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Kick Set

USA Swimming

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The USA Swimming podcast series, Kick Set, will feature coaches, athletes and staff members who will share their perspectives on various topics in the swimming world.
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A daily podcast dedicated to bringing you the latest news across USA Swimming in 5 minutes or less. — This podcast is sponsored by UFOanalysts, an online resource for anyone who has recently witnessed a UFO or is interested in learning about UFOs. You can visit their website at bit.ly/ufoanalysts.
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Telling stories of the Olympics and Olympians are what we do at USA TODAY Sports, a leader in national coverage of the Games. Our team gives you the inside stories on the athletes and sports.
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Expected Value

TruMedia Networks

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The Expected Value podcast takes you inside the sports analytics world, by talking with people who work for teams, media and other organizations. Conversations focus on what they do, how they do it, and how they got there. Baseball, football, soccer, basketball and more sports will be covered. Please subscribe and enjoy!
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The 2024 Paris Olympics will be iconic. Beautiful location. Pumped up athletes. And NO pandemic restrictions! ”Dying to Ask: The Road to Paris” tells the backstories of athletes, coaches and people behind the scenes who get Team USA to the top of the podium. Join 11-time Olympic reporter Deirdre Fitzpatrick and the Hearst Olympic Team to get inspired and maybe add a little Olympic edge to your life.
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Mickey in Minutes

Mickey in Minutes

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Mickey in Minutes is a family friendly Disney Podcast hosted by Nick Lazaga with co-host Andy Gootz. The topics covered on this show include everything Disney, from theme parks to films and more! Thanks for listening! Instagram @mickeyinminutes mickey-in-minutes.weebly.com
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In the SwimSwam Podcast dive deeper into the sport you love with insider conversations about swimming. Hosted by Coleman Hodges and Gold Medal Mel Stewart, SwimSwam welcomes both the biggest names in swimming that you already know, and rising stars that you need to get to know, as we break down the past, present, and future of aquatic sports.
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Welcome to the Pure Energy Podcast for members and friends of the San Francisco triathlon community. Pure Energy provides triathlon and endurance training tips; race previews and race reports; interviews of age-groupers, coaches and elite athletes; profiles of triathlon and endurance-related local businesses and organizations; and much more. Thanks for listening!
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An interview series with those involved in the world of sport; to unearth what it takes to make it to the top and inspire the next generation of athletes. The podcast also gives exposure to the stars of the future and those currently flying under the radar. Subscribe so you don't miss an episode. Instagram @thesidelinelive Twitter @thesidelinelive Email - thesidelinelive@gmail.com Website thesidelinelive.com
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Michael Rasile has conversations with athletes on their stories. From Gold Medal Winners to unfortunate injuries, for the amount of blood, sweat, and tears our athletes put in on a daily basis to be the best in the world, the least we can do is learn more about what they endure. Trials and tribulations, short comings and over coming the odds, these are the stories of Our Athletes from their mouth to your ears. DISCLAIMER: Our Athletes is not endorsed by or affiliated with the United States O ...
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DIVE TALK

Woody Alpern and Gus Gonzalez

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Woody and Gus love exploring underwater caves and discussing all things Scuba. Woody has been diving since the 70s and is also an Instructor Trainer and a Normoxic Kiss Spirit CCR instructor. He has earned 12 PADI Awards of Excellence as an instructor, and has a staggering 7,500+ dives under his weight belt. Gus started diving in 2018, became an instructor in 2020, and cave diver in 2021. Our address/PO Box: Dive Talk 3605 Sandy Plains Road Suite 240-500 Marietta, GA 30066 USA
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Welcome to the American Nomad Podcast, hosted by Rav Holly Rav, is a professional photographer and long-time veteran of the LA Film Industry. Rav, has worked on productions like FX Networks, American Crime Story the People vs OJ Simpson, American Horror Story, and HBO.s hit series Westworld Where we discuss everything from Overlanding, Unique Destinations, to living in LA and working in Hollywood.
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The Tough Girl Podcast is all about inspiring and motivating YOU! I will be interviewing inspirational women from around the world, who’ve faced and overcome difficult challenges and situations, they will share their story, their knowledge and provide advice and essential tips for you to overcome your own personal challenges. Please check out the Tough Girl Challenges website - www.toughgirlchallenges.com and follow on twitter @_TOUGH_GIRL
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Internationally recognized speaker, personal business coach and Amazon best-selling franchise author Dr. John Hayes offers an honest look at everything involved in researching, evaluating and purchasing a franchise business. On this podcast, Dr. John P Hayes interviews Franchisors, Franchisees, and has solo episodes giving valuable advice in the Franchise Industry. Since 1979, John Hayes has worked in the franchise community as a consultant, franchisee and franchisor. He’s one of an elite gr ...
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These are the audio versions of our Small Talk & Back Chat series. We're Amy & Maggie aka ThinkerThemer. We're an Australian couple with two very different perspectives of what makes a great board game - Amy (Thinker) is all about the mechanics and enjoys tight, competitive board games, and Maggie (Themer) is all about the storytelling and the theme of the game, and the 'world' that the designer is trying to create. Visit our Youtube channel to comment and join the discussion.
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Welcome to the Catflap Chats podcast. My name is Mikey, but lots call me Catflap, Flap, or Flapper, and I'm fortunate enough to call some pretty interesting people my mates - Professional sports, Rugby, Boxing, MMA, Football, Actors, Singers, and Business, in Wales and beyond. I'm going to have a beer with a different mate each week, and delve in to their professional and personal lives. Expect some distinctly average chat, funny stories, and insights in behind the scenes. Basically, I am ab ...
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Dr. Curtis Goss is a Performance Support Specialist for USA Swimming where he is currently prepping for the Olympic trials and the 2024 Summer Olympics. He was a collegiate swimmer at Indiana University where he also completed his PhD in Human Performance. In this interview he discusses… The current landscape of data and tech within the sport of sw…
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They say good things come in threes. Maggie Steffens hopes they come in fours. Steffens is the team captain for the U.S. Olympic Women's Water Polo Team. The team has won three straight Olympic gold medals. Winning a fourth would make history as no team, men's or women's, has won four straight gold medals. We caught up with Steffens and her team at…
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Renowned actress Daisy Ridley joined USA Swimming's podcast to discuss the swim training that went into filming the Disney movie, "Young Woman and the Sea." From barely being able to go a full length of a pool to shooting scenes in the frigid open water, Ridley has grown a newfound respect for swimmers and the sport in general.…
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After many years of adventure Carly found work as a Tour Leader in the Middle East for a couple of years and Syria became her home, immersing herself in to the community and culture she lived in Aleppo, Syria until March 2012. Adventure, solitude, nature, and love for the deserts draw her back to the Middle East again and again. Gaining further kno…
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Sam Hoekstra was an NCAA All-American for Louisville, graduating in 2013. Since then, Hoekstra has stayed close to the sport via coaching club and doing clinics for Fitter and Faster. Hoekstra wasn't swimming regularly, though, and certainly not sprinting regularly. However, after the idea of sprinting a 50 free for 100 days straight was presented …
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Blaire Anderson was recently named Director of Swimming & Diving at Texas A&M University, marking a big turning point in Aggie swimming history. With coaches Steve Bultman and Jay Holmes stepping down after their combined 60+ years at the helm of the respective women's and men's programs, Anderson looks to build upon the legacy that is already palp…
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35 years is a long time to wait for a dream. But Bill May says it's worth it. Bill was 10 years old when he started artistic swimming. He fell in love with the sport and dreamed of going to the Olympics. "Every time someone would tell me no, I'd say watch me. You're going to see me at the Olympic Games. You're going to tell me no and I'm going to s…
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University of Virginia swimming hosted a media day for a number of their top athletes and coaches. Listen to Alex and Gretchen Walsh, Todd DeSorbo, Kate Douglass, and Jack Aikins field questions from the national media before the upcoming US Olympic Trials next month in Indianapolis.By SwimSwam
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In 2019, the Sports Events and Tourism Association, or Sports ETA, embarked on an ambitious State of the Industry report to attempt to put a value on the economic impact derived from sports events and sports-related travel. The timing was fortuitous as it set a baseline for future studies just before the pandemic. In 2022, a second report analyzed …
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SwimSwam's Coleman Hodges sat down with Ben Loorz, the new head coach of swimming & diving at the University of Arizona. Loorz breaks down why this was the right move for both him and his family at this time as well as how he plans to start carrying out his vision for UofA in these first few weeks. Loorz is coming from UNLV, where he was the head c…
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Carol Devine embodies a diverse array of roles, seamlessly intertwining her work as a researcher, writer, artist, climate activist, humanitarian professional, and explorer. Her pursuits range from spearheading groundbreaking ecological expeditions to championing causes such as combating plastic pollution and empowering women in adventure sports. Sh…
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On episode 151 I am delighted to be joined by the head of wellbeing at South Sydney Rabbitohs. Ian previously worked with the Gaelic Players Association in Ireland as Lead player development & wellbeing coach, to support inter-county players to develop their career and well being off the pitch. Ian details his career progression from an internship …
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A trip to Paris would be the ultimate revenge after getting dumped for Theo Brunner and Trevor Crabb. Both are veteran beach volleyball players and both got dumped last year by their prior partners. The timing couldn't have been worse. Crabb says it often takes three to four years of playing with a partner to create the kind of chemistry it takes t…
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Chase Kalisz is a 2x Olympian and the reigning Olympic champion in the 400 IM. He's gearing up for his 4th Olympic Trials, which are just one month away, with a training camp in Colorado Springs. His coach there, Bob Bowman, has thrown some pretty gnarly sets at him throughout the last couple weeks, which Kalisz explains. The former Georgia Bulldog…
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Gráinne Moss is arguably Irelands most accomplished female open water swimmer. At 16 she was the first female to represent Ireland in open water swimming at the World Championships. At 17 she became the first Irish woman to swim the English Channel. She has continued to achieve many firsts including the first Irish woman to swim Cook Strait (2001) …
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Olympic medalist and World Champion Alex Walsh and NCAA swimming superstar Gretchen Walsh, take us behind the scenes of their latest SPORTI collab, the Star Spangled Summer Collection. The collection is inspired by Americana vibes as a nod to the country’s, and the sister’s, collective spirit going into the 2024 Olympic Summer. Coming off of UVA's …
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Join your host, Nick Lazaga, as he continues to talk with Andy Gootz about the things they love about Disney's Hollywood Studios. Both the nostalgic and the new get a spotlight on this celebration of 35 years of Hollywood Studios!Thanks for listening!Don't forget to FOLLOW, LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and tell your fellow Disney friends about us!Instagram: @m…
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The girls in the boat are heading to Paris and Folsom's Michelle Sechser has Lake Natoma to thank. Sechser is a two-time Olympic rower in lightweight double sculls. She fell in love with the sport at age 14 after following her older sister to Capital Crew. That rowing club is based at the Sacramento State Aquatic Center on Lake Natoma and has produ…
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Matt Leach was recently announced as the new head coach for Iowa State Swimming and Diving. This surprised many as Leach had massive success at his last stop, Washington State, and most likely could have landed a job at a more traditional powerhouse. However, Leach explains that his first priority is family and his wife's parents live nearby. He al…
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Tunisian swimmer Ahmed Hafnaoui, the reigning Olympic gold medalist in the 400 freestyle, will not be competing at the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics. According to Africa Aquatics, this news was revealed by Tunisian Olympic Committee head Mehrez Bousyan on a televised sports program and had also been confirmed by Hafnaoui himself.…
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In this episode of Tough Girl Podcast, we explore the incredible journey of Fatima, from her early years in Afghanistan to her pursuit of education, independence, and empowerment in Italy. Fatima's childhood was marked by challenges, but her curiosity and determination to learn led her to secretly educate herself. As Afghanistan's first female tour…
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Olympic and world champion Kyle Chalmers just had one of the best in-season meets of his career last month at the Australian Open, going lifetime bests in the 50 free (21.9) and 50 fly (23.1) as well as a 47.6 in the 100 free. This is coming on the heels of moving clubs to train with Ash Delaney at St. Andrews on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland.…
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If you’ve ever seen traditional diving at the Olympic Games or in real life, you know that the cleaner the dive, the better the score. The goal in that discipline is to enter the water as straight as possible with as little splash as possible. But starting in the 1970s, a new generation of divers began something just a bit different. Starting in No…
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DESCRIPTION: Edith Wiseman, the president of FRANdata, discusses the changes in the franchising industry, particularly in relation to SBA loans. She explains that the SBA has changed its standard operating procedure, eliminating the need for lenders to worry about affiliation between the franchisor and franchisee. However, this has led to the SBA n…
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Sagen Maddalena has a literal shot at gold this summer at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. Maddalena is a two-time Olympic shooter and will compete in two air rifle events at the summer games. She grew up in Groveland, California. She was homeschooled in the small mountain town and was introduced to her sport through a 4-H gun safety class. She got …
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Join your host, Nick Lazaga, as he talks with Andy Gootz about Disney's Hollywood Studios! On this episode they begin a conversation about some of the things they love about this classic Disney theme park. Both the nostalgic and the new get a spotlight on this celebration of 35 years of Hollywood Studios!Look out for the conclusion of this conversa…
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In this episode of Kick Set, two-time Olympic champion Bobby Finke discusses his experiences at past U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming and the upcoming event in Indianapolis, stories from the decorated Florida training group, and more. Watch Bobby compete at the upcoming Trials this June: www.usaswimming.org/TrialsTickets.…
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During the 2024 Polish Swimming Championships (which qualify swimmers for the 2024 Olympics in Paris this summer), a swimmer in the Women's 200 IM final ended up in the wrong lane halfway through the race and ended up getting disqualified for it. We discuss how this happened, why it was a DQ, and what questions this raises about the rules for this …
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Listen to Kaz on the Tough Girl Podcast as she shares her passion for running and helping individuals discover their inner strength. Kaz founded Mettle—a platform dedicated to empowering runners to conquer personal challenges, chase personal records, and train for specific distances. Mettle isn't just about running; it's about equipping runners wit…
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SwimSwam Co-Founders Braden Keith (Editor-in-Chief) and Mel Stewart (CEO) sit down to divulge how the story of 23 Chinese swimmers testing positive and walking away unscathed unfolded over the weekend and what it means moving forward. Stewart and Keith discuss USADA's role in breaking this story, what WADA's independent investigation could bring to…
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2x Olympic Champion and now 3x British Olympian James Guy spoke with SwimSwam after it came to light over the weekend that 23 Chinese swimmers had tested positive for TMZ in January of 2021. Early in the week, Guy had tweeted "Ban them all and never compete again" and expressed similar frustration today, namely in WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) fo…
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In this episode, we delve into the inspiring journey of Emma Hull, a confidence coach who discovered her true potential in her 40s and embarked on a transformative path towards self-empowerment. From grappling with anxiety and self-doubt to embracing a life of purpose and fulfilment, Emma's story is one of resilience, courage, and unwavering determ…
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I had the pleasure of checking in with para swimmers Ellen Keane, Roisin Ni Riain, Nicole Turner live from the Paralympics Ireland office in Dublin. The interviews were recorded a few weeks before the European Para Swimming Championships in Madiera and we discuss all things swimming, 2024, pressure, nerves and so much more! During the first 2 days …
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On Friday, April 19, sources told SwimSwam that the gold-medal-winning Chinese women's 800 Free Relay from the Tokyo Olympics would be disqualified and that the silver-medal USA women's team would be bumped up to gold. The next morning, the Herald Sun reported that 23 Chinese swimmers had tested positive for TMZ in January of 2021 at a training cam…
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Join your host, Nick Lazaga, as he continues the conversation with Andy Gootz about the future of Frontierland including the inclusion of IP, the importance of nostalgia, and the impact of Epic Universe.Enter our GIVEAWAY by subscribing and leaving a rating and review! Check the Giveaway post on Instagram for more details.Thanks for listening!Insta…
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Ron Price has been the chief executive officer of Visit Phoenix since July 2021. Prior to the move to Phoenix, Price had stops in Arlington and San Antonio, Texas, as well as more than a decade with Marriott in several places, including Denver and Southern California. Phoenix has become a basketball hotbed, having hosted the NCAA Men’s Final Four i…
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On episode 149 I am delighted to be joined by Head Coach at Team USA boxing Billy Walsh. From humble beginnings in Wexford to becoming a world renowned coach and mentor, Walsh's journey is a testament to his passion for the sport and pursuit of excellence. Billy provides insights into managing an athlete in the ring, building the Irish High Perform…
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Dr. Meera Velankar, a mother of two with a doctorate in life sciences, embarked on a transformative journey over a decade ago. Feeling unfit and discontent, she turned to cycling, becoming a seasoned endurance athlete since. Her achievements include completing numerous running and cycling events, earning the title of an Ironman 70.3 finisher, and c…
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