Inside with Brett Hawke

By Brett HawkeSports Swimming

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February 15, 2021 #135 Chris Plumb
Chris Plumb is the Head Coach of Carmel Swim Club & Carmel High School where they have won 35 straight girls state championships and 19 boys state championships. Coach Plumb is in his 15th year at Carmel.
Brett and Chris talk about...
Being a Learner
How do you be a better coach?
“It’s simple things over and over.” – Chris Plumb
How do you break up your training cycles for your high school swimmers?
“The Science of Winning”
5 great weeks and a deload week. 6 week blocks. Capacity (Gas Tank) & Power (MPG).
It’s like a faucet. Aerobic power. Aerobic capacity. Anaerobic power. Anaerobic capacity. Short Speed. You need all of them but it’s all about how much you turn on.
Developing the person.
Drylands. Vern Gambetta. How to move properly.
“You can create athletes.” – Chris Plumb
Using a pulley system, Destro Swim Towers (use coupon code "brett" at checkout to save $150 on a double swim tower!)
Recognizing the differences between coaching young men and women.
Having a working board vs. a governing board of parents.
And much, much more!
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49 min
February 11, 2021 #134 Mine Kasapoglu
Mine Kasapoglu is a sports photographer from Turkey trying to capture moments that make your heart skip a beat. She's been to the last 9 Olympics!
You've definitely seen her swimming pictures before, as she has been working with the Gloria Sports Arena for a couple of years now, home to Energy Standard. She also shoots for Red Bull and is a SONY Alpha Europe Ambassador.
Mine is also quite the athlete herself, as she was on both the Turkish National Skiing and Snowboarding Team. It was once her goal to make an Olympic Team in Snowboard cross.
"I'm not an Olympian, but I've been to 9 Olympic Games." - Mine Kasapoglu
Mine has lent many pictures to the podcast -- THANK YOU!
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Special Thanks to World Champion Ukrainian Swimmer, Misha Romanchuk for this great pic we used in this episode's artwork. Check him out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/misha_romanchuk/
48 min
February 08, 2021 #133 Liliana Ibáñez
Liliana Ibáñez is a 2x Olympic swimmer from Mexico. She holds National Records in the 50/100/200 Free -- both in SCM and LCM. Lili is one of those people that naturally radiates positivity. You can hear her smiling when she talks.
Lili is currently training in Mexico City under Brett's guidance with the goal of making a 3rd Olympic Games.
They talk about...
*getting better at kicking; dropping down from swimming the 200 to focus on the 50 and 100
*Steve Bultman recruiting her to Texas A&M; her mother not wanting her to leave home; culture shock
*being amazed at the plentiful chocolate milk, unlimited steaks, and long showers
*how watching Ian Thorpe at the 2000 Olympic Games changed her life
*Cesar Cielo being a super hero in Latin America
*learning to sprint in practice without any air
*making history in Mexico; inspiring the next generation of young Mexican swimmers
And much more!
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46 min
February 04, 2021 #132 Abbie Fish
Abbie Fish is the owner and founder of Swim Like A. Fish. Abbie is a virtual swim coach and stroke technique guru for swimmers all around the world. She cut her teeth working with some of the best: USA Swimming, the Race Club, and Ritter Sports Performance. As a swimmer, she swam at the University of Georgia and was an Olympic Trials qualifier. She's obsessed with improving your stroke technique.
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31 min
February 01, 2021 #131 Eric Shanteau
Eric Shanteau is a 2x Olympian, World Champion swimmer, and cancer destroyer. He also holds the American Record for Most Times Getting 3rd at US Olympic Trials (5x) as well as the AR for Most Events Getting 3rd at OT's (4 events; 200 IM, 400 IM, 100 Breast, 200 Breast).
Shanteau grew up swimming for Swim Atlanta and Chris Davis and was one of the four Auburn Tigers (George Bovell (Episode #111), Doug Van Wie, and Kurt Cady) that went 32-4-4 in their NCAA swimming career. That's 32 dual meet wins (and 0 losses), 4 SEC Championships, and 4 NCAA Titles -- completely undefeated.
In the mid-2000's, while Shanteau grew into one of the world's best IM'ers, so did two other young Americans. Just so happens they turned out to be the two most decorated swimmers ever: Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte.
At the 2004 Olympic Trials, Shanteau placed 3rd behind Phelps and Lochte. He also placed 3rd in the 400 IM behind Phelps and Erik Vendt.
The same thing happened at the 2008 Olympic Trials: 3rd in the 200 IM behind Phelps and Lochte. 3rd in the 100 Breast.
Finally, his opportunity came in the 200 Breast, qualifying for his first Olympics in 2008. Prior to the Games, Shanteau was diagnosed with testicular cancer. He opted to swim before going under the knife.
Shanteau popped off at World Championships in 2009. The famous Rome meet. He won a Bronze medal in the 200 IM and a Silver in the 200 Breast which was an American Record of 2:07.42.
In 2012, he qualified 2nd behind Brendan Hansen in the 100 Breast which led him to win an Olympic gold medal in the 400 Medley Relay by swimming on the morning relay. Also, at the 2012 Olympic Trials, he got -- you guessed it -- 3rd yet again -- this time in the 200 Breast.
Shanteau married another Auburn All-American, Jeri Moss.
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1 hr 8 min
January 28, 2021 #130 Jordan Wilimovsky
Jordan Wilimovsky is one of America's top distance swimmers in both the pool and open water. At the 2016 Olympics he placed 4th in the 1500 and 5th in the 10K.

He is the first American male swimmer qualified for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics in the 10K and will be swimming the mile at OT's this summer.

Jordan is known for his insane work ethic. Brett digs into how Dave Kelsheimer (Team Santa Monica) trains him and how he approaches training every day.

With his ticket to Tokyo already punched, he's got daily motivation in knowing he is representing the stars and stripes.

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Special Thanks: Thumbnail photography courtesy of Jack Spitser.
35 min
January 27, 2021 #129 Ben Fisher
Last week Ben Fisher, a UC Santa Barbara Swimming alum, penned an open letter to Klete Keller that was shared on both Swimming World Magazine and Swim Swam.
"You will have your day in court. But you will also have your opportunity for redemption. Perhaps your story can be the catalyst for a real conversation on the criticality of developing the next generation of swimmers into more resilient, well-rounded individuals." - Ben Fisher
Brett and Ben sit down to talk about why he wrote this letter, what he hopes it can achieve, and struggling mentally after swimming is over.
"I would also ask that the general public, the swimming community and your own friends and family allow justice to take its course but to not play judge and jury. There is a tremendously rich opportunity here if we avoid placing Klete on a shame island and realize we have work to do to heal and prepare for a better future. We must do better to support one another and help us all develop into a more compassionate, more well-rounded community." - Ben Fisher
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34 min
January 25, 2021 #128 Ky Hurst
Ky Hurst is a superior endurance athlete. Olympic swimmer, Australian Ironman Champion, and grinder for the America's Cup Challenge.
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56 min
January 21, 2021 #127 Ranomi Kromowidjojo
Ranomi Kromowidjojo is a 3x Olympic gold medalist from the Netherlands. At the 2012 London Games, she swept the Women's 50 and 100 Freestyles. Now, at age 30, she heads into her 4th Olympics.

Brett and Ranomi talk about...
*how she mentally prepares for the biggest moments
*which do you like better the 50 or the 100?
*a deep dive into the fine points of her start
*her heavy use of video analysis
*what keeps her motivated
*being a sprinter but not really identifying as a sprinter
*the 2012 London Olympics
*the Netherlands swimming culture
*will she continue swimming after Tokyo

And much, much more!
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1 hr 3 min
January 18, 2021 #126 Bruno Fratus
Brazilian Bruno Fratus has been one of swimming's most consistent sprint freestylers. He's broken 22 seconds in the 50 LCM Freestyle 81 times in his career. Bruno has been on the podium of the 50 Free in each of the last three World Championships (Bronze 2015 Kazan, Silver 2017 Budapest, Silver 2019 Gwangju).
Bruno talks about...
Being bullied as a child.
His Olympic experiences in 2012 and 2016.
Gary Hall Jr. the GOAT Sprinter.
Coming to America.
Confronting Cesar Cielo in the drug testing tent at the 2012 Olympics.
Being next to Cesar Cielo in 2009 when he broke the 50 World Record.
"The Poor Man's Cesar Cielo"
Acting like a professional in all aspects: nutrition, mentality, recovery.
Overcoming injuries.
And much, much more!

"I race because I love it. Actually, I swim because I love racing. I swim because I like the thrill. I like the grind. I like to hurt at practice. I think, more than any other thing, I like to win races." - Bruno Fratus
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Photographs courtesy of Mine Kasapoglu.
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1 hr 7 min