Former Rutgers Head Coach and acclaimed swimming writer Chuck Warner (a frequent guest to Swim Talk A2B) has done it AGAIN. His latest book release, "How To Be A Great Swim Parent" is a compilation and distillation of topics and issues related to the parent-child-coach relationships the ASCA Hall of Fame coach has collected and refined over the years, and as 2024 NCAA Division II Coach of the Year Mickey Wender has remarked, "I can't imagine a better resource to help us focus on the 'right things' as we support the development of a young mind and body."
Join A2B hosts Bob and Dana in an illuminating (what? you thought we were going to say "fascinating"???) round-table discussion of a valuable slim volume that USA Swimming Board Member Coach Ira Klein says is "...an absolute joy to read...so critical to help educate new swim parents..."
You can get more details and info (and PURCHASE) this wonderfully enlightening book (and other great books by Coach Warner) at www.chuckwarnerbooks.com
Episode timeline:
00:01 – Disclaimer
01:09 – Chuck Warner Books
01:48 – Kelsie at The Jay
02:38 – Return of Chuck Warner
03:00 – How to be a Great Swim Parent
04:08 – The origins
06:52 – The Audience?
07:38 – Why competitive swimming?
09:12 – Support – Don’t Lead
13:27 – Our family’s swim journey
14:28 – Scenario
19:03 – The Henrys
19:32 – Swimming is hard
20:29 – Self-Image
24:50 – Attrition in the sport
26:36 – Effort over outcome
28:32 – Coaching is teaching
31:17 – Love difficult people…
35:40 – Goals
39:05 – Social Media addiction
49:25 – Carpools
50:26 – Book formats
52:25 – Team orders? (info@chuckwarnerbooks.com)
54:10 – John E. Davis 2extreme Dream (https://2xtreme.info/)
55:09 – Listening to kids
57:20 – Paraphrasing Samuel Langhorne Clemens
58:20 – Wrapping it up
We begin this episode with a lengthy recitation of achievements by this noted coach and educator, but here are some highlights, courtesy of ASCA:
Coaching Since: 1977
Northside Aquatics
Coach George Block retired from the Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, Texas at the end of June 2009, where he served as the Director of Aquatics since 1977 and Assistant Director of Athletics since 1993. In that time, he developed the Northside Aquatic Center into an internationally recognized center for athlete development.
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Timeline for this episode:
00:01 – Disclaimer
00:21 – George Block bio
02:10 – San Antonio drownings
05:28 – Benefits of the sport
07:07 – Cell phone vs. swim lessons
08:03 – Introducing George Block
08:33 – Long course water
10:20 – AAAA
14:40 – The “D” word
15:15 – Northside Swim Center
16:11 – Acronym overload
20:13 – Limited Texas options
24:38 – WSCA & anti-doping
30:32 – New testing technology
33:44 – Long-term consequences
34:55 – Pan Zhanle
35:35 – Team USA issues
39:22 – Mike Unger
44:48 – Training the world
47:55 – What hasn’t changed?
50:13 – Flunking retirement
54:59 – Wrapping it up
SARASOTA SWIM ACADEMY Head Coach Ira Klein, has coached 6 OLYMPIANS and over 40 USA, YMCA and COLLEGIATE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS.
He is an ASCA-certified Level 5 Coach, the highest level attainable with the American Swim Coaches Association. He was the first coach in the country to attain that level as a Senior, Age Group, and YMCA coach. He has more than four decades of teaching experience and coaching excellence.
Coach Ira Klein is from New York, graduating in 1975 from Queens College with a BA in Physical Education. He then did his graduate study in Exercise Science at the Univ. of Massachusetts. At Queens College Coach Ira lettered in both swimming and water polo.
Coaching has taken him around the country, including four years in Colorado at the Olympic Training Center creating a new Club Services department for USA Swimming. When he was ready to return to the coaching deck he decided to turn down all offers and return to Sarasota where he earlier headed the YMCA program for five years.
AMONG HIS COACHING CREDENTIALS ARE:
100% of all program graduating athletes have entered and attended college 65% of all program graduates attending college have received scholarships
Five time USA National Team Coach
Two time past President of the American Swim Coaches Association [ASCA]
Past Vice President of USA Swimming
ASCA Coach 'Gold Medal' Level; received for more than 20 years, as a National ‘Coaching Excellence’ award recipient.
Coached over 100 USA Swimming National, NCAA Collegiate, YMCA National, National Age Group and Junior Olympic; individual and team champions!
When asked what he enjoys most in swimming, the singular answer is "the ability to watch a young person achieve something, at any level, that they had never done before and learn that all is possible if they are willing to work for it."
Coach Ira can be reached at 941-928-SWIM (7946)
coachira@sarasotaswimacademy.org
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Timeline for this episode
00:01 – Disclaimer
00:24 – How to be a Great Swim Parent
01:23 – Ira Klein on swim parenting
03:48 – Eddie Reese book
04:18 – Introducing Ira Klein
04:43 – Sarasota Tsunami Swim Team
08:35 – Cindy’s Sue Nami Swims
09:07 – Hurricanes
11:00 – USAS Club Services
13:15 – Coaching up the parents
17:25 – USAS staffing
22:47 – Team USA trials & camps
27:35 – Looking within for a CEO?
28:33 – Going coach-owned?
31:24 – AAU to USAS w/ASCA
32:33 – Professional attire
33:50 – What isn’t new?
36:36 – Terry Laughlin
40:20 – Ira’s coaching journey
43:55 – Create the best environment
50:04 – Surviving the long haul
54:04 – Wrapping it up
Three- time Canadian Olympian Jon Cleveland has been a swimmer, a coach, and overseer for the installation of Myrtha pools for the USA Olympic Swimming Trials. First representing Canada at the Olympics in 1988 (Seoul), he medaled in the 400 medley relay (Bronze) in 1992 (Barcelona), and returned for his last Olympics as a competitor in 1996 (Atlanta).
The son of MLB pitcher Reggie Cleveland, Jon was also a sports anchor and reporter for TV station CFPL in London, Ontario for 5 years.
A contemporary and rival of famed Canadian swimmer Victor Davis, Jon's visit with us takes us back to his roots in swimming, his journey to greatness, and his passion for the aquatics industry and competitive swimming, as well as swimming for all. We hear him voice his thoughts and perceptions about lifeguard shortages, learn-to-swim and lesson programs, and why there is a greater need for them now than ever.
Join us for another riveting episode!
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Myrtha Pools: https://www.myrthapools.com
Timeline for this episode
00:00:01 – Disclaimer
00:01:08 – Water Safety PSA
00:02:02 – Introducing Jon Cleveland
00:02:28 – Into the swimming world
00:06:25 – Move to Calgary
00:09:08 – Taking on Victor Davis
00:13:00 – Trevor Tiffany connection
00:14:32 – Corner Gas
00:16:01 – Broadcasting in London
00:17:36 – Coaching & teaching in Dallas
00:19:50 – From coaching to Myrtha
00:21:00 – Why multi-pool facilities?
00:26:40 – Myrtha = First Class
00:29:00 – What’s a Myrtha pool?
00:31:18 – Latest options
00:34:22 – Mobile option
00:35:00 – New projects
00:37:30 – Past the roadblocks
00:40:00 – New York initiatives
00:40:49 – Lifeguard shortages
00:42:30 – Race visualization
00:45:35 – Why not more learn-to-swim?
00:51:32 – Private school builds
00:55:50 – Out of the dark ages
01:00:30 – Contractor issues
01:03:23 – David Johnson
01:04:50 – Wrapping it up
Yes, we've finally turned our attention to the unheralded realm of amazing junior colleges, those necessary and beneficial 2-year options for kids wanting to extend their HS careers, hopefully parlaying that experience into a 4-year option.
Dale Pearce is not only a great JuCo mentor at a rising program (Men have won 10 Regional Championships, 11 NJCAA Non-Scholarship Team Titles, and the Women 8 Regional and 8 NJCAA Non-Scholarship Team Titles), he is also the Assistant AD at Monroe Community College in Rochester, NY. Come listen to him share some great stories and explain why JuCo swimming can be a perfect next-path for a HS swimmer.
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Interested in swimming for the MCC Tribunes? You can email Coach Dale Pearce at dpearce4@monroecc.edu
Check out MCC Swimming here:
Men: https://www.mcctribunes.com/sports/mswimdive/index
Women: https://www.mcctribunes.com/sports/wswimdive/index
Timeline:
00:01 – Disclaimer & banter
01:08 – Water Safety PSA
02:02 – Introducing Dale Pearce
02:38 – Working w/JUCO athletes
03:58 – Recruiting
08:01 – Beyond the pool
12:43 – Wearing several hats
14:55 – JUCO competition
16:52 – Changes through the years
19:16 – Club swimming
20:10 – Wearing the CPO hat
24:55 – Air quality
29:14 – Season preview
32:58 – International program
36:05 – Dave’s Leap
36:42 – Enjoying the moment
38:43 – Coaching: Then & Now
41:12 – Contact Dale
41:53 – Wrapping it up
Don and Ron Heidary have been in this particular business for over 30 years, and after listening to them explain their strategy and philosophy of CHARACTER FIRST (team culture), you will understand why. Dana is personally enthused from this conversation with a couple of this country's absolute best coaches, and Bob is cheering them, too!
Swimming World Magazine has a couple of great articles about the Heidary brothers and team culture, character:
"Q&A with the Heidarys": https://tinyurl.com/2eja237d
"Build A Wining Culture": https://tinyurl.com/52ufrka6
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Have you learned anything or even -enjoyed- any of these mediocre podcasts? Well, then, buy us a coffee!
https://buymeacoffee.com/swimtalka2b
TIMELINE for this OUTSTANDING episode:
00:01 – Disclaimer & banter
03:05 – Chuck Warner books
04:25 – Introducing Ron & Don Heidary
05:05 – Making character education work
08:12 – Personal connections
12:35 – From rock pile to cathedral
16:33 – Orinda Aquatics staffing
17:43 – Does culture match mission?
20:52 – Eight reasons why teenagers drink
(Link here: https://tinyurl.com/bdmjtv9x)
22:12 – Facility
23:20 – Feeding the program
24:40 – Virtual Club Championships
26:11 – Getting their start
28:32 – Work ethic
31:11 – Trust
34:49 – Developing leaders & coaches
38:02 – Self-discipline
40:00 – Favorites
42:05 – What’s life w/o swimming?
45:28 – Working in some fun
47:20 – Pressure cooker
48:10 – Finding the right fit
48:48 – Culture of caring
51:38 – Wrapping it up
52:38 – Check program notes
One of the most successful collegiate careers in the business! Listen in as we have an engaging conversation with University of Virginia Head Women's and Men's coach Todd DeSorbo. Besides all of the NCAA and Olympic success, did he really say, " if there was one time-frame I would go back to in my life, it would be high school. Partly because... I loved high school, but my math classes were so much fun, and then [my coach] Nikki [Rosenbluth] was so much fun and swimming ... everything that we were doing was fun and I liked it. So it was easy to work hard at it."
Yes, he did. HIGH SCHOOL SWIMMING.
We think you'll really enjoy this peek into the life and career of UVA and USA Olympic Head Coach Todd DeSorbo!
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Episode timeline:
00:01 - Disclaimer
00:20 – Safety or Convenience?
01:16 – Banter
03:15 – Compensation
04:13 – Introducing Todd DeSorbo
04:51 – Splitting time?
06:21 – Support at UVA
09:32 – Accolades
11:40 – Building the roster
14:01 – The Salisbury Post
15:00 – Contending for titles
16:36 – Sprinter Ryan Held
18:38 – Jaw-dropping workouts
20:50 – The Salisbury Hornets
22:01 – Coaching IM-ers
24:36 – Nicky Rosenbluth
26:46 – Numbers cruncher
32:01 – The new ACC
34:45 – What about the men?
37:02 – Titles to Titleist
40:10 – Powerhouse schedule
41:45 – Alternate meet formats
47:00 – Wrapping it up
47:39 – Looking ahead
Photo courtesy of Swimming World Magazine and Photographer Peter H. Bick
From listennotes.com:
Jeff is a swim official, former FINA starter and pastor. He has worked with big business brands including Toyota, TBS Brands and Mohawk Industries. He’s also worked with University sports from Auburn, NC State, Denison and Queens, as well as club programs like the Mason Manta Rays, TAC Titans, and NOVA.
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Contact Jeff Raker:
https://www.levelupleadershipcoach.com/contact-us/
Level Up Leadership on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@JARaker5
Timeline for this episode:
00:01 – Disclaimer
01:22 – Water Safety PSA
02:30 – Introducing Jeff Raker
04:00 – Jeff’s road to Doha ‘24
06:46 – Level Up Leadership
08:50 – Question for Today
10:40 – Leaders who listen & learn
12:33 – Now That’s a Great Question
14:35 – L.I.S.T.E.N.
17:44 – Questioning strategies
21:05 – Strengths & weaknesses
22:50 – Fragile athletes
24:49 – Fears: Natural & Learned
28:31 – Compass vs. Calendar
31:35 – Rest, recovery, & reflection
34:38 – Self-care
38:11 – Coaches’ Academies
42:47 – Warming up with Doc
43:33 – Reaching out to Jeff
47:20 – Wrapping it up
In this second part of two content-rich episodes with former Executive Director of the American Swimming Coaches Association, John Leonard, we dive DEEPLY into the problems and history associated with the PED doping scandal in our sport. We hear John's opinion of age-group and high school coaches (high praise indeed!), and who would be on his "Mt. Rushmore of Swimming". Extremely enlightening!
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Time line for the dynamite episode:
00:01 – Disclaimer
01:06 – How to be a Great Swim Parent
02:30 – Part II Preview
02:58 – PED’s Panel
04:59 – How to “game” the system
08:04 – David Howman
09:00 – Phony testing schemes
10:10 – Performance anomalies
11:33 – Microdosing
13:26 – Systematic failure
14:01 – Losing faith in WADA
15:06 – Athletics Integrity Unit
17:48 – Dr. Lothar Kipke
20:48 – Government-sponsored programs
22:06 – ’96 Atlanta Games
25:51 – From FINA to World Aquatics
28:15 – USADA
30:37 – FINA buying votes
33:15 – What hasn’t changed?
35:24 – Coaching age groupers
38:09 – Mount Rushmore of swim coaching
44:17 – Wrapping it up
Music credits:
The Whip Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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From 1985 to 2020, "ASCA" and "John Leonard" were unmistakably linked. As Executive Director of the American Swimming Coaches Association for 35 years, Coach Leonard has been inextricably involved with American swimming at almost every level from LTS (Learn-to-Swim) to the US National Team, from local organization to battling athletic doping on an international scale. You ought to really enjoy this first of a two-part conversation with "Mr. ASCA."
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Timeline for this episode, courtesy of Button:
00:01 – Disclaimer & banter
01:52 – ASCA mentoring
03:41 – Previewing Parts I & II
04:42 – Introducing John Leonard
05:06 – Syracuse Chargers: Zero to Powerhouse
08:15 – Favorites
09:28 – ASCA Executive Director
11:35 – SwimAmerica
15:35 – Coach-owned clubs
17:08 – Coach certification & Walt Schlueter
22:10 – The Suit Wars
25:49 – Organization growth
30:00 – …but wait! There’s more!
30:26 – More ASCA mentoring & membership
Music Credits:
"Private Eye" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Longtime president of the Wisconsin Swimming Coaches Association and the next president of NISCA, Kyle Bedalov wandered into the Swim Talk Zoom Room recently and led us through a vast wonderland of thoughts and ideas. See the timeline below for your own personal roadmap through this audio delight!
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Timeline for this above-average episode:
00:00:01 – Disclaimer & banter
00:02:40 – How to be a Great Swim Parent
00:04:01 – Introducing Kyle Bedalov
00:05:01 – Kicking off a new season
00:07:06 – Swimming south of the border
00:08:17 – WISCA site
00:11:58 – Wisconsin high school poll
00:14:24 – Just when I thought I was out…
00:18:03 – Competing through Covid-19
00:21:50 – Private schools into WIA
00:23:07 – Coaching your own
00:29:10 – Swimming at the next level
00:35:11 – Swim lesson PSA
00:36:40 – Social Media
00:42:55 – A day in the life…
00:45:35 – More social media
00:48:17 – The Question Behind the Question
00:51:35 – One Shot Wednesday
00:53:15 – Chop Wood Carry Water
00:54:32 – Future of NISCA leadership
00:59:19 – NISCA convention plans
01:00:36 – Archive, records, & A-A fixes
01:02:37 – NISCA podcast w/Rowdy
01:04:05 – Virtual awards banquet
01:06:16 – A2B guest roster
01:07:33 – Wrapping it up
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Music Credits:
[1] Hot Swing Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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[2] Private Eye Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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In 2015, the University of Florida’s Natalie Hinds was voted Freshman of the Year at the SEC Championships. That same year, she was part of the trio of Black women that swept the 100 free at the NCAA Div 1 Championships, a first-ever achievement. Five years after retiring and letting go of her Olympic dream, the 27-year-old swimmer mounted an incredible comeback, qualifying for her first Games as one of the oldest first-time American Olympic swimmers in history.
Join Bob and Dana as they visit with this amazing woman and find out how a little girl from Midland, Texas wound up on the Olympic Awards podium in Tokyo. Incredible story!
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Timeline:
00:01 – Disclaimer & banter
01:41 – ASCA Mentoring
02:38 – Introducing Natalie Hinds
03:10 – Path to Tokyo
08:00 – Andy Korda/COM
11:16 – Florida Gators
14:48 – Georgia & Jack Bauerle
18:11 – Rowdy Gaines PSA
19:11 – Diversity & Culture
23:20 – Getting parents on board
26:00 – Opportunities & role models
30:11 – Elizabeth Beisel
32:21 – Rowdy’s enthusiasm
34:10 – Rookie Veteran
35:00 – Escaping to water
37:36 – Drowning PSA
38:32 – Murray’s Deli in Midland
40:11 – Learn-to-Swim in schools
45:04 – Competition & courage
51:59 – Trials vs. Games
56:43 – Wrapping it up
Music Credits:
[1] Hot Swing Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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[2] Private Eye Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Photo of Natalie Hinds courtesy Peter Bick, Swimming World Magazine
What started as a Kickstarter campaign more than 10 years ago has grown into an incredible business with pace clocks, scoreboards, touchpads, starting devices, timing equipment, and even COWBELLS.
Join Bob and Dana as they have one of the most wide-ranging and fun interviews ever with SwimNerd's Nate Tschohl.
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SwimNerd homepage: https://swimpractice.com/
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Episode Timeline:
00:00:01 – Disclaimer & banter
00:02:55 – SwimNerd Live
00:03:43 – Introducing Nate Tschohl
00:04:20 – Kickstarter
00:05:02 – Social media
00:06:26 – Inside w/Brett Hawke
00:11:15 – OD: The Ol’ Dirty
00:15:19 – The Big Swim Nerd
00:17:35 – Coach Nerd
00:19:17 – Basic Underwater Demolition School (BUDS)/SEAL
00:28:01 – Recovery
00:30:02 – What’s new at SwimNerd?
00:37:00 – Splits/Times Top Secret?
00:38:23 – Pace clock idears
00:41:10 – Scoreboards: Not just for meets!
00:45:09 – Needs more cowbell?
00:45:58 – Why green numbers?
00:48:15 – Blogging
00:50:00 – Rare artifacts
00:51:45 – Water safety
00:54:17 – Keeping kids alive
00:58:15 – Drowning Support Network
01:00:08 – All politics is local
01:00:52 – Plato: A man is not learned until…
01:01:29 – Adding Capital to Young Australians
01:02:46 – Splash Pads replacing pools?
01:03:38 – Wrapping it up
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Facebook Drowning and Near-Drowning Support Groups:
Drowning Support Network Information
https://www.facebook.com/DrowningSupportNetworkInformation/
Drowning Support Network
https://www.facebook.com/groups/DrowningSupportNetwork/
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Music Credits:
[1] Hot Swing Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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[2] Private Eye Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Griffith University Study "Early Years Swimming, Adding Capital to Young Australians" - The findings of a four-year project by the Griffith Institute for Educational Research, Laurie Lawrence’s Kids Alive Swim Program and Swim Australia have surpassed expectations and indicate that swimming children have many advantages when starting school.
“The children were anywhere from six to 15 months ahead of the normal population when it came to cognitive skills, problem solving in mathematics, counting, language and following instructions.”
https://kidsalive.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2013-EYS-Final-Report-30-July-13-JM.pdf
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BONUS! Nate recalls a quote attributed to Plato that “every man is not learned until they can read, write and swim”. A quick search led us to the rationale behind that quote that “Plato thinks of both reading and swimming as things you learn through lessons, rather than naturally. The contrast is clear: babies learn to talk and walk on their own, but you have to teach children to read and to swim.”
For a further look at the interesting historical discussion, please click here for “Plato, Privilege, and the Pool”: https://eidolon.pub/plato-privilege-and-the-pool-b631e2e96c7e
Coach Roy Snyder has been at the helm of the Wilson HS swim teams in Reading PA for over 60 years! Our visit with him is like strolling through a most impressive library. Join Bob and me as we are entertained and educated during this fascinating visit.
We mentioned two external items in the podcast and promised to list them here.
1-The one-time-only Olympic event that might have put observers to sleep faster than listening to this podcast, the PLUNGE, is covered in great depth and style here:
2-One of the most heartwarming Olympic commercials explored a topic we discussed with Roy, that of kids following their passions and finding their joy, and is titled simply, "It's OK." We think it's BETTER than "OK"!
https://youtu.be/aJSZSHmMj5Y?si=iu03vLxdeAU9142X
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Timeline for this episode:
00:01 – Disclaimer & banter
00:33 – Join ASCA
02:26 – Abbott/Button Special
02:42 – Introducing Roy Snyder
03:17 – Origins of Wilson HS swimming
05:48 – A total program
06:39 – YMCA & HS highlights
08:26 – Depth = Dual Strength
09:40 – Day in the life of a WHS Bulldog
12:00 – One-man band?
14:00 – Aerobic wins
16:03 – Roy’s start at Allentown HS
17:46 – Doc Counsilman & George Breen
19:23 – What hasn’t changed?
21:05 – Breaststroke turns & finishes
25:58 – AD or AD?
30:33 – Assistant coach Alison Snyder
32:37 – Canadian Butterfly
33:17 – Plunge for Distance
36:03 – A look in the rearview
39:44 – Patience NOW!?!?
40:12 – Kristy Kowal
40:59 – Wrapping it up
Mike Murray returns for another visit on Swim Talk as he also returns to his HS alma mater, Albany (NY) Academies as head swim coach for boys and girls. Join him as he takes Bob and Dana through a wide range of topics, see the timeline below and jump on for another entertaining and informational romp!
Listen to Mike's own podcast, "Coaches Corner", here:
https://rss.com/podcasts/coaches-corner/
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Mentioned on this episode: Chuck Warner's latest book, "How To Be a Great Swim Parent", is destined to become a favorite, maybe even a classic in the swimming and youth sports community. Available SOON in both hardcopy and audiobook format at www.chuckwarnerbooks.com
Timeline for this episode:
00:01 – Disclaimer & banter
01:38 – ASCA membership & mentorship
03:04 – Introducing Mike Murray
03:42 – From Victor to Albany
05:01 – Victor’s Burke & Wisner
07:09 – Saratoga Sharks & more
07:28 – Revolution at Albany Academy
09:39 – The elusive SwimNerd
10:11 – Building the Academy numbers
12:45 – Pandemic aftereffects
14:30 – Open water opportunities
15:00 – Orlando World Clinic
16:22 – Fitter & Faster
16:52 – ASCA leadership & education
19:10 – Special Forces group
21:30 – NCSA Junior Nats
23:10 – The move east
23:37 – The staff of thousands
26:31 – Work Works
30:25 – AA facility
31:36 – Gilbert Legaspi
32:23 – Enjoying the work
36:04 – Trusting the work
37:57 – SWOLF & Quadathlon
41:28 – Adirondack LSC
42:02 – USRPT
45:43 – Last 15m
47:04 – Rebuilding
49:22 – Chuck’s new book
Longtime Lubbock swim guru Trey Hayes, also a past-president of TISCA, makes a leap east to take over aquatics in the Arlington ISD. How he got started, how he became a program builder, and his goals and aspirations for his new post smack-dab between Fort Worth and Dallas.
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"Beard" links mentioned on this episode:
Timeline for this incredibly adequate episode:
00:01 – Disclaimer & Intro
01:19 – ASCA info
01:45 – Introducing Trey Hayes
02:20 – Coaching philosophy
05:41 – Balancing club & school coaching
07:02 – Working with Penny DiPomazio
07:48 – Lubbock via Amarillo
08:15 – Tim Estes
08:42 – Triathlons to swimming
09:05 – TJ Fry
09:39 – John Pittington & NLU
12:40 – The right fit
14:31 – Competing in 6A
15:55 – Virtual Club
18:43 – Elementary swim
24:54 – Arlington ISD water safety
26:25 – West Texas Beard Co.
27:05 – AISD high schools
28:21 – What hasn’t changed?
30:21 – Ripping on USRPT
33:05 – Staff cooperation
35:11 – Late bloomers
36:10 – Sharing athletes
41:14 – Coaching your own
45:04 –West Texas pride
46:35 – Travel schedule
48:00 – Wrapping it up
After getting 50 episodes "in the can" (and a few in the garbage can), we wanted to take a retrospective look at our coaching beginnings and the steps we've taken along the way, as well as looking at our coaching organizations. It's slightly less yawn-inducing than one might think. Slightly.
Our email: swimtalk.a2b@gmail.com (this is NEW)
Timeline for this soporific episode:
00:01 – Disclaimer & Intro
01:44 – The Jay in Needville
01:58 – TISCA
03:54 – Lanny Landtroop & Co.
05:28 – TISCA: Then & Now
10:50 – One Swim Classification to Three
25:36 – TISCA Leadership
29:31 – TISCA Clinic
30:51 – TISCA Treasurer
31:40 – Did ya hear the one about…
32:24 – Swim Shops of the Southwest
33:25 – Getting in a couple more digs
34:57 – Time Out!
35:22 – Kelcie at The Jay
36:10 – NISCA
37:25 – NISCA Leadership
39:00 – NISCA Journal
39:42 – NISCA Conference
40:56 – High school swim/dive rules
46:17 – NISCA at Men’s NCAA D-I Champs
47:30 – Media Passes, Baby!
48:06 – Abbott meets Lochte
49:54 – The Lochte’s at TISCA
51:10 – NISCA Membership
52:48 – Journal revisited
57:02 – ASCA World Clinic
58:30 – Is there a Track track?
58:49 – Wrapping it up
There are two types of announcers at major televised swim meets like NCAA Championships and US Olympic Trials: the big-time network pros in the nice upstairs booth who sit before the cameras with their play-by-play and color commentary, whose words get no immediate feedback or reaction, and then there are the solo announcers, usually on-deck with all of the attending media reps, communicating directly via the PA system with the seats in the stands, the ones whose job it is to provide more than names and numbers to the spectators on-site. Kevin Cargill is a former HS and college swimmer who has been mentioned as a possible successor to the big shoes and stellar heights reached by the late Sam Kendricks, "America's Swim Meet Announcer". Join us as we get to know this rising star in big-meet announcing!
Email us at: swimtalk@outlook.com
Timeline for this SPECTACULAR episode:
00:01 – Disclaimer & Banter
02:15 – The Jay in Needville
02:40 – Introducing Kevin Cargill
03:18 – Indy Trials highlights
05:12 – From swimming to announcing
10:10 – Tough Doubles
13:05 – Time Out
13:25 – Kelcie at The Jay
14:15 – ’28 Los Angeles Games
16:40 – Public Address vs. Broadcast
21:51 – Out AFAP & Negative Splitting
22:55 – Reagan Smith WR call
24:14 – Omaha vs. Indy
26:52 – Gabrielle Rose
27:43 – Life away from the pool
29:06 – All-Taper Team
34:41 – Beyond the Podium
37:44 – Tough names
41:40 – Bloopers?
42:32 – Trials Stories
43:53 – Gretchen Walsh WR call
45:27 – Simone Manuel 50 free
47:05 – Mental health
51:50 – The great Sam Kendricks
53:13 – Wrapping it up
Mark Onstott has been extremely successful at every stop along his coaching career, but maybe none so successful as his two decades at one of the most storied public high school swimming legacies in the nation at Winnetka's (IL) New Trier High School.
In Part 1 of our visit with Mark, we heard of his start in the sport.
In Part 2, we pick up with his tenure at New Trier as Head Boys Coach, including NT's TWO National Championships, and the beginning years that led up to those incredible achievements.
Email Swim Talk at swimtalk@outlook.com
Episode 48 timeline:
00:01 – Disclaimer & Part II Intro
01:38 – The Jay in Needville
01:58 – Texas vs. Illinois high school training
03:33 – National Championships
05:26 – Dual Meet & JV Highlights
07:34 – 100 x 100’s
10:55 – The Roller Coaster
13:43 – Scary Larry
14:18 – Space/Numbers Issues
16:33 – Restore UNI Panther Men?
19:46 – Kelcie at The Jay
20:39 – Ted Mullin & The Hour of Power
31:20 – What hasn’t changed in coaching?
32:30 – Work Works & Opportunities
34:05 – Exhibition vs. Scoring
35:16 – Wrapping it up
Mark Onstott has been extremely successful at every stop along his coaching career, but maybe none so successful as his two decades at one of the most storied public high school swimming legacies in the nation at Winnetka's (IL) New Trier High School.
In Part 1 of our visit with Mark, we hear of his start in the sport and his swimmer's journey from a young Red Cross lessons swimmer, to high school, to college, and then to his start in coaching, and all of the twists and turns a young coach could possibly encounter before winding up in charge of a boys program that ultimately won TWO Swimming World "mythical" National Championships. Quite a tale, and no one better to share it.
Part 2 will be launched shortly as Episode 49, just as soon as we deal with Hurricane Beryl, since Bob and Dana both live in the direct Texas path of the storm!
Email Swim Talk at swimtalk@outlook.com
Episode 48 timeline:
00:01 – Disclaimer & banter
01:44 – Endless Pools plug
02:30 – Introducing Mark Onstott
02:55 – Road to the UNI Panther HOF
09:35 – Breaking into high school coaching
12:45 – Working the Jack Nelson camp
13:45 – Cypress, Texas calling!
16:10 – Brian Seifert “taper”
18:13 – Escape from CFHS
22:04 – New Trier hiring process
28:06 – Dynamite?
29:20 – Dave Robertson era
31:38 – Evanston rivalry
36:40 – Texas vs. Illinois high school rules
41:30 – Onstott Part II Preview
