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Clean Sport at the Front Line 2021 Day 2

Clean Sport at the Front Line 2021 took place on 14 & 15 September 2021 and looked at the importance of clean sport education for athlete support personnel and coaches. The forum presented recent research studies into athlete support personnel and their anti-doping knowledge. Day 2 Guest speakers included Professor Graeme Close, Liverpool John Moores University; Dr Ian Boardley, University of Birmingham; Professor Andrea Petroczi, Kingston University; Paul O’Donovan, Sport Ireland; Ali Jawad, University of Birmingham and UKAD Athlete Commission; and Mario Theophanous; UKAD Head of Intelligence and Investigations. View three key takeaways from the event: https://bit.ly/32DIVpD

Clean Sport at the Front Line 2021 Day 1

Clean Sport at the Front Line 2021 took place on 14 & 15 September 2021 and looked at the importance of clean sport education for athlete support personnel and coaches. The forum presented recent research studies into athlete support personnel and their anti-doping knowledge. Day 1 Guest speakers included Nikola Costa, UKAD Research and Innovation Lead; Paul Moss, UKAD Head of Education; Claire Lane, UKAD Clean Sport Education Officer; Becky Dymond, UKAD Digital Learning and Workforce Manager; Emma Brunning, Coach Education Consultant; and Terence O’Rorke, LGC Science Group. View three key takeaways from the event: https://bit.ly/32DIVpD

One Day With Tom Dean

Gold medallist at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Tom shows a typical day in his life as he prepared for the 15th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) 2021.

Make the Bold Move - Hector Pardoe

This podcast episode features an inspiring story and conversation with Hector Pardoe, GB olympic marathon swimmer. Hector explains the huge risk he took in moving to France to pursue his goal of making it to the Olympics and developing as a human and as a swimmer. He forged his own path, going against the crowd and took on the changes of a new coach, new language, new environment and ultimately took control of his own growth and it paid off. Against the odds from years before the Olympics, he qualified and made it to Tokyo. He tells us of the difficulties within the Olympic final and how he is facing who he is as a person before and after such a testing experience. Hector is full of ambition and drive as a swimmer yet is also dedicated to giving and exploring the sport in its entirety. Thank you Hector!

Interview with Alice Dearing

Alice Dearing made history being Team GB’s first female black swimmer. Let's get to know her a bit more.

WR holder Kelsi Dahlia

Kelsi Dahlia is a professional swimmer from the United States. She has been training at the University of Louisville for the last 10 years. She is a member of the Cali Condors of the International Swimming League. In the ISL Final, Kelsi broke the 100 SCM Fly World Record (54.59). At Louisville, she won the 100 and 200 Fly at NCAA's in back to back years (2015, 2016). Kelsi has been a relay monster for Team USA. In her collection is an Olympic gold medal from Rio and 14 World Championship relay victories. She is the teammate you wish you had. Enjoy! 00:00 Hello Kelsi Dahlia!; 06:00 SCY SCM or LCM; 09:45 Destro Swim Towers; 10:05 Lilly King's DQ; 13:52 Kicking underwater; 17:00 Training for that last wall; 22:11 Aquavolo Drag Sox; 23:30 Stronger kick; 25:15 Arm pull in butterfly; 29:03 Swim Angelfish; 36:00 Weight room; 38:00 Paris?; 41:00 Superior Swim Timing.

Junior Academy Parents Session - Dec 2021

Session on 1 Dec 2021 introduced by Alan Lynn, National Coach and featuring a presentation by Jack Thorpe, CWG Gold Medallist.

National Team Academy: Race Day Behaviours

Session published 6 Dec 2021 introduced by Alan Lynn and featuring a presentation by Jack Thorpe, Performance Development Assistant, whose role focuses on information gathering / interpretation, performance advisement, as well as the development and delivery of Psychological Skills and Performance Behaviour education, targeting academy athletes.

Anti-Doping for Parents

Session published 30 Nov 2021 for the National Junior Team and Youth Academy. Introduced by Alan Lynn and featuring a presentation by Dr Carrie McCrea, Sports and Exercise Medicine Consultant for sportscotland, Scottish Swimming and Scottish Rugby, who has a special interest in mental health and female athlete health.

National Team/National Academy - Physical Prep

Introduced by Alan Lynn, with contributions from Steve McNally and Neil Shanks (Strength and Conditioning)

National Team Academy: Preparing for Peak Performance 1

Discussion focussing on the build up to a major Meet (published 16 Nov 2021): The power of our thoughts... Establishing a pre-performance plan & routines; Breakout Example Plan - week overview; Example Plan Content; Task Simulation Explained; Task Simulation Example; Breakout; Key points from the session

STO Virtual Seminar

Scottish Swimming held a virtual seminar for Swimming Technical Officials (published Nov 2021).

Adam Peaty - SJA British Sports Awards

Peaty, Tokyo 2020 breaststroke champion, saw off two-time heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury (2nd) and seven-time Olympic champion Jason Kenny (3rd) to become sportsman of the year for the first time. Peaty, the first British swimmer to retain an Olympic title is the first swimmer to win the sportsman of the year award since David Wilkie in 1976.

Junior Academy: Visualisation and Mental Rehearsal

Presentation by Dr Zoe Black, Sport and Exercise Psychologist, published on 12 Nov 2021

Junior Academy: Hannah Miley, My Journey

Hannah Miley's competitive swimming career has taken her from Inverurie to the Olympics. She shares her journey with Scottish Swimming Junior Academy athletes in this presentation published on 10 Nov 2021.

National Academy: 100% ME and Nutrition

Presentation published 9 Nov 2021 and introduced by Alan Lynn. 100% ME is UK Anti-doping's education and information programme to help athletes throughout your sporting journey.

Christmas games and activities for swimming teachers

Swim England's Learn to Swim team has put together some festive games you can use in your swimming lessons in the lead up to Christmas. Follow the link to discover more Christmas game ideas: https://bit.ly/3DMZ35c

Three dancing themed games for swimming teachers

Swim England's Learn to Swim team has put together some dancing themed games for you to use in your swimming lessons. Follow the link for more detail about the games: https://bit.ly/3GBo0SW or for more on Learn to Swim Frameworks: https://bit.ly/3pM8Mnj

Q+A Session with Kevin Pickard

Propulsion Swimming and AP Race Clinics have launched a new live-streaming series aimed at supporting Swim Parents! One of the most important support networks of any young swimmer is their parents, but for too long this area has been under-resourced and under-supported. How many sessions a week should your swimmer be doing? Should they drop other sports to focus fully on swimming? We believe that every parent should have the capacity to be able to ask these questions and work out what's best for their swimmer/s, as well as learning from others who have gone through the challenges you or your child are currently facing. This epsiode features Kevin Pickard, Innovation Director and lead of the parent's support station at AP Race Clinics, which was founded by Adam Peaty and Ed Baxter! 00:00 Intro; 02:01 About Propulsion Swimming; 03:23 About Kev + AP Race Clinics; 04:40 Why Is Parent Support Important?; 07:50 How Many Times Should A 14 Year Old Be Swimming?; 10:18 Should A 14 Year Old Be Doing Gym Work?; 16:35 How As Parents Can We Support Our Child For Failure?; 20:20 My Swimmer Wants To Quit But They've Got Huge Talent. How Do I Approach This?; 25:49 Why Is It Important Not To Specialise Too Young?; 28:34 How Do I Help My Swimmer To Deal With Nerves?; 33:23 Any Tips On Preparing My Child For School Exams And Training Schedule?; 37:52 Propulsion Swimming YouTube Channel; 38:57 How Much Should I Be Pushing/Encouraging My Swimmer?; 42:15 Should I Wake My Swimmer Up Or Should They Do That Themselves?; 46:03 Meals After School And Before Training; 52:13 Should I Buy Expensive Carbon Suits For Competitions?; 56:34 My Swimmer Trains Everyday, Why Isn't He Progressing?; 1:02:43 Send Off

Sport for Development Coalition's 'Town Hall' session - Sept 2021

‘Social prescribing, Integrated Care Systems and the opportunities they provide for sport for development’ was the big issue discussed at the first of the Coalition’s new ‘Town Hall’ sessions. The first session took place on Friday 10th September and saw sector leaders from Public Health England, Open Minds Active, Brunel University and StreetGames share their reflections on this vital issue followed by Q&A and an open discussion with around 60 colleagues from across the Coalition network representing charities, Active Partnerships, Club Community Organisations from the RFL, Premier League and EFL, and sports councils including Sport England and Sport Wales.

Maise Summers-Newton inspiring her local club in Northampton

Three-time Paralympic gold-medallist Oliver Hynd attended a National Lottery and UK Sport event at Northampton Swimming Club to celebrate local athlete Maisie Summers-Newton’s gold heroics at the Paralympic Games.

Olympic Champion Kosuke Hagino reflects on his career

Kosuke Hagino is a 4x Olympic medalist from Japan. He won the Men's 400 IM at the 2016 Rio Olympics in a blistering 4:06.05. Recently retired from the sport, Kosuke finished his career placing 6th in the 200 IM at a home Olympics in Tokyo. He was coached by Norimasa Hirai and Takayuki Umehara.

Konstantin Grigorishin and the International Swimming League

Interview recorded just before the final with Konstantin Grigorishin, the founder of the International Swimming League and the Energy Standard swim team.

High performance sprinting with Ben Proud

Ben Proud is a World Champion sprinter. Last summer he placed 5th in the 50 Free at the Tokyo Olympics. At the 2016 Rio Games, he was 4th. He is a member of the Energy Standard swim team in the ISL. Ben grew up in Malaysia the first 17 years of his life. He swam on the swim team but didn't take it seriously until meeting Francis Kiu, who changed everything for him. Coach Kiu is now the Head of Performance Swimming at British International School of Kuala Lumpur. After seeing huge results, Ben moved back to England and swam under the tutelage of Jon Rudd at Plymouth Leander. Coach Rudd is now Ireland's National Performance Director. 00:00 Swimming Sponsors; 03:30 Hello Ben Proud; 04:00 ISL Season 3 Final; 05:15 British 50 Record; 06:00 LCM Mentality; 08:30 Short course challenges; 11:30 Malaysia; 12:30 Francis Kiu; 15:30 Jon Rudd; 17:30 British records; 21:10 Swim in college?; 23:30 Visualize & manifest

László Cseh on his epic swimming career

Hungarian László Cseh is one of the most decorated swimmers in the history of our sport: six Olympic medals, seventeen World Championship medals, and forty-eight European Championship medals. Michael Phelps was his kryptonite. Cseh finished 2nd behind him in 3 events at the 2008 Olympics, earning 3 silver medals in the 200 IM, 400 IM, and 200 Fly. In 2014, after a coaching change from György Turi to Zsolt Plagányi, his focus shifted to shorter events. 00:00 Swimming Sponsors; 03:30 Hello László Cseh; 04:30 Hall of Fame Career; 06:00 Michael Phelps; 07:30 László Cseh Sr.; 09:45 2004 Olympics; 11:30 Broken foot; 14:30 Sad about Bronze; 17:05 Beijing 2008; 19:30 How to swim 400 IM; 21:30 Dryland training; 22:50 Big Volume; 25:30 Nerves before racing; 27:30 Swimming identity; 29:00 Hungary; 30:30 György Turi; 33:20 Being a 400 IMer; 34:20 Injuries; 35:00 Training mentality in Hungary; 36:00 Could have been better?; 37:05 Zsolt Plagányi; 39:15 Bronze 50 Fly Kazan 2015; 40:00 Pressure; 41:30 3 way tie for Silver; 42:30 I can do it better I need to try again; 43:00 Favorite City; 44:30 Tokyo 5th Olympics; 45:10 Most confident race; 45:35 50 Freestyle; 46:10 Favorite Competitor; 46:40 Hardest Set; 49:20 Favorite Competition; 50:05 Favorite Equipment; 51:10 Sponsors; 52:00 Making money in swimming; 52:40 Future

Gregg Troy on coaching Caeleb Dressel

Gregg Troy spent 20 years coaching swimming at The Bolles School (1977-1997) and another 20 years at the University of Florida (1998-2018). He's been a part of four Team USA Olympic coaching staffs including being named Head Coach of the 2012 London Olympics. Coach Troy has coached nearly six dozen Olympians including Anthony Nesty, Ryan Lochte, and Caeleb Dressel. Enjoy! 00:00 Swimming Sponsors; 03:30 Hello Gregg Troy; 04:00 Coaching Caeleb Dressel; 08:00 Capacity & Skills; 09:50 Planning; 11:00 200 IM?; 13:20 Pushing the Limits; 14:45 Matt DeLancey; 17:10 20x400's; 18:00 Paul Silver; 19:20 Taper; 20:40 Phelps comparisons; 22:45 Tokyo pressure; 24:00 World Records; 25:05 Dressel changes coaches; 28:00 Pool time; 29:40 Balancing act; 30:30 Future

Chris Cook, Mindset & Being an Olympian

Episode 13 of the podcast features UK swimmer and Olympian Chris Cook who was a joy to talk to and very down to earth on sharing some of his competitive journey. Chris has since hung up the trunks and retired from international swimming and now works with businesses, performance teams, schools and organizations to assist them in pursuit of their goals, inspiring a world class mind-set and encouraging people to follow their passion. The takeaways are endless from this conversation, but of course found the humour in all the seriousness.

British Swimming Tokyo 2020 Olympics Montage

Re-live highlights from a historic Olympic Games for our swimmers, divers and artistic swimmers at Tokyo 2020.

Respiratory Health of athletes in a #COVID19 environment

June 2020 discussion featuring contributions from Dr James Hull, Consultant Respiratory Physician at the Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health & Prof Martin Schwellnus, professor of Sport and Exercise Medicine at the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria in South Africa anda visiting Chair in Sport and Exercise Medicine at the ISEH as part of University College London.

ukactive Awards 2021

Full Ceremony. Winners and finalists: https://bit.ly/3CzEcSj