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Milo Cavic Wouldn't Like His Younger Self

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The Coaching Culture That Pushes Parents Out: Tracy Slusser

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Don't Finish The Athlete

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Wisdom Isn’t Taught. It’s Revealed

5

Building Swimmers Who Want To Be There: Jonathan Kaplan

6

Building Culture in College Swimming’s Transactional Era

7

Building Women's Sports Differently: Ted Lasso Season 4

8

Why Swimmers Aren’t Eating Enough | Alicia Glass

9

To Save Swimming, Start With the Coaches | Doug Cornish

10

The Making of a Head Coach | Margo Geer

11

Reflecting on 50 Years of Coaching | Don Wagner

12

How Do Great Programs Stay Great? | Todd DeSorbo

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Leadership, Responsibility, and Shame in The Odyssey

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We Protect Athletes. Who Protects Coaches? | Sophie Parr

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The Parent Pressure Trap: Why Giving In Makes It Worse

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The Most Important Thing a Coach Can Say After Failure | Dave Salo

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Debrief: Jeana Kempe

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Debrief: David Marsh

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Debrief: Tracy Menzel

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Bonus Pod: A Day With Greg Meehan

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Debrief: Dave Durden

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Debrief: Megan Devito

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Debrief: Kevin Ring, USA Swimming CEO

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Debrief: Cara Stawicki

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Solobrief: My Thoughts on the Loser Olympics

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Crossover Pod: IDGI and the Swim Brief

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Debrief: Glenn Mills

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Debrief: Kyle Johnson Returns

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Debrief: James Marshall

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Book Club: All You Need to Know About Talent Development w/Corey Manley

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Solobrief: How to Talk About Talent

32

Special 1000 Follower Solobrief

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Debrief: Peter Casares

34

Debrief: Rachel Stratton-Mills

35

Debrief: Dr. Randy Wilber

36

Debrief: Kristoffer Henriksen

37

Debrief: Jordan Cordry

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Debrief: Adrian Radulescu

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Solobrief: Responding to Brian Schrader's NCAA Criticism

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Debrief: Dominique Diezi

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Debrief: Christine Eilertsen

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Debrief: Ben Hewitt

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Debrief: Niklas Brix

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Solobrief: The Psychology of Group Size

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Debrief: Matt Sprang

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Debrief: Aqua Clinic 2026

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Debrief: Chris Da Sie, From Pressure to Podium

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The State of Swim Brief 2025

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Debrief: JOEL ROLLINGS!

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Debrief: Susie Johnson

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Debrief: Samantha Livingstone

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Debrief: Greg Meehan (Now as National Team Managing Director)

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Debrief: Kathy Shoemaker

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Solo Brief: Mid-Season Coach Checklist

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Debrief: Eric Anderson

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Debrief: Mike Murray

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Debrief: Ray Looze

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Are We Coming for Fitter and Faster?

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Debrief: Chris Webb

60

Nerd Alert: NCAA Changes

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Debrief: Jake Gibbons

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Debrief: George Kennedy

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Debrief: Jenn Verser

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Debrief: David Guthrie

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All Your Goal Questions Answered

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How to Become a College Swim Coach

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Debrief: Mitch Lyons

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Nerd Alert: Three Diet Misconceptions

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Solobrief: Proactive Advice for USA Swimming CEO

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Debrief: Susan Sotir

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Solobrief: Reacting to Team USA at World Champs

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Debrief: Matt Hurst

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Debrief: Brian Barnes

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Debrief: Stefanie Williams Moreno

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Debrief: Nancy Hogshead

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Debrief: McGee Moody

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Debrief: Braden Holloway

78

Positive Masculinity w/Trever Gray

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Coaching and Having a Partner w/Dave Rollins

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"Enhanced" Part Two

81

Debrief: Ahmad Zeid (Big Friendly Swim Podcast)

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Debrief: Mark Bernardino

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Brett Hawke Tries to "Enhance" Swimming

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Debrief: Juliet Suess

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Life Outside of Coaching w/Dave Rollins

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Work/Life Harmony w/Dave Rollins

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Bob Bowman

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Ego Based Coaching w/Dave Rollins

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Dave Dow

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Outside Insights

91

Dave Rollins

92

Solving Your Own Problems ft. Rob Fox

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Wyoming Upgrading Swimming with Dave Denniston

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USA Swimming CEO+College Cuts

95

Training Adlington, Peaty and Wiffen

96

Samantha Barany, Executive Director CSCAA

97

Kim Dietrichsen: Coaching Coaches

98

Misja Klevstig

99

Jakub Maly

100

Mike Peyrebrune