Send us a textWelcome back to the MYSWIM Podcast, where we explore the world of swimming through culture, history, adventure, and the people who make the water feel like home.I’m your host, Michael Helps , and today we’re heading to a place where swimming is more than a sport — it’s a way of life.Iceland- A land of fire, ice, geothermal magic and some of the most passionate swimmers you’ll ever meet.Today we’ll dive into Iceland’s swimming history, its cold‑water culture, the best places to plunge,

In the next episode of Meet Team USA Figure Skating (Frozen Waters), a special mini-series from Unfiltered Waters, Katie sits down with Max Naumov, U.S. national medalist, for an honest conversation about emotion, resilience, and the mental side of competition. Max reflects on performing under pressure, learning to sit with nerves instead of fighting them, and how embracing uncertainty has changed the way he approaches skating. He opens up about confidence, vulnerability, and why allowing him...

By Wayne GoldsmithThis is without doubt my favorite story to tell when I do Club visits, swimming parents workshops and coaching clinics: The 5 a.m. In A Swimming Household story.Please share this with every swimming parent you know.It is a funny story - but in my experience - having done hundreds of swimming club visits all over the world - it’s also very very true.The bottom line - the key message to all swimming parents is this: STOP HELPING YOUR KIDS.What I mean by that is continue to love them

In the first episode of Meet Team USA Figure Skating (Frozen Waters), a special mini-series from Unfiltered Waters, Katie sits down with Alysa Liu, a Beijing 2022 Olympian, World Champion, and the first woman to land a quad Lutz. Alysa reflects on stepping away from the sport at a young age, trusting her intuition, and returning with a renewed sense of creativity, connection, and purpose. She opens up about self-expression through skating, fashion, and choreography, the importance of saying n...

By Wayne GoldsmithI’ve been to over 1000 swimming pools.Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Fiji Islands, USA, South Korea, Zimbabwe, South Africa, England, The Isle of Man, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, The Netherlands, The Philippines, Greece and Italy - and a few more places I’ve probably forgotten.And the “default” version of coaching swimming is the same in 90% of the places I visit: Coaches standing at the end of the pool yelling numbers

2x Olympic medalist Ilya Kharun announced earlier this week that he would be switching his sporting citizenship from Canada to the USA.

Coaching is moments that matter.I was coaching a 14 year old.He looked sad and flat and tired and I asked him how he was going.He said, “I’m ok. I just wish I was more talented like Steve. He doesn’t train much and yet he keeps kicking my butt in races. It’s not fair.”.I replied, “From where I’m standing, when I see you I see a tough young man, who never gives up, who always tries his best, who encourages his team mates, who turns up even when he’s tired and who works harder than any athlete I’ve

26 year-old Bryanna Lacey is fresh off a Masters Meet High Point win and a year into a bold return to the sport she left behind seven years ago after an excellent college swimming career. We sit with her on the tiles at Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center to unpack what it takes to walk on, walk away, and walk back stronger. Bryanna started late, carved out high school records, and earned her place at the University of Indianapolis by promising nothing but relentless effort. She battled through a...

I was in Zimbabwe doing a swimming clinic in 1996 for WORLD AQUATICS - FINA as it was.The hosts took me to a local swimming program. Run down pool, no lane ropes, no backstroke flags, no starting blocks. Cold water. The sides of the pool had green scum on them. One of the kids told me they were toad eggs and they had to be careful not to swallow them. Coach - a very good guy - was a butcher - very limited high level swimming coaching knowledge but a very decent, hard working, dedicated coach.Overall

By Wayne Goldsmithir Alex Ferguson would stop training to talk one-on-one with players. In that moment, they were the only person who mattered.Laurie Lawrence told me: “Don’t put heart rate before heart.” If you see a moment to inspire an athlete — grab it. They can always do more reps later.Phil King, Olympic gold medal coach, put it this way: think about the impact of missing coaching opportunities.Three coaches. Same message.Physiology matters. Periodization matters. But none of it matters more

Ready for a great love story? Former national and world-record-holding Masters swimmer Joe Wotton joins us on deck to share the stories, nicknames, and love that shaped a champion’s life in and out of the pool. Joe Wotton, 66 years young, swims for Swim Melbourne Masters—the Mahis—and brings with him a lifetime in aquatics. His journey began in Massachusetts, continued in backyard pools after his family moved to Florida, and grew through high school swimming and water polo. One of the highlig...

There are two types of swimmers: Pacers and Racers.Alex Popov — multiple Olympic Gold medalist, world record holder — told me this years ago. It stuck.Pacers train to hit a time. They race to a plan, trying to control the controllables.Racers learn competitive skills that equip them to meet any challenge. They change pace, adjust technique, adapt to whatever the race demands.If you’re training athletes to WIN when it matters, train them to be Racers.Which are you coaching?Wayne Goldsmith This is a

In this mini-episode, Jessica and Evan dive into a major new MSF project that’s just been launched: - Our new website, ultraswimming.org which combines resources which were previously under three separate websites (marathonswimmers.org, longswims.com, and track.rs). - Our new Member Portal app, in which MSF members can submit Documented Swims for ratification, set up GPS tracking pages, vote in the MSF Awards, and get online support for any issues or questions they may have. This

Send us a text This episode is one story. The Water’s Edge is where stories like this turn into lived experience. Feeling inspired? Sign Up for a Free Goal Setting Guide. Subscribe to my Substack for Lessons from the Water Want to watch? Episodes now available on YouTube! Stories from the Water is produced by http://254studio.com Music credit: Epic Inspiration by Rafael Krux Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5447-epic-inspiration- License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4...

One of the most common questions I get from coaches: “How do I motivate my swimmers to work harder?”My response: “You can’t. Don’t try.”You can’t motivate anyone to do something they don’t already want to do. It’s not your job to make them do it — it’s your job to create an environment where they can be all they choose to be.In this video, I’ll show you how to connect with, engage with and inspire the hearts and minds of every swimmer you coach.Wayne GoldsmithIf you found this useful, hit subscribe

By Wayne GoldsmithOne of the most confusing parts of learning about swimming coaching is training zones. When you attend your first ever swimming coaching course or when you open a swimming coaching textbook for the first time, you’ll see a table full of words like “alactic” and “aerobic” and “anaerobic” and percentages, sample heart rates and effort ratings.Often there will be six, seven or even more different training zones listed on those tables and the course presenter will tell you that it’s

Episode 1 is live.This podcast isn’t about training plans or race results. It’s about the people, decisions, and experiences that shape open water swims and what we can learn from them. In this short episode, I explain why I wanted to start these conversations and what to expect from future episodes. If there’s someone you think I should talk to on the podcast, let me know.

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Lauren Anderson proves that speed and joy in swimming are still within reach after 25 years away from the sport. She rebuilt her training from the ground up, and made big time drops in her best events the breaststroke. Her story blends performance insights with honest life change, turning Masters swimming into a blueprint for structure, community, and a fresh start. Lauren is a member of the Palm Beach Masters. We dig into the practical tools that moved the needle: broken 200s tailored to br...

By Wayne GoldsmithEvery swimming coach will tell you that kicking is important and that they include kicking practice in all their practice sessions.Every swimming coach will also tell you that it’s difficult to inspire kids to complete kicking practice with a high level of engagement, intensity, accuracy and precision.I was talking with an elite coach over a coffee and he asked me an interesting question “How do you make kicking practice (in his words)“sexy”? TO BE VERY CLEAR - in this context