#216 Tim Hinchey on need for a global swim calendar, relationship w/ISL, Lia Thomas, & SC Worlds

Tim Hinchey III is the President & CEO of USA Swimming and the USA Swimming Foundation. Before coming back to his true love, Tim spent time in the MLS, NBA, NHL, and the English Premier League.  He swam for UC Irvine in the late 80's and is still an active US Masters swimmer and volunteer swim coach. Tim and his wife Mia are proud parents to 6! 00:00 Hello Tim Hinchey 03:45 President & CEO 05:30 Learn to Swim 09:17 Aquavolo Drag Sox 09:45 Premier League 10:45 Becoming CEO 12:00 Mike Unger 13:25 Restructuring USAS 15:00 International Swimming League 22:21 Destro Swim Towers 23:00 USAS Resident Coach? 26:15 College coaches doing it all 30:00 Coaches mental health 31:10 World Champs in USA 33:07 Swim Angelfish Adaptive Swimming 33:45 SC Worlds Qualification Criteria 36:00 Global Calendar 39:50 Australia 44:40 Superior Swim Timing 45:30 Club team services 48:45 Lia Thomas 50:45 Sports Psychiatrist? 52:00 SC World Championships 54:37 Swimnerd Pace Clocks Enjoy! Support Our Sponsors: AQUAVOLO DRAG SOX: Build power and strength in the water with Drag Sox made by AquaVolo. Use code "brett" at checkout and receive 10% off. SWIM ANGELFISH: Receive the tools and skills needed to teach swimmers with autism, physical disabilities, anxiety, sensory and motor conditions with Swim Angelfish, the global leader in adaptive swim. Get certified online today! SUPERIOR SWIM TIMING: Run a swim meet with ease from your laptop. SST is fully compatible with Hy-Tek and Team Unify as well as Colorado, Daktronics, and Omega touchpads. Tell them Brett sent you! DESTRO SWIM TOWERS: Save $150 per double swim tower by using the code "brett" at checkout! SWIMNERD LIVE: Create an interactive heat sheet. Stream your swim meet scoreboard in real time over top your live stream. Turn any tv into a digital scoreboard. Subscribe & Listen: Apple Podcasts Google Spotify YouTube Produced by: SWIMNERD Supported by: Fitter & Faster #swimming #usaswimming #fina