A recap of the European Championships and Pan Pacific Championships

In this episode of The Coaches Lane, Paul Greaves shares his unique journey from a young trampoline coach in Sheffield to coaching an athlete to multiple Olympic Medals. He discusses the evolution of his coaching philosophy, emphasising the importance of creating a positive and individualised coaching environment. Highlights include the significance of education in coaching, the concept of chameleon coaching, and the challenges faced in modern coaching. He advocates for a balance between

Olympian. Record-breaker. Flag bearer.Mark Foster was the fastest swimmer in Britain by 15, and one of the most enduring sprinters this country has ever produced. Across five Olympic Games and 23 years at the top, he won six world titles, eight world records and eleven European titles, carried the flag for Team GB in Beijing, and somehow kept finding another gear when sprinters are supposed to burn out. In this episode, Salim sits down with Mark to talk about the training revolution he

Julie and Helen ease into Julie's first episode as co-host by doing something a bit different. They turn the mic on themselves and swap the training sets that never left them: the ones scrawled on a whiteboard years ago that somehow still live rent-free in their heads. Helen digs up the back-end pace breaststroke set she's been doing since joining Cardiff in 2017 (the same one she now does regularly in Lanzarote!) Julie counters with her medley comeback set, the one that got her back into rac...

What makes an open water swimming event truly accessible?In this episode of The Science & Art of Open Water Swimming, I speak with Sam Moore, one of the driving forces behind the GeoBay Swim, a unique 20 km point-to-point swim from Dunsborough to Busselton that has quickly become a favourite on the Western Australian open water swimming calendar. Sam shares the story of how the event grew from an idea during Ironman WA training sessions in Geographe Bay, and how a chance conversation led him

The 2026 European Championships have officially kicked off, and Day 1 absolutely delivered. Scott and Dan of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast break down an action-packed opening night that saw Team GB take home double gold in the 4x200m Freestyle Relays!But the biggest talking point of the night? Leon Marchand. Despite nursing an injury, the French superstar dropped a mind-boggling 1:43.76 split on the 4x200m Free Relay, sending shockwaves through the swimming world.We also break down Max

🔥 **Night Swim is back with another loaded episode covering some of the biggest conversations in swimming!**This episode dives into **swim technique, coach conditioning, the Isaac Cooper controversy, Olympic prospects, Hunter Armstrong’s bold move, the Caeleb Dressel comeback debate, and Leon Marchand’s injury situation.**We break down how reverse training and technique can help swimmers develop faster, debate whether coaches need to physically “look the part” to earn respect, and discuss the

Join as we go through the psych sheets event-by-event and preview the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships that start this Wednesday, August 12, in Irvine, California

Send us Fan Mail Don Wagner spent more than fifty years coaching swimmers at every level of the sport—from developing young athletes to coaching Olympic champion Janet Evans during the most dominant stretch of her career. In this conversation, Don reflects on the moments that defined his coaching journey, how training philosophy has changed over five decades, what he believes today's coaches get right (and wrong), and the lessons that mattered most after a lifetime on deck. We discuss: • Coac...

Dr Rebecca Olive is Vice Chancellors Senior Research Fellow at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. Her research explores how every-day, recreational sport and leisure activities are experienced through cultural politics, ecological encounters, social media production and consumption, and much more. Her Fellowship at RMIT University involves research into recreational sport and leisure in urban bodies of water - oceans, estuaries, rivers, and outdoor pools – in short, urban swimming. She has three

🎙️ Episode 12 is here!It’s group-placement season—and swim families everywhere are asking the same questions: Why didn’t my swimmer move up? Should we switch teams? When should a parent step in?Renee & Rochelle talk through the emotions that come with moving up, moving down, or watching friends advance. They share why the grass isn’t always greener, how to trust your coach without staying silent, and how swimmers can advocate for themselves respectfully.In this episode:🏊 What to consider

The summer of swimming continues! 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇦🇺🇯🇵 With the European Championships right around the corner, the Propulsion Swimming Podcast are also looking across the pond to preview the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine, California!In this episode, we highlight exactly who and what you need to be watching during this four-day sprint of a meet. We dive into the brutal event clashes on the schedule, the unmatched depth of the American women's sprint field (featuring Gretchen Walsh and Kate

Coaching Without Security: The Hidden Costs Driving Talent Away from Pools In episode #111 of Heavy Or Not, The OG Swim Guide, we do a video refresh with an interview conducted with Doug Cornish. His ground-breaking survey exposes many of the hidden cracks threatening swim coaches today. We begin to unpack and reveal why the sport's "passion‑first" model is no longer sustainable. Doug comes to the discussion with hard data that shine a light on the underlying causes, and he has concrete steps clubs

Two coaches that have been around a while and take on the topic of swim meets. Why are they less fun, more expensive and more time consuming? It not hard to find people that think this is true, but much more rare finding people that are willing to do something about it. Great conversation on where we are, how we got there, and what can we do to get back on course.

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Episode 310 of The Social Kick Podcast features friend of the show, content creator, and elite swim coach João Mescolote. Fresh off an incredible 6,500-mile road trip visiting top college swimming and club programs across the country, João sits down with the full crew to share what he learned about the modern landscape of swimming. From the shifting dynamics of NCAA coaching and the evolution of swim physiology to growing up as a sprinter in Brazil, his time at LSU, post-swimming bodybuilding, and

In this episode me, Jake and Marc sit down for a chat regarding the ever changing landscape of long course triathlon, Marcs nomadic lifestyle where he currently finds himself in Norwich to give himself an extra 4 days on his visa which will allow him to compete in 70.3 worlds in Nice. Marc also talks us through some of his recent training changes including going self coached and getting the fastest run at 70.3 Poland this weekend just gone and how he plans to step his performances up to be a regular

Welcome to episode 344 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!We are one month out from Ötillö, the 20th anniversary of the Swimrun World Championship, and it is starting to feel real. We open with our own check-in on where our bodies and heads are at heading into Casco Bay, which serves as our final dress rehearsal before Worlds, plus everything we have planned for our Löw Tide Böyz weekend in Portland, Maine including a morning fika, the Envol shakeout clinic, and our post race party. Then we

in this episode of Lido Lovers which has a health and wellbeing flavour, I explore the benefits of aquacise at Brightlingsea Lido. I look at how water-based exercise can support joints, mobility, confidence, strength, mood and social connection before chatting with Julie Wheeler, the Lido’s brilliant aquacise and Lido Little Dippers teacher, about what happens in a class and how beginners can get started. Aquacise is really good fun so I am hoping after hearing this some of ...