We sat down with NCAA champion and Cal alum Amy Bilquist, who is currently training in her hometown of Scottsdale, Arizona. Amy walked us through her famed career both at Carmel high school in Indiana and at Cal, where she took was part of some seriously speedy teams. Amy also dove into how she's capitalized on being a professional swimmer.

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At the beginning of March, Louise Hansson was preparing to defend her NCAA titles in the 100 and 200 fly. A few short weeks later, she found herself at home in Sweden, unsure if she would get to go back to LA and USC's campus anytime soon. Hansson talks about how hard that quick turnaround was, as well as her news that she will be starting her master's program in the fall at Loughborough University in England.

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Originally published April 27, 2020.

We sat down with Olympic champion Cameron van der Burgh to catch up with him after his brush with COVID-19. We did touch on that subject, but mostly we delved into his swimming past. He shared how he figured out how to do things differently for himself that led to success considering he was a power-based swimmer. 

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Jacob Whittle had a breakout summer last year, becoming one of the fastest age-group swimmers in history by breaking 50 seconds in the 100m free at age 14. Now 15, Jacob was training hard for the upcoming British Olympic Trials, which have now been postponed. This was a lot for Jacob to take in, but he explained that after last summer, he's had a lot of practice keeping a level head, not getting too excited or too down about any one thing.

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Originally published on April 8, 2020.

We sat down with Bruce Marchionda, head coach at the club that has been producing a lot of top-level talent recently, the TAC Titans. He talked with us about developing athletes during his time at Clemson, Western Kentucky (including 2012 Olympic champion Claire Donohue), and now at TAC Titans, where he works with athletes such as national teamers Claire Curzan and Charlotte Hook.

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Notre Dame head coach Michael Litzinger started off our conversation by indulging me and my wonder of what the recruiting process of Zach Yeadon.  We went on to talk about some of the fondest memories coach Litzinger had not just from Notre Dame, but from his previous position at UNC, and all the way back to coaching summer camp at Alabama, which ultimately led him away from law school and into the coaching realm.

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