British Champs Review and World Selection

In this episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we talk about 2025 Toyota U.S. Open Championships in Austin, Texas, where there were some stunning swims.Summer McIntosh and Leon Marchand made the biggest headlines. McIntosh roared back into competition with the second fastest 400m freestyle in history, with a 3:55.37. She then closed out the meet with a dominant 200m butterfly in 2:02.62, the fourth fastest ever. Marchand was equally impressive. He dipped into the 400m free, not his usual specialty, and clocked a lifetime best of 3:44.70. Then he wrapped up with a triumphant 200m butterfly in 1:52.57.We also talk about other great swims including Kate Douglass in the 200m IM and 200m Breaststroke and Hubert Kos in the 100m and 200m backstroke, as well as how deep U.S. swimming is becoming - not just at the top, but throughout the roster. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The Propulsion Swimming Podcast previews European Short Course 2025 in Lublin, Poland. We talk through How to Watch, Aquatics GB hopes and surprise Breaststroke entrees. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week the Propulsion Swimming Podcast reviews the fastest ever Short Course BUCS and Loughborough and Stirling battle it out for the 2025 BUCS crown! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The Final legs of the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup 2025 in Toronto saw a gluten of new Short Course World Records and the Propulsion Swimming Podcast are here to discuss all. The meet was highlighted by two major barriers being broken for the first time in history: the women's 100m freestyle and the men's 200m breaststroke.On the women's side, Kate Douglass of the USA made history by becoming the first woman to ever swim the 100m freestyle in under 50 seconds, clocking a stunning new world record of 49.93. The Australian women also dominated. Lani Pallister crushed the 800m freestyle record with a time of 7:54.00, taking more than three seconds off the previous mark. Her compatriots Kaylee McKeown and Mollie O'Callaghan both lowered their own recent world records; McKeown in the 200m backstroke (1:57.33) and O'Callaghan in the 200m freestyle (1:49.36).For the men, Caspar Corbeau of the Netherlands achieved a monumental feat, becoming the first man to break the two-minute barrier in the 200m breaststroke with a new world record of 1:59.52. Hubert Kos of Hungary was another standout, setting two world records over the weekend: one in the 200m backstroke (1:45.12) and another in the 100m backstroke (48.16). Finally, Josh Liendo gave the home crowd a thrill by setting a new world record in the 100m butterfly with a time of 47.68.📸 Scott Grant/World Aquatics📸 Scott Grant/World Aquatics Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stop 2 of the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup 2025 in Westmont, Chicago, saw 4 new Short course world records hit and the Propulsion Swimming Podcast are here to discuss all. Kate Douglass and Mollie O'Callaghan takes down the 100m and 200m Freestyle World Records respectively, and Backstroke Queen's Regan Smith and Kaylee McKeown once again set new all time best times. We also discuss the progress of Brit Breaststroke superstar Adam Peaty and how he's improving from stop to stop. 📸 Mike Lewis/World Aquatics Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After an extended summer break the Propulsion Swimming Podcast returns to discuss Stop 1 of the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup 2025 in Carmel, Indiana. A weekend of swimming that saw Adam Peaty Return to competitive action, Gretchen Walsh break more Butterfly World Records and Leon Marchand and Shaine Casas go head to head again after an epic summer duel at the World Swimming Championships 2025, Singapore. 📸 Mike Lewis/World Aquatics Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Propulsion Swimming Podcast reacts to the stunning news that Ben Proud has joined the Enhanced Games. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the Propulsion Swimming Podcast we are joined by former international swimmer, Hannah Miley as we reflect on the Aquatics GB performance at the World Swimming Championships 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.