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US Paralympic medallist Jamal Hill is an extraordinary swimmer with an amazing swimming journey, which he shared with us on this episode of Torpedo Swimtalk Podcast

From discovering he had Charcot-Marie Tooth neuropathy at age 10, to finding masters swimming and then winning bronze in the 50m Freestyle at last years Paralympics, Jamal is a force of nature in all he does.

And his passion and success in his own professional swimming career, has led him to philanthropic work as the founder of  Swim Up Hill where the core aim is to teach 1 million marginalised people to swim. 

I loved hearing about his philosophy as to what makes a champion and the purpose he feels from that idea (26:50min)

You will be inspired by all Jamal has to share!

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In this episode of Torpedo Swimtalk Podcast we chat to vibrant triple Olympic swimmer  - Englishman James Hickman

James represented the UK at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympics; won the World Short Course 200m butterfly title 5 times and held the 100m and 200m Short Course World Record during that period.  He has some great tales to tell from that time.
With all these wonderful swimming accolades behind him, he settled down to a career in marketing and trotted around the globe for Speedo, finally landing in Sydney 6 years ago with his young family.

In this harbour side city, he re-ignited his love of swimming by finding his "people" at a local Sydney pool and discovered a new passion in open water swimming as well. Now he finds himself a FINA Masters Swimming WR holder with his mates in a 4x50m relay and regularly racing in the pool and ocean when he can fit it all into his schedule.

We chatted about his current training schedule - What he does, how often and what type of training he undertakes.  James explained what he has learnt and is still learning in the open water. We talk about the way he used to train - "You have to make training harder than the race" and how this mantra fires him up now to challenge himself in the water.

The biggest takeaway from our chat was his passion and connection to the water and that is something all lovers of swimming will recognise. 

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Marathon Swimmer Sam Poulsen embodies determination and true grit as she conquers open water swim adventures. She has successfully crossed the English and North Channels in the UK and has plans for some exciting un-chartered swims in the near future. Sam shares all her tips and what she has learnt on today's Torpedo Swimtalk Podcast episode.

What kind of training does she do to prepare for these epic adventures; Which type of mindset does she use before and during the swim; and how does she combat the cold water extremes, tides and jellyfish she encounters on these swims.

Learn from Sam's experience and take that away to your own training and preparation for your next open water swim adventure.

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Masters Swimming is exploding in popularity world wide, as it solidifies its links to FINA. Nadine Day is at the forefront of that link, as the newly elected FINA Chairperson for Masters Swimming. She discusses this and more on today's Torpedo Swimtalk Podcast  

Not only is Nadine heavily involved in the running of masters swimming, first as a past President of USMS and now as FINA Chairperson, but she is also a passionate masters swimmer, coach and physiotherapist.  We covered all this in this far reaching pod episode.

I wonder how many of you would like to try Nadine's favourite swimming set?  It is a killer. Check out the episode to hear all about it.

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Torpedo Swimtalk Podcast brings you a TST Quick Splash report, from the Pan Pac Masters Games held at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre in QLD.

A round up of all the best swims from the meet over the 4 days of competition, with highlighted swims from Leigh Rodgers, Darius Schultz, Cameron Donovan, Kady Ibell and Marion Beluke.

We had three, on the ground, hard-nosed swimming reporters in Martin Banks, Brett Davidson and Elaine Sng, with their reflections and race experience throughout the competition.

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From dual Olympic medallist and World Champion, through to one of her current roles as Ambassador of Mental Health for the Queensland government, Australian triple Olympian Hayley Lewis-Taylor candidly shared all the ups and downs she has experienced, conquered and triumphed over in her swimming career on today's Torpedo Swimtalk Podcast

How did she handle the pressure that came with being one of Swimming Australia's most successful athletes of the 90's? What has she learnt from those fundamental lessons experienced at the pool? And why has she found herself back in the pool after many years of self imposed exile?

It was such a delight chatting to Hayley and hearing her candidly share her swimming journey.

You won't want to miss this episode.  Listen now!

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Harriet Brown is a World Champion Iron-woman and 2 x winner of the NutriGrain Iron-woman Series and she shares with us how she ocean swims, surf kayaks, board paddles and beach sprints her way to success across all four disciplines on this episode of Torpedo Swimtalk Podcast You won't want to miss it!

It takes many sessions in the pool, ocean and gym each week,  training with hard work and dedication to bring this Iron-woman dream together. As Harriet says "Train really hard and push your body to the limit. If you’re making the commitment to train, you may as well do your absolute best".  And Harriet certainly exemplifies this with every word she speaks about her swimming and surf journey.

And for all those ocean swimmers out there, Harriet shares with us her top tips to completing an ocean race successfully. And she should know, being a 6 x winner of the iconic Lorne Pier to Pub Swim.

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Today on Torpedo Swimtalk Podcast  I am joined by Nick Hope  who is a champion British Masters Swimmer and a renowned Sports Journalist. It was so enjoyable chatting to him, while he shared his unique perspective from both angles.

How does a successful freelance journalist, who follows the big sporting events round the globe - think Olympics, Paralympics and World Championships - fit his own masters swimming training into that schedule? Where and how does he train and what is the secret to his success?

Juxtapose onto that story, the wonderful experiences he can share from pool deck in his interviews with many champions of swimming from around the world, and I think you will find many gems of advice in Nick's discussion on this episode of Torpedo Swimtalk Podcast

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While everyone is feeling inspired by the wonderful swimmers hitting it out of the ball park at the Commonwealth Games, let's hear from a masters swimmer from the Commonwealth - British masters swimmer and world record holder - Amanda Heath.

Amanda was so generous in sharing her insights into her training and racing, and the strategies she employs - both physically and mentally - are so very useful for all swimmers to hear and implement into your own training. Amanda specialises in races 200 and above, and has her WR in breaststroke and individual medley.

Anyone one up for Amanda's favourite set of 5 x 400 IM at training today?  Have a listen into this episode of Torpedo Swimtalk Podcast while we discuss this and lots more about masters swimming in the UK.

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Can we learn from elite and professional swimmers in our sport? I believe we can! And today's guest on Torpedo Swimtalk Podcast shares many insights from that very vantage point.

As Janelle Elford, she shared in the dominance of Australian middle distance freestyler's of the late 80's and early 90's, culminating in a gold, silver and bronze medal at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland.  As Janelle Pallister, she coaches alongside Michael Bohl on the Gold Coast working with the high performance swimmers from Griffith University - the likes of Emma McKeon, Kaylee McKeown and Mack Horton to name a few - and is currently on the Swimming Australia coaching team in Birmingham for these Commonwealth Games. She is also mother and coach of up and coming Australian swimmer Lani Pallister, who scored a bronze in the 1500m in Budapest last month.

So as you can see, Janelle has a truckload of experience to share with us from a swimming and coaching point of view. She is humble, down to earth and I have a feeling the swimmers she works with admire her perspective.

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