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Swim Swift Elite

Swim Swift Elite

Olympians in conversation with fascinating minds, celebrities, coaches and athletes. Diving deep into the issues effecting us today - new guest every episode!

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00:47:25

Episode 19 - Lauren Quigley

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2020/08/14

In this episode we speak to GB international and 3 x Commonwealth Silver medalist, Lauren Quigley. Today with Lauren we talk about her career highlights, the importance of team cohesion, the psychological struggles that challenged her during her swimming career, her new ventures after retiring from competition (Quigley Sport), and also what it's like watching her friend, housemate, and sometimes now training partner, Lauren Steadman on Celebrity SAS.

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01:04:20

Episode 18 - Kim Mortimer

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2020/08/04

Head coach of Stratford Sharks swimming club, and head coach on the Warwickshire county program 2019 & 20 and the ESSA West Mids team in 2020 Kim Mortimer speaks to Swim Swift Elite. We talk with Kim about her roles on county and regional teams and creating links, how she builds an atmosphere within her club in which her swimmers can thrive, her time with Mentor (& our former coach) Ian Armiger, and how she finds it being a female in what is currently a male dominated career. We also ask her

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01:06:55

Episode 17 - Mark Rose

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2020/07/20

In this episode we speak with Head coach of Manchester Aquatics, Mark Rose. Mark is a hugely experienced age group and senior coach who has been on the staff teams at both Olympic and Paralympic Games. We speak with him in this episode about his transition from athlete to coach, his coaching philosophies around not just the physical side of developing an athlete, but the mental too, any changes he would make to his development retrospectively, his experiences from the Olympic and Paralympic Games,

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00:49:44

Episode 16 - James Gibson, MBE

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2020/07/12

Head coach of the elite team Energy Standard, James Gibson MBE, speaks to us for episode 16 of the Podcast. Having been World Champion during his own swimming career, we talk to him about what he has transferred from that into coaching, education, all about the ISL (International Swimming League), it's aims and what it will do for the sport, how James will be guiding his athletes back after lock-down, and much more!

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01:10:07

Episode 15 - Kevin Renshaw

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2020/07/03

In this episode we speak with Kev Renshaw. He has a wealth of coaching experience and from 2004 -2016 was part of the British coaching team. He was also Head Coach of the England swimming team out at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, and has been to 3 Olympic Games as coaching staff. We talk with Kev about his coaching background and how he got to be where he is now, his experiences at the Olympic Games and how each one differed, gems of wisdom that he received from coaching colleagues and friends, and

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00:47:46

Episode 14 - Hannah Miley

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2020/06/27

Hannah is a triple Olympian and is on her exciting journey to Tokyo. She is Commonwealth Champion (2010 & 2014), World silver medalist (2011), European Silver and Bronze medalist (2018), and much much more. As one of the more experienced members of the British and Scottish team, she is incredibly knowledgeable about the sport and has some fantastic insights. We chat to Hannah about her Olympic journey and how she dealt with that 4th place finish, how talking to the media immediately after races

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00:58:40

Episode 13 - Alys Thomas

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2020/06/21

On this episode, we talk with Commonwealth Champion 200m Butterfly swimmer, Alys Thomas. Swimming for Wales, she claimed Commonwealth Gold in 2018 at the age of 27, followed by being European Bronze medallist and World finalist for GB in 2019. We talk to her about her journey towards Tokyo, that awesome swim on the Gold Coast and how she has challenged perceptions around age within the sport. We also ask her about life in Wales during the current lockdown situation, and her advice on nutrition.

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01:02:07

Episode 12 - Elizabeth Simmonds

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2020/06/12

Double Olympian, Double European Champion, World and Commonwealth medalist, and now Blogger, Speaker, and Mentor Lizzie Simmonds speaks with Swim Swift Elite. We cover her career from being at a high level so young and how this impacted education, pressure and expectation, an agonising 4th place finish at the Olympics, transitions into the 'real world', and finally her current roles, goals, and ambitions for herself outside of swimming.

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00:45:43

Episode 11 - Alex Bailey

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2020/06/12

Swim Swift Elite talks with Performance Lifestyle and Education manager at Loughborough Universities National tennis Academy, formerly Performance Lifestyle for British Swimming, Alex Bailey. We talk through his own athletic career and how it lead him to being in Performance Lifestyle (including with British Swimming), what PL is, linking academics with sport and how this can be of benefit, once again the holistic approach and what this means, the difference between junior and senior athletes and

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00:55:12

Episode 10 - Euan Dale

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2020/06/12

GB 2008 Olympian, Commonwealth & European Silver medalist and now Director of Swimming at Millfield School, Euan Dale, talks to Swim Swift Elite. We cover his athlete to coach journey, the pastoral role he had alongside coaching at Milfield, his experience of an Olympic Games as a coach, coaching philosophies, long term athlete development, how to maximise your senior career and much more.

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01:19:16

Episode 9 - Ian Armiger

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2020/06/09

Former Director of swimming at Loughborough University Ian Armiger, talks swimming beginnings, how to create a team, building Loughborough University swim team one of the most high profile swim teams in the world and the all important coach-athlete relationship.

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00:52:04

Episode 8 - Michael Jamieson

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2020/06/09

Olympic Silver Medalist, World, European and Commonwealth Medalist, Commonwealth Games Ambassador, now Head Coach at Natare West London Michael Jamieson, speaks to Swim Swift Elite about his own swimming journey, retirement and transition from elite sport, coaching philosophies, and mindfulness.

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00:54:22

Episode 7 - Liam Tancock

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2020/06/09

Double Olympian, Double World Champ and WR holder in the 50m Backstroke for almost a Decade, talks to Swim Swift Elite about the role of parents, positivity, and SWIMZI.

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00:38:32

Episode 6 - Claire Cashmore

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2020/06/04

Claire Cashmore MBE speaks to Swim Swift Elite about the boost in Para Sport, transitioning from Swimming to Triathlon, and her role as an ambassador with the charity Reach.

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00:35:17

Episode 5 - Alice Dearing

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2020/06/04

Senior GB Marathon swimmer, World Junior Open water Champ and one of the CEO's of the Black Swimming Association, Alice Dearing talks Tokyo, her passions outside of the pool, and hair care!

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01:00:30

Episode 4 - Ivan Verunica

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2020/05/31

CEO of INCroatia Sports & Education travel, and Creative Director of TRY Theatre Ivan Verunica, talks 'The Last Dance', how he transfers his skills from theatre to sports & coaching, and much more!

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00:48:29

Episode 3 - Caitlin McClatchey

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2020/05/31

Triple Olympian and multiple World medalist Caitlin McClatchey, talks career highlights, surprise Olympic qualification, her role at the BOA, and Tokyo 2021 and more!

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00:45:18

Episode 2 - Georgia Davies

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2020/05/29

Double Olympian Georgia Davies talks lock down, International Swimming League, and Tokyo Olympics!

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00:28:08

Episode 1 - Ian Hulme

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2020/05/29

GB World Championship swimmer. Now head coach at Loughborough University, and Team England coach at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.Recorded on 31/4/20.

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