The Poolside Pass

S4 E7 - Swansea HPC

In E7 we had the chance to sit down with Adam Baker and Stuart McNarry and discuss how they work in tandem with each other at the Swim Wales HPC in Swansea. We also hear

S4 E6 - Robin Armayan

In E6 we had the opportunity to sit down with Robin Armayan and hear from him on a range of topics around developing age group swimmers, his own journey as a coach as wel

S4 E5 - Andi Manley

In E5 we had the opportunity to sit down with Andi Manley, the director of swimming at Loughborough University to talk about his career in coaching. Andi reflects on his

S4 E4 - Sean Balmer

In E4 we had the opportunity to speak with Sean Balmer the Head Coach at Cockermouth SC. Over the years Sean has produced GB internationals on a regular basis, most recen

S4 E3 - Creating Performance Environments with Russ Barber

In E3 we sat down with Russ Barber to discuss creating performance environments base don behaviours rather than outcomes. Russ also runs The Swim Coach Network. You can f

S4 E2 - Technical Models with Rick Hall

In E2 we sit down with Rick Hall to discuss his projects on developing technical models for training and racing and how he plans to use these ins coaching going forward.

S4 E1 - What is Talent (With The Rogue Monkey)

In the first episode of series 4 we sat down with Kevin Pickard from The Rogue Monkey to discuss all things talent identification and developement including where he thin

S3 E10 - Injury Prevention with Chris Ritter

In E10 we discussed the topic of injury prevention for swimmers with Chris Ritter the founder of Ritter Sports Performance and Surge Strength Dryland Certification.  You

S3 E9 - Chris DeSantis (The Swim Brief)

In E9 we had the opportunity to collaborate with Chris DeSantis who hosts The Swim Brief podcast. Chris has a masters in positive psychology as well as having coached in

S3 E8 - Mental Health in Sport

In E8 we spoke with Sophie Dodd for Mental Health in Sport about the importance of coaches being trained in mental health first aid for their athletes but also how coache

S3 E7 - Brent Rushall (USRPT)

In E7 we sat down with Brent Rushall who has been an exponent of Ultra Short Race Pace Training (USRPT) for many years. In this episode Brent outlines why he thinks USRPT

S3 E6 - Teri McKeever (Always plan for the biggest goal)

In E6 we spoke with Teri McKeever - Head Coach of Cal Golden Bears Women's swimming and diving. It was great to find out about Teri's experiences in coaching and hear her

S3 E5 - Ben Higson (We have 2 ears and 1 mouth for a reason)

In E5 we sat down with Ben Higson the Head Coach for Swim Ireland to discuss his journey as a coach and his experiences of working with senior athletes at an elite level.

S3 E4 - Graeme Antwhistle (Put yourself out there to get better)

Graeme has coached swimmers from learn to swim when he first started helping out at his local club all the way up to the Olympics. He is now Head Coach for Swim Wales. In

S3 E3 - Eddie Reese (If it doesn't work don't do it!)

In E3 we had the pleasure of speaking with renowned coach Eddie Reese. During our discussion we covered pretty much everything, getting Eddie's thoughts on the Physical,

S3 E2 - Keri-Anne Payne (Open Water Swimming)

@thepoolsidepass talk to Keri-anne Payne two time world champion and Gold medallist at the 10km open water at the World Championships in 2009 and 2011 and silver medallis

S3 E1 - Rob Robson (Motivational Sports Coach)

We spoke to Rob Robson about his experiences in swimming and how his knowledge now as a sport psychologist may have helped him. Find out more about Rob's work by followin

S2 E10 - Tom Rushton (Inside the ISL Bubble)

In the final episode of series 2 we speak to Tom Rushton coach at Energy Standard Swim Team, winners of ISL 2019. We caught up with Tom about life inside the ISL bubble f

S2 E9 - Jol Finck (Developing 200m/400m Freestyle)

In E9 of the podcast we speak to Jol Finck, national centre coach for British Swimming in Bath and former coach to Olympic medalist James Guy about his experiences coachi

S2 E8 - Graham Wardell (Tread softly because you tread on my dreams)

In E8 we speak to Graham Wardell, Head Coach as The City of Cardiff Swimming Club and Head Coach of the 2014 Scottish Commonwealth Games team about; his experiences throu