Propulsion Swimming Podcast

This week on the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, join us for an empowering conversation with Emily Large!As a former European Junior Champion, Emily recently shattered a 6-year personal best record in the 200m Butterfly at the British Championships 2023. How did she maintain an unwaveringly positive mindset throughout the years, even in the face of a challenging event like the 200m Butterfly? Find out in this episode!We also explore Emily and Matt Richards' transition from the Bath Performance Centre to Millfield School, where they are now thriving under the expert guidance of Emily's former coach, Ryan Livingstone.Get ready to be inspired, and motivated, and learn valuable insights from a true swimming champion! Don't miss this episode, and don't forget to like, share, and subscribe to the Propulsion Swimming Podcast on YouTube for more captivating content. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the Propulsion Swimming Podcast we welcome University of Birmingham Backstroker, Ollie Morgan. Last week at the British Swimming Championships 2023, Ollie Morgan completed a stunning week of swimming winning the 50m Backstroke, 100m Backstroke and 200m Backstroke, and booked his place on the British Swimming team for the Japan World Swimming Championships 2023 later this summer! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we review last week's British Swimming Championship 2023 in Ponds Forge, Sheffield, as well as give our initial thoughts on the 29 British Swimmer selected to race at this summer's World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.We discuss swimmers of the meet like Freya Colbert, Matt Richards and Ollie Morgan alongside the household names of Tom Dean, Duncan Scott and Abbie Wood. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we preview the 2023 British Swimming Championships in Sheffield!We take a look at the automatic qualifying and consideration times to make the British Swimming World Championships 2023 selection, as well as give you a few youngsters to look out for at this meet and in the future! We give our favourite head-to-head battles of the British Champs 2023 and finish with 4 predictions each of what we think will happen!! Pullbuoy's Qualifying Article - https://www.pullbuoy.co.uk/world-championships/sheffield-once-again-the-scene-for-selection-drama/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we welcome British International Swimmer, Elliot Clogg.We discuss with Elliot all of the ongoings from inside Mel Marshall's Loughborough Performance Centre squad including his squad and coach dynamics, the 6-week training camp in Australia, his performances at the Edinburgh International 2023, and what his taper looks like heading into British Champs!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we are joined by Pullbuoy (Steve) to discuss the lay of the land in the swimming world and which areas we think are over or under hyped! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we are speaking with British Swimming backstroker, Jonny Marshall. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the Propulsion Swimming Podcast we are joined by the head coach of Poole Swimming Club, Barry Alldrick. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we speak to the Director of Swimming, performance coach, and the man behind the incredible recent performances of Daniel Wiffe, ANDI MANLEY. 📺 https://youtube.com/@propulsionswimmingpodcast📧 [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we are swimming to the head coach of the University of Birmingham Swimming Club, Gary Humpage. Gary has been leading the University swimming program at Birmingham for 26 years and has seen it grow from 30 members in 1996 to 160 swimmers today. With swimmers competing at an international level, such as Ollie Morgan, to those learning to tumble turn for the first time, the swimming club is finding a wide range of success at all levels of the sport! We speak with Gary about why universities in the UK are doing such a great job at keeping senior swimmers in the sport for longer than ever before, and why respect, ownership, and enjoyment are helping the University of Birmingham Swimming Squad reach new levels of success! 📺 https://youtube.com/@propulsionswimmingpodcast📧 [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the Propulsion Swimming podcast we are joined by the newly appointed British Swimming Performance Pathway Lead swimming coach, Nathan Hilton. Before his new role at British Swimming, Nathan was the Director of Swimming at NOVA Centurions for 9 years and coached Freya Colbert to her breakout summer last year at the Commonwealth Games and European Swimming Championships. We discuss with Nathan what his role as Performance Pathway Lead entails, how he helps not just swimmers but also coaches on their journey through the sport of swimming, as well as the importance of resilience! 📺 https://youtube.com/@propulsionswimmingpodcast📧 [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we are talking with City of Manchester Aquatics swimmer Jamie Ingram.   Jamie represented Team England at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games in the 100m Butterfly and won silver after a heats swim in the 4x100m Freestyle Relay.   We speak with Jamies about his journey from Ripley Rascals to Derventio eXcel to City of Manchester, how he ended up on a two-month training camp in Hawaii thanks to his maths degree, and his self-confidence leading into the rest of the season!📺 https://youtube.com/@propulsionswimmingpodcast📧 [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the Propulsion Swimming Podcast we are joined by Swim England CEO, Jane Nickerson MBE to help us answer all of your questions about how the current Energy Crisis and Cost of Living increase is going to affect swimming and the leisure industry in the UK. Jane was one of the leading campaigners to reopen pools after lockdowns and is now leading the charge to get more support and funding for Leisure facilities in the current crises. We ask Jane why it's so important the Government helps fund the energy bills Leisure Centres are currently facing, and how everyone can best support the #SaveOurPools campaign! Please use the linked templates to write to your local MPs, making as much noise about why your leisure center needs to stay open for you!! https://swimming.app.box.com/s/9phdkhoeush43ozqznwuvlg5av46cypp Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we speak with recently retired Commonwealth Gold Medallist, Alys Thomas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To kick off the new year, this week on the Propulsion Swimming Podcast we are previewing the swimming world for 2023!  We look ahead at what is in store for British Swimming over the next 12 months; the competitions to look out for like BUCS, the AP International, and World Championships, as well as the swimmers we think could be poised to step up their performances and breakout! We also look at the international swimming scene and predict which swimming world records will fall in 2023! Can David Popovici take down the 200m Freestyle World Record? Will Leon Marchand top Michael Phelps's 400m IM mark? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For our final episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast in 2022, we are reflecting on the awesome year of swimming we've had both internationally and in Britain.   We will be handing out 12 Awards in various categories celebrating the best of British Swimming and beyond. All our awards were put up for Public Nominations before being narrowed down to a shortlist of 3 per award.   These 3 were put up for Public voting of which we had a massive 10k total public votes for the entire awards.  Final winners were then chosen by ourselves combined with public votes, with weighting as follows.  ✅ Public vote - 36% ✅ (Propulsion) Scott - 32% ✅ (Propulsion) Dan - 32%  i.e. If awards voting was split Public Vote will always get priority Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We have partnered with Speedo to bring unrivaled coverage and insight for Winter Nationals with a new Podcast Series! We will be interviewing three coaches leading their respective clubs and swimmers into each competition; English, Scottish, and Welsh Winter Nationals.In the final episode of this Speedo Winter Nationals Series, we are speaking to the Head Coach of City of Cardiff Swimming Club, Graham Wardell.Cardiff is a swimming club with an extremely rich and successful history, having taken at least one swimmer to every Olympic Games since the club was fully formed in the 1970s. We talk with Graham about the legacy that former Cardiff Head Coach, Dave Haller left after he retired, how he and the club handled financial difficulties around rising costs of the Cardiff International Pool, and how Cardiff are approaching the Welsh Winter nationals this weekend!Swim United Petition - https://www.change.org/p/1-in-4-children-leave-school-unable-to-swim-help-us-save-lives Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We have partnered with Speedo to bring unrivaled coverage and insight for Winter Nationals with a new Podcast Series! We will be interviewing three coaches leading their respective clubs and swimmers into each competition; English, Scottish, and Welsh Winter Nationals.In the second episode of this Speedo Winter Nationals Series, we are speaking to the Head Coach of Stirling University, Steve Tigg.Stirling is the home of Speedo star Athlete Duncan Scott and produced 5 of the 24 Olympians that represented Britsh Swimming at the Tokyo Olympics. We talk with Steve about the setup of the performance center as a whole, recruiting swimmers for an elite performance squad, and how he mentally tests some of the best swimmers in the country.Swim United Petition - https://www.change.org/p/1-in-4-children-leave-school-unable-to-swim-help-us-save-lives Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We have partnered with Speedo to bring unrivaled coverage and insight for Winter Nationals with a new Podcast Series! We will be interviewing three coaches leading their respective clubs and swimmers into each competition; English, Scottish, and Welsh Winter Nationals.In the first installment of this Speedo Winter Nationals Series, we are speaking to the Head Coach of Crawley Swim Team, Will Philpot. A swimming club based in the South East, Crawley has over 150 members ranging from learn to swim all the way up to masters. We speak with Will about the club as a whole, their relationship with Speedo, and their build-up to English Winter Nationals in Sheffield.Swim United Petition - https://www.change.org/p/1-in-4-children-leave-school-unable-to-swim-help-us-save-lives Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we review the Short Course BUCS Championships that took place last weekend in Sheffield. We talk about the stand-out swimmers, why the meet has one of the best atmospheres on the poolside of any in the country, and the usual Loughborough dominance! We are also talking with up-and-coming Loughborough sprinter, Alex Cohoon. Alex joins us to explain the pressure behind the Loughborough Uni squad heading into a meet they are expected to win, and his own journey transitioning from a 6-hour-a-week program, straight into the Loughborough National Centre setup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we name our football line up made out of the World's best swimmers! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we look back at the last three weekends of racing at the FINA World Cup Series in Berlin, Toronto and Indianapolis. We highlight the best performances, why there was little British Swimming presence, and then are joined by 2x Olympian, World and European Champion Louise Hansson to talk through her experience of the FINA World Cup!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we are speaking with 10-time Para Swimming World Champion, Olympic & European Champion, and World Record holder, Tully Kearney!!We speak with Tully about her disability affects her in the pool, how her training is adapted to suit her, and how she's managed it over a long swimming career despite it progressively getting worse. We also discuss how training out of the pool using frame running has done wonders for her cardiovascular fitness and given her new enjoyment.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we speak to a coach who's been in the sport for over 25 years, Glenn Smith. He's been involved in many highly successful Paralympic journeys including Ollie and Sam Hynd, and Charlotte Henshaw, as well as of course coaching one of GB's most successful Olympians, Rebecca Adlington!We are speaking to Glenn on this Podcast about the Coaching Vacuum we are currently seeing in UK swimming. Why there are so many open vacancies right now and whether coaching swimming is an attractive career path for those entering it! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we speak to the Head Coach of Sevenoaks Swimming Club Keiron Piper.   As Keiran gets ready to move to Millfield School we reflect on his journey through swimming and coaching so far, as well as looking back on his success at Sevenoaks Swimming Club.We talk about his coaching philosophies around a no-pressure, enjoyable team environment, helping keep his young swimmers in the sport when outside pressures, such as school exams, take over and touch upon how he's looked to protect star young swimmer Eva Okaro with more outside interest on her groundbreaking performances.✔️ SUBSCRIBE to Propulsion Swimming: http://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimming 🆕 Our Latest Video: https://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimLatest Welcome to the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, aiming to give British Swimming the coverage and publicity it deserves!!Every week we celebrate the sport we love with amazing special guests and topics from around the swimming world. We want to give the British Swimming community a voice and help the Elite connect with the Grassroots of the sport!🏊‍♂️ https://www.youtube.com/c/PropulsionSwimming📧 [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the Propulsion Swimming Podcast we talk with a former Michigan University swimmer, now based in Loughborough, Felix Auboeck. We talk with Felix about the importance of maximising the opportunities available to you as a swimmer who's also a student athlete.✔️ SUBSCRIBE to Propulsion Swimming: http://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimming 🆕 Our Latest Video: https://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimLatest Welcome to the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, aiming to give British Swimming the coverage and publicity it deserves!!Every week we celebrate the sport we love with amazing special guests and topics from around the swimming world. We want to give the British Swimming community a voice and help the Elite connect with the Grassroots of the sport!🏊‍♂️ https://www.youtube.com/c/PropulsionSwimming📧 [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the Propulsion Swimming Podcast we talk to the newest member of the British Swimming setup Jack McMillan about why he chose to leave the Swim Ireland set up and join British Swimming in Stirling. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we talk with 2020 Tokyo Olympic Champion in the 200m Freestyle and British Swimming superstar, Tom Dean!  We talk with Tom about how his life has changed since becoming Olympic Champion last year, how he's juggled commercial opportunities with training and what it's like to be a marked man every time he races in the swimming pool.   We also talk about the experience of racing in front of a home crowd at Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, his plans for his major meet program moving forward and racing the 200m Freestyle after David Popovici's incredible 1:42 time at the Rome European Championships!✔️ SUBSCRIBE to Propulsion Swimming: http://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimming 🆕 Our Latest Video: https://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimLatest Welcome to the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, aiming to give British Swimming the coverage and publicity it deserves!!Every week we celebrate the sport we love with amazing special guests and topics from around the swimming world. We want to give the British Swimming community a voice and help the Elite connect with the Grassroots of the sport!🏊‍♂️ https://www.youtube.com/c/PropulsionSwimming📧 [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we are talking with the founders of the British University Swimming League (BUSL).BUSL has been inspired by the NCAAs and the NFL structure with teams allocated into conferences, mini leagues, and compete in duel meets to qualify for the BUSL National Final. The BUSL is intended to be a fun and competitive addition to the scarce university swimming schedule as a complement to BUCS, helping keep swimmers involved in the sport for longer than ever before. The BUSL is an entirely student-run league with a committee from universities in England, Scotland and Wales.✔️ SUBSCRIBE to Propulsion Swimming: http://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimming 🆕 Our Latest Video: https://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimLatest Welcome to the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, aiming to give British Swimming the coverage and publicity it deserves!!Every week we celebrate the sport we love with amazing special guests and topics from around the swimming world. We want to give the British Swimming community a voice and help the Elite connect with the Grassroots of the sport!🏊‍♂️ https://www.youtube.com/c/PropulsionSwimming📧 [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we talk to 'Ultra Endurance Nutter' Professor Greg Whyte OBE!!   Greg Whyte has coached 36 Sport & Comic Relief and Children in Need Challenges helping raise over £60 million for charity, including David Walliam's 8 day swim of the River Thames in 2012.  He recently completed a 125 mile swim of the River Thames raising over £30k for lifesaving charities RLSS and RNLI. We talk to him about the challenge, the effects of swimming 50k in one day, recovering on very little sleep and his bicep injury. We also discuss the disgusting water quality he faced thanks to Thames Water dumping sewage straight into the water system.✔️ SUBSCRIBE to Propulsion Swimming: http://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimming 🆕 Our Latest Video: https://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimLatest Welcome to the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, aiming to give British Swimming the coverage and publicity it deserves!!Every week we celebrate the sport we love with amazing special guests and topics from around the swimming world. We want to give the British Swimming community a voice and help the Elite connect with the Grassroots of the sport!🏊‍♂️ https://www.youtube.com/c/PropulsionSwimming📧 [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we talk to John Bailey, the man who's produced the biggest swimming meets on the planet and is tasked by FINA with growing the sports audiences! John has been pulling swimming meets out of the dark ages over recent years, having produced meets like London 2012 Games, World Aquatics Championships and the USA Olympic Swimming Trials. He's also produced live sporting events within multiple other sports including a stint at Tottenham Hotspurs' new stadium.   We talk about the latest of his creations in Sprint with the Stars, his tricks and tips for putting on some of the most entertaining live sports events in the World and his vision for how the sport of swimming can grow in the future!✔️ SUBSCRIBE to Propulsion Swimming: http://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimming 🆕 Our Latest Video: https://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimLatest Welcome to the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, aiming to give British Swimming the coverage and publicity it deserves!!Every week we celebrate the sport we love with amazing special guests and topics from around the swimming world. We want to give the British Swimming community a voice and help the Elite connect with the Grassroots of the sport!🏊‍♂️ https://www.youtube.com/c/PropulsionSwimming📧 [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we discuss swimming prediction in the for of 'What's More Likely..?'Similar to a game of 'Would you rather...', we ask each other questions from hypothetical scenarios and in a very different look at predicting the swimming world.  Questions include:  Who, out of David Popovici and Kristof Milak, is most likely to hit the most World Records in their career?   If Sarah Sjostrom and Siobhan Haughey were part of the USA Women's 4x100m freestyle relay team, would they beat World Record holders Australia?    Among many more...  Tune in and let us know your thoughts by leaving a comment below!✔️ SUBSCRIBE to Propulsion Swimming: http://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimming 🆕 Our Latest Video: https://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimLatest Welcome to the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, aiming to give British Swimming the coverage and publicity it deserves!!Every week we celebrate the sport we love with amazing special guests and topics from around the swimming world. We want to give the British Swimming community a voice and help the Elite connect with the Grassroots of the sport!🏊‍♂️ https://www.youtube.com/c/PropulsionSwimming📧 [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode of the Propulsion Swiming Podcast, we review the summer of swimming from the Commonwealth Games and European Championships, as well as touching upon the World Championships.    We talk through the incredible breakout summer for David Popovici, his World Record 100m Freestyle and chances of getting the 200m Freestyle World Record in the years to come.   We discuss the new generation of swimmers coming through, including, Leon Marchard and Summer McIntosh, and how exciting the next few year in the sport are going to be.   As well as looking back at the stand-out swimmers for British Swimming, Tom Dean, Ben Proud and Medi Harris, how we rate the squad's performance in an incredibly tough summer of three major swimming meets and where GB swimming can improve leading up to Paris 2024!✔️ SUBSCRIBE to Propulsion Swimming: http://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimming 🆕 Our Latest Video: https://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimLatest Welcome to the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, aiming to give British Swimming the coverage and publicity it deserves!!Every week we celebrate the sport we love with amazing special guests and topics from around the swimming world. We want to give the British Swimming community a voice and help the Elite connect with the Grassroots of the sport!🏊‍♂️ https://www.youtube.com/c/PropulsionSwimming📧 [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we are previewing the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham.  We present to you our complete race-by-race guide to the swimming programme at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, break down every name you need to pay attention to, and give our medalist and a few bold World Record predictions! Along with this preview podcast, we will be covering each day of the racing in a nightly catchup show on YouTube, so make sure you're subscribed so as not to miss out! Notes on Swimmers after the recording of this podcast: Joseph Schooling isn't racing as noted in the international stars segment Kaylee McKeown isn't racing the 400m IM Summer McIntosh isn't racing the 200m Free Kyle Chalmers is swimming the 100m Free Isaac Cooper has been sent home and won't be competing in the 100m Back + 50m Back Penny Oleksiak has pulled out for Canada - as per 4 x 100 Free + Medley relay talk We forgot to mention Emma McKeon in the 50m Free Kaylee McKeown is doing the 200m IM Sydney Pickrem has pulled out for Canada - as per 4 x 100 Medley relay talk✔️ SUBSCRIBE to Propulsion Swimming: http://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimming 🆕 Our Latest Video: https://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimLatest Welcome to the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, aiming to give British Swimming the coverage and publicity it deserves!!Every week we celebrate the sport we love with amazing special guests and topics from around the swimming world. We want to give the British Swimming community a voice and help the Elite connect with the Grassroots of the sport!🏊‍♂️ https://www.youtube.com/c/PropulsionSwimming📧 [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we preview the Team England Swimming Squad for the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games!  A squad led by Swimming Superstars, including a host of Olympians such as Adam Peaty, James Guy and Abbie Wood this Swim England squad has the potential for multiple medals in the swimming pool come Birmingham 2022.   We are also joined by 200m Backstroke finalist from the Budapest World Championships 2022, Brodie Willaims. We talk about his thoughts looking back at the World Champs and how his training has panned out in the 4-week gap from Budapest to Birmingham.✔️ SUBSCRIBE to Propulsion Swimming: http://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimming 🆕 Our Latest Video: https://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimLatest Welcome to the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, aiming to give British Swimming the coverage and publicity it deserves!!Every week we celebrate the sport we love with amazing special guests and topics from around the swimming world. We want to give the British Swimming community a voice and help the Elite connect with the Grassroots of the sport!🏊‍♂️ https://www.youtube.com/c/PropulsionSwimming📧 [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we preview the Team Wales Swimming Squad for the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games!  A squad headed up by Olympians, Dan Jervis Matt Richards and Alys Thomas as well as British Swimming breakout star from the Budapest World Championships 2022, Medi Harris, there is plenty of reason to be excited over this squad of 20 swimmers at Birmingham 2022!   We are also joined by 400m Freestyle specialist, Kieran Bird to talk about his decision to pick Swim Wales over England, how he's dealt with the post-Olympic come down and why securing a medal for teaming Calum Jarvis is a massive goal of his this summer!✔️ SUBSCRIBE to Propulsion Swimming: http://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimming 🆕 Our Latest Video: https://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimLatest Welcome to the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, aiming to give British Swimming the coverage and publicity it deserves!!Every week we celebrate the sport we love with amazing special guests and topics from around the swimming world. We want to give the British Swimming community a voice and help the Elite connect with the Grassroots of the sport!🏊‍♂️ https://www.youtube.com/c/PropulsionSwimming📧 [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we preview the Team Scotland Swimming Squad for the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games!  With star swimmers such as Duncan Scott, Lucy Hope and Ross Murdoch, as well as potential Breakout names in Evan Jones & Kara Hanlon, and Para swimmers Stephen Clegg and Toni Shaw, there will be plenty of medal opportunities for this squad of 26 swimmers a Birmingham 2022!   We are also joined by Katie Shanahan to talk through her build-up to the games, how she's coping with the pressure of being named a swimmer of the future, as well as giving an insight into the Scottish Swimming camp!✔️ SUBSCRIBE to Propulsion Swimming: http://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimming 🆕 Our Latest Video: https://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimLatest Welcome to the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, aiming to give British Swimming the coverage and publicity it deserves!!Every week we celebrate the sport we love with amazing special guests and topics from around the swimming world. We want to give the British Swimming community a voice and help the Elite connect with the Grassroots of the sport!🏊‍♂️ https://www.youtube.com/c/PropulsionSwimming📧 [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we are joined by the RNLI and Black Swimming Association (BSA).  The RNLI and the Black Swimming Association (BSA) have joined forces with the shared goal of reducing drownings by influencing improved safety on and near the water. By working together they hope to reach as many people as possible of African, Caribbean and Asian heritage in the UK and Ireland, with vital water safety messaging, which has been proven to save lives.   We discuss with Seren Jones (BSA) and James Woodhouse (RNLI) the work to two organisations are doing together to reduce drowning, the summer safety messaging of float to survive,  and the research being conducted to disprove the theory that black people have heavy bones and can't float.   https://rnli.org https://thebsa.co.uk/  https://rnli.org/magazine/magazine-featured-list/2021/august/rnli-and-the-black-swimming-association-partnership✔️ SUBSCRIBE to Propulsion Swimming: http://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimming 🆕 Our Latest Video: https://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimLatest Welcome to the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, aiming to give British Swimming the coverage and publicity it deserves!!Every week we celebrate the sport we love with amazing special guests and topics from around the swimming world. We want to give the British Swimming community a voice and help the Elite connect with the Grassroots of the sport!🏊‍♂️ https://www.youtube.com/c/PropulsionSwimming📧 [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we are talking to Wycombe District swimmer, Adam Barrett.Having represented his country with distinction, including winning Gold Medals at the 2014 European Championships and Commonwealth Games, Adam Barrett is the British record-holder in the 100m Butterfly (Short Course). He retired from elite swimming in 2017, only to embark on one of the more inspiring returns to the top tier of swimming that included a Master's World Record along the way. He completed his return to the elite level of the sport in 2021 after being selected to swim for Energy Standard in ISL, and will be representing England at this summer's Commonwealth Games in BirminghamWe speak to Adam about how flexible he's had to be in his training while returning to elite swimming, his tips for training during public swim sessions and his expectations this summer.On top of this, we also talk about his current adventure as a head coach of his local swimming club, how he inspires his swimmers without comparing them to his own achievements in the sport and what advice he'd give to other former swimmers just starting out on their coaching career!✔️ SUBSCRIBE to Propulsion Swimming: http://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimming 🆕 Our Latest Video: https://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimLatest Welcome to the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, aiming to give British Swimming the coverage and publicity it deserves!!Every week we celebrate the sport we love with amazing special guests and topics from around the swimming world. We want to give the British Swimming community a voice and help the Elite connect with the Grassroots of the sport!🏊‍♂️ https://www.youtube.com/c/PropulsionSwimming📧 [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast we review the Budapest Swimming World Championship 2022!After what was an incredible week of swimming at the Budapest World Champs, we take you through our thoughts on the swimmers of the meet, the race of the meet and what these World Champs mean for British Swimming after a solid 5 medal haul. As well as a day-by-day recap through the entire event we share our opinions on Leon Marchand, Summer McIntosh and David Popovici, along with that controversial Justin Ress DQ and so much more!! ✔️ SUBSCRIBE to Propulsion Swimming: http://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimming 🆕 Our Latest Video: https://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimLatest Welcome to the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, aiming to give British Swimming the coverage and publicity it deserves!!Every week we celebrate the sport we love with amazing special guests and topics from around the swimming world. We want to give the British Swimming community a voice and help the Elite connect with the Grassroots of the sport!🏊‍♂️ https://www.propulsionswimming.co.uk📧 [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we welcome Tobias Robinson, British  Open Water Swimmer. Ahead of Open Water World Champs, we preview the race at Budapest with the help of this professional Open Water Swimmer. Along with Olympian Hector Pardoe, Toby Robinson will be carrying British Swimming's hopes in the Open Water Swimming at the Budapest Swimming World Championships!   We talk with Toby about the tactics of open water racing, how he prepared for racing while training in a pool, and what made him fall in love with open water swimming.   As well as what an open water taper looks like when the race is 5km long minimum and why he wants an Elite Open Water Swimming race to be hosted in the UK!!✔️ SUBSCRIBE to Propulsion Swimming: http://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimming 🆕 Our Latest Video: https://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimLatest Welcome to the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, aiming to give British Swimming the coverage and publicity it deserves!!Every week we celebrate the sport we love with amazing special guests and topics from around the swimming world. We want to give the British Swimming community a voice and help the Elite connect with the Grassroots of the sport!🏊‍♂️ https://www.propulsionswimming.co.uk📧 [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we are teaming up with the Royal Life Saving Society UK to bring awareness to Drowning Prevention Week.   Drowning Prevention Week (DPW) is one of the largest summer water safety campaign across the UK and Ireland and runs from the 18th June - 25. It's critical in raising awareness and encouraging the public to enjoy water safely.  On average 402 UK lives are lost to accidental drownings each year so the more awareness we can raise for this cause the better!  https://www.rlss.org.uk/pages/category/drowning-prevention-week-campaign✔️ SUBSCRIBE to Propulsion Swimming: http://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimming 🆕 Our Latest Video: https://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimLatest Welcome to the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, aiming to give British Swimming the coverage and publicity it deserves!!Every week we celebrate the sport we love with amazing special guests and topics from around the swimming world. We want to give the British Swimming community a voice and help the Elite connect with the Grassroots of the sport!🏊‍♂️ https://www.propulsionswimming.co.uk📧 [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we welcome Ed Baxter and Sydney Pickrem to discuss the latest news out of The AP Race Club.  Sydney, an IM specialist, is a multiple international medalist, having won medals for Canada at the Olympics, World Championships, Pan American Games and Pan Pacific Games.  She also represented London Roar in recent years at ISL.  As the newest AP Athlete, we discuss with both Sydney and Ed why they were the perfect fit, what an international athlete means for the future of race clinics and what is in store at AP's Ultimate Race Clinic!✔️ SUBSCRIBE to Propulsion Swimming: http://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimming 🆕 Our Latest Video: https://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimLatest Welcome to the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, aiming to give British Swimming the coverage and publicity it deserves!!Every week we celebrate the sport we love with amazing special guests and topics from around the swimming world. We want to give the British Swimming community a voice and help the Elite connect with the Grassroots of the sport!🏊‍♂️ https://www.propulsionswimming.co.uk📧 [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's Propulsion Swimming Podcast, ahead of the British Masters Championship return to Aberdeen, we speak to Helen Gorman.Helen is the holder of numerous British records and a world record in her age group, as well as being World Champion in 4 events following the FINA World Masters Championships 2019 in Gwangju! Having originally swam at Nova with Bill Furniss, she doesn't follow the regular masters swimmer as she trains & races mostly with kids at the City of Cardiff Swimming Club.We talk about why Masters Swimming can be so rewarding, how to get involved, and what can be done to promote more of the amazing stories within Masters Swimming! We also discuss why this is the perfect year to get racing if you have been thinking of getting back into the Swimming Pool!!Who else thinks we should target competing at Masters Nationals in Sheffield later this year!✔️ SUBSCRIBE to Propulsion Swimming: http://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimming 🆕 Our Latest Video: https://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimLatest Welcome to the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, aiming to give British Swimming the coverage and publicity it deserves!!Every week we celebrate the sport we love with amazing special guests and topics from around the swimming world. We want to give the British Swimming community a voice and help the Elite connect with the Grassroots of the sport!🏊‍♂️ https://www.propulsionswimming.co.uk📧 [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the Propulsion Swimming Podcast we speak to University of Kentucky swimmer, Mason Wilby.  A 200m Butterfly specialist, training out of the States, Mason Wilby is officially a member of Team England for the upcoming Birmingham Commonwealth Games.   We talk to Mason about why he chose to represent British Swimming and England despite never training in the UK, as well as talking through a tough swimming plateau.   Mason went 4 years without a PB, only to end up dropping his 200m Fly PB by a massive 4 seconds in one swim. He discusses the advice he would give others going through the same struggles and how training with Calaeb Dressel and Ryan Lochte helped get him through the tough time!✔️ SUBSCRIBE to Propulsion Swimming: http://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimming 🆕 Our Latest Video: https://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimLatest Welcome to the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, aiming to give British Swimming the coverage and publicity it deserves!!Every week we celebrate the sport we love with amazing special guests and topics from around the swimming world. We want to give the British Swimming community a voice and help the Elite connect with the Grassroots of the sport!🏊‍♂️ https://www.propulsionswimming.co.uk📧 [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we speak to Swansea HPC's Adam Baker.  Swim coach to World Championship selected Dan Jervis and Medi Harris, Adam Baker has an amazing resume in the sport. He's coached swimmers to be selected for and win medals at the last two European Youth Olympic Festivals (1 gold, 2 silvers and 3 bronze) along with the sending swimmers to the last four European Junior Championships (1 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze).  Now the Director of Swimming at Swansea High Performance Centre, we talk with Adam about how closely the Swim Wales team work together, as well as specific challenges he tackles within his squad's training program! He also discusses his selection as one of the British Swimming coaches for the World Championships 2022 in Budapest.✔️ SUBSCRIBE to Propulsion Swimming: http://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimming 🆕 Our Latest Video: https://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimLatest Welcome to the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, aiming to give British Swimming the coverage and publicity it deserves!!Every week we celebrate the sport we love with amazing special guests and topics from around the swimming world. We want to give the British Swimming community a voice and help the Elite connect with the Grassroots of the sport!🏊‍♂️ https://www.propulsionswimming.co.uk📧 [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we are talking about Mental Health, in line with Mental Health Awareness week here in the UK, and specifically Body Image and Eating Disorders in swimming.   For this episode, we are joined by the fantastic Amber Keegan, an elite swimmer at the City of Sheffield, who helps us discuss this important topic by opening up about her own journey through swimming with an eating disorder.   We hope by having this discussion we can give the others swimmers the confidence to seek any help they might need. We have both unfortunately lost a former teammate and friend to Mental Health. So it really is a topic we will forever discuss and promote as part of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast.Amber's Instagram - www.instagram.com/amber.keegan  Wellbeing & Mental Health Platform Govox - https://www.govox.com/  Studies into Eating Disorders - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31220361/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24667155/✔️ SUBSCRIBE to Propulsion Swimming: http://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimming 🆕 Our Latest Video: https://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimLatest Welcome to the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, aiming to give British Swimming the coverage and publicity it deserves!!Every week we celebrate the sport we love with amazing special guests and topics from around the swimming world. We want to give the British Swimming community a voice and help the Elite connect with the Grassroots of the sport!🏊‍♂️ https://www.propulsionswimming.co.uk📧 [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, is the Director of Swimming at Hamilton Aquatics Dubai, Ash Morris.  Hamilton Aquatics is home to a comprehensive aquatics programme in swimming, competitive swimming, artistic swimming and water polo. With over 30 locations in the UAE and Qatar, & over 5000 swimmers in the program,  they provide high-quality aquatics provisions.  We speak with Ash about the benefits of training out in Dubai, how the business model of the club helps support the elite squad, and managing a multi-national squad; including the challenges of racing around the world.   As well as touching upon one of Hamilton Aquatics' most successful alumni, Lewis Burras.✔️ SUBSCRIBE to Propulsion Swimming: http://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimming 🆕 Our Latest Video: https://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimLatest Welcome to the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, aiming to give British Swimming the coverage and publicity it deserves!!Every week we celebrate the sport we love with amazing special guests and topics from around the swimming world. We want to give the British Swimming community a voice and help the Elite connect with the Grassroots of the sport!🏊‍♂️ https://www.propulsionswimming.co.uk📧 [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we are joined by the newest Welsh record holder and the 100m Backstroke British Champion, Medi Harris.   After a stunning start to 2022, in which Medi took down Georgia Davies' Welsh 100m backstroke Record, going 59.30 at Long Course BUCS, she has earnt her spot on the British Swimming World Championships team for this summer in Budapest.   We talk about how her season's expectations changed after her stunning BUCS swim, the pressure she put on herself going into British Champs, and her journey from Age Group champion to British Champion with the help of Swim Wales. We also discuss the amazing set-up at Swansea and how supportive the whole team, including Dan Jervis and coach Adam Baker, were during Covid!✔️ SUBSCRIBE to Propulsion Swimming: http://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimming 🆕 Our Latest Video: https://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimLatest Welcome to the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, aiming to give British Swimming the coverage and publicity it deserves!!Every week we celebrate the sport we love with amazing special guests and topics from around the swimming world. We want to give the British Swimming community a voice and help the Elite connect with the Grassroots of the sport!🏊‍♂️ https://www.propulsionswimming.co.uk📧 [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we welcome Nova Centurion's Swimmer and the new 400m IM British Champion, Freya Colbert. Fresh off the back of an impressive British Swimming Championships in which Freya won Gold in the 400m Individual Medley, Silver in the 400m Freestyle and Bronze in the 200m Freestyle, she has been confirmed as one of the newest faces in the British Swimming squad for the 2022 World Championships in Budapest. At just 18 years old, we discuss with Freya what the experience is like to be called up to your first senior squad. We also talk about her assessment of her meet in Sheffield, where she pushed Olympian's Abbie Wood and Freya Anderson all week, and what her targets are for the future!✔️ SUBSCRIBE to Propulsion Swimming: http://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimming 🆕 Our Latest Video: https://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimLatest Welcome to the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, aiming to give British Swimming the coverage and publicity it deserves!!Every week we celebrate the sport we love with amazing special guests and topics from around the swimming world. We want to give the British Swimming community a voice and help the Elite connect with the Grassroots of the sport!🏊‍♂️ https://www.propulsionswimming.co.uk📧 [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.