Swimming talk with meet-level detail.
The SwimSwam Podcast is built for people who follow swimming past the headline result. It moves from NCAA psych sheets and conference breakthroughs to training choices, relay depth, transfer decisions, and the long career math behind elite racing.
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The SwimSwam Podcast covers swimming from inside the sport’s working language. It does not sand off the jargon. NCAA previews talk through psych sheets, relay margins, event winners, team finishes, B finals, records, thresholds, and the thin line between safe picks and a race-day bloodbath. Interview episodes work the same way. A transfer is not just news. David Johnson’s move from Texas to Florida becomes a conversation about distance training, grad-year opportunity, leadership, Olympic-team ambition, and the narrow routes available to swimmers in their mid-20s. A freshman breakout is not just a time drop. Josh Bae’s Big Ten 400 IM title turns into a split-by-split look at breaststroke speed, celebration, confidence, and how a conference swim can reset expectations before NCAAs. The show is especially useful when it puts big results back into their team context. The Mercersburg Academy episode frames Easterns as a prep-school pressure meet, then digs into depth, relays, boys’ and girls’ scoring, and what a combined championship says about the program. The NCAA preview episodes are more direct and opinionated. Coleman Hodges names winners, questions the removal of B finals, and makes team podium calls with enough detail for serious fans to argue back. Other conversations stretch beyond racing. Olivia Smoliga’s return to racing in Dallas is framed around what remains after Olympic medals, world titles, NCAA success, and ISL experience. Dan Meinholtz’s episode uses his TED Talk and A3 Performance background to talk about authenticity, anxiety, social media noise, and long-term ties inside the sport. The production can be messy around ads and intros, but the core value is clear. This is swimming coverage that understands how athletes, coaches, teams, and meet formats actually interact. It suits listeners who want specificity first and polish second.
Made for: For competitive swimming fans, swimmers, coaches, parents, and NCAA followers who already care about splits, relay depth, conference meets, and program momentum. Casual Olympic-only listeners may need to keep up.
What sets it apart: It treats swimming results as starting points for practical analysis: why a race played out, how a team is built, and what a career decision changes. The show’s strength is its deck-side specificity.
On 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.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Detailed race analysis and searching interviews make college swimming's performances, coaching choices, and athlete decisions easier to understand.
The SwimSwam Podcast turns college swimming into a conversation about how races are won and programs are built. Coleman Hodges moves between athlete and coach interviews, conference reviews, and event-by-event championship predictions, keeping the focus on decisions behind the…
A freshman wins the 400 IM, then wonders if he celebrated too hard; your kind of post-race analysis.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
An NCAA champion's Florida transfer becomes a thoughtful case for autonomy, team purpose, and a longer life in swimming.
David Johnson's transfer from the University of Texas to Florida comes across as more than a roster move. After becoming an NCAA champion at Texas, he frames the grad year as a chance to shape the next phase of his career with intention.
A clear event-by-event map with format criticism and a firm read on the top-four race.
Coleman Hodges keeps this men's NCAA Division I preview firmly in the lane of event-by-event judgment while also making room for a pointed critique of the new championship format after the women's meet in Atlanta.
A freshman upset and a split-by-split debrief keep the focus on how one 400 IM shaped the rest of the meet.
The SwimSwam Podcast tracks Josh Bae's surprise Big Ten 400 IM title with a steady, meet-level focus, as Coleman Hodges keeps pushing into the details behind 3:34.90 at the Big Ten Championships in Wisconsin.
Conference results, relay math, and a sharp read on who is peaking at the right time.
This episode opens on meet results, then keeps pulling them into a clearer read on the conference slate. Coleman Hodges and David Klossy move through Texas's SEC work, Angie Coe's surge, and Arizona State's relay ceiling with a swimmer's eye for the details that matter.
Noah Yanchulis makes the quiet work of elite coaching feel concrete.
The Swim Swam Podcast keeps its focus on the ordinary labor behind a bigger stage, following Cal assistant coach Noah Yanchulis as he reflects on how a young coach learns the mental side of elite swimming and how athletes stay organized at meets.
A race-by-race NCAA forecast built on psych-sheet speed, relay depth, and a pointed format critique.
The SwimSwam Podcast men's NCAA preview turns psych sheets into a race-by-race case, with Coleman Hodges choosing a winner in every event before settling on Texas, Arizona State, Florida, and Cal as his top four.
Swimming talk from inside the lane lines.
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Coleman Hodges previews the 2026 Men's DI NCAA Championships, event-by-event, from Atlanta.
Cal Berkeley assistant coach Noah Yanchulis discusses navigating the Bears' rebuild with a 20-deep freshman class.
Katharine Berkoff explains how winning the Pan Pacs 100 back helped her believe she could win, while her 50 back brought an American record of 26.90.
Coleman Hodges and Taryn Freda review Austin Sectionals, where Mitchell Schott swam a lifetime-best 1:55 in the 200 butterfly and Simone Manuel posted a season-best 100 freestyle.
The SwimSwam Podcast episode pairs host Coleman Hodges with Texas NCAA champion David Johnson as he explains why he is transferring to Florida for a graduate year and targeting LA 2028.
Coleman Hodges runs an event-by-event preview for the 2026 men's NCAA Division I championships.
A solo preview of the 2026 Women's Division I NCAA Swimming Championships, focusing on Virginia's dominance as five-time defending champions and their strong relay performances.
This episode features an interview with two-time Olympic medalist and champion swimmer Olivia Smoliga discussing her return to competitive racing, training with coach Coley Stickels in Dallas, and her motivations for continuing in the sport.
CEO Dan Meinholz discusses his TED Talk on authenticity and anxiety for athletes and coaches, alongside his journey in swimming and business with A3 Performance.
This episode features an interview with Mercersburg Academy head coach Matt Hurst discussing the school's recent decisive victory at the Easterns swimming competition and the program's strategies for success.
Coleman Hodges opens by introducing Indiana freshman Josh Bae after a surprise Big Ten team and individual championship run, capped by a 3:34.90 win in the 400 IM at the Big Ten Championships in Wisconsin.
Coleman Hodges and David Klossy open with weather and travel, then settle into a conference recap and preview.
This episode features an interview with world champion swimmer Marrit Steenbergen, discussing her success with a unique training schedule of swimming only three days per week.
The hosts preview the Austin Pro Swim Series, discuss key competitors including Bob Bowman's pro group and French swimmers, and make predictions for the 2026 swimming season.
Olympic champion Cody Miller discusses his decision to join the Enhanced Games, addressing community reactions and disclosing his performance-enhancing protocol in a journalistic interview.
This episode interviews Cal Berkeley assistant swimming coach Noah Yanchulis about his coaching role, his experience with Team USA, and the current college season with a focus on the team's rebuild and freshman class.