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Freestyle Media — 186 episodes

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#185: Swimming Pool to Sofa: Rehab Reality with Chris Malpass

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#184: Racing Through Olympic History

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#183: Masters Making Waves at Aquatics GB Championships

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#182: The Science of Altitude Training & Elite Insights from Mike Peyrebrune

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#181: Inside the British Masters Decathlon

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#180: From Tradition to 20.88: A New Way to Train?

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#179: Siân Clement and the Art of Extreme Swimming

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#178: The Art of the Taper

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#177: Can Baking Soda Make You Faster?

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#176: From Olympic Heartbreak to King of the Channel

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#175: New age group. Same obsession.

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#174: From Sequins to Swimscape

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#173: I Used AI to Break a British Masters Record

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#172: Brad Price's 3,100 Pull-Up Challenge

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#171: Two Swimmers, One English Channel, Very Different Outcomes

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#170: Can AI Make You A Faster Swimmer?

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#169: Should Masters Swimmers be Allowed to Wear Full Bodysuits?

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#168: From Elite Swimming to Firefighting: Lauren Quigley's Journey

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#167: Lessons from Lublin & Training Smart for the Year Ahead

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#166: Surrey vs Hants: Inter County Christmas Cup & 2025 Review

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#165: History Maker Jane Asher Enters Swim Hall of Fame at 94

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#164: From Olympic Heartbreak to Masters Hall of Fame

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#163: From zero to 49 second 100m freestyle hero!

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#162: Finding Love for Swimming Beyond Diabetes Diagnosis

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#161: Together in the Fast Lane

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#160: 17 World Records Smashed - National Masters Review

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#159: From Windermere Record Breaking to River Breakthroughs

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#158: From Lanes to Legends: The National Masters Preview

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#157: Channelling History by Sprinting to Success

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#156: The Science of Hydration, Electrolytes, Caffeine and Cramp

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#155: Overcoming Shoulder Surgery

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#154: The Power of Perspective in Swimming

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#153: Mastering Swimming Performance and Defying Age

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#152: Long Distance Life with Andrew Horsfall-Turner

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#151: Singapore Stories

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#150: Celebrating 150 Episodes and the Singapore World Masters Championships

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#149: Mastering Shoulder Health for Swimmers

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#148: From Paralympic Glory to Masters Swimming

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#147: Arthur Lowe on breaking records at age 90

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#146: Preparing for Major Competition: How to Turn Anxiety into Excitement

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#145: Preparing for the World Aquatics Masters Championships in Singapore

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#144: Breaking records and achieving success after 40

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#143: Unlocking Swimming Potential Without Extra Effort or Cost

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#142: Mastering Power and Speed in Swimming

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#141: Setting New World Records at the British Masters Championships

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#140: Breaking Barriers in the Pool and Beyond with Michael Gunning

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#139: British Masters Preview & Swimwear Secrets

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#138: Three Must-Have Training Tools for Smarter Swimming

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#137: Backstroke Brilliance with Jo Corben and Kirsty Johnson

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#136: Faster With Age: Rebecca Guy Takes on the Next Generation

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#135: Is Masters Swimming Breaking the Bank?

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#134: From the Pool to the Page: The Life Aquatic of Simon Griffiths

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#133: Recovery with Ken Flett and Dom Wooldridge

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#132: Countdown to London: Inside British Masters

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#131: Finding Free Speed

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#130: Flourishing after breast cancer

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#129: Chlorine-Fuelled Catastrophes - dealing with swim meet disasters

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#128: The Rise of Trojan SC With Help From AP Race

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#127: Balancing Motherhood, Science and a Swimming Comeback

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#126: Will CrossFit Make Me A Better Swimmer?

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#125: From Trash to Treasure - How Data Centres and Landfills Could Revolutionise Sustainable Swimming

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#124: Sprinting, International Lifesaving and the Science of Sport

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#123: Elite Swimming Highs and Lows, RED-S, Medicine and Masters

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#122: Brain Tumour to Record Breaking with Cate Jackson

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#121: Ice Swimming World Championships

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#120: Celebrating a Wonderful Career in Swimming with Anna Hopkin

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#119: In Conversation With Triple Olympian Roland Lee

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#118: Debating the toughest swimming event

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#117: Supreme Speed in your Sixties and New Year's Resolutions with Dawn Kissack

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#116: The 2024 Christmas Special Podcast

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#115: Transitioning from Loughborough Head Coach to Business Owner with Ian Hulme

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#114: Breaking records after surviving a cardiac arrest with Nick Parkes

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#113: How to achieve speed and longevity with Dr Conor Osborough

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#112: Doctor Dom on Balancing Swimming with a Medical Career

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#111: Talking the psychology of motivation with Helen Davis

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#110: Talking Nationals and 24 years of Pullbuoy with Steve Buckley

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#109: Glenn Smith on coaching Olympic and Paralympic swimmers

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#108: Previewing the 2024 National Masters Championships

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#107: Record holder Rob Shaw on beating cancer twice

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#106: Life as a Radio DJ and Triathlete

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#105: How to achieve longevity in swimming

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#104: Discussing The Golden Generation of Breaststrokers and more with Ian Swift

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#103: Rebecca Lennon on marathon swimming and training for the English Channel

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#102: Olympian Maggie Kelly MBE on her illustrious career in elite and masters swimming

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#101: Olympics, Paralympics, European Masters Champs, and more

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#100: Celebrating one hundred episodes of the podcast

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#99: Masters National Champs - What We Know So Far

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#98: How to periodise your training and plan for the unexpected

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#97: Siobhan-Marie O'Connor on coaching actress Daisy Ridley for Young Woman and the Sea

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#96: A million metres to raise a million pounds in 2024

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#95: What it takes to organise a swimming competition

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#94: Swimming superstitions with Helen Sadler, Julie Hoyle and Helen Gorman

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#93: From The Vault - Debating the perfect training volume

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#92: Through The Water With Amanda Heath

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#91: Building up to the British Masters Championships

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#90: Capturing swimming's most epic moments with commentator Andy Jameson

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#89: Discussing Aquatics GB, Olympic Trials and more with Nick Hope

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#88: Through The Water With Dan Mills

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#87: Qualifying for Olympic Trials at 37 with John Wood

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#86: Selling the pathway from age group to masters swimming

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#85: Ben Shaw on starting his own swimming brand Last Is Fast

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#84: Through The Water With James Wardle

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#83: Build up to the World Aquatics Masters Championships

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#82: Improving technique one stroke at a time with SwimTherapy

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#81: How AP Race is raising the standards

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#80: Through The Water With Martin Bennell

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#79: Debating the perfect number of competitions and races per year

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#78: How to set your goals for 2024

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#77: How To Get Better Without Doing More

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#76: The 2023 Christmas Special Podcast

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#75: In conversation with Nathan Oxford and Bob Bolton

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#74: Technology in Swimming - Part Two

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#73: Offering a full training suite with Cardinal Performance Swimming

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#72: Imagining the Future of Swimming - Part One

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#71: Technology in Swimming - Part One

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#70: Nationals round-up, recovering from injury and the future development of masters swimming

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#69: Through The Water With Helen Sadler

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#68: Build up to the Masters National Championships

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#67: Fuelling your competitions for optimal performance

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#66: AP Race – November Grand Prix and the plan for masters swimming

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#65: What makes a great swimmer with Sean Balmer

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#64: Saying goodbye to aches and pains with Sammy Wilson

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#63: Swimming for your mental health with Jo Beardsworth, James Barwick, Beth Hogg and James Simpson

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#62: Empowering masters swimmers through masterclasses

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#61: Training styles and when to use equipment with John Wood

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#60: What it takes to manifest an athletes mindset with Ross Murdoch

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#59: Talking events calendar, taking a break and training styles with Beth Hogg

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#58: From struggling to shining in retirement with Hannah Miley

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#57: Overcoming struggles to thrive on the world stage with Amber Keegan

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#56: The pre-World Masters Championships chat

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#55: Discussing the latest information for this year's Masters National Championships

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#54: Answering your strength and conditioning questions with Nathan Oxford

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#53: The joy of relays with Basingstoke Bluefins' world record relay team

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#52: Offering tailor-made training programmes with TheSwimsuitGuy

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#51: Gaining new perspective after a break from swimming with Luke Greenbank

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#50: Defying age with rapid speed with Alyson Fordham

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#49: Preparing for the European Masters Games with James Barwick

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#48: Behind the sets with coach Abbie Whiting

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#47: Through The Water With Fran Halsall

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#46: Building up to the British Masters Championships

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#45: Debating the perfect training volume

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#44: Competing for your nation at the World Transplant Games

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#43: Priming for major competitions with multiple record holder Mike Hodgson

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#42: Photographing the greatest moments in swimming with Mine Kasapoğlu

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#41: Giving back to a sport that's given so much with Ed Baxter, AP Race

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#40: Cultivating a playful mindset to racing with Rob Robson

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#39.1: Announcement special

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#39: Finding 5% more with TheMagic5

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#38: Women's health in swimming - part two

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#37: A life of epic sporting challenges with Professor Greg Whyte

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#36: How other sports can aid swimming performance with John Wood

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#35: Through The Water With Gina Heyn

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#34: Women's health in swimming - part one

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#33: Learning to love the open water with triple Olympian Keri-anne Payne

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#32: Delivering excellence with Loughborough's Director of Swimming, Andi Manley

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#31: Broadcaster Nick Hope on rubbing shoulders with the greatest swimmers of all time

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#30: Feeling at home in the water with world record holder Julie Hoyle

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#29: Bodyweight strength and race-day warm-ups with Nathan Oxford

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#28: Recognition for masters swimming with coach Matt Richmond

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#27: Big ambitions with James Simpson

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#26: Goal setting with Beth Hogg, Kath Tunnicliffe and John Wood

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#25: Answering your questions with Beth Hogg, Jamie McHale and Jonathan Saunders

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#24: Through The Water With Dean Milwain

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#23: Competitions round-up and swimming-related Christmas gifts

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#22: Brett Hawke on his swimming and coaching career, and sharing swimming stories

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#21: Planning your training blocks

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#20: TheSwimsuitGuy talks swimsuits and coaching

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#19: Reflecting on the Masters National Championships

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#18: Imogen Clark competes at Masters Nationals

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The Masters Swimming Podcast: Episode 17

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The Masters Swimming Podcast: Episode 16

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The Masters Swimming Podcast: Episode 15

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The Masters Swimming Podcast: Episode 14

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The Masters Swimming Podcast: Episode 13

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The Masters Swimming Podcast: Episode 12

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The Masters Swimming Podcast: Episode 11

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The Masters Swimming Podcast: Episode 10

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The Masters Swimming Podcast: Episode Nine

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The Masters Swimming Podcast: Episode Eight

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The Masters Swimming Podcast: Episode Seven

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The Masters Swimming Podcast: Episode Six

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The Masters Swimming Podcast: Episode Five

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The Masters Swimming Podcast: Episode Four

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The Masters Swimming Podcast: Episode Three

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The Masters Swimming Podcast: Episode Two

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The Masters Swimming Podcast: Episode One