I Don't Get It

Nate and Kyle hop on for an emergency podcast to discuss Cameron McEvoy's earth shattering 50FR World Record!

Susan Mayfield returns to help Nate and Kyle preview the 2026 NCAA Women's Championships and draft their fantasy teams!

(0:00) Welcome in
(1:10) Swim news roundup
(5:05) Luka!
(17:45) IDGI certified short course (World) American records
(21:20) Westmont Pro Series: records and G.O.A.T updates
(39:05) 76 second time drop
(42:30) 400 IM + closing thoughts

(0:00) Welcome in
(1:40) Listener Q&A: How do you teach someone something new for the first time?
(9:50) Creating guidance strategies
(14:10 Systems - based approaches
(18:40) Addressing perception
(23:30) Curriculum development
(29:00) Partnership of purpose
(36:15) Waffle House menus
(37:00) Conference championship updates and NCAA preview
(44:00) Closing thoughts

Nate & Kyle recap NCAA Conference Champs.

(0:00) Welcome in + Super Bowl hangover
(2:00 Football talk
(9:02) Translating football into swim coaching
(11:00) Taking the time to develop for the long game
(21:15) How much is enough? What’s next?
(25:00) Remarkable return to health: a story of success
(26:45) Programming systematic developmental pathways
(30:00) Education, communication, ethics, and integrity
(32:00) Story: Wanting More
(41:00) Don’t take things for granted
(44:00) Closing thoughts

(0:00) Welcome in + Host health update
(1:30) Super Bowl rematch primer
(4:10) Katie Ledecky segment — again!
(10:15) Team USA gains a stud
(14:50) Listener question: How do we explain to parents of age group swimmers that not every race in season will be a best time?
(29:20) Dr G’s (Sokolovas) analysis and conclusions on early age group performers to elite performance
(38:50) Multiple 50 races for each stroke and closing thoughts

Dr. G's age group study:

http://www.swimtnt.com/PARTICIPATIONINTOP100.pdf

(0:00) Welcome in
(3:10) The IDGI Podcast niche
(8:00) Alex Jones interview highlights and helpful coaching tools
(10:32) Listener Q & A: How to make full-time coaching more sustainable
(20:10) Developing a formula for health and sustainability
(38:15) Positive aspects of the “lifestyle”
(44:30) Closing thoughts

(0:00) Welcome in + clip on sunglasses
(1:30) Guest introduction and bio: Alex Jones — a grass roots coaching journey
(9:30) Season planing, systems, strategies, and juggling multiple roles
(17:15) Learn to swim: story telling, skill building and parental perception
(21:50) Performance recognition programs
(24:30) Test set ideas and data collection
(27:00) Underwater travel development revisited
(41:20) Challenges of implementing new ideas as a part-time assistant
(47:05) What did I sign up for?
(51:00) Stories and closing thoughts

(0:00) Welcome in + Happy New Year!
(1:50) A new look for Coach KJ
(3:30) “World Record” recap and tribute to the G.O.A.T.
(14:42) IDGI listener question/discussion: How to get Age Group swimmers to commit to underwater travel?
(52:30) Coach brag: Nate’s kids rocked mid-season championships!
(57:45) Deep thought from KJ
(1:00.00) Closing thoughts