Arianna is a 3x Olympian from the Bahamas. 

In 2011, as a Junior at Auburn University, she won NCAA titles in both the 50 and 100 Freestyle.

She finished 8th in the 50 Free and 10th in the 100 Free at the 2012 London Olympics. 

The two Auburn sprint champions discuss...

"If you believe happiness, you achieve happiness." - Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace

Being the Southeast Marketing Rep for Arena and not traveling.

Getting more women on the podcast!

Why do Bahamians, who live on an island, don't learn to swim? Jeremy Knowles and his parents are working on changing this.

How did you get into swimming?

How did you get to Bolles?

You're going to school in Alabama? "I never once had a bad experience in Auburn."

"They say when you take your recruiting trip you just know."

Her career at Auburn. 

Breaking Natalie Coughlin's NCAA Record in the 100 Free.

First woman under 47.

Learning to be strong in the weight room was a game changer.

Lifting hard and heavy.

And much, much more!

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Olympic Champion. Cal Golden Bear. Small business owner.

NATHAN ADRIAN!

They speak about...

Purchasing Ann Curtis' swim school with former teammate and friend Will Copeland.

How have you stayed so good for so long?

Talk to me about Mike Bottom.

Going faster throughout Prelims - Semi Finals - Finals.

Brett worrying about Pieter van den Hoogenband.

Physical effort vs. Emotional effort.

The Mind Body Connection.

Beating James Magnussen in the 100 Free. 

Working on coming back in 24 low.

The Australian media.

Gennadi Touretski telling Alexander Popov that he needed to focus on being consistent -- we've reached our peak speed so now we maintain.

Telling Cesar Cielo that same thing -- he did not want to hear that.

Why have you stayed with Dave Durden for so long?

"We're going to learn from that and be better because of it." - Dave Durden

The importance of recovery. COVID Recovery.

His friendship with Matt Grevers.

How does Team USA have so much deck presence and swagger?

The International Swimming League. Skins Races.

Going from Olympic Champion to where you are today. 

Caeleb Dressel.

Control your controllables.

Speedo. Ralph Lauren.

And much more!

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Brett welcomes Coach Richard Scarce, Head Coach at Bond University and one of Australia's legendary coaches.

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Today Brett welcomes Italian Olympian and sprint freestyler, LUCA DOTTO!

Luca is the Italian record holder in the 100 Free and first one under 48. He won Silver at 2011 World Champs in the 50 Free and is a member of the Aqua Centurions of the International Swimming League.

They discuss...

Corona virus. Getting back in the water. Running his own business (Luca Dotto Swim Academy).

The unfortunate passing of his far too young mother.

Why don't Italians come to America to swim in college?

Being a model for Armani. 

Breaking 48 in the 100 Free. Getting 2nd in Shanghai in the 50 Free.

Believing in yourself. Do you have a champion's mentality? 

Looking ahead to the Tokyo Olympics. Having young guys coming up and pushing him. 

And much, much more!

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The fastest man ever in a textile: JAMES MAGNUSSEN!

They discuss...

Starting a gym equipment business during COVID-19. Check out Habitual Equipment on Instagram. Now available in Australia!

Grew up in a small country town 5 hours north of Sydney where the pool was closed during the winter. 

Meeting with Coach Brant Best in 2009. "I'm very confident I will get you to an Olympic Games." 

"The confidence he gave me in that meeting..." - James Magnussen

What did Brant do best? Everything we did had a purpose.

"WALK OUT RUN HOME"

Super suits.

Having an outstanding network of people helping him reach his highest potential. 

Eamon Sullivan.

Winning his National Championship in the 100 Free going 48.2.

Do you have a chip on your shoulder?

Going from being the hunter to being the hunted.

"The bread and butter set for me for training for my 100 Freestyle was..."

44-48 stroke rate. Breathing 2's. Soft hands. 7/10 RPE.

Swimming consistently. Same # of strokes, same # of breathes. The performance piece took care of itself.

Pre-Fatigue stuff for back end. 3x15's Max. Swim through the 50. Straight into a fast 50.

We'd swim really fast at least 4x a week. The other 3 would be really slow, really recovery.

Are we swimming fast coming out of quarantine because we are recovered?

2011 World Championships in Shanghai.

Preparing for the 2012 London Olympics.

And so much more!

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Jackson Leonard swam for Coach Troy at the University of Florida but not for long. After his Freshman year he hung up his suit for coaching and worked for the team as one of the team managers. 

Jackson was given Coach Chuck Warner and Dana Abbot's book about Coach Eddie Reese which sparked his interest in writing a book about Coach Gregg Troy...

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Friday Flyday.

If you've got a stable of distance swimmers, you need to be a great distance coach. If you've got a stable of sprinters, you need to be a great sprint coach.

Learning from watching -- especially Alexander Popov and Gennadi Touretski.

What do people not know about Ryan Lochte & Caeleb Dressel? When Lochte walks out as part of an 800 Free Relay he's always the shortest. When Dressel walks out as part of a 400 Free Relay, he's always the shortest. They can both dunk a basketball. They both make practice more challenging.

What happened in 2017? Why the blip in performance from Caeleb?

Brett thanks Gregg for all he has done for the sport and being a fierce competitor at his time at Auburn.

Are the Olympics going to happen? Can Lochte get back to the Olympics? Can Dressel execute under the pressure in all these events?

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A 3-time Australian Olympian and the longest tenured National Team swimmer ever (17 years!), Brett welcomes Adam Pine onto the podcast today.

They discuss his position at Swimming Australia where he supports the high performance programs for the Australian Paralympic Team and their Open Water swimmers.

Australia has an incredible natural environment that has created a legendary swimming culture. Australia has loads of pools: 1500+ 50m facilities.

Missing the Olympic team. Going to the University of Nebraska to get his education. 

Coming from a small country town. Racing all the time as a young kid. A lot of 25 walk-backs. 

Loved swimming fast butterfly, was never the top dawg but was always right there chasing them.

17 years of swimming on the Australian National Team!

"Every time I swam, I knew I could go faster."

5th in the World but 3rd in my Country.

7 years of no PB in his best event, the 100 Fly.

Heat swimmers are important.

Being married to a swimmer.

Advice to young Australians looking to swim in college in America.

4 years from now what am I going to do to make sure I make that Olympic team?

And much, much more!

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Danny Kennedy (@djkfitness on IG) is an online trainer and fitness coach. 

He is also the host of The Fitness And Lifestyle Podcast where he provides you with the knowledge and motivation to become the very best version of yourself.  

In this episode, Brett and Danny discuss over training.

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The voice of American swimming and water safety: ROWDY GAINES! 

The two Auburn sprinters discuss...

His new role at USA Swimming as the Director of Community Development. 

The 1980 experience in relationship to today's COVID-19 landscape. "Acceptance and motivation."

8 long years. 

Providing perspective to Caeleb Dressel, David Marsh, and the Indiana pros.

5 years at Auburn. 

Working as a night clerk at a hotel in Austin, Texas.

Winning 3 gold medals in 1984. "I really wasn't that good in 1984." Got 7th in the 200. Was super lucky to even make the team individually as he barely came 2nd in the 100 at Trials. "I deserve to be in this moment because I worked my butt off." 

We all have this moment. Jason Lezak. 

Turning your brain off for that moment. Breaking down the 100 Freestyle.

Retiring after 1984 Olympics. Swimming Masters. Qualifying for 88 Trials. Going to OT's with David Marsh. 

"How do you think those 3 golds changed your life?" - Brett

1984 had some special athletes. America was waiting 8 years for these performances and athletes.

Developing himself into a long lasting commentator. Commentating 32 NCAA Championships and soon to be 8th Olympics and the differences between the two. His top gift is passion. 

"When everyone hates me it's perfect!" - Rowdy on talking about Auburn too much AND too little.

Talk to me about Richard Quick. "Could not have done it without him." 

Richard changing his start.

And much, much more!

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Eamon "Mad Dog" Sullivan is a triple Olympian and former world record holder in both the 50 and 100 LCM Freestyle. He is also the winner of Australia MasterChef (2009) as well as the slayer of Brett's Australian 50 Free record. They discuss both. 

They also talk about...

Executing your race plan. 

Where'd you get the nickname, "Mad Dog"?

Getting Michael Klim's autograph at 12 years old.

Making the Olympic Team at 19 years old by placing 5th in the 100 Free and then getting the nod to swim in the Final.

Injuries. Tendinitis. Bursitis. Hip surgeries. Dislocated fingers. A career dealing with injuries. 

When did you think you were going to make an Olympic team? "When I touched 5th."

Switching from doing a lot of kilometers to solely sprinting at age 16. Training with Grant Stoelwinder and Todd Pearson. 

They take a very deep dive into winning and being proud of Silver in the 100 Free.

And much, much more!

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