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Check out Chris's recent interview on Jason Pullano's new podcast, On The Top, that aired on September 1, 2020. Check out the On The Top Podcast [NEW] SURGE Strength Dryland Certification Dryland Training Resources Swim Coaching Resources Join The Hive powered by RITTER If you enjoyed this podcast help us spread the word by leaving a rating and review on our iTunes show page. To connect and learn more visit the RITTER Sports Performance website.

From a young age, Hill had a feeling that his body was different. He struggled with some basic movements and was hospitalized for a few weeks as a young boy after becoming paralyzed when he got the flu. It wasn’t until he was 23 that his parents told him specifically that he had a condition called Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease, a neurological condition that affects the muscles in his arms and legs. CMT threatened to alter Jamal’s entire life, including his passion for swimming. But through sheer will, faith, and determination Jamal has not only, over the years, regained his mobility, but he is also at the top of his game as a competitive swimmer. At the age of 24, the Los Angeles native is ranked number one in the U.S. Paralympic 100 Free and number 22 in the world! As a result, he hopes to head to Tokyo as a member of the 2020 U.S. Paralympic Swim Team to bring home the gold. Jamal’s passion for swimming extends well beyond his personal and professional goals for Tokyo 2020 (20ONE). The latest statistics

Toni Armstrong is currently a leadership development consultant for a self-discovered company called Baltimore Leadership. Toni uses low ropes style initiatives to teach modern leadership theories to swim coaches and swimmers alike. She has worked with teams such as Stanford Men's Swimming, NYU Swimming & Diving, Mt. Holyoke Swimming & Diving as well as Johns Hopkins Swimming & Diving. Prior to her leadership development consulting, Toni spent 7 years as an assistant coach at North Baltimore Aquatic Club. The age range for her athletes at NBAC was as young as 6 years old and as old as 14 years old. Toni has also coached D2 college, worked at Outward Bound as well as Stanford University's Leadership Institute. This episode originally aired on March 5, 2018. Connect with Toni: - Performance Leadership Website - Facebook - Twitter - Instagram Visit SURGE-Strength.com and Enroll Now for FREE in the SURGE Strength Academy Become SURGE Strength Dryland Certified (SSDC) Dryland Training Resources Swim Co

At the time of this podcast, Paul Stafford was the head coach for the Tucson Ford Dealers Aquatics, based at the University of Arizona. He has since left that position. Paul had been with Ford aquatics since 2014. Prior to joining the Ford Aquatics, Coach Stafford spent his time with the Terrapins Swim Team. Paul co-founded the Terrapins Swim Team with his colleague Ray Mitchell in 1989. With nearly 3 decades of swim experience, Paul assisted many athletes to reach their full potential. Stafford has also begun the process of creating a hand and wrist brace to hold a swimmer's hand in the perfect catch position. This episode originally aired on January 15, 2018. Connect with Paul: - Email [NEW] SURGE Strength Website [NEW] SURGE Strength Dryland Certification Dryland Training Resources Swim Coaching Resources Join The Hive powered by RITTER If you enjoyed this podcast help us spread the word by leaving a rating and review on our iTunes show page. To connect and learn more visit the RITTER Sports Performance w

At the time of this recording, Kevin Kinel was the senior/high school head coach for the Duneland Swim Club and had been with the club since 1980. He retired in 2019. In the nearly 40 years, he was named the Indiana Swimming's Senior Coach of the Season and/or year three times. Coach Kevin accumulated 51 sectional titles combined, four team state titles for the boys and a state runner-up finish for the girls. This episode originally aired on February 12, 2018. [NEW] SURGE Strength Website [NEW] SURGE Strength Dryland Certification Dryland Training Resources Swim Coaching Resources Join The Hive powered by RITTER If you enjoyed this podcast help us spread the word by leaving a rating and review on our iTunes show page. To connect and learn more visit the RITTER Sports Performance website.

Jeff Allen is the Eastern Zone Sport Development Consultant for USA Swimming. Prior to USA Swimming, Jeff worked for three years as the West Regional Team Specialist Manager for leading swimwear brand arena USA. Allen coached several teams over the years including serving as head coach of ConocoPhillips Splash Club in Bartlesville, OK and Condors Swim Club in New York, NY. He was also active in multiple swimming organizations such as the YMCA of USA Swimming Advisory Committee and the Illinois and Connecticut Swimming Board of Directors. This episode originally aired on January 1, 2019 Connect with Jeff: - Website - Swim Coaches Idea Exchange - Facebook - Twitter - Instagram - Email [NEW] SURGE Strength Website [NEW] SURGE Strength Dryland Certification Dryland Training Resources Swim Coaching Resources Join The Hive powered by RITTER If you enjoyed this podcast help us spread the word by leaving a rating and review on our iTunes show page. To connect and learn more visit the RITTER Sports Performance websi

At the time of this podcast, Sean Baker was the head coach for Oakville Aquatics. Sean is now the head coach for Markham Aquatic Club. Over the past 30 years, Coach Baker has won numerous regional, provincial, and national titles. He has placed many swimmers on National teams to compete on the international stage. Sean has coached swimmers to over 20 Canadian Senior National and Age Group records. He has received countless rewards including nine national team appointments as a coach for Canada. Coach Baker's first coaching job was with the Nanaimo Riptides in 1995. This episode originally aired on March 26, 2018 Connect with Sean: - Team Website - Facebook - Team Facebook - Team Twitter - Team Instagram - Email [NEW] SURGE Strength Website [NEW] SURGE Strength Dryland Certification Dryland Training Resources Swim Coaching Resources Join The Hive powered by RITTER If you enjoyed this podcast help us spread the word by leaving a rating and review on our iTunes show page. To connect and learn more visit the RIT

Jarrod Murphy is the Head Age Group Coach for The Woodlands Swim Team (TWST). Since joining the TWST in 2015 coach Jarrod has coached athletes to National top 10 rankings including 3 #1 rankings, TAGS Champions, TAGS records, GULF LSC records, TWST team records, and numerous sectional qualifiers, Futures qualifiers, and Junior National qualifiers. Coach Jarrod has served the Gulf LSC as part of 2 TPC committees, Head Coach of the Gulf Select Camp in 2018, and has been nominated for ASCA Age Group Coach of The Year in 2017 and 2018. A native Ohioan, coach Jarrod grew up competing for the Dayton Raiders swim club. A Junior National qualifier and HS All-American he went on to compete for the Kenyon College Lords from 1998-2002 where the Lords continued their dominance at the DIII level winning 4 consecutive national titles He graduated in 2002 with a degree in Psychology concentrated in Neuroscience. This episode originally aired on December 12, 2018. Connect with Jarrod: - Team Website - Team Facebook - Twitter

Rob Clayton is the Head Coach for men's swimming and diving at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Clayton came to the Academy in 1997 and worked with women’s coach Casey Converse to coach the Academy’s first woman to qualify for the NCAA Division I Championships at the conclusion of the 1997-98 season. Clayton then took over the reins of the men’s program for the 1998-99 season. He has coached men to 27 individual conference championships and two relay conference championships. 10 of his swimmers have competed in the Olympic Trials, including in 2008 when eight former Falcons participated in the Trials. In addition to his coaching duties, Clayton also instructs cadets in swimming and water survival classes. Clayton is a 1991 graduate of Wyoming where he earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering. While at Wyoming, Clayton was one of the premier swimmers in the Western Athletic Conference, competing at the NCAA Championships in the 200 freestyle, 200 IM and 400 IM. In 1991, he won the 200 and 400 individual m

Alex Carney is the TAGS II Lead Coach for Nitro Swimming. He has been coaching with Nitro since 2012. Currently, he is up for Fitter and Faster's Age Group Coach of the Year award. He has worked with Springfield Aquatics, Missouri State Aquatics, and has spent time with PREP swim lessons and summer league coaching. His hobbies include water polo, throwing discs, and Calvinball. Connect with Alex: - Team Website - Facebook - Twitter - Instagram - Email [NEW] Website for the SURGE Strength Dryland Certification and programs [NEW] SURGE Strength Dryland Certification Dryland Training Resources Swim Coaching Resources Join The Hive powered by RITTER If you enjoyed this podcast help us spread the word by leaving a rating and review on our iTunes show page. To connect and learn more visit the RITTER Sports Performance website.

Dr. Dave Salo is one of the more innovative coaches of his generation but he didn't start out that way. He is the head coach of the men's and women's swimming team at the University of Southern California (USC). In addition, he also heads up the USC Trojan Swim Club. His swimmers have found success at the Olympic level in all events and distances. This episode originally aired on June 6, 2016 Connect with Dave: - Team Website - Swim Camp (canceled for 2020) - Twitter - Email [NEW] SURGE Strength Dryland Certification Dryland Training Resources Swim Coaching Resources Join The Hive powered by RITTER If you enjoyed this podcast help us spread the word by leaving a rating and review on our iTunes show page. To connect and learn more visit the RITTER Sports Performance website.

Bex Freebairn begins her third season as an assistant coach for the Washington State University Women’s Swimming program. Freebairn worked two seasons with Cougar head Coach Matt Leach at Indiana State. In her second season, Freebairn helped the 2019-20 Cougars set three school-records, record 21 Top-10 times, post their second-highest point total at the Pac-12 Conference Championships in the last 13 seasons and 10 swimmers earned a trip to the postseason CSCAA National Invitational Championships. The New Zealand native also saw four Cougars post 2020 (2021) Olympic Qualifying Times in Lauren Burckel (USA), Mackenzie Duarte (USA), Taylor McCoy (USA) and Mia Zahab (Canada). Freebairn helped guide the Cougars to a number of accomplishments in her first season in Pullman highlighted by the program’s first NCAA National Championship participant in sophomore Mackenzie Duarte since 2010. WSU also finished eighth at the CSCAA National Invitational Championships, ten WSU Top-10 times were posted at the Pac-12 Confere

Since taking over the swimming program at The University of Texas in 1978, Eddie Reese has established a tradition of excellence in Austin and set the standard in collegiate swimming. The 2005 and 2006 ASCA Coach of the Year, an eight-time NCAA Coach of the Year and three-time United States Men's Olympic Team head coach, Reese has led Texas to nine NCAA team titles in his 30 seasons in Austin. After placing 21st at the NCAA Championships in his first season (1979) at Texas, Reese's teams have never finished lower than seventh at the national meet. His Texas team will enter the 2008-09 season with two incredible streaks to its credit: 29 consecutive top-10 finishes at the NCAA Championship and 29 consecutive conference titles. Along the way, Reese has developed 41 NCAA individual champions, 29 national champion relays, 192 All-Americans and 26 Olympians who have won 29 gold medals. This episode originally aired on June 27, 2016. Connect with Eddie: - Team Website - Facebook - Twitter - Instagram - Email - Lin

The 2019-20 season marks the fifth year of Matt Hurst’s tenure as an assistant coach on the Nittany Lions' Swimming & Diving staff. Both the Penn State men’s and women’s teams have scored at the NCAA Championships each year of his tenure with a total of 19 swimmers qualifying. Hurst arrived at Penn State University after a 12-year tenure at Southern Connecticut State, first as a student-athlete and then as an assistant coach for eight years. In addition to his responsibilities with Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU), Hurst also coached at SoNoCo Swim Club. He was a 2012 Junior National Team Coach and qualified four individuals for the Olympic Trials. In 2009, Hurst attended the FINA World Championships as an assistant coach with the Dominican Republic. Hurst spent the 2006-07 academic year as an assistant coach at Wesleyan University before returning to the Owls at SCSU. In his position at Wesleyan, Hurst worked with the team's sprinters and breaststrokers. He also led the team's strength and co

Maritza is a 2004 Olympic Silver Medalist in swimming. She is the 1st woman of color to make the US Olympic Swim team and medal. She was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, then moved with her family to Florida when she was 9 years old. She attended the University of Georgia at age 17. She graduated in 2005 as a 27-time All American with 11 NCAA titles. She became the first woman of color to break an individual American record and a World Record. After college she turned pro and traveled the country representing Team USA until her retirement. She's clocked 20 years in the USA Swimming World. Now, she works full time in corporate America, raising two kids with her husband. She travels the country spreading the importance of learning to swim especially in the Black communities. She describes her journey as hectic, fun, exhausting, and rewarding all at the same time. This episode originally aired in August 2019. Connect with Maritza: - Team Website - Facebook - Instagram - Twitter - Contact Her - LinkedIn [NEW] SURGE

Shawn Smith is the Head Coach for the University of Denver (DU) Hilltoppers (TOPS), a nationally recognized, year-round swim team. Shawn has coached at DU since 1994, and has been Head Coach since 2001. Connect with Shawn: - Team Website - Email [NEW] SURGE Strength Dryland Certification Dryland Training Resources Swim Coaching Resources Join The Hive powered by RITTER If you enjoyed this podcast help us spread the word by leaving a rating and review on our iTunes show page. To connect and learn more visit the RITTER Sports Performance website.

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David Tambuwun started coaching in 1994 at the Redlands YMCA, where he managed to produce top Masters Swimming champions in California and a National Top-10 Masters Swimming swimmer. In 1996, David worked as a Water Safety Instructor Supervisor for the City of Rialto where he trained Water Safety Instructors and helped develop the structure of their Learn-to-Swim program. During that time he also coached part-time at Streamline Aquatics of Rialto (STAR) as one of their age group coaches. This position eventually led to a Head Age Group Coaching position in 1998 where he produced Southern California top-16 age group athletes and a national record holder for disabled swimmers who went on to attain multiple gold, silver, and bronze medals at the 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing, and 2012 London Paralympic Games collectively. After leaving the City of Rialto Parks and Recreation in 1999, and while still the Head Age Group Coach for STAR, David took over a Head Coaching position for Inland Masters Swimming Club (Rialto B

Andres Psijas is the Head Coach for Club Chicureo in Santiago, Chile. Coach Psijas grew up in Antofagasta, Chile. Throughout his life and that of his family, he has been linked to swimming; first as a professional swimmer. Andres has a degree in osteopathy with a specialization in biomechanics that has allowed him the chance to transfer what has he has learned in neurology and anatomy to the different types of training and add a more comprehensive focus on physical preparation.  Connect with Andres: - Team Website - Team Facebook - Facebook - Team Instagram - Instagram - Email  [NEW] SURGE Strength Dryland Certification Dryland Training Resources Swim Coaching Resources Join The Hive powered by RITTER If you enjoyed this podcast help us spread the word by leaving a rating and review on our iTunes show page. To connect and learn more visit the RITTER Sports Performance website.

Eileen was named Head Coach of Lakeshore Swim Club (LSSC) in December of 2019. Before that, she served as Head Age Group Coach since 2013. Eileen began her coaching career assisting with the United States Naval Academy and Northwestern University swim camps in 2010. Upon returning to Cleveland, she spent 7 seasons as Head Coach of Fairview High School. During her time there, she coached multiple school record holders, district, and state qualifiers. Eileen has coached numerous Lake Erie District record holders, Zone qualifiers and champions, sectional and futures qualifiers. She was selected to serve as a Lake Erie Zones Coach in 2014 and 2018, and an Ohio All-Stars Mid States Coach in 2018. In 2019 she was named assistant coach for the Central Zone Select camp, for the top 13-15-year-old swimmers in the zone, joining a staff of coaches from all over the country. Eileen is currently the Senior Chair of the Lake Erie District Board of Directors. She began swimming in high school for Fairview and joined LSSC sh