In this episode, John from Ruthless Performance sits down with long-time Pottsville Area High School Swim Coach Ned Hampford and the team's statistician, Josh Zelinsky. In addition to John's role with Ruthless Performance, he is also the Strength & Conditioning Coach (and alumni from) the Pottsville Area Crimson Tide Swim Team. In this episode the three talk about: -The creation of the DHH Lengel Natatorium (1970) -The formation of the Pottsville Area Boys' Swim Team (1973) -The team's participation in the East Penn Swim League and subsequently the Anthracite Swim League -Coach Hampford's start with the team (1977) -Early team successes and qualifications for the state championship meet (1986) -The team's departure from traditional, high-yardage training -The formation of the Pottsville Area Water Polo team as a means of building and introducing new swimmers to the water -The strengths and weaknesses of coaching swimming in the coal region -The popularity of tech suits in the early 2000's -All-time best performances and races from the team's history   As always, follow Ruthless Performance on Twitter and Instagram (both @RuthlessPerform). Visit RuthlessPerformance.com to learn more about how we train our athletes, specifically the online education tab. Want to train with Ruthless Performance? Contact us at RuthlessPerformance.com/contact.