Joel chimes in with a question from his early coaching days at MSOE.

Joel chimes in with a question from his early coaching days at MSOE.

Goal and Work Alignment

I give my analysis on the Australian’s dominant performance at the World Championship.

I give my analysis on the Australian’s dominant performance at the World Championship.

What's Next After Australian Domination

I break down a historic swim to put Kliment Kolesnikov’s 50 back in context while the World Championship goes on. 

I break down a historic swim to put Kliment Kolesnikov’s 50 back in context while the World Championship goes on.

What's Better: Gold or WR?

Joel and I talk observations about the college hiring process and it’s implications for swim coaches everywhere.

Joel and I talk observations about the college hiring process and it’s implications for swim coaches everywhere.

College Hiring Goes Farther Inside

Trever and I go to the well one more time for stuff we couldn’t fit into our other podcasts.

Trever and I go to the well one more time for stuff we couldn’t fit into our other podcasts.

Trever and Chris: Odds and Ends

Michael Andrew

Joel and I discuss the bizarre career developments of Michael Andrew, and then take a look at his breaststroke.

Joel and I discuss the bizarre career developments of Michael Andrew, and then take a look at his breaststroke.

Is Michael Andrew a Pro or Not?

Trever and I go over our thoughts about conventional and unconventional ways to improve your mental health.

Trever and I go over our thoughts about conventional and unconventional ways to improve your mental health.

Trever and Chris: Mental Health!

Joel and I talk through strategies and supplementation we’ve used to address perhaps our most important topic of all: sleep.

Joel and I talk through strategies and supplementation we’ve used to address perhaps our most important topic of all: sleep.

All About Sleep

Joel’s big announcement is here! Find out what he’s up to next and how he plans to go about it.

Joel’s big announcement is here! Find out what he’s up to next and how he plans to go about it.

Joel Is Back to Coaching

Chris and Trever talk about how they actually decide what to eat and what strategies that actually work versus the typical advice.

Chris and Trever talk about how they actually decide what to eat and what strategies that actually work versus the typical advice.

How We Train For Life: Nutrition

A swimming podcast featuring natural conversations about the sport. Chris DeSantis brings the poolside conversation to the podcast form.

My new thoughts on visualization, where it can wrong and what to do about it.

My new thoughts on visualization, where it can wrong and what to do about it.

How to Make Visualization Work

I'm joined by world class masters swimmer, coach and professor Trever Gray. On this podcast we discuss our goals that we have and the formal training that we do on a weekly basis to achieve those goals, as well as some obstacles we face. Over the course of this series we're going to go into every area that goes into trying to be your best. 

I'm joined by world class masters swimmer, coach and professor Trever Gray. On this podcast we discuss our goals that we have and the formal training that we do on a weekly basis to achieve those goals, as well as some obstacles we face. Over the course of this series we're going to go into every area that goes into trying to be your best.

How We Train for Life: Trever and Chris

If there’s a revolution going on that will change the gender equity in coaching, you could have fooled me.

If there’s a revolution going on that will change the gender equity in coaching, you could have fooled me.

How to NOT Solve The Problem

The time Joel put the wrong DVD to play on the team bus ride.

The time Joel put the wrong DVD to play on the team bus ride.

Why It's Great to Be Wrong

How Realizing How Terrible I Was At Something Really Helped Me.

How Realizing How Terrible I Was At Something Really Helped Me.

Translating Weakness Into Strength

Joel and I reflect on what’s kept us in the sport for so long.

Joel and I reflect on what’s kept us in the sport for so long.

Longevity in the Sport

Joel and I respond to the pressures that we see on coaches, particularly at the collegiate level.

Joel and I respond to the pressures that we see on coaches, particularly at the collegiate level.

What's Driving Coaches Away

A meet recap, and lessons learned.

Setting Two Goals

Caeleb Dressel is back on the comeback trail- what do we owe the top athletes in our sport that are talking openly and honestly about some of the challenges we face?

Caeleb Dressel is back on the comeback trail- what do we owe the top athletes in our sport that are talking openly and honestly about some of the challenges we face?

What We Owe Caeleb, Adam

We talk about the difficult moments when you’re coaching and you’re inbox sends you reeling.

We talk about the difficult moments when you’re coaching and you’re inbox sends you reeling.

Responding to THOSE E-Mails

The Swim Brief

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