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Dr. Dave Salo is one of the more innovative coaches of his generation but he didn't start out that way. He is the head coach of the men's and women's swimming team at the University of Southern California (USC). In addition, he also heads up the USC Trojan Swim Club. His swimmers have found success at the Olympic level in all events and distances. This episode originally aired on June 6, 2016

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Bex Freebairn begins her third season as an assistant coach for the Washington State University Women's Swimming program. Freebairn worked two seasons with Cougar head Coach Matt Leach at Indiana State.

In her second season, Freebairn helped the 2019-20 Cougars set three school-records, record 21 Top-10 times, post their second-highest point total at the Pac-12 Conference Championships in the last 13 seasons and 10 swimmers earned a trip to the postseason CSCAA National Invitational Championships. The New Zealand native also saw four Cougars post 2020 (2021) Olympic Qualifying Times in Lauren Burckel (USA), Mackenzie Duarte (USA), Taylor McCoy (USA) and Mia Zahab (Canada).

Freebairn helped guide the Cougars to a number of accomplishments in her first season in Pullman highlighted by the program's first NCAA National Championship participant in sophomore Mackenzie Duarte since 2010. WSU also finished eighth at the CSCAA National Invitational Championships, ten WSU Top-10 times were posted at the Pac-12 Conference Championships and ranked second in the Pac-12 based on improvement from the year prior, according SwimSwam.com.

Prior to Washington State, Freebairn worked two seasons with Leach at Indiana State where Leach earned 2017-18 Missouri Valley Coach of the Year honors after guiding the Sycamores to a 13-win campaign and a record-setting team performance at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships. Freebairn helped ISU set school records in every event at the conference championships, highlighted by the program's first individual conference champion.

Freebairn holds past coaching and swimming experience in New Zealand where she competed nationally until her sophomore year of college where injuries forced her to stop competing.

Freebairn earned her bachelor's of sport coaching degree while majoring in strength and conditioning from the University of Canterbury (N.Z.) in 2015. Freebairn earned her masters of coaching at Indiana State in 2018.

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Since taking over the swimming program at The University of Texas in 1978, Eddie Reese has established a tradition of excellence in Austin and set the standard in collegiate swimming. The 2005 and 2006 ASCA Coach of the Year, an eight-time NCAA Coach of the Year and three-time United States Men's Olympic Team head coach, Reese has led Texas to nine NCAA team titles in his 30 seasons in Austin. After placing 21st at the NCAA Championships in his first season (1979) at Texas, Reese's teams have never finished lower than seventh at the national meet. His Texas team will enter the 2008-09 season with two incredible streaks to its credit: 29 consecutive top-10 finishes at the NCAA Championship and 29 consecutive conference titles. Along the way, Reese has developed 41 NCAA individual champions, 29 national champion relays, 192 All-Americans and 26 Olympians who have won 29 gold medals.

This episode originally aired on June 27, 2016.

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The 2019-20 season marks the fifth year of Matt Hurst's tenure as an assistant coach on the Nittany Lions' Swimming & Diving staff. Both the Penn State men's and women's teams have scored at the NCAA Championships each year of his tenure with a total of 19 swimmers qualifying. Hurst arrived at Penn State University after a 12-year tenure at Southern Connecticut State, first as a student-athlete and then as an assistant coach for eight years. In addition to his responsibilities with Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU), Hurst also coached at SoNoCo Swim Club. He was a 2012 Junior National Team Coach and qualified four individuals for the Olympic Trials. In 2009, Hurst attended the FINA World Championships as an assistant coach with the Dominican Republic. Hurst spent the 2006-07 academic year as an assistant coach at Wesleyan University before returning to the Owls at SCSU. In his position at Wesleyan, Hurst worked with the team's sprinters and breaststrokers. He also led the team's strength and conditioning and dryland programs. During his time at Wesleyan, Hurst coached two All-Americans and one Academic All-American. As a student-athlete at SCSU, Hurst was a two-year captain, 11-time All-American, school record holder, and U.S. national qualifier. A corporate communications major as an undergraduate, Hurst also garnered Academic All-America honors three times. He also completed his master's degree at SCSU in human performance. Hurst grew up in Haverford where he was an All-American with the swim team. Hurst also competed for Upper Main Line YMCA, where he was a 26-time All-American.

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Maritza is a 2004 Olympic Silver Medalist in swimming. She is the 1st woman of color to make the US Olympic Swim team and medal. She was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, then moved with her family to Florida when she was 9 years old. She attended the University of Georgia at age 17. She graduated in 2005 as a 27-time All American with 11 NCAA titles. She became the first woman of color to break an individual American record and a World Record. After college she turned pro and traveled the country representing Team USA until her retirement. She's clocked 20 years in the USA Swimming World. Now, she works full time in corporate America, raising two kids with her husband. She travels the country spreading the importance of learning to swim especially in the Black communities. She describes her journey as hectic, fun, exhausting, and rewarding all at the same time.

This episode originally aired in August 2019.

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Shawn Smith is the Head Coach for the University of Denver (DU) Hilltoppers (TOPS), a nationally recognized, year-round swim team. Shawn has coached at DU since 1994, and has been Head Coach since 2001.

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David Tambuwun started coaching in 1994 at the Redlands YMCA, where he managed to produce top Masters Swimming champions in California and a National Top-10 Masters Swimming swimmer. In 1996, David worked as a Water Safety Instructor Supervisor for the City of Rialto where he trained Water Safety Instructors and helped develop the structure of their Learn-to-Swim program. During that time he also coached part-time at Streamline Aquatics of Rialto (STAR) as one of their age group coaches. This position eventually led to a Head Age Group Coaching position in 1998 where he produced Southern California top-16 age group athletes and a national record holder for disabled swimmers who went on to attain multiple gold, silver, and bronze medals at the 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing, and 2012 London Paralympic Games collectively. After leaving the City of Rialto Parks and Recreation in 1999, and while still the Head Age Group Coach for STAR, David took over a Head Coaching position for Inland Masters Swimming Club (Rialto Branch), where he had the privilege to train several national and world-ranked Masters Swimming swimmers.

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Andres Psijas is the Head Coach for Club Chicureo in Santiago, Chile. Coach Psijas grew up in Antofagasta, Chile. Throughout his life and that of his family, he has been linked to swimming; first as a professional swimmer. Andres has a degree in osteopathy with a specialization in biomechanics that has allowed him the chance to transfer what has he has learned in neurology and anatomy to the different types of training and add a more comprehensive focus on physical preparation.

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Eileen was named Head Coach of Lakeshore Swim Club (LSSC) in December of 2019. Before that, she served as Head Age Group Coach since 2013. Eileen began her coaching career assisting with the United States Naval Academy and Northwestern University swim camps in 2010. Upon returning to Cleveland, she spent 7 seasons as Head Coach of Fairview High School. During her time there, she coached multiple school record holders, district, and state qualifiers. Eileen has coached numerous Lake Erie District record holders, Zone qualifiers and champions, sectional and futures qualifiers. She was selected to serve as a Lake Erie Zones Coach in 2014 and 2018, and an Ohio All-Stars Mid States Coach in 2018. In 2019 she was named assistant coach for the Central Zone Select camp, for the top 13-15-year-old swimmers in the zone, joining a staff of coaches from all over the country. Eileen is currently the Senior Chair of the Lake Erie District Board of Directors. She began swimming in high school for Fairview and joined LSSC shortly after. She continued her swim career at Cleveland State University and then Pacific University in Oregon.

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