In E7 we had the chance to sit down with Adam Baker and Stuart McNarry and discuss how they work in tandem with each other at the Swim Wales HPC in Swansea. We also hear about their preparations with swimmers in the run up to the Tokyo Olympic Games. 

In E6 we had the opportunity to sit down with Robin Armayan and hear from him on a range of topics around developing age group swimmers, his own journey as a coach as well as being intelligent racers. A really great discussion worth listening to for any coach. 

In E5 we had the opportunity to sit down with Andi Manley, the director of swimming at Loughborough University to talk about his career in coaching. Andi reflects on his experiences working across age group swimming all the way up to working with senior international swimmers. An insightful discussion for coaches of all levels. 

In E4 we had the opportunity to speak with Sean Balmer the Head Coach at Cockermouth SC. Over the years Sean has produced GB internationals on a regular basis, most recently Luke Greenbank. In this episode Sean discusses this process of creating international swimmers as well as the importance of great communication for coaches. 

In E3 we sat down with Russ Barber to discuss creating performance environments base don behaviours rather than outcomes. Russ also runs The Swim Coach Network. You can find out more about this on twitter (@Russ_SCNetwork) or by emailing [email protected]

In E2 we sit down with Rick Hall to discuss his projects on developing technical models for training and racing and how he plans to use these ins coaching going forward. If you want to hear more from Rick you can reach out to him at;  Twitter - @coachrickhall  Email - [email protected]

In the first episode of series 4 we sat down with Kevin Pickard from The Rogue Monkey to discuss all things talent identification and developement including where he thinks the future of talent lies. An insightful discussion for coaches, athletes, parents and educators. For more information on The Rogue Monkey visit; www.theroguemonkey.org 

In E10 we discussed the topic of injury prevention for swimmers with Chris Ritter the founder of Ritter Sports Performance and Surge Strength Dryland Certification.  You can find some great free drylands resources @ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqrDM0qpo4fZr_Fw9XBPwIw  If you are interested in enrolling on the Surge Strength Dryland Certification then click the link below;  https://academy.surgestrength.com/?ref=781 

In E9 we had the opportunity to collaborate with Chris DeSantis who hosts The Swim Brief podcast. Chris has a masters in positive psychology as well as having coached in the US and Denmark. To find out more about Chris and his podcast make sure to check out his website and social media pages;  Web - http://chrisdcoach.com/blog  Twitter - @cdswimcoach

In E8 we spoke with Sophie Dodd for Mental Health in Sport about the importance of coaches being trained in mental health first aid for their athletes but also how coaches can look after themselves better to protect against poor mental health. Find out more about the work Sophie does at;  https://www.mentalhealthinsportcic.com Insta - mentalhealthinsportcic Facebook - @mentalhealthinsportcic Twitter - @MHISport

In E7 we sat down with Brent Rushall who has been an exponent of Ultra Short Race Pace Training (USRPT) for many years. In this episode Brent outlines why he thinks USRPT is the best training model around. We felt it was important to share this episode with our listeners to allow them to weigh up the pros and cons of any training model they are thinking of employing when they are planning their training. You can find the information Brent references at the below links -  For the USRPT 7-disc...

In E6 we spoke with Teri McKeever - Head Coach of Cal Golden Bears Women's swimming and diving. It was great to find out about Teri's experiences in coaching and hear her reflections on what has been a fantastic career so far. 

In E5 we sat down with Ben Higson the Head Coach for Swim Ireland to discuss his journey as a coach and his experiences of working with senior athletes at an elite level. 

Graeme has coached swimmers from learn to swim when he first started helping out at his local club all the way up to the Olympics. He is now Head Coach for Swim Wales. In our discussion we spoke about his journey as a coach and reflect back on some of the key points in his development.  

In E3 we had the pleasure of speaking with renowned coach Eddie Reese. During our discussion we covered pretty much everything, getting Eddie's thoughts on the Physical, tactical, technical and psychological development of the swimmers he coaches. 

@thepoolsidepass talk to Keri-anne Payne two time world champion and Gold medallist at the 10km open water at the World Championships in 2009 and 2011 and silver medallist at the Bejiing Olympics in 2008 about becoming world champion and her drive to develop and empower high quality open water coaching qualifications through Straight Line Swimming, a company created by Keri-anne and her husband David Carry, 2 time Gold medallist at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

We spoke to Rob Robson about his experiences in swimming and how his knowledge now as a sport psychologist may have helped him. Find out more about Rob's work by following the links below;  www.motivationalsports.coach Twitter - @Motsportscoach Facebook - The Motivational Sports Coach Community

In the final episode of series 2 we speak to Tom Rushton coach at Energy Standard Swim Team, winners of ISL 2019. We caught up with Tom about life inside the ISL bubble for ISL 2020 and spoke about how he is approaching the training camp with racing so often too. If you want to find out more about Tom you can find him talking about his life on the below podcast;  https://open.spotify.com/show/7GmWrBCmJdmDY0PJJ99IW0?si=rfEA_SrhQCa0_XnrYmgqbA If you are interested in finding more out about...

In E9 of the podcast we speak to Jol Finck, national centre coach for British Swimming in Bath and former coach to Olympic medalist James Guy about his experiences coaching swimmers on the 200m and 400m freestyle.

In E8 we speak to Graham Wardell, Head Coach as The City of Cardiff Swimming Club and Head Coach of the 2014 Scottish Commonwealth Games team about; his experiences through his fantastic career as a coach, putting swimmers on international teams and ultimately preparing them for elite level competition. 

In E7 we speak to Lou Matera from Youth Sport Nutrition about their mission to make sure that young athletes can access the correct nutrients within their diets to allow them to make the most out of their talent in sport. You can find out more information about Youth Sport Nutrition at - https://www.youthsportnutrition.co.uk/

In E6 we spoke with Chris Ritter about the SURGE Strength Dryland training certification he provides. SURGE Strength was founded with Chris Ritter's years of experience as both a swim coach and performance coach starting in 2004. This coaching blend has given him a unique perspective on both the wet and the dry side of training for swimmers. Chris has earned numerous strength and conditioning certifications, including: CSCS, NASM-PES, USAW and NASM-CPT. He also has a degree in Physical...

Research on swimming is broad and essential for the evolution of the sport. The level of swimming related scientific research is very advanced, as is the level of coaching. However, as both fields are very demanding, their connection, in terms of knowledge and experience diffusion, is difficult. In-depth reading of scientific papers is needed for a thorough interpretation of their results. However, this is usually time consuming and difficult for non-accustomed readers. The short display...

Mark Bennett MBE has spent the last 30 years developing robust and scalable strategies and tools to help organisations, teams and individuals maximise the performance potential of themselves and the people they are influencing. Mark hasn’t just developed the ‘how to’ tools and strategies to increase engagement, learning and performance; he has designed powerful interventions that support the change required to embed the behaviours and cultures that maximise performance. He has named this...