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How does a multi-sport athlete who trained in the pool just 2 to 4 times a week become one of the fastest freestylers in the NCAA? In this episode of the Social Kick Podcast, we sit down with Indiana University sensation Liberty Clark to unpack her wildly unique path to swimming stardom. Growing up in Chico, California, Liberty balanced club volleyball, judo, and soccer with a low-yardage summer league swimming approach. She breaks down the massive culture shock of moving to IU, where she went

The Propulsion Swimming Podcast is back to catch up on a truly staggering couple of weeks in the swimming world!With the summer's major meets rapidly approaching, we are seeing world records shattered and in-season times that frankly shouldn't be possible right now. We dive into the unbelievable 50m and 100m Freestyle World Records from Kate Douglas and Marit Steenbergen, and pay massive respect to Sarah Sjöström’s incredible post-partum return to the pool.Plus, we look at Leon Marchand shaking off

Episode 8: Discerning Discomfort from Danger, with Courtney Paulk, First to Complete Double Triple Crown How can you tell if the discomfort you are feeling is something to ignore and push through, versus important information signaling danger? When is the right time to end a swim, even if you haven’t yet achieved your goal? And how do you cope with the disappointment that goes with emotionally investing in a dream that isn’t realized on the first attempt? In this episode, we discuss how

Australian author Tim Winton joins the Blue Room podcast host Sabra Lane for a long chat about his obsession with the ocean. Tim is admired the world-over for his salt water stories. Nearly all of his novels are love letters to the sea. As Tim says in his dedication in “Land's Edge" - For my family and for those who know that a bad day's fishing is always better than a good day's work. Tim says swimming is family culture and ‘pretty precious' for his tribe. We talk about swimming, what it means,

Nate & Kyle talk about Norway's recent success in the World Cup and what swim programs can learn from their youth sports development system.

SwimSwam sat down with Hannah Saiz, the first-year head coach for Youngstown State University. Saiz was an NCAA DIII National Champion, Olympic Trials finalist, and member of the US National Team before her coaching career. She's coached DIII, DI, high school, and now is in her first foray as a DI head coach. She gives great insight into being yourself during recruiting, balancing student-athlete life, and why excellence isn't the norm.

As part of our Glasgow 2026 video series of the Aqua Pod, we catch up with Commonwealth Champion Dan Wallace. He shares with us his memories of Glasgow 2014, including: his routines during the competition, the full day of his 400m IM Gold, and the truth behind his memorable celebration on that day.

Welcome to episode 339 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast! We just got back from Bellingham, Washington with the full race report from our third edition of Swimrun Bellingham at Lake Padden Park. This was race two of the 2026 season on the road to ÖTILLÖ, and true to a six-year tradition, we are sitting down to break it all down. Chris came into this one carrying some extra weight after losing his father just a few weeks before the race, and there is something to be said for what it means

The always-on scoreboard doesn't just hurt the slow kids — the ones at the top are often the most anxious of all. In episode five of The Long Course, Mark opens the first of MSV's three “rooms,” the athlete's Locker: a private, personal space where a kid gets to be more than a time. The results aren't information — they're a verdict. This is about giving kids the other side of the sport, on equal footing. Keep your heads up.

James Bell is a Professor of Marine Biology at Victoria University of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka, and a huge fan of sea sponges. Check out his colourful underwater photos and videos on his Instagram page, ⁠@sponge_ecology⁠, where he has over 40,000 followers. James has scuba dived around the world researching this ancient, vibrant, intriguing, but sometimes overlooked marine species. (We both agree that charismatic megafauna – e.g. dolphins, whales, sharks – often get a disproportionate amount of

Australian distance star Sam Short joins the Night Swim Podcast to reveal the training,race strategy and mindset behind becoming one of the fastest distance swimmers in the world.From breaking down his unique approach to pacing to discussing world-record goals and the future of distance swimming, this is a must-watch conversation for every competitive swimmer and coach.🎙️ Presented by Swimnerd.

Send us Fan Mail ​Chris is a journalist and the author of five books. The latest, The Plunge: Maverick Swimmers, an Unlikely Quest, and the Transformative Power of Cold Water, it is a globe-trotting narrative about swimmers, the science of discomfort, and the psychology of endurance. Lynne Cox called it "brilliant." Jeff Pearlman described it as "masterful" and "life-affirming." And Adam Grant deemed it, "mesmerizing," adding, "I still loathe cold water but I loved this book." Boo...

Charlie Harris joins Alex to look back at a weekend of fast swimming in Edinburgh at the Scottish National Open Championships and the standout performances making waves across the sport. They discuss impressive swims from Katie Shanahan, Angharad Evans, Duncan Scott and more, before turning their attention to the Sette Colli Trophy in Rome, where world records continued to tumble and the international standard reached new heights.With Glasgow 2026 fast approaching, Charlie also shares an insight