Minnesota Swim and Vibecast

Bloomington Kennedy's Annika and Adriana

I talk about how times and results aren't the most important thing in the sport, especially at the youth level and it's easy to poo-poo that. Listen to this and you tell

Friendships in Coaching: Jen Marshall, Chris Aarseth, and Todd Walsh

It's a tough job. It more than writing sets and yelling "kick!". Three veteran coaches join to talk about how their friendship over the years has provided them the suppor

Ashley Mouyenga - Wayzata Swim and Dive

Join us as we chat with returning Class AA diving state champion Ashley Mouyenga of Wayzata. Hear about her journey in the sport, advice she has for those coming up and w

Lexi Tippie - Shakopee

Great conversation with Shakopee's Lexi Tippie! Hear what is driving the squad to success this season, the importance of role models, and much much more!

Strength Training For Swimmers with Jack Standal

Swimming gets faster when dryland gets smarter. Strength coach Jack Standal breaks down the biggest myths holding swimmers back, from overdone mobility routines and rando

Coaches Chat: John Bradley and Tom Walsh

Two coaches that have been around a while and take on the topic of swim meets. Why are they less fun, more expensive and more time consuming? It not hard to find people t

Episode 8: The Current's Still Pulling

Before bringing the series home, Mark gets honest about what could stop this. In episode eight of The Long Course: four real barriers between the sport we have and the on

Episode 7: The Family's Room

Parents get handed exactly one tool: the scoreboard. So of course they fixate on it — it's the only window they've got. In episode seven of The Long Course, Mark opens th

Episode 6: Stewards, Not Just Coaches

Coaches got into this to develop people — then drowned in paperwork. In episode six of The Long Course, Mark opens the coach's room: built to take the admin grind off you

Episode 5: A Place to Belong

The always-on scoreboard doesn't just hurt the slow kids — the ones at the top are often the most anxious of all. In episode five of The Long Course, Mark opens the first

Episode 4: The Power of a Little

For three episodes we built the problem and found who could fix it. Now the real question: how does “everyone does a little” actually work? In episode four of The Long Co

Episode 3: Who fixes it?

If swimming has drifted, who's supposed to fix it? Not the governing bodies — they make rules, not culture. Not the families — their focus is their own kid, rightly so. I

Episode 2: The Villain

If you only saw the promo for episode one, you probably think this series is about parents ruining swimming. It isn't. In episode two of The Long Course, Mark goes lookin

The Long Course: Heads Up

The Long Course - Episode 1 : Heads Up No coach will ever tell a swimmer to lift their head up — head down is how you go fast. In the first episode of The Long Course, M

Wayzata's David Plummer

It's always refreshing to hear about a school or a community adding a pool, but it's not easy and it's not a short term investment of time. Wayzata Boys Head Coach David

The College Recruiting Process with Josh Johnston

MSV continues to grow and evolve to best support the athletes in the state. Former Gopher Josh Johnston is jumping on board to help build out a set of tools and resources

Coach Grace Benin

Grace Benin, the coach of Hopkins girls and Maple Grove boys join the Vibecast to share some insights on her first couple of seasons coaching. what she's learned along th

Cretin-Derham Hall's Mitchell Reynolds

Another up and coming coach in the high school ranks. Mitchell Reynold of CDH join to talk about the program building he's been investing in and all the things he's learn

Coaching chat with Eden Prairie Head Coach Eva Potvin

I love nothing more than talking coaching. It's a skill, it's an art, and there are so many different hats you wear. Eden Prairie head coach Eva Potvin join us to talk ju

Anna Schottler of St. Bens

Anna joins the Vibe to chat about her first year of college swimming at St. Ben's. She ran the full spectrum of dealing with injury and hitting milestone swims. Anna also