Swimmer's Daily

  • Why is swimming a great activity during COVID?

  • Maddy “Mad Dog” Banic is a professional swimmer for Energy Standard. She was an 18x NCAA All American from the University of Tennessee.

    Last year she got called up by the LA Current. But that was last year…

  • Swimmer and Olympian Ryan Lochte grew up inspired by fellow Olympic swimmer Pablo Morales. The 1984 Gold Medalist was Lochte’s goal: break a world record while winning Olympic gold. Lochte tearfully recalls the moment his goal came true, and his father, who was also his coach, finally declared him “great.” Steve Lochte recounts the moment his son reached that goal.

    This show was recorded in accordance with CDC COVID-19 safety guidelines. All crew tested negative before the production.

  • The Champlin Park girls swimming and diving team has won two of its first three meets this season. As is the case for all of the Northwest Suburban Conference teams, the meets have been “virtual”, meaning each team swims in its own pool and the coaches exchange times at the end of the evening to determine a winner. Thursday evening the Rebels compete in their first in-person dual meet of the season against Osseo. Champlin Park has 60 swimmers and divers out for the team this season with a large senior class and a talented sophomore group led by 2019 state qualifiers Annika Gustafson and Lola Sanders.

  • The top professional marathon swimmers in the world including Shelley Taylor-Smith, Diego Degano, Greg Streppel, Claudio Plit, Chad Hundeby, Karen Burton, David Alleva, Annie Granison, Marianne Cassidy, and Silvia Dalotto compete in the 1993 Swim Across The Sound, starting in Port Jefferson across the rough water conditions across the Sound, a race won by Hundeby in 5 hours 56 minutes followed by Streppel and Taylor-Smith.

  • Join Mike Murray and the Head Coach of Cardinal Aquatics & General Chair of Kentucky Swimming LSC, Amy Albiero, as they discuss strategies and tips for building a coaching staff and implementing a winning team culture. Mike & Amy will also speak about their unique family involvement with their teams and the challenges of coaching your own children.

    Coach Albiero also talks about her unique beginnings in the swim-business world and tips for young coaches building their career. Young coaches and new coaches can’t afford to miss this episode.

  • 1 NEWS’ Barbara Dreaver has the latest from the Pacific, including an update on Covid-19.

  • Swimmer and Olympian Ryan Lochte says the Tokyo Olympics will be his most important games yet, because it is his opportunity to show that age is just a number, and he can still compete. Lochte struggled with finding joy in swimming following the 2012 Olympic games. It was the birth of his children that helped him reclaim his happiness. Lochte talks about why he keeps his goals secret, but confirms one that might have been leaked. Plus Lochte explains why the Olympics are important to him. And Lochte’s father, Steve, talks about a goal his son has been keeping close to the chest.

    This show was recorded in accordance with CDC COVID-19 safety guidelines. All crew tested negative before the production.

  • Coach Deniz describes the benefits, precautions and solutions of self-myofascial release. He also explains three underestimated ares for where the fascia is tight. For each of these areas, Deniz demonstrates exercises with equipment to show exactly how to improve tightness.

    By Swimmer Strength Coach Deniz Hekmati, MS, CSCS