Georgia Swimming Podcast

Dr. Kirsten Allen - Sports Psychologist

On this episode, we speak with Kirsten Allen about returning to Georgia Swimming to speak with our athletes at the 2023 Wellness Summit. The Summit is on August 26th from

Episode 29: Veronica's Farewell

In today's episode, our Social Media Director, Veronica Burchill, says her farewell from the podcast and the Georgia LSC.  At the end of this month, she will be moving o

Episode 28: Leland Brown III Replay

Happy New Year! We hope you've had a wonderful start to your new year. As we celebrate and reflect on 2022, we wanted to replay one of our most listened to podcast episo

Episode 27: Steve Potter

This week on Thank You Thursday, we sit down with our current general chair, Steve Potter. He tells us all about his journey through being a swimmer, to being a coach, th

Episode 26: John Pepper

This week's episode is a highlight of our Business Manager for the Georgia LSC, John Pepper. He tells us all about his many roles within the LSC and his past swimming and

Episode 25: Kelsey Jackson

This week's episode includes a chat with GOLD's Kelsey Jackson. She started swimming for a club team a bit later than most swimmers do, and she has had some great success

Episode 24: Emma Tannehill

This week's episode is with Emma Tannehill, a 13-year old swimmer that tells us her perspective on coming back from an injury. 

Episode 23: Mei White

Today's episode features a very raw and real interview with 2021 Paralympian, Mei White about her journey with mental health, to then making the paralympic team. She is s

Episode 22: Leland Brown III

In this episode of our Thank You Thursday, we sit down with USA Swimming's DEI Program Coordinator, Leland Brown III. He shares his insights and experience that led him t

Episode 21: Season 1 Recap

SEASON 1 RECAP. We are back with season 2 of Thank You Thursday, but before our first interview, we chat about season 1 and all the highlights. 

Episode 20: Gracie Byerly

This week, we have our final episode in our athlete interview series with our Junior At-Large Athlete Rep, Gracie Byerly. She will continue working with us through her se

Episode 19: Hanna Burke

This week we chat with Hanna Burke, our Senior Athlete At-Large rep that will soon be headed off to the University of Indianapolis.

Episode 18: Rachel Todebush

This week, we interview Rachel Todebush, our current Junior Athlete Rep for the Georgia LSC (soon to be Senior Athlete Rep). She tells us all about her first year in this

Episode 17: Elizabeth Isakson

This week, we interview Elizabeth Isakson, our current Senior Athlete Rep for the Georgia LSC. She just graduated high school and is headed to the University of Georgia t

Episode 16: Ed Saltzman - Pete Junkins Legacy

In this episode, we sit down with Ed Saltzman, our Georgia LSC Officials Chair to chat about his journey with becoming an official, to working with Pete Junkins and shari

Episode 15: Mary Ellen Warta

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Episode 14: Kevin Sullivan

Today's episode features our Georgia LSC Open Water Chair, Kevin Sullivan. From his own swimming career, to now coaching and being an advocate for open water swimming, he

Episode 13: Glenda Orth

In this episode, we sit down with our Disability Swimming Committee Chair, Glenda Orth. Glenda has had an incredible career officiating Paralympic Games, along with being

Episode 12: Brook Kubik

In our new mini series highlighting disability and para swimming, we speak to athletes, parents, coaches, and other swimming members that have vast knowledge about disabi

Episode 11: Leah Gingrich

Today we interview Leah Gingrich, a professional swimmer out of the Georgia LSC. She tells us all about her swimming story from swimming at the University of Texas, to re