Gold Medalist & Washed Suburban Dad Tom Dolan
LISTEN: Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve chat with Olympic gold medalist Tom Dolan about being a suburban swim dad
SVPod · ESPN, Omaha Productions, Scott Van Pelt
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Show Notes
Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve are joined by Olympic gold medalist and fellow washed swim dad Tom Dolan. The guys discuss Tom’s grounded approach with his kids’ competitive swimming, what drove him as a swimmer, how watching his kids swim beats competing in the Olympics, what parents forget about youth athletics, how many dads he’s seen on the pool deck in a full suit and monitoring snack bar consumption.
[5:53] Tom’s grounded approach, swimming is unrelenting
[20:31] Tom’s biggest message to kids and parents at the pool
[32:28] What parents forget about youth athletics
[41:11] Having perspective as a parent and a young athlete
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