All Episodes

World Drowning Prevention Day Highlights New Free Open‑Water Course and Upcoming East Coast Festival

Open water swimming is poised to grow with new competitive opportunities for college teams

For the frustrated swimmers and creators - Hear from author, Brian Holliday, of the UK who talks of the mind-body connection

How OrcaVision Powers Coaches, Parents and Broadcasters with 20‑40 Data Points Per Second

Kate Lundsten's Hall of Fame Induction: Stories of Impact, Humility, and Lifelong Swimming Family

Coach Speaks to City Council in Buffalo, NY, - AI Moonshot in PPS Arsenal - and asking a favor with a link

Pitt Swimming Coach Resigns Amid Strategic Shift. Move Brings Athlete Uncertainty. Resignation in Serbia too.

Unconditional Love and Guidance: A Parent's Role in Shaping Young Athletes

From Perfection to Excellence: How Coaches Inspire Daily Improvement and Belonging

Building a Culture of Trust and Clear Accountability with Krista Hawkins, former PAWW swimmer

From Shy Student to Swimmer to Executive Coach: How Coaches Build Unshakable Mental Resilience

Transform our new book into Custom Practice Plans in Seconds with the New Coaching Tool

Preview - Public Policy Playbook for Aquatics and Recreation

Building a Winning Team Culture: Lessons from Elite International Coach, Harkai Hunor

Join the Lifeguard Movement: Protect Communities, Oceans, Lakes, Rivers and Swim Pools

Water: Drowning Prevention Strategies: Community Action, Grants, and Lifesaving Swim Programs

Urgency, Authority, Call to Action w Marshall & Hall of Fame

Why College Football's Looming Collapse Endangers All Youth Sports and How to Prevent It

Nick Saban's Five Enemies of Greatness via My New Best Friend at The 7 Minute Leadership Pod

Heavy or Not? The Doping Crisis No One Wants to Talk About | OG Swim Guide #90

Coaching Burnout and Safety: Uncovering the Hidden Crisis in Our Sports Culture

If you're a new coach, this is your unfair advantage…

Athletic Matrix Formulation - From General Prep to Taper

AI Coaching Wizard: Grant Application for Transforming Youth Swimming into a Community‑Driven Learning Lab

College Football Is Broken — This Radical Fix Might Save It

Relegation Revealed: How Promotion Can Revitalize American Sports and College Football

Steps for Fixing NCAA DI Football: Structure Changes Begin by Blowing Up the Conferences. Return to Regional Rivals

Cal Baptist Cuts Men's Swim & Dive Team: A Costly Consequence of Division I Ambitions

School Sports Saved -- past position paper turned the tide of massive cuts

Level 1 Swim Secrets from Suriname and Coach Yash

Steps along the pathway for a coach's wellness journey

Challenge Accepted: Filling the Big Data Void in Aquatics

This Polo Coach Cracked the Code to Athlete Growth (No Pool Needed)

400 IM - How Phelps and Marchand set records and insights from India's Coach Partha. Negative SPLIT

Rich Coach or Poor Coach -- Get a Learn To Swim Lesson Program and UCANSwim.org can help

Negotiated Surrender - Vote‑of‑No‑Confidence for the Head Coach Highlights Team's end-of-season Banquet

How Insurance Gaps and Governance Failures Threaten Swim Coaches' Careers

Swimming's Geo Political $.02 - Tiny snip of a conversation with Jonty, Dennis and Mark

Christmas Break Just Got Lit - AI generated anthem to launch your holiday training with serious vibes. (#Plan Now)

Hire Coach Terry Smith, says a PSU fan, because ... (Know your why) Heavy Or Not, #67

Recruiting Heart Over Hype

Navigating Division Shifts: Swim Coach, Kile Zeller on St. Francis's Move from D1 to D3

Head Swim Coach Kile Zeller, launching new NCAA M&W D2 squads at UPJ - Open for Opportunities

Elite Coaching (and Athletics) is a Heavy Lifestyle

The Gift of Swimming Propulsion with Dr. Maglischo's insight

Coaches Don't Just Win Games. They Build Brands.

Shoulder Rotation Is a Key to Unlocking Swimming Speed

Empowering Female Athletes - Course. Plus a Grant and VC pitch for investment

Was Illegal, Now Genius? This Backstroke Move Is Finishing Fast

Protecting Swim Coaches: Insurance Solutions for Peace of Mind and Retention

We Are: College Swimming 101 with Penn State's Hollie Bonewit-Cron

Swim Data Crisis Looms Large with USA Swimming Time Sharing

The Single: Vintage Vibes, Machine Made

Five+ Game-Changing Ideas You Haven't Heard Yet -- just revealed at the Eastern States Clinic

Navigating Aquatics with Mark Rauterkus: Water Polo, AI Tools, and Community Coaching Strategies

#52 - Must hear stories of a Football QB, Fall Baseball and first words from the new CEO at USA Swimming

Sports Reform: Unraveling Canada's Fragmented Sports System: Funding, Governance, and the Push for Safe Sport

Capstone to Season 1 of Heavy Or Not, The OG Swim Guide (podcast with folk songs)

Called Out: The USA Swimming Leadership Bubble with Demands for Transparent Reform from Michael Phelps and Gold Medal Mel (SwimSwam's Mel Stewart)

Dr. Tom's App - From Classroom to Phone: How a Real‑Life Avatar App Saves Lives in Pools

Free: Coaching, NIL, and the Real Meaning of Growth

AI in Sports: Bridging the Gap Between Human Intuition and Machine Precision

Exploring the Emotional and Social Benefits of Wild Swimming in Scotland + Counting Losses and Radio Lab story

Hyper Care and Out of the Woods Story & Pointer to DrownedBaby.org

Flooding Emotions, Queen and Worker Bees, Enhanced Games and Supplementing Your Income with Feel Good, Natural Supplements

Direct River Abstraction to Vertical Aquatic and Invites to Real Talk and Growth

Know the ways are the winds are blowing: Saving grace on lessons, schools, a kayaker and AI

Exploring Sustainable Pool Models: Balancing Subsidies and Private Sector Initiatives in Aquatics

Experience the Adventure of Open Water Swimming with ISCA's Events + Stroke Counting

Swimming's Local Initiatives Must Drive Downing Prevention and Water Safety Awareness

Career pivots and expansion of services. Sue Nelson's journey to diversify leads to satisfaction and stability.

Meta Review: Exploring Themes in Heavy Or Not's first 35 podcast episodes. The OG Swim Guide's Rewind!

Understanding the Mind-Body Connection in Sport Injury Recovery and Rehabilitation

At the Table - or Not - Power and Purpose within Swimming and Sports with Barry Healey

CDC's Drowning Prevention Team Layoffs: Implications for Communities, New AI tricks and a Grad Speech

From Loyalty to Leadership: Essential Elements for Sports Programing Success & Culture

Riding the Waves of Mentorship: Coaching, Culture & Weathering the Storm

Myth of Young Champions and College Sports Cuts: Heartbreaking Impact on Athletes

Mental Skills Make the Difference: Training the Mind Like a Muscle by ACTING with Script ebook

Culture, Character, and Coverage: A Coach's Guide to Building Safer, Stronger Teams

Deep Sleep Strategies: Boosting Athletic and Academic Success

Mental Health Support - Strategies for Coaches and Young Athletes #26

Mental Health for Student Athletes - Meeting: Red Flags, Roles, Responses

New Olympic Swim Events for LA28 + Pool Energy & a recap of 2 dozen jump cuts

Reflections from Three Diverse Wave Makers

Travel nightmare and its violence prevention plus interview Qs for would-be HS swim coaches

Strategies for Enhancing Olympic Swimming Performance: Insights from Top Coaches and Experts, #21

Mindful Swimming + Expert Panel on Grassroots to LA28 #20 of Heavy Or Not

Grass Roots Swimming to the 2028 Games, from Eastern States Clinic, #19 jump cut

Aquatic Moonshot, Grant Letter Of Intent, jump cut #18

Technology Shapes Childhood: Insights from Coach Mark and Sophie Winkleman

Journey & Travel - to meets and throughout a practice and season. #16

OG, Coach Ernie Maglischo, Ph.D, has updated his PROPULSION info in his ebook

The O.G. Mind Journey, Heavy Or Not

Epic Insights from OG, Wayne Goldsmith plus Heavy Or Not clarifications, flashback and previews for #13

Sports Supplements - #12 Jump Cut for Heavy Or Not

Meet Barry Healey #11 Jump Cut

What to AVOID @ A Swim Lesson - #10 jump cut

#09 - Starting with God - Readings from the Book of Coach Mark

#08 - Steve's Competitive Swimmer Magazine, Rate of Improvement

#07 - What age 2 start lifting? Heavy Or Not

#06 Jump Cut on Distictions of How You Work and How You Play

OGs bring USA insights from European Swim Championships - #05 - Report from Maglischo & Daland

Brain Dump for new PPS Admin for PE at Pgh Public Schools, #04, Heavy Or Not Jump Cut

Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Sports, #03 of Heavy Or Not - Jump Cut

Kicking and other Gems for Swimming - Heavy Or Not Jump Cut #02

Mindset for Sports, Heavy Or Not Jump Cut #01

#00 - Heavy Or Not Jump Cut, Well Begun is Half Done