The Weekly Freestyle

This week the boys sit down with James Guy MBE. The episode covers all things from harsh words and The Inbetweeners in the call room, Olympic highs and the unseen lows, the strength he gains from his family and even a cheeky game of mr & mrs. AND SO MUCH MORE!!!

This week Tom and Alex discuss Team GB’s warm weather training camp in Australia. Who from the team has been struggling with the heat and what does a normal day look like on camp?

This week Tom and Alex chat to Katie Shanahan who is out on altitude camp in Arizona. She's only 18 but already she's a European and Commonwealth Games medalist, this, on top of her quite phenomenal junior career. Katie discusses her experience of major competition in 2022. the ISL and what it's like training at the national centre in Stirling and so much more!

Tom and Alex discuss the financials of being an a professional swimmer and one of Britain’s top athletes. The boys discuss ISL too in the Freestyle section of the pod.

This week Tom and Alex react to their chat with Ed Mildred from the previous episode. They also discuss the keys to avoiding burnout and how best for young athletes to develop. Romanian sport stars are also a key topic of conversation…

Join TWF this week as Tom and Alex sit down to chat with Ed Mildred, one of Team GB's youngest talents on the global stage. Ed discusses his journey to joining the GB setup, what goes through his mind just before racing and why consistently losing in judo fights led to the birth of his swimming career (and much more!).

Welcome to 2023! Find out how an Olympian sets their goals for the year and balances training throughout the festive period. Did Alex survive the famous Christmas swimming session and there's talk of a Channel swim attempt...

Tom reflects on his bronze medal out in Melbourne and the week in general. The boys reflect on 2022 as well as making some bold predictions for 2023. SPOTY and the lack of recognition is discussed too.

Welcome back to season 3. There's some build up to World Champs in Australia, Santa Fun Run tales and an England footy style spelling bee.

This week Tom and Alex talk to Toby Johnston who recently completed The Pacific Crest Trail which is a walk across The USA which is over 2,500 miles and takes over 5 months to complete. The also boys wrap up season 2 and read a few listener messages too.