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By Joe Malone

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Episodes: 166

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Weekly podcasts, all for the sport we love.


Episode Date
#165: History Maker Jane Asher Enters Swim Hall of Fame at 94
Dec 09, 2025
#164: From Olympic Heartbreak to Masters Hall of Fame
Dec 02, 2025
#163: From zero to 49 second 100m freestyle hero!
Nov 25, 2025
#162: Finding Love for Swimming Beyond Diabetes Diagnosis
Nov 18, 2025
#161: Together in the Fast Lane
Nov 11, 2025
#160: 17 World Records Smashed - National Masters Review
Nov 04, 2025
#159: From Windermere Record Breaking to River Breakthroughs
Oct 28, 2025
#158: From Lanes to Legends: The National Masters Preview
Oct 20, 2025
#157: Channelling History by Sprinting to Success
Oct 13, 2025
#156: The Science of Hydration, Electrolytes, Caffeine and Cramp
Oct 06, 2025
#155: Overcoming Shoulder Surgery
Sep 29, 2025
#154: The Power of Perspective in Swimming
Sep 22, 2025
#153: Mastering Swimming Performance and Defying Age
Sep 15, 2025
#152: Long Distance Life with Andrew Horsfall-Turner
Sep 08, 2025
#151: Singapore Stories
Sep 01, 2025
#150: Celebrating 150 Episodes and the Singapore World Masters Championships
Aug 25, 2025
#149: Mastering Shoulder Health for Swimmers
Aug 18, 2025
#148: From Paralympic Glory to Masters Swimming
Aug 11, 2025
#147: Arthur Lowe on breaking records at age 90
Aug 04, 2025
#146: Preparing for Major Competition: How to Turn Anxiety into Excitement
Jul 28, 2025
#145: Preparing for the World Aquatics Masters Championships in Singapore
Jul 21, 2025
#144: Breaking records and achieving success after 40
Jul 14, 2025
#143: Unlocking Swimming Potential Without Extra Effort or Cost
Jul 07, 2025
#142: Mastering Power and Speed in Swimming
Jun 30, 2025
#141: Setting New World Records at the British Masters Championships
Jun 23, 2025
#140: Breaking Barriers in the Pool and Beyond with Michael Gunning
Jun 16, 2025
#139: British Masters Preview & Swimwear Secrets
Jun 09, 2025
#138: Three Must-Have Training Tools for Smarter Swimming
Jun 02, 2025
#137: Backstroke Brilliance with Jo Corben and Kirsty Johnson
May 26, 2025
#136: Faster With Age: Rebecca Guy Takes on the Next Generation
May 19, 2025
#135: Is Masters Swimming Breaking the Bank?
May 12, 2025
#134: From the Pool to the Page: The Life Aquatic of Simon Griffiths
May 05, 2025
#133: Recovery with Ken Flett and Dom Wooldridge
Apr 28, 2025
#132: Countdown to London: Inside British Masters
Apr 21, 2025
#131: Finding Free Speed
Apr 14, 2025
#130: Flourishing after breast cancer
Apr 07, 2025
#129: Chlorine-Fuelled Catastrophes - dealing with swim meet disasters
Mar 31, 2025
#128: The Rise of Trojan SC With Help From AP Race
Mar 25, 2025
#127: Balancing Motherhood, Science and a Swimming Comeback
Mar 18, 2025
#126: Will CrossFit Make Me A Better Swimmer?
Mar 11, 2025
#125: From Trash to Treasure - How Data Centres and Landfills Could Revolutionise Sustainable Swimming
Mar 04, 2025
#124: Sprinting, International Lifesaving and the Science of Sport
Feb 25, 2025
#123: Elite Swimming Highs and Lows, RED-S, Medicine and Masters
Feb 18, 2025
#122: Brain Tumour to Record Breaking with Cate Jackson
Feb 11, 2025
#121: Ice Swimming World Championships
Feb 04, 2025
#120: Celebrating a Wonderful Career in Swimming with Anna Hopkin
Jan 28, 2025
#119: In Conversation With Triple Olympian Roland Lee
Jan 21, 2025
#118: Debating the toughest swimming event
Jan 14, 2025
#117: Supreme Speed in your Sixties and New Year's Resolutions with Dawn Kissack
Jan 07, 2025
#116: The 2024 Christmas Special Podcast
Dec 17, 2024
#115: Transitioning from Loughborough Head Coach to Business Owner with Ian Hulme
Dec 10, 2024
#114: Breaking records after surviving a cardiac arrest with Nick Parkes
Dec 03, 2024
#113: How to achieve speed and longevity with Dr Conor Osborough
Nov 26, 2024
#112: Doctor Dom on Balancing Swimming with a Medical Career
Nov 19, 2024
#111: Talking the psychology of motivation with Helen Davis
Nov 12, 2024
#110: Talking Nationals and 24 years of Pullbuoy with Steve Buckley
Nov 05, 2024
#109: Glenn Smith on coaching Olympic and Paralympic swimmers
Oct 29, 2024
#108: Previewing the 2024 National Masters Championships
Oct 21, 2024
#107: Record holder Rob Shaw on beating cancer twice
Oct 14, 2024
#106: Life as a Radio DJ and Triathlete
Oct 07, 2024
#105: How to achieve longevity in swimming
Sep 30, 2024
#104: Discussing The Golden Generation of Breaststrokers and more with Ian Swift
Sep 23, 2024
#103: Rebecca Lennon on marathon swimming and training for the English Channel
Sep 16, 2024
#102: Olympian Maggie Kelly MBE on her illustrious career in elite and masters swimming
Sep 09, 2024
#101: Olympics, Paralympics, European Masters Champs, and more
Sep 02, 2024
#100: Celebrating one hundred episodes of the podcast
Jun 17, 2024
#99: Masters National Champs - What We Know So Far
Jun 10, 2024
#98: How to periodise your training and plan for the unexpected
Jun 03, 2024
#97: Siobhan-Marie O'Connor on coaching actress Daisy Ridley for Young Woman and the Sea
May 27, 2024
#96: A million metres to raise a million pounds in 2024
May 20, 2024
#95: What it takes to organise a swimming competition
May 13, 2024
#94: Swimming superstitions with Helen Sadler, Julie Hoyle and Helen Gorman
May 06, 2024
#93: From The Vault - Debating the perfect training volume
Apr 29, 2024
#92: Through The Water With Amanda Heath
Apr 22, 2024
#91: Building up to the British Masters Championships
Apr 15, 2024
#90: Capturing swimming's most epic moments with commentator Andy Jameson
Apr 08, 2024
#89: Discussing Aquatics GB, Olympic Trials and more with Nick Hope
Apr 01, 2024
#88: Through The Water With Dan Mills
Mar 26, 2024
#87: Qualifying for Olympic Trials at 37 with John Wood
Mar 19, 2024
#86: Selling the pathway from age group to masters swimming
Mar 12, 2024
#85: Ben Shaw on starting his own swimming brand Last Is Fast
Mar 05, 2024
#84: Through The Water With James Wardle
Feb 27, 2024
#83: Build up to the World Aquatics Masters Championships
Feb 20, 2024
#82: Improving technique one stroke at a time with SwimTherapy
Feb 13, 2024
#81: How AP Race is raising the standards
Feb 06, 2024
#80: Through The Water With Martin Bennell
Jan 30, 2024
#79: Debating the perfect number of competitions and races per year
Jan 23, 2024
#78: How to set your goals for 2024
Jan 16, 2024
#77: How To Get Better Without Doing More
Jan 09, 2024
#76: The 2023 Christmas Special Podcast
Dec 19, 2023
#75: In conversation with Nathan Oxford and Bob Bolton
Dec 12, 2023
#74: Technology in Swimming - Part Two
Dec 05, 2023
#73: Offering a full training suite with Cardinal Performance Swimming
Nov 28, 2023
#72: Imagining the Future of Swimming - Part One
Nov 21, 2023
#71: Technology in Swimming - Part One
Nov 14, 2023
#70: Nationals round-up, recovering from injury and the future development of masters swimming
Nov 07, 2023
#69: Through The Water With Helen Sadler
Oct 31, 2023
#68: Build up to the Masters National Championships
Oct 23, 2023
#67: Fuelling your competitions for optimal performance
Oct 16, 2023
#66: AP Race – November Grand Prix and the plan for masters swimming
Oct 09, 2023
#65: What makes a great swimmer with Sean Balmer
Oct 02, 2023
#64: Saying goodbye to aches and pains with Sammy Wilson
Sep 25, 2023
#63: Swimming for your mental health with Jo Beardsworth, James Barwick, Beth Hogg and James Simpson
Sep 18, 2023
#62: Empowering masters swimmers through masterclasses
Sep 11, 2023
#61: Training styles and when to use equipment with John Wood
Sep 04, 2023
#60: What it takes to manifest an athletes mindset with Ross Murdoch
Aug 28, 2023
#59: Talking events calendar, taking a break and training styles with Beth Hogg
Aug 21, 2023
#58: From struggling to shining in retirement with Hannah Miley
Aug 14, 2023
#57: Overcoming struggles to thrive on the world stage with Amber Keegan
Aug 07, 2023
#56: The pre-World Masters Championships chat
Jul 31, 2023
#55: Discussing the latest information for this year's Masters National Championships
Jul 31, 2023
#54: Answering your strength and conditioning questions with Nathan Oxford
Jul 24, 2023
#53: The joy of relays with Basingstoke Bluefins' world record relay team
Jul 17, 2023
#52: Offering tailor-made training programmes with TheSwimsuitGuy
Jul 10, 2023
#51: Gaining new perspective after a break from swimming with Luke Greenbank
Jul 03, 2023
#50: Defying age with rapid speed with Alyson Fordham
Jun 26, 2023
#49: Preparing for the European Masters Games with James Barwick
Jun 19, 2023
#48: Behind the sets with coach Abbie Whiting
Jun 12, 2023
#47: Through The Water With Fran Halsall
Jun 05, 2023
#46: Building up to the British Masters Championships
May 29, 2023
#45: Debating the perfect training volume
May 22, 2023
#44: Competing for your nation at the World Transplant Games
May 15, 2023
#43: Priming for major competitions with multiple record holder Mike Hodgson
May 08, 2023
#42: Photographing the greatest moments in swimming with Mine Kasapoğlu
May 01, 2023
#41: Giving back to a sport that's given so much with Ed Baxter, AP Race
Apr 24, 2023
#40: Cultivating a playful mindset to racing with Rob Robson
Apr 17, 2023
#39.1: Announcement special
Apr 14, 2023
#39: Finding 5% more with TheMagic5
Apr 10, 2023
#38: Women's health in swimming - part two
Apr 03, 2023
#37: A life of epic sporting challenges with Professor Greg Whyte
Mar 27, 2023
#36: How other sports can aid swimming performance with John Wood
Mar 21, 2023
#35: Through The Water With Gina Heyn
Mar 14, 2023
#34: Women's health in swimming - part one
Mar 07, 2023
#33: Learning to love the open water with triple Olympian Keri-anne Payne
Feb 28, 2023
#32: Delivering excellence with Loughborough's Director of Swimming, Andi Manley
Feb 21, 2023
#31: Broadcaster Nick Hope on rubbing shoulders with the greatest swimmers of all time
Feb 14, 2023
#30: Feeling at home in the water with world record holder Julie Hoyle
Feb 07, 2023
#29: Bodyweight strength and race-day warm-ups with Nathan Oxford
Jan 31, 2023
#28: Recognition for masters swimming with coach Matt Richmond
Jan 24, 2023
#27: Big ambitions with James Simpson
Jan 17, 2023
#26: Goal setting with Beth Hogg, Kath Tunnicliffe and John Wood
Jan 10, 2023
#25: Answering your questions with Beth Hogg, Jamie McHale and Jonathan Saunders
Dec 20, 2022
#24: Through The Water With Dean Milwain
Dec 13, 2022
#23: Competitions round-up and swimming-related Christmas gifts
Dec 06, 2022
#22: Brett Hawke on his swimming and coaching career, and sharing swimming stories
Nov 29, 2022
#21: Planning your training blocks
Nov 22, 2022
#20: TheSwimsuitGuy talks swimsuits and coaching
Nov 15, 2022
#19: Reflecting on the Masters National Championships
Nov 08, 2022
#18: Imogen Clark competes at Masters Nationals
Nov 01, 2022
The Masters Swimming Podcast: Episode 17
Oct 24, 2022
The Masters Swimming Podcast: Episode 16
Oct 17, 2022
The Masters Swimming Podcast: Episode 15
Oct 10, 2022
The Masters Swimming Podcast: Episode 14
Oct 03, 2022
The Masters Swimming Podcast: Episode 13
Sep 26, 2022
The Masters Swimming Podcast: Episode 12
Sep 19, 2022
The Masters Swimming Podcast: Episode 11
Sep 12, 2022
The Masters Swimming Podcast: Episode 10
Sep 05, 2022
The Masters Swimming Podcast: Episode Nine
Aug 29, 2022
The Masters Swimming Podcast: Episode Eight
Aug 22, 2022
The Masters Swimming Podcast: Episode Seven
Aug 15, 2022
The Masters Swimming Podcast: Episode Six
Aug 08, 2022
The Masters Swimming Podcast: Episode Five
Aug 01, 2022
The Masters Swimming Podcast: Episode Four
Jul 26, 2022
The Masters Swimming Podcast: Episode Three
Jul 19, 2022
The Masters Swimming Podcast: Episode Two
Jul 11, 2022
The Masters Swimming Podcast: Episode One
Jul 06, 2022