#217 Drew Kibler on positivity, mental toughness, the 200 Free, & walking a marathon in crocs

Drew Kibler is a senior at the University of Texas. He placed 3rd at US Olympic Trials in the 200 Freestyle. He swam 2nd on the Men's 4x200 Free Relay in Tokyo splitting a 1:45.5.  Fresh off the Minnesota Invite, Drew went 19.1/43.0/1:33.2 in the 50/100/200 Free SCY unshaved, untapered. Drew swam for Carmel and Chris Plumb in high school.  Enjoy! 00:00 Hearing impairment 03:00 Senior at Texas 04:45 No COVID 06:30 Texas in the SEC 07:55 Mental swimmer 11:25 Process oriented goals 13:30 200 Free Race Strategy 15:15 Mentally engaged in practice 16:30 Sub 1:30's 19:45 42.5 going out 20:45 Taper mental vs physical 23:55 Ian Thorpe 24:54 Swim Angelfish 25:33 Quantifying talent 35:00 Animal trigger 38:30 How good is UT this year? 41:00 Texas vs Cal 45:45 Foster Bros 47:40 Carson at SC Worlds 49:10 Fav Sport 51:30 Fav Food 52:30 Fav Band 53:15 Walking a marathon in crocs 01:01:15 Greatest Fear 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 #texasswimming