Inside with Brett Hawke

Meagen Nay is Australian Dolphin #667, having swum in two Olympics (2008, 2012) where she placed 7th and 5th, respectively, in the 200 Backstroke. In 2010, Meagen became Commonwealth Champion in the 2 Back in 2:07.56. She trained under Michael Bohl at St. Peter's Western.  

Meagen has faced tremendous tragedy in her life. Both her Dad and brother passed away in separate car accidents, 16 years apart.   

Most recently, you may have heard her as an Aussie commentator for Amazon Prime!

00:00 Bratter PA Immigration Law 00:05 Live from Azerbaijan 02:45 Tragic life experiences 04:20 How do you react? 06:30 Michael Bohl 08:30 Commonwealth Gold on her Birthday 10:30 Meagan's Mom 11:50 What now? 12:45 Commentating 14:30 What makes a good commentator?  15:45 Beine Nutrition Genetic Sports Performance 16:32 Specific event for commentating? 19:00 200 Back  22:30 Race awareness 25:00 Where do you think swimming is? 27:48 Swimmer Interviews 31:15 Swim Angelfish Adaptive Swim Lessons

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Dive Inside LIVE with our fav Brit, The Swimsuit Guy, Sonny Trigg. And, special guest, 2x Australian Olympian, Meagen Nay!

TYR Pro Swim Series kicks off in Knoxville this week.  Simone Manuel will compete in her first long course meet since the Olympics almost a year and a half ago. Penny Oleksiak will also back after tearing her meniscus. 

And, there should be an Ahmed Hafnaoui sighting. Wu Peng is back!  

As well as...  

Jordan Crooks, Bjorn Seeliger, Signe Bro, Katie Grimes, Bella Sims, Katie Ledecky, Bobby Finke, Drew Kibbles N' Bits, Kylie Masse, Justin Ress, Kieran Smith, Regan Smith, Ryan Murphy, Leah Smith, Chase Kalisz, and Abbey Weitzeil.  

Plus, a bunch of youngins like Daniel Diehl and Charlotte Crush.   

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Can the 20 year old Frenchman break Michael Phelps' World Record? I don't think there is any more doubt. But can he break 4:00? Does Bob Bowman believe he can do it? Probably.

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Josh Huger is an Assistant Coach at the University of Tennessee. Sophomore Jordan Crooks just got back from SC Worlds with a gold medal in the 50 Freestyle. 

During the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the Lady Vols enjoyed a program-record six Olympic qualifiers, as Erika Brown (USA), Tess Cieplucha (Canada), Mona McSharry (Ireland), Cherelle Thompson (Trinidad & Tobago), Kira Toussaint (Netherlands) and Ellen Walshe (Ireland) represented their countries at the Summer Games. The men's squad had three Olympians with Lyubomir Epitropov (Bulgaria), Michael Houlie (South Africa) and Joaquin Vargas (Peru) competing in Tokyo.

Prior to UT, Josh coached at Virginia Tech and William & Mary. 

00:00 - Welcome Josh Huger!

00:58 - University of Tennessee Mid-Season Update

03:23 - Approaching a Season Plan

06:22 - Josh Huger Background as a Sprint Coach

08:42 - Josh Establishing His Own Style

11:18 -  Jordan Crooks: Hungry to Improve

16:47 - Improving Different Elements of Power 

19:50 - Underwater Chute Set 

22:11 - Comparing Crooks to Dressel

25:29 - Speed Endurance and Race Experience

29:03 - Incorporating Long-Course Training

31:03 - The State of the Team and the Future

33:22 - Balancing the Pursuit of Championship Titles

36:10 - Everyone Needs Different Food Groups

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Brett & Sonny talk about the best swims of 2022.  And, Erica Beine of Beine Wellness stops by to discuss genetic sports performance and nutrition!

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Building power in swimming involves improving your technique and increasing your strength and endurance.

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Are you looking to swim the 50 free faster? Here is how 2 Olympic swim coaches break down the 50 Free and how you should think about swimming the 50 Free.

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Isaac Cooper is one of Australia's top sprint talents. He just captured Silver in the Men's 50 Backstroke at the 2022 Fina Swimming World Championships.  He holds the World Junior Record in the 50m Backstroke.

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Jeroen Lecoutere used his PhD in Electrical/Biomedical Engineering to create the smartest swim specific tracker ever. The Swimtraxx One device attaches to your goggles and sits on your temple. So small and sleek you don't even know it is there. Track your time, heart rate, and stroke rate all from the same device.  

"Swimtraxx One is a device like no other before. No system has ever been more comfortable, accurate or user-friendly in the sport of swimming."

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James GIbson is regarded as one of the best swim coaches in the world and specifically for sprint swimming. He's coached the likes of Flo Manaudou, Ben Proud, Sarah Sjostrom, and anyone whoever swam for Energy Standard. The world's best swimmers travel to Turkey to train with him at the beautiful Gloria Sports Arena.   

As a swimmer himself, James was a sprint specialist. In 2003, he became World  Champion in the 50 LCM breast.

00:00 Welcome James Gibson 02:15 Misconception of Sprinter’s Training 03:55 Is Sprinting an Art of Science? 07:40 Sprint Development Individually versus Squad 09:23 Training Differences Between Flo Manaudou and Ben Proud 12:56 Sprint Training Periodization  20:13 22 Seconds in Women’s 50m Free 24:42 Paradigm Shift in Sprint Freestyle Technique 29:13 Brett Hawke Power and Speed Sets 36:00 James Gibson Speed Endurance Set 41:18 James Gibson’s + Brett’s Technical Advice for Sprint Freestyle 46:18 Building the Perfect 50 Freestyle 59:59 Changing Tactics to Throw Off the Opposition 62:21 Why the 50 Free is the Toughest Event in Swimming 68:18 How Have James’ Training Methods Changed Over the Years 72:15 How James Gibson Trained Flo Manaudou 73:50 How Brett Trained Cesar Cielo

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