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In E7 we had the chance to sit down with Adam Baker and Stuart McNarry and discuss how they work in tandem with each other at the Swim Wales HPC in Swansea. We also hear about their preparations with swimmers in the run up to the Tokyo Olympic Games. 

In E6 we had the opportunity to sit down with Robin Armayan and hear from him on a range of topics around developing age group swimmers, his own journey as a coach as well as being intelligent racers. A really great discussion worth listening to for any coach. 

In E5 we had the opportunity to sit down with Andi Manley, the director of swimming at Loughborough University to talk about his career in coaching. Andi reflects on his experiences working across age group swimming all the way up to working with senior international swimmers. An insightful discussion for coaches of all levels. 

In E4 we had the opportunity to speak with Sean Balmer the Head Coach at Cockermouth SC. Over the years Sean has produced GB internationals on a regular basis, most recently Luke Greenbank. In this episode Sean discusses this process of creating international swimmers as well as the importance of great communication for coaches. 

In E3 we sat down with Russ Barber to discuss creating performance environments base don behaviours rather than outcomes. Russ also runs The Swim Coach Network. You can find out more about this on twitter (@Russ_SCNetwork) or by emailing [email protected]

In E2 we sit down with Rick Hall to discuss his projects on developing technical models for training and racing and how he plans to use these ins coaching going forward. If you want to hear more from Rick you can reach out to him at;  Twitter - @coachrickhall  Email - [email protected]

In the first episode of series 4 we sat down with Kevin Pickard from The Rogue Monkey to discuss all things talent identification and developement including where he thinks the future of talent lies. An insightful discussion for coaches, athletes, parents and educators. For more information on The Rogue Monkey visit; www.theroguemonkey.org 

In E10 we discussed the topic of injury prevention for swimmers with Chris Ritter the founder of Ritter Sports Performance and Surge Strength Dryland Certification.  You can find some great free drylands resources @ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqrDM0qpo4fZr_Fw9XBPwIw  If you are interested in enrolling on the Surge Strength Dryland Certification then click the link below;  https://academy.surgestrength.com/?ref=781 

In E9 we had the opportunity to collaborate with Chris DeSantis who hosts The Swim Brief podcast. Chris has a masters in positive psychology as well as having coached in the US and Denmark. To find out more about Chris and his podcast make sure to check out his website and social media pages;  Web - http://chrisdcoach.com/blog  Twitter - @cdswimcoach

In E8 we spoke with Sophie Dodd for Mental Health in Sport about the importance of coaches being trained in mental health first aid for their athletes but also how coaches can look after themselves better to protect against poor mental health. Find out more about the work Sophie does at;  https://www.mentalhealthinsportcic.com Insta - mentalhealthinsportcic Facebook - @mentalhealthinsportcic Twitter - @MHISport

In E7 we sat down with Brent Rushall who has been an exponent of Ultra Short Race Pace Training (USRPT) for many years. In this episode Brent outlines why he thinks USRPT is the best training model around. We felt it was important to share this episode with our listeners to allow them to weigh up the pros and cons of any training model they are thinking of employing when they are planning their training. You can find the information Brent references at the below links -  For the USRPT 7-disc DVD set  http://brentrushall.com/DVD%20Sale/DVD%20Sale.htm The Swimming Science Journal is at https://coachsci.sdsu.edu/swim/index.htm More specifically, the table of USRPT articles is at https://coachsci.sdsu.edu/swim/usrpt/table.htm

In E6 we spoke with Teri McKeever - Head Coach of Cal Golden Bears Women's swimming and diving. It was great to find out about Teri's experiences in coaching and hear her reflections on what has been a fantastic career so far.