and everyone’s favorite FINA gangster, Cornel Marculescu.
Afterwards we try to scrap the surface of what makes Abbey Weitzel’s start so amazing.
Hannah Burandt: Mental Health and More
My friend Hannah Burand, Head Coach of Cleveland State Swimming and Diving, drops by to talk about the "miracle baby" of a season they had and how she tackles leading a program and mental health together.
Ryan Wochomurka Takes The Reigns at Auburn
This week on the Swim Brief I have the brand new coach of Auburn Swimming and Diving, Ryan Wochomurka. We talk about his own experience swimming at Auburn and how he plans on getting off to a good start down in Alabama.
Sun Yang's Hammer, Transfer Portals and Workouts
Erik and Joel are back to discuss the potential of Sun Yang swimming in Tokyo. Then we talk about the NCAA transfer portal and share some of our workouts:
Joel’s Set
400 Free IM
4 x 100
1) fly
2) 75 fly 25 back
3) 50 fly 50 back
4) 25 fly 75 back
4 x 25 fly kick out fast flat three cycles focus on breakout
200 Recovery
300 IM as str-fr-str by 25
4 x 100 same as fly round as back breast
4 x 25 back kick out smooth transition to surface tempo for 2 cycles
200 recovery
200 IM
4 x 100 same as breast free
4 x 25 breast pullout focus on break out and three cycles high hips
200 recovery
100 IM fast
4 x 100 free set interval to be able to do as all free at last 100 of 400 Im pace
4 x 25 fast free no breath first three hand hits. Focus on breakout
200 recovery
Jeremy Kipp's Kick, Brazilian Shenanigans and Athlete Expression
This week with Joel and Erik we get into the article about Jeremy Kipp purportedly kicking a water bottle into a USC Swimmer. We follow that with the wild Brazilian Olympic 4x100 relay selection, before using this article as a jumping off for touching on the red hot third rail of sports and politics.
Relationship Between Training and Performance
This week, I take some time to reflect after a meet weekend on the relationship between training and performance. What does it mean to create a training effect? How do you make sure your training is holistic? Finally, how can and should you evaluate performance?
Jeff Poppell's Contract, Jack Flanagan and the Panic-O-meter
Today with Erik and Joel we break down Jeff Poppell’s big contract to coach the University of South Carolina. Then we discuss the story of a kid going from high school swimmer to Tennessee commit in just two years. Finally, after promising not to, I officially hit the panic button on the 2021 US Olympic Team.