E200 - Australian Trials Preview with Pullbuoy

On this week's Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we are discussing the upcoming USA Swimming Trials in Indianapolis.The US Olympic Team Swimming Trials are sure to be one of the fastest swimming meets of the year with spots on one of the leading Olympic Swimming teams up for grabs. Will Katie Ledecky continue her dominance, can Caeleb Dressel complete an epic comeback, which new faces will grace American Swimming, and what impacts will performances have on British Swimming medal prospects at the Paris Olympics? Propulsion Swimming will discuss all. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, Scott is joined by Pullbuoy (Steve) to preview the Australian Swimming Olympic Trials 2024. We will take you through the biggest swimmers of the meet, the competition they will be facing to make the Paris 2024 Olympics and give few bold predictions of who's going to be swimming the fastest times of the year so far! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aquatics GB named their Paralympic Swimming squad for the Paris Paralympics 2024 this week. Stephen Clegg was one of the para-swimmers selected and will head to his third Paralympic Games after appearances at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020. So far an elusive Paralympic gold medal has eluded the Edinburgh University swimmer, but after winning World Para Swimming titles in the S12 100m Butterfly and 100m Backstroke and setting multiple Para-Swimming World records could Paris 2024 be his year?This week on the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we discuss with Stephen the challenges and benefits being a visually impaired swimmer brings. He shares everything From training to using feel rather than sight to stroke counting and slowing down for a turn. AP Race London International - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://events.aprace.club/events/aprli24/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Following her selection to the Aquatics GB squad for the European Championships 2024 in Belgrade, we speak to University of Stirling Swimming, Lucy Grieve, on this week's episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast. We speak to Lucy about her journey for SAST to Stirling, how she and Keanna MacInnes make perfect training partners along with the entire Stirling Squads, and her hopes for this summer's European Champs. AP Race London International - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://events.aprace.club/events/aprli24/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At the Aquatics GB Swimming Championships, Loughborough University swimmer Honey Osrin claimed the 200m Backstroke title ahead of Katie Shanahan and booked her place at the Paris Olympics. Her journey to a first Olympic Games has been far from an easy one. We discuss with Honey her decision to come to train in the UK at 13 years old and leave her native South Africa, a 5 year plateau struggling to break the 2:10 mark in the 200m Back, and why it took a virus for her to put all her eggs in one basket and a secure British Swimming selection. AP Race London International - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://events.aprace.club/events/aprli24/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With the Aquatics GB Olympic Team skipping the 2024 European Championships, a brilliant opportunity has arisen for a host of under-21 British Swimmers. Due to the clash between European Champs (10th-23rd June) and Sette Colli (21-23 June 2024) Aquatics GB won't be sending any Olympians to Belgrade later this summer, but this does mean valuable major meet experience can be gained for the 10 pool swimmers selected. Fleur Lewis, Holly McGill, Lucy Grieve, Calvin Fry, Alex Painter, Ed Mildred, Josh Gammon, Jack Skerry, Matt Ward and Leah Schlosshan will all be representing British Swimming.On this week's Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we talk through their chances at the meet and why we are excited after their British Champs 2024 performances. We also discuss the 3 Open Water Marathon Swimmers who ARE going to the Olympics and the European Championships and how their preparations are shaping up before Paris. AP Race London International - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://events.aprace.club/events/aprli24/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's electrifying episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we welcome a true legend of British Swimming – the powerhouse relay swimmer, the humble champion, James Guy!James Guy is one of the most decorated swimmers in British history. His resume boasts Olympic gold medals, multiple World Championship titles, and a stack of European and Commonwealth triumphs. A master of freestyle and butterfly, he's renowned as one of the greatest relay swimmers in the world.We'll dive deep into Jimmy's thrilling journey at the recent British Olympic trials. From the unexpected setbacks in the 100m butterfly to the nail-biting, last-chance qualification for the Paris Olympics – we'll cover it all. We'll also explore whether his bold move to Millfield in the middle of an Olympic season was a calculated risk or a stroke of genius.AP Race London International - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://events.aprace.club/events/aprli24/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Team GB have named their 33 swimmer squad (30 pool swimmers and 3 open water swimmers) for the 2024 Paris Olympics. After the Aquatics Gb Swimming Championships which acted as the selection meet for the Olympic Swimming squad, it was clear 23 swimmers would be representing British Swimming in Paris. Selectors decide to add to this number with 7 discretionary picks and prioritise relay performances with every relay selected. On this episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we give our initial thoughts on the 30 pool swimmers selected and give some VERY early medal predictions!AP Race London International - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://events.aprace.club/events/aprli24/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the Propulsion Swimming Podcast we review the Aquatics GB Swimming Championships 2024 in its entirety. Day by Day. Event by Event. Formerly called the British Swimming Championships 2024, this meet was the Olympic and Paralympic swimming selection meet for British Swimmers. Who were the stand out swimmers? Who secured their ticket to Paris? We cover is all! AP Race London International - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://events.aprace.club/events/aprli24/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The biggest episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast of the year (so far). We preview the Aquatics GB Swimming Championships 2024 in it's entirety.Day by Day. Event by Event.Formerly called the British Swimming Championships 2024, a rebrand that occured after we recorded, the meet is set to be the Olympic selection meet with invites to the Paris Olympics and Paralympics up for grabs.AP Race London International - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://events.aprace.club/events/aprli24/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.