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Zach Apple is one of Team USA's premier 50/100/200 Freestylers. He won the 100 and 200 Free at the World University Games in 2019 and was part of Team USA's World Champion 4x100 Free Relay in Gwangju that same year. Corona came. Zach didn't touch the water for 3 months. Then he ripped a 48.5 in practice after just 2.5 months of doing singles.   Zach's story is very much about being a late bloomer -- not realizing tech suits were a thing until he was 16 years old... 00:00 Sponsors 01:20 Intro 02:30 Where did it start for you? 04:15 Making Districts as a Sophomore in HS 05:25 Greater Miami Valley YMCA in Ohio 07:00 College Recruiting Process 07:50 Western Kentucky, Claire Donahue 08:30 20.3/44.5/1:38 Senior Year 09:00 Western Kentucky Suspends Swimming Program 09:45 Kirk Grand the Auburn connection 10:40 Walking on Auburn's deck for the first time 12:00 Take Advantage of Your Situation 13:15 Coach Chris Bushelman: Set Lofty Goals 14:20 "I think you can go 1:31, 1:30 point." 15:45 "I value the effort." 18:15 Kyle Darmody and lengthening your stroke 20:10 How do you swim the 50, 100, and 200 equally well? 21:35 "I didn't ask a lot of questions about training." 22:25 100 LCM Free is just the bread and butter. 23:20 100 Free Race Strategy 24:05 Back End 50's 24:55 2016 Olympic Trials/2017 US Nationals Breakout Meet 26:15 Beating Caeleb Dressel and Ryan Held in Prelims 28:45 Winning 100 Free at WUG's 29:30 What have you done to improve since going 47.6? 31:00 Didn't touch the water for 3 months 32:45 Going 48.5 after 10 weeks of singles 33:30 Improving his underwater dolphin kick 34:45 Doing things with intention 35:45 Buying in 100% 37:20 The 100 Free is a 2 Horse Race 38:10 How to split the 100 Free to go 46 39:10 How do you balance your freestyle out? 40:30 Don't over kick the first 50 42:30 Mental Work, Visualization This episode is sponsored by: Destro Swim Towers: use code "brett" at checkout to save $150 per double tower! Subscribe, Review, Share! Apple Google Spotify YouTube Connect | Brett Hawke On Instagram @hawkebr On Twitter @insidewithbh On Facebook @insidewithbh Connect | Zach Apple On Twitter On Instagram Produced by: SWIMNERD Sponsored by: Destro Swim Towers: use code "brett" at checkout to save $150 per double tower! Supported by: Fitter & Faster

Swedish superstar Sarah Sjöström is the reigning Olympic Champion in the Women's 100 Butterfly.    00:00 Introduction  01:30 How's the elbow?  04:55 "It was devastating."  07:20 Recovery Timeline  07:55 Mental Approach  11:20 Ben Wildman-Tobriner  14:05 Sarah's Swimming Journey  16:20 Olympic Success 3rd Time Around  17:35 Sweden's 1st Olympic Gold Medal Female Swimmer  17:55 Handling Pressure with a Psychologist  22:10 Breaking the World Record in the Olympic Final  22:54 YAHTZEE! 24:20 What are you thinking behind the blocks?  25:00 100 Fly Race Strategy 30:00 Timing in Butterfly  31:00 Building Speed & Power vs. Endurance in Fly  31:45 Get Straight Into The Catch (50 Fly stroke)  33:00 Sprint Kicking Almost Every Practice  33:45 How can you hold 6 World Records in 2 Strokes?  37:00 How do you go under 52?  41:00 Being an Ambassador for the ILS  42:30 Swimming is my Job  43:45 James Gibson & Energy Standard This episode is sponsored by: Destro Swim Towers: use code "brett" at checkout to save $150 per double tower! Subscribe, Review, Share! Apple Google Spotify YouTube Connect | Brett Hawke On Instagram @hawkebr On Twitter @insidewithbh On Facebook @insidewithbh Connect | Sarah Sjöström On Instagram Produced by: SWIMNERD Sponsored by: Destro Swim Towers: use code "brett" at checkout to save $150 per double tower! Supported by: Fitter & Faster Artwork photo courtesy of Mine Kasapoglu. Follow her on Instagram. Also, watch her interview with Brett! Episode 134! She can rip down a mountain on skis or a snowboard...Turkish national champion! 

Dr. Gary Hall Sr. won 3 Olympic medals (2 Silvers, 1 Bronze) in 3 different individual events (400 IM, 200 Fly, 100 Fly) at 3 consecutive Olympics (1968, 1972, 1976). A retired ophthalmologist, Dr. Hall founded The Race Club with his son, Gary Hall Jr.. They've been teaching people to swim faster with camps, content, and more since 2003. "I love teaching I've always loved teaching and I want to I want to take this further but I want to try to do it in a way that that I'd like to do it which is more science based and really kind of bring the science into the sport and that's what we've tried to do." - Gary Hall Sr.   00:00 Sponsors   01:13 Intro Episode 139 Dr. Gary Hall Sr.  03:13 History of the Race Club   07:30 Gary Hall Jr.  11:00 JUST HAVE FUN  11:30 Garden Grove, Sammy Lee  13:40 Jon Urbanchek  15:00 Flip Darr, 400 IM  16:40 Holding Bob Webster's gold medal  18:00 Mexico City  21:30 Indiana University & Doc Counsilman  24:45 Marge Counsilman  26:20 Mark Spitz  31:55 200 Fly World Record  34:10 Mark Spitz 100 Fly Get Out Swim  36:30 Gary Jr. Pan-Pacs 1995  38:05 400 IM to 200 Fly to 100 Fly  40:45 1976 USA Men's Olympic Swimming Team  41:05 Why the science of swimming?  42:40 Technology in Swimming  49:00 Work with The Race Club   This episode is sponsored by DESTRO SWIM TOWERS. Save $150 when you use code "brett" at checkout!  Subscribe, Review, Share! Apple Google Spotify YouTube Connect | Brett Hawke On Instagram @hawkebr On Twitter @insidewithbh On Facebook @insidewithbh Connect | Dr. Gary Hall Sr. theraceclub.com Produced by: SWIMNERD Sponsored by: Destro Swim Towers: use code "brett" at checkout to save $150 per double tower! Supported by: Fitter & Faster

Chris Fydler is a 20x Australian National Champion, 3x Olympian, and Olympic Champion. He was one of the four Australians strumming guitars after beating Team USA's 4x100 Free Relay at the 2000 Sydney Games. That victory, in front of the home crowd, snapped 36 years of American dominance in the event. The same relay that Ian Thorpe nearly missed because he ripped two suits... Currently, Chris is the Managing Director of Sydney based software company, Tambla. He also serves as President on the Board of Directors of New South Wales Swimming. This episode is sponsored by: Destro Swim Towers: use code "brett" at checkout to save $150 per double tower! Subscribe, Review, Share! Apple Google Spotify YouTube Connect | Brett Hawke On Instagram @hawkebr On Twitter @insidewithbh On Facebook @insidewithbh Connect | Chris Fydler On LinkedIn Produced by: SWIMNERD Sponsored by: Destro Swim Towers: use code "brett" at checkout to save $150 per double tower! Supported by: Fitter & Faster

Trevor Freeland grew up in Philadelphia swimming for Jim Ellis and PDR (the Philadelphia Department of Recreation or Pride, Determination, Resilience). He helped the University of Virginia win their first ACC Championship in 1987. Trevor has had an incredible business career with Deutsche Bank. In this episode, he explains to Brett how swimming, his mother, Jim Ellis, and Mark Bernardino shaped him into the businessman he is today.  This episode is sponsored by: Destro Swim Towers: use code "brett" at checkout to save $150 per double tower! Subscribe, Review, Share! Apple Google Spotify YouTube Connect | Brett Hawke On Instagram @hawkebr On Twitter @insidewithbh On Facebook @insidewithbh Connect | Trevor Freeland On LinkedIn On Twitter Produced by: SWIMNERD Sponsored by: Destro Swim Towers: use code "brett" at checkout to save $150 per double tower! Supported by: Fitter & Faster

Ray Looze is the Head Coach of the Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving teams at Indiana University. He's been a mainstay on Team USA's coaching staffs as of late: 2017 & 2019 World Championship Coach, 2018 Pan Pacific Head Coach, and 2016 Olympic Assistant Coach.   Brett and Ray discuss... Do you still coach? How do you stay a coach rather than becoming a manager? Blake Pieroni. Zach Apple.  Getting 3rd at Olympic Trials.  Blake not making the A Final at Olympic Trials in the 200 Free. "What are you going to do now Blake?"  Cody Miller talking to Michael Phelps at Olympic Trials.  Having one of your athlete's win Olympic gold.  Lily King, Yulia Efimova, and doping.  How does Indiana win an NCAA team title? Are NCAA Championships going to happen? How about the Tokyo Olympics? 2021 USA Swimming Olympic Trials are going to be very different. How do you swim fast at Olympic Trials? And more! This episode is sponsored by: Destro Swim Towers: use code "brett" at checkout to save $150 per double tower! Subscribe, Review, Share! Apple Google Spotify YouTube Connect | Brett Hawke On Instagram @hawkebr On Twitter @insidewithbh On Facebook @insidewithbh Connect | Ray Looze Ray On Instagram IU S&D on Instagram Ray On Twitter IU S&D on Twitter Produced by: SWIMNERD Sponsored by: Destro Swim Towers: use code "brett" at checkout to save $150 per double tower! Supported by: Fitter & Faster

Chris Plumb is the Head Coach of Carmel Swim Club & Carmel High School where they have won 35 straight girls state championships and 19 boys state championships. Coach Plumb is in his 15th year at Carmel.  Brett and Chris talk about... Being a Learner How do you be a better coach? “It’s simple things over and over.” – Chris Plumb How do you break up your training cycles for your high school swimmers? “The Science of Winning” 5 great weeks and a deload week. 6 week blocks. Capacity (Gas Tank) & Power (MPG). It’s like a faucet. Aerobic power. Aerobic capacity. Anaerobic power. Anaerobic capacity. Short Speed. You need all of them but it’s all about how much you turn on. Developing the person. Drylands. Vern Gambetta. How to move properly. “You can create athletes.” – Chris Plumb Using a pulley system, Destro Swim Towers (use coupon code "brett" at checkout to save $150 on a double swim tower!) Recognizing the differences between coaching young men and women. Having a working board vs. a governing board of parents. And much, much more! This episode is sponsored by: Destro Swim Towers: use code "brett" at checkout to save $150 per double tower! Subscribe, Review, Share! Apple Google Spotify YouTube Connect | Brett Hawke On Instagram @hawkebr on Twitter @insidewithbh On Facebook @insidewithbh Connect | Chris Plumb On Instagram On Twitter Produced by: SWIMNERD Sponsored by: Destro Swim Towers: use code "brett" at checkout to save $150 per double tower! Supported by: Fitter & Faster

Mine Kasapoglu is a sports photographer from Turkey trying to capture moments that make your heart skip a beat. She's been to the last 9 Olympics!    You've definitely seen her swimming pictures before, as she has been working with the Gloria Sports Arena for a couple of years now, home to Energy Standard. She also shoots for Red Bull and is a SONY Alpha Europe Ambassador.   Mine is also quite the athlete herself, as she was on both the Turkish National Skiing and Snowboarding Team. It was once her goal to make an Olympic Team in Snowboard cross. "I'm not an Olympian, but I've been to 9 Olympic Games." - Mine Kasapoglu   Mine has lent many pictures to the podcast -- THANK YOU! This episode is sponsored by: Destro Swim Towers: use code "brett" at checkout to save $150 per double tower! Subscribe, Review, Share! Apple Google Spotify YouTube Connect | Brett Hawke On Instagram @hawkebr on Twitter @insidewithbh On Facebook @insidewithbh Connect | Mine Kasapoglu On Instagram On YouTube Produced by: SWIMNERD Sponsored by: Destro Swim Towers: use code "brett" at checkout to save $150 per double tower! Supported by: Fitter & Faster Special Thanks to World Champion Ukrainian Swimmer, Misha Romanchuk for this great pic we used in this episode's artwork. Check him out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/misha_romanchuk/

Liliana Ibáñez is a 2x Olympic swimmer from Mexico. She holds National Records in the 50/100/200 Free -- both in SCM and LCM. Lili is one of those people that naturally radiates positivity. You can hear her smiling when she talks.  Lili is currently training in Mexico City under Brett's guidance with the goal of making a 3rd Olympic Games.  They talk about... *getting better at kicking; dropping down from swimming the 200 to focus on the 50 and 100 *Steve Bultman recruiting her to Texas A&M; her mother not wanting her to leave home; culture shock *being amazed at the plentiful chocolate milk, unlimited steaks, and long showers *how watching Ian Thorpe at the 2000 Olympic Games changed her life *Cesar Cielo being a super hero in Latin America *learning to sprint in practice without any air *making history in Mexico; inspiring the next generation of young Mexican swimmers And much more! This episode is sponsored by: Destro Swim Towers: use code "brett" at checkout to save $150 per double tower! Subscribe, Review, Share! Apple Google Spotify YouTube Connect | Brett Hawke On Instagram @hawkebr on Twitter @insidewithbh On Facebook @insidewithbh Connect | Liliana Ibáñez On Instagram On YouTube Produced by: SWIMNERD Sponsored by: Destro Swim Towers: use code "brett" at checkout to save $150 per double tower! Supported by: Fitter & Faster

Abbie Fish is the owner and founder of Swim Like A. Fish. Abbie is a virtual swim coach and stroke technique guru for swimmers all around the world. She cut her teeth working with some of the best: USA Swimming, the Race Club, and Ritter Sports Performance. As a swimmer, she swam at the University of Georgia and was an Olympic Trials qualifier. She's obsessed with improving your stroke technique. This episode is sponsored by: Destro Swim Towers: use code "brett" at checkout to save $150 per double tower! Subscribe, Review, Share! Apple Google Spotify YouTube Connect | Brett Hawke On Instagram @hawkebr on Twitter @insidewithbh On Facebook @insidewithbh Connect | Abbie Fish Get in touch with Abbie Fish: https://swimlikeafish.org/ On Instagram On Twitter Produced by: SWIMNERD Sponsored by: Destro Swim Towers: use code "brett" at checkout to save $150 per double tower! Supported by: Fitter & Faster