Episodes
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Lauren Maki - Mounds View
In this episode of Minnesota Some and Vibecast, host Mark Seguin interviews swimmer Lauren Maki, discussing her swimming journey, team dynamics, and personal goals. They explore the importance of resilience in sports, the excitement of competition, and the process of choosing a college for swimming.
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Faith Lamah - U of M, Edina Swim Club
Faith Lamah shares her journey in swimming, from her early experiences to the challenges and rewards of the sport. She discusses the transition to college swimming and the importance of balancing life and swimming. Faith also reflects on performance, personal growth, training, and equipment,...
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When Everyone Swims - Jon Goynshor
The conversation with Jon Goynshor, the executive producer of the documentary 'When Everyone Swims,' covers the inspiration behind the film, the disparities in access to swimming, the involvement of Olympians, the lack of diversity in college swimming, and the importance of taking action and...
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Delaney Nilius - Forest Lake
The conversation covers Delaney's journey as a breaststroke swimmer, her early swimming experiences, joining a club, overcoming plateaus, team dynamics and goals, college plans, and closing thoughts. Delaney's specialization in breaststroke and her determination to overcome plateaus are the main...
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Chloe Aarness - Hastings
The conversation covers Chloe Aarness's experience in high school diving, including her early diving experience, training, and future plans. It also delves into the importance of diving technique, the transition from gymnastics to diving, and the role of swimmers in supporting divers. Chloe…
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Bloomington Kennedy's Annika and Adriana
I talk about how times and results aren't the most important thing in the sport, especially at the youth level and it's easy to poo-poo that. Listen to this and you tell me what really is important. These girls contribute, belong, are a part of something bigger, are happy, are healthy and are…
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Friendships in Coaching: Jen Marshall, Chris Aarseth, and Todd Walsh
It's a tough job. It more than writing sets and yelling "kick!". Three veteran coaches join to talk about how their friendship over the years has provided them the support they need to not only be successful in the pool, but somewhat sane as well.
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Ashley Mouyenga - Wayzata Swim and Dive
Join us as we chat with returning Class AA diving state champion Ashley Mouyenga of Wayzata. Hear about her journey in the sport, advice she has for those coming up and what her plans are post high school
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Lexi Tippie - Shakopee
Great conversation with Shakopee's Lexi Tippie! Hear what is driving the squad to success this season, the importance of role models, and much much more!
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Strength Training For Swimmers with Jack Standal
Swimming gets faster when dryland gets smarter. Strength coach Jack Standal breaks down the biggest myths holding swimmers back, from overdone mobility routines and random band work to the idea that bigger always means better. If you're a coach, parent, or athlete trying to build speed without...
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Coaches Chat: John Bradley and Tom Walsh
Two coaches that have been around a while and take on the topic of swim meets. Why are they less fun, more expensive and more time consuming? It not hard to find people that think this is true, but much more rare finding people that are willing to do something about it. Great conversation on…
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Episode 8: The Current's Still Pulling
Before bringing the series home, Mark gets honest about what could stop this. In episode eight of The Long Course: four real barriers between the sport we have and the one we want — that change is hard even when we agree with it, that a calm pool hides a drifting sport, that good coaches clam up…
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Episode 7: The Family's Room
Parents get handed exactly one tool: the scoreboard. So of course they fixate on it — it's the only window they've got. In episode seven of The Long Course, Mark opens the third and final room: the family's. It's built on a counterintuitive bet — that giving parents a genuinely good window into...
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Episode 6: Stewards, Not Just Coaches
Coaches got into this to develop people — then drowned in paperwork. In episode six of The Long Course, Mark opens the coach's room: built to take the admin grind off your plate AND make it easy to recognize the stuff that never shows up on a results sheet. It's also the pipe that finally lets a...
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Episode 5: A Place to Belong
The always-on scoreboard doesn't just hurt the slow kids — the ones at the top are often the most anxious of all. In episode five of The Long Course, Mark opens the first of MSV's three “rooms,” the athlete's Locker: a private, personal space where a kid gets to be more than a time. The results...
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Episode 4: The Power of a Little
For three episodes we built the problem and found who could fix it. Now the real question: how does “everyone does a little” actually work? In episode four of The Long Course, Mark gets concrete — and a little fired up. The wisdom that could fix this sport already exists, scattered in every pool…
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Episode 3: Who fixes it?
If swimming has drifted, who's supposed to fix it? Not the governing bodies — they make rules, not culture. Not the families — their focus is their own kid, rightly so. In episode three of The Long Course, Mark lands on the group that's actually left: the people whose stake is the long-term…
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Episode 2: The Villain
If you only saw the promo for episode one, you probably think this series is about parents ruining swimming. It isn't. In episode two of The Long Course, Mark goes looking for who's to blame for the sport's drift — and finds there's no villain at all. Parents still love their kids. Coaches still...
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The Long Course: Heads Up
The Long Course - Episode 1 : Heads Up No coach will ever tell a swimmer to lift their head up — head down is how you go fast. In the first episode of The Long Course, Mark does the opposite: he asks you to look up at the sport and tell him if it's the best we can do. After a full swimming career...
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Wayzata's David Plummer
It's always refreshing to hear about a school or a community adding a pool, but it's not easy and it's not a short term investment of time. Wayzata Boys Head Coach David Plummer shares the work that went into getting it from an idea and hope to an approved facility
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The College Recruiting Process with Josh Johnston
MSV continues to grow and evolve to best support the athletes in the state. Former Gopher Josh Johnston is jumping on board to help build out a set of tools and resources to help our athletes along the that journey. Josh gives us a look at what we can expect.
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Coach Grace Benin
Grace Benin, the coach of Hopkins girls and Maple Grove boys join the Vibecast to share some insights on her first couple of seasons coaching. what she's learned along the way, how she leverages her swimming experience to be a more effective coach, and what advice she has for those youngsters...
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Cretin-Derham Hall's Mitchell Reynolds
Another up and coming coach in the high school ranks. Mitchell Reynold of CDH join to talk about the program building he's been investing in and all the things he's learned along the way....not to mention the nod to the fact the good coaches never stop learning
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Coaching chat with Eden Prairie Head Coach Eva Potvin
I love nothing more than talking coaching. It's a skill, it's an art, and there are so many different hats you wear. Eden Prairie head coach Eva Potvin join us to talk just that and let me tell ya, this coach has a bright future in the sport!
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Anna Schottler of St. Bens
Anna joins the Vibe to chat about her first year of college swimming at St. Ben's. She ran the full spectrum of dealing with injury and hitting milestone swims. Anna also chats about the DIII swimming life and of course Coach Mandy!
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Minneapolis Swimming with Jeff Sanders and Chris Aarseth
Legends of the sport! Everyone thinks of the western burbs as the swimming hot spot, but the city was where it was at back in the day and these two have stories to tell!
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Graycin Andreen - Resillience
Swimmers tend to be resilient people. It's part of the sport, but Graycin Andreen had to go through something I didn't even think was possible. What would you do if someone anonymously sent over one hundred letters to colleges saying that you're a horrible person? It happened. Hear the impact it...
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Captains of the St. Cloud Crush
We sit down with the captains of the newly minted St. Cloud Crush (St. Cloud Apollo, St. Cloud Cathedral, St. Cloud tech and Rocori) to talk about the co-op, season goals, and the work they've been putting in to have a successful season
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Coaching Mentorship and Meet Lineups with Charley Nelson and Todd Walsh
In this conversation, coaches Todd Walsh and Charley Nelson share their insights on competitive swimming, focusing on strategies for meet lineups, the importance of mentorship, and building a supportive team culture. They discuss the nuances of dual meets, relay strategies, and the significance…
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Ana Clemon
Representing the Cougars of Lakeville South and South Metro Storm, Ana Clemon joins the Vibecast! Great to check in on her current season, her learnings from the past, and what swimming has in store for her in the future!
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Izzy Westling
Minnesota Swim and Vibe gets a chance to chat with St. Cloud Apollo/St. Johns Prep's Izzy Westling! Hear about her swim life journey, what' next and as always, her advice for those younger swimmers out there
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Kara Lynn Joyce - Lead Sports Co.
Amazing accomplishments in the pool, absolutely dwarfed by what she's done since then. Founding one of the best organizations that elevates and empowers female athletes . Great conversation around what they do and the LEAD Summit coming to Minneapolis this summer!!!
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MSV Channels (Part 2)
A new concept we are rolling out in June that allows athletes, coaches, swim fans, partner groups and more to contribute their thoughts, vibe, fun and experiences to the Minnesota Swimming Community. If everyone does just a little, we end up with a lot we can all benefit from.
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MSV Channels (Part 1)
Let's start off by taking a look at the health of the sport locally and nationally across levels and understand a little bit on how Minnesota Swim and Vibe is trying have a positive impact on it
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Anoka Boys Swim and Dive
The Vbiecast gets a late season visit from the Leadership Team of the Anoka Tornadoes! Hear what's it like when you have to share a pool with another team, how building culture is the foundation to building a team, and some of their traditions, rivalries and favorites of the season.
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Brainerd Boys Swim and Dive
One of the few Class AA programs outside of the metro area. New coach, newish pool, same big goals for the Qarriors. Learn about what makes them unique as a squad and what their plans are for the rest of the season.
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New Prague Boys Swim and Dive Captains
The program is just four years old and they are already making waves. Two years in class A and then the jump to AA and it's not phasing them a bit. Hear what makes their squad unique and what some of their team goals are for the 2025 season.
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Season 4, Episode 11: SwimAcademy with Ben aand Drew Loy
Ben and Drew Loy join us to talk about the Swim Academy, a new approach to online learning programming for swimming. In collaboration with Caleb Dressel, they've launched and it sounds like this is only the beginning!
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Minneapolis Southwest Boys Swim and Dive
Taking some time in between NFL games to chat with the captains of the Minneapolis Boys Swim and Dive captains. Hear what makes their squad so special, what their rival meet is, and how coach Chris Aarseth helps them keep loving the sport.
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Team Talk: St. Cloud Apollo Boys
Smaller in numbers, might in work ethic and goals. MSV checks in with the captains of the St. cloud Apollo boys to see how their season is starting off, what their goals are and what meets they are really looking forward to!
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Season 4, Episode 10: Adalynn Biegler
MSV catches up with Monticello/Edina Swim Club's Adalynn Biegler. Fresh off a couple freshly minted state records, hear on what she focused on to find that success, advice for younger swimmers and what she has coming up this winter.
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Season 4, Episode 9: Graycin Andreen
Let's catch up with one of the members of the Orono Girls Swim and Dive program, coming off their program's first state championship. We get some insight on what makes that program go, Graycin's future plans, and advice for those younger swimmers out there. We may touch on her hidden diving…
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Season 4, Episode 8: Minnesota State Mankato Ladies
Joining us today is some of the awesome ladies from the Minnesota State Mankato Mavericks! Hear about life at the DII college program, what transitioning from high school is like, and a halloween costume check in :)
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Season 4, Episode 7: Concordia St. Paul Ladies
MSCV takes a little time on a Sunday afternoon to catch up some of the members of the Concordia St. Paul Swim and Dive team. The newest program in the state is growing every year and becoming a player in NCAA Division II.
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Season 4, Episode 6: St. Kate's Ladies
Can't think of a better way to spend a Sunday morning than chatting college swimming with some of the ladies of St. Kate's. They talk about a familiar face being the new head coach, what makes their culture amazing, and share a bit of managing both the student and athlete sides of student-athlete...
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Season 4, Episode 5: Junior Officiating Program with Jack Swanson
Swimming official extraordinaire Jack Swanson joins the Vibecast to unveil the newest initiative hitting USA swimming. Learn all about the Junior Officiating program...it's benefits, how easy it is and how it helps the sport and the swimming community
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Season 4, Episode 4: Gracie Greenman
All the way from Austin, MN, sophomore Gracie Greenman joins the Vibecast to share a little about her current season, her swimming career, and some of her team's goals
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Season 4, Episode 3: Ava Allingham
Continuing digging into the high school season with athletes from around the state. Ava Allingham of Breck and Aquajets sits down for a chat with MSV. Learn about her swimming history, what motivates her, and what advice she has for younger swimmers.
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Season 4, Episode 2: Isabelle Ploof
Isabelle Ploof of Brainerd High School and Central Minnesota Aquatics takes time out of her early season training to sit down and talk some swimmin' with MSV! Isabelle talks about some of her team's goals, what makes Dan Anderson such a great coach, and the one set that makes her want to switch…
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Season 4, Episode 1: Ryan Lochte
12 time Olympic medalist Ryan Lochte takes some time out of his busy clinic schedule to chat with Minnesota Swim and Vibe about staying connected to the sport, his time in Paris, family, and about what he continues to teach kids in the sport