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#229 Having the right mental attitude with Ron Aitken, Sandpipers of Nevada
Ron Aitken is the Head Coach & CEO of the Sandpipers of Nevada. He has been there for nearly 30 years.
He put 3 swimmers on USA's Tokyo Olympic team: Katie Grimes (4th in the 800), Bella Sims (Silver on 4x200 Free Relay), and Erica Sullivan (Silver in 1500).
00:00 Bratter PA, Immigration Law
00:04 Hello Ron Aitken
00:42 Preparing for Olympic Trials
03:00 Going to Compete not to Participate
05:39 Bella Sims
11:10 Destro Swim Towers
11:28 Vasa Trainer
11:58 Katie Grimes
17:30 Sharing Sandpipers
18:30 Recruiting discussions
20:25 Erica Sullivan
25:50 Racing Katie Ledecky
27:05 Coach Celebrating
28:30 Being left off USAS staff
35:52 Swimnerd Live
36:30 4th place
41:20 Sandpipers of Nevada
44:00 Dr. Genadijus Sokolovas
50:15 Sandpiper Staff
53:00 Ron's group
56:05 Superior Swim Timing
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By Brett Hawke
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Ron Aitken is the Head Coach & CEO of the Sandpipers of Nevada. He has been there for nearly 30 years.
He put 3 swimmers on USA's Tokyo Olympic team: Katie Grimes (4th in the 800), Bella Sims (Silver on 4x200 Free Relay), and Erica Sullivan (Silver in 1500).
00:00 Bratter PA, Immigration Law
00:04 Hello Ron Aitken
00:42 Preparing for Olympic Trials
03:00 Going to Compete not to Participate
05:39 Bella Sims
11:10 Destro Swim Towers
11:28 Vasa Trainer
11:58 Katie Grimes
17:30 Sharing Sandpipers
18:30 Recruiting discussions
20:25 Erica Sullivan
25:50 Racing Katie Ledecky
27:05 Coach Celebrating
28:30 Being left off USAS staff
35:52 Swimnerd Live
36:30 4th place
41:20 Sandpipers of Nevada
44:00 Dr. Genadijus Sokolovas
50:15 Sandpiper Staff
53:00 Ron's group
56:05 Superior Swim Timing
Support Our Sponsors:
BRATTER PA IMMIGRATION LAW: Exclusive immigration representation of athletes, entrepreneurs, artists, investors, and entertainers.
SWIM ANGELFISH: Receive the tools and skills needed to teach swimmers with autism, physical disabilities, anxiety, sensory and motor conditions with Swim Angelfish, the global leader in adaptive swim. Get certified online today!
SUPERIOR SWIM TIMING: Run a swim meet with ease from your laptop. SST is fully compatible with Hy-Tek and Team Unify as well as Colorado, Daktronics, and Omega touchpads. Tell them Brett sent you!
DESTRO SWIM TOWERS: Save $150 per double swim tower by using the code "brett" at checkout!
VASA: Essential dryland for stronger, better, faster swimmers. Save 10% using the code "brett" at checkout!
SWIMNERD: Big and small digital pace clocks, virtual scoreboards, and live results.
Subscribe & Listen:
Apple Podcasts
Spotify
YouTube
Produced by: SWIMNERD
Supported by: Fitter & Faster
#swimming #swimcoach #usaswimming
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