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On this week's episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we are previewing the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham.   We present to you our complete race-by-race guide to the swimming programme at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, break down every name you need to pay attention to, and give our medalist and a few bold World Record predictions!  Along with this preview podcast, we will be covering each day of the racing in a nightly catchup show on YouTube, so make sure you're subscribed so as not to miss out!  Notes on Swimmers after the recording of this podcast: Joseph Schooling isn't racing as noted in the international stars segment Kaylee McKeown isn't racing the 400m IM Summer McIntosh isn't racing the 200m Free Kyle Chalmers is swimming the 100m Free Isaac Cooper has been sent home and won't be competing in the 100m Back + 50m Back Penny Oleksiak has pulled out for Canada - as per 4 x 100 Free + Medley relay talk We forgot to mention Emma McKeon in the 50m Free Kaylee McKeown is doing the 200m IM Sydney Pickrem has pulled out for Canada - as per 4 x 100 Medley relay talk ✔️ SUBSCRIBE to Propulsion Swimming: http://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimming  🆕 Our Latest Video: https://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimLatest  Welcome to the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, aiming to give British Swimming the coverage and publicity it deserves!! Every week we celebrate the sport we love with amazing special guests and topics from around the swimming world. We want to give the British Swimming community a voice and help the Elite connect with the Grassroots of the sport! 🏊‍♂️ https://www.youtube.com/c/PropulsionSwimming 📧 propulsionswim@gmail.com

On this episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we preview the Team England Swimming Squad for the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games!   A squad led by Swimming Superstars, including a host of Olympians such as Adam Peaty, James Guy and Abbie Wood this Swim England squad has the potential for multiple medals in the swimming pool come Birmingham 2022.    We are also joined by 200m Backstroke finalist from the Budapest World Championships 2022, Brodie Willaims. We talk about his thoughts looking back at the World Champs and how his training has panned out in the 4-week gap from Budapest to Birmingham. ✔️ SUBSCRIBE to Propulsion Swimming: http://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimming  🆕 Our Latest Video: https://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimLatest  Welcome to the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, aiming to give British Swimming the coverage and publicity it deserves!! Every week we celebrate the sport we love with amazing special guests and topics from around the swimming world. We want to give the British Swimming community a voice and help the Elite connect with the Grassroots of the sport! 🏊‍♂️ https://www.youtube.com/c/PropulsionSwimming 📧 propulsionswim@gmail.com

On this episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we preview the Team Wales Swimming Squad for the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games!   A squad headed up by Olympians, Dan Jervis Matt Richards and Alys Thomas as well as British Swimming breakout star from the Budapest World Championships 2022, Medi Harris, there is plenty of reason to be excited over this squad of 20 swimmers at Birmingham 2022!    We are also joined by 400m Freestyle specialist, Kieran Bird to talk about his decision to pick Swim Wales over England, how he's dealt with the post-Olympic come down and why securing a medal for teaming Calum Jarvis is a massive goal of his this summer! ✔️ SUBSCRIBE to Propulsion Swimming: http://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimming  🆕 Our Latest Video: https://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimLatest  Welcome to the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, aiming to give British Swimming the coverage and publicity it deserves!! Every week we celebrate the sport we love with amazing special guests and topics from around the swimming world. We want to give the British Swimming community a voice and help the Elite connect with the Grassroots of the sport! 🏊‍♂️ https://www.youtube.com/c/PropulsionSwimming 📧 propulsionswim@gmail.com

On this episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we preview the Team Scotland Swimming Squad for the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games!   With star swimmers such as Duncan Scott, Lucy Hope and Ross Murdoch, as well as potential Breakout names in Evan Jones & Kara Hanlon, and Para swimmers Stephen Clegg and Toni Shaw, there will be plenty of medal opportunities for this squad of 26 swimmers a Birmingham 2022!    We are also joined by Katie Shanahan to talk through her build-up to the games, how she's coping with the pressure of being named a swimmer of the future, as well as giving an insight into the Scottish Swimming camp! ✔️ SUBSCRIBE to Propulsion Swimming: http://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimming  🆕 Our Latest Video: https://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimLatest  Welcome to the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, aiming to give British Swimming the coverage and publicity it deserves!! Every week we celebrate the sport we love with amazing special guests and topics from around the swimming world. We want to give the British Swimming community a voice and help the Elite connect with the Grassroots of the sport! 🏊‍♂️ https://www.youtube.com/c/PropulsionSwimming 📧 propulsionswim@gmail.com

On this week's episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we are joined by the RNLI and Black Swimming Association (BSA).   The RNLI and the Black Swimming Association (BSA) have joined forces with the shared goal of reducing drownings by influencing improved safety on and near the water. By working together they hope to reach as many people as possible of African, Caribbean and Asian heritage in the UK and Ireland, with vital water safety messaging, which has been proven to save lives.    We discuss with Seren Jones (BSA) and James Woodhouse (RNLI) the work to two organisations are doing together to reduce drowning, the summer safety messaging of float to survive,  and the research being conducted to disprove the theory that black people have heavy bones and can't float.    https://rnli.org  https://thebsa.co.uk/   https://rnli.org/magazine/magazine-featured-list/2021/august/rnli-and-the-black-swimming-association-partnership ✔️ SUBSCRIBE to Propulsion Swimming: http://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimming  🆕 Our Latest Video: https://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimLatest  Welcome to the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, aiming to give British Swimming the coverage and publicity it deserves!! Every week we celebrate the sport we love with amazing special guests and topics from around the swimming world. We want to give the British Swimming community a voice and help the Elite connect with the Grassroots of the sport! 🏊‍♂️ https://www.youtube.com/c/PropulsionSwimming 📧 propulsionswim@gmail.com

On this week's episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we are talking to Wycombe District swimmer, Adam Barrett. Having represented his country with distinction, including winning Gold Medals at the 2014 European Championships and Commonwealth Games, Adam Barrett is the British record-holder in the 100m Butterfly (Short Course). He retired from elite swimming in 2017, only to embark on one of the more inspiring returns to the top tier of swimming that included a Master's World Record along the way.  He completed his return to the elite level of the sport in 2021 after being selected to swim for Energy Standard in ISL, and will be representing England at this summer's Commonwealth Games in Birmingham We speak to Adam about how flexible he's had to be in his training while returning to elite swimming, his tips for training during public swim sessions and his expectations this summer. On top of this, we also talk about his current adventure as a head coach of his local swimming club, how he inspires his swimmers without comparing them to his own achievements in the sport and what advice he'd give to other former swimmers just starting out on their coaching career! ✔️ SUBSCRIBE to Propulsion Swimming: http://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimming  🆕 Our Latest Video: https://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimLatest  Welcome to the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, aiming to give British Swimming the coverage and publicity it deserves!! Every week we celebrate the sport we love with amazing special guests and topics from around the swimming world. We want to give the British Swimming community a voice and help the Elite connect with the Grassroots of the sport! 🏊‍♂️ https://www.youtube.com/c/PropulsionSwimming 📧 propulsionswim@gmail.com

On this week's episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast we review the Budapest Swimming World Championship 2022! After what was an incredible week of swimming at the Budapest World Champs, we take you through our thoughts on the swimmers of the meet, the race of the meet and what these World Champs mean for British Swimming after a solid 5 medal haul.  As well as a day-by-day recap through the entire event we share our opinions on Leon Marchand, Summer McIntosh and David Popovici, along with that controversial Justin Ress DQ and so much more!!  ✔️ SUBSCRIBE to Propulsion Swimming: http://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimming  🆕 Our Latest Video: https://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimLatest  Welcome to the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, aiming to give British Swimming the coverage and publicity it deserves!! Every week we celebrate the sport we love with amazing special guests and topics from around the swimming world. We want to give the British Swimming community a voice and help the Elite connect with the Grassroots of the sport! 🏊‍♂️ https://www.propulsionswimming.co.uk 📧 propulsionswim@gmail.com

On this week's episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we welcome Tobias Robinson, British  Open Water Swimmer.  Ahead of Open Water World Champs, we preview the race at Budapest with the help of this professional Open Water Swimmer. Along with Olympian Hector Pardoe, Toby Robinson will be carrying British Swimming's hopes in the Open Water Swimming at the Budapest Swimming World Championships!    We talk with Toby about the tactics of open water racing, how he prepared for racing while training in a pool, and what made him fall in love with open water swimming.    As well as what an open water taper looks like when the race is 5km long minimum and why he wants an Elite Open Water Swimming race to be hosted in the UK!! ✔️ SUBSCRIBE to Propulsion Swimming: http://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimming  🆕 Our Latest Video: https://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimLatest  Welcome to the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, aiming to give British Swimming the coverage and publicity it deserves!! Every week we celebrate the sport we love with amazing special guests and topics from around the swimming world. We want to give the British Swimming community a voice and help the Elite connect with the Grassroots of the sport! 🏊‍♂️ https://www.propulsionswimming.co.uk 📧 propulsionswim@gmail.com

On this week's episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we are teaming up with the Royal Life Saving Society UK to bring awareness to Drowning Prevention Week.    Drowning Prevention Week (DPW) is one of the largest summer water safety campaign across the UK and Ireland and runs from the 18th June - 25. It's critical in raising awareness and encouraging the public to enjoy water safely.   On average 402 UK lives are lost to accidental drownings each year so the more awareness we can raise for this cause the better!   https://www.rlss.org.uk/pages/category/drowning-prevention-week-campaign ✔️ SUBSCRIBE to Propulsion Swimming: http://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimming  🆕 Our Latest Video: https://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimLatest  Welcome to the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, aiming to give British Swimming the coverage and publicity it deserves!! Every week we celebrate the sport we love with amazing special guests and topics from around the swimming world. We want to give the British Swimming community a voice and help the Elite connect with the Grassroots of the sport! 🏊‍♂️ https://www.propulsionswimming.co.uk 📧 propulsionswim@gmail.com

This week on the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we welcome Ed Baxter and Sydney Pickrem to discuss the latest news out of The AP Race Club.   Sydney, an IM specialist, is a multiple international medalist, having won medals for Canada at the Olympics, World Championships, Pan American Games and Pan Pacific Games.  She also represented London Roar in recent years at ISL.   As the newest AP Athlete, we discuss with both Sydney and Ed why they were the perfect fit, what an international athlete means for the future of race clinics and what is in store at AP's Ultimate Race Clinic! ✔️ SUBSCRIBE to Propulsion Swimming: http://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimming  🆕 Our Latest Video: https://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimLatest  Welcome to the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, aiming to give British Swimming the coverage and publicity it deserves!! Every week we celebrate the sport we love with amazing special guests and topics from around the swimming world. We want to give the British Swimming community a voice and help the Elite connect with the Grassroots of the sport! 🏊‍♂️ https://www.propulsionswimming.co.uk 📧 propulsionswim@gmail.com

On this week's Propulsion Swimming Podcast, ahead of the British Masters Championship return to Aberdeen, we speak to Helen Gorman. Helen is the holder of numerous British records and a world record in her age group, as well as being World Champion in 4 events following the FINA World Masters Championships 2019 in Gwangju! Having originally swam at Nova with Bill Furniss, she doesn't follow the regular masters swimmer as she trains & races mostly with kids at the City of Cardiff Swimming Club. We talk about why Masters Swimming can be so rewarding, how to get involved, and what can be done to promote more of the amazing stories within Masters Swimming! We also discuss why this is the perfect year to get racing if you have been thinking of getting back into the Swimming Pool!! Who else thinks we should target competing at Masters Nationals in Sheffield later this year! ✔️ SUBSCRIBE to Propulsion Swimming: http://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimming  🆕 Our Latest Video: https://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimLatest  Welcome to the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, aiming to give British Swimming the coverage and publicity it deserves!! Every week we celebrate the sport we love with amazing special guests and topics from around the swimming world. We want to give the British Swimming community a voice and help the Elite connect with the Grassroots of the sport! 🏊‍♂️ https://www.propulsionswimming.co.uk 📧 propulsionswim@gmail.com

This week on the Propulsion Swimming Podcast we speak to University of Kentucky swimmer, Mason Wilby.   A 200m Butterfly specialist, training out of the States, Mason Wilby is officially a member of Team England for the upcoming Birmingham Commonwealth Games.    We talk to Mason about why he chose to represent British Swimming and England despite never training in the UK, as well as talking through a tough swimming plateau.    Mason went 4 years without a PB, only to end up dropping his 200m Fly PB by a massive 4 seconds in one swim. He discusses the advice he would give others going through the same struggles and how training with Calaeb Dressel and Ryan Lochte helped get him through the tough time! ✔️ SUBSCRIBE to Propulsion Swimming: http://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimming  🆕 Our Latest Video: https://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimLatest  Welcome to the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, aiming to give British Swimming the coverage and publicity it deserves!! Every week we celebrate the sport we love with amazing special guests and topics from around the swimming world. We want to give the British Swimming community a voice and help the Elite connect with the Grassroots of the sport! 🏊‍♂️ https://www.propulsionswimming.co.uk 📧 propulsionswim@gmail.com

On this week's episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we speak to Swansea HPC's Adam Baker.   Swim coach to World Championship selected Dan Jervis and Medi Harris, Adam Baker has an amazing resume in the sport. He's coached swimmers to be selected for and win medals at the last two European Youth Olympic Festivals (1 gold, 2 silvers and 3 bronze) along with the sending swimmers to the last four European Junior Championships (1 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze).   Now the Director of Swimming at Swansea High Performance Centre, we talk with Adam about how closely the Swim Wales team work together, as well as specific challenges he tackles within his squad's training program! He also discusses his selection as one of the British Swimming coaches for the World Championships 2022 in Budapest. ✔️ SUBSCRIBE to Propulsion Swimming: http://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimming  🆕 Our Latest Video: https://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimLatest  Welcome to the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, aiming to give British Swimming the coverage and publicity it deserves!! Every week we celebrate the sport we love with amazing special guests and topics from around the swimming world. We want to give the British Swimming community a voice and help the Elite connect with the Grassroots of the sport! 🏊‍♂️ https://www.propulsionswimming.co.uk 📧 propulsionswim@gmail.com

On this week's episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we are talking about Mental Health, in line with Mental Health Awareness week here in the UK, and specifically Body Image and Eating Disorders in swimming.    For this episode, we are joined by the fantastic Amber Keegan, an elite swimmer at the City of Sheffield, who helps us discuss this important topic by opening up about her own journey through swimming with an eating disorder.    We hope by having this discussion we can give the others swimmers the confidence to seek any help they might need. We have both unfortunately lost a former teammate and friend to Mental Health. So it really is a topic we will forever discuss and promote as part of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast. Amber's Instagram - www.instagram.com/amber.keegan   Wellbeing & Mental Health Platform Govox - https://www.govox.com/   Studies into Eating Disorders - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31220361/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24667155/ ✔️ SUBSCRIBE to Propulsion Swimming: http://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimming  🆕 Our Latest Video: https://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimLatest  Welcome to the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, aiming to give British Swimming the coverage and publicity it deserves!! Every week we celebrate the sport we love with amazing special guests and topics from around the swimming world. We want to give the British Swimming community a voice and help the Elite connect with the Grassroots of the sport! 🏊‍♂️ https://www.propulsionswimming.co.uk 📧 propulsionswim@gmail.com

On this week's episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, is the Director of Swimming at Hamilton Aquatics Dubai, Ash Morris.   Hamilton Aquatics is home to a comprehensive aquatics programme in swimming, competitive swimming, artistic swimming and water polo. With over 30 locations in the UAE and Qatar, & over 5000 swimmers in the program,  they provide high-quality aquatics provisions.   We speak with Ash about the benefits of training out in Dubai, how the business model of the club helps support the elite squad, and managing a multi-national squad; including the challenges of racing around the world.    As well as touching upon one of Hamilton Aquatics' most successful alumni, Lewis Burras. ✔️ SUBSCRIBE to Propulsion Swimming: http://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimming  🆕 Our Latest Video: https://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimLatest  Welcome to the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, aiming to give British Swimming the coverage and publicity it deserves!! Every week we celebrate the sport we love with amazing special guests and topics from around the swimming world. We want to give the British Swimming community a voice and help the Elite connect with the Grassroots of the sport! 🏊‍♂️ https://www.propulsionswimming.co.uk 📧 propulsionswim@gmail.com

On this week's episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we are joined by the newest Welsh record holder and the 100m Backstroke British Champion, Medi Harris.    After a stunning start to 2022, in which Medi took down Georgia Davies' Welsh 100m backstroke Record, going 59.30 at Long Course BUCS, she has earnt her spot on the British Swimming World Championships team for this summer in Budapest.    We talk about how her season's expectations changed after her stunning BUCS swim, the pressure she put on herself going into British Champs, and her journey from Age Group champion to British Champion with the help of Swim Wales. We also discuss the amazing set-up at Swansea and how supportive the whole team, including Dan Jervis and coach Adam Baker, were during Covid! ✔️ SUBSCRIBE to Propulsion Swimming: http://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimming  🆕 Our Latest Video: https://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimLatest  Welcome to the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, aiming to give British Swimming the coverage and publicity it deserves!! Every week we celebrate the sport we love with amazing special guests and topics from around the swimming world. We want to give the British Swimming community a voice and help the Elite connect with the Grassroots of the sport! 🏊‍♂️ https://www.propulsionswimming.co.uk 📧 propulsionswim@gmail.com

On this week's episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we welcome Nova Centurion's Swimmer and the new 400m IM British Champion, Freya Colbert.  Fresh off the back of an impressive British Swimming Championships in which Freya won Gold in the 400m Individual Medley, Silver in the 400m Freestyle and Bronze in the 200m Freestyle, she has been confirmed as one of the newest faces in the British Swimming squad for the 2022 World Championships in Budapest.  At just 18 years old, we discuss with Freya what the experience is like to be called up to your first senior squad. We also talk about her assessment of her meet in Sheffield, where she pushed Olympian's Abbie Wood and Freya Anderson all week, and what her targets are for the future! ✔️ SUBSCRIBE to Propulsion Swimming: http://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimming  🆕 Our Latest Video: https://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimLatest  Welcome to the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, aiming to give British Swimming the coverage and publicity it deserves!! Every week we celebrate the sport we love with amazing special guests and topics from around the swimming world. We want to give the British Swimming community a voice and help the Elite connect with the Grassroots of the sport! 🏊‍♂️ https://www.propulsionswimming.co.uk 📧 propulsionswim@gmail.com

On this week's episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, reviewing the massively successful British Swimming Championships 2022 as well as review the 23 strong World Championships Squad named by British Swimming. British Swimming once again put on a show last week in Sheffield with multiple world-leading times and British and English record performances! We take a look back at the best races day by day and give you a breakdown of who shone in the pool! We also look at the new names in the World Championships Squad in Lewis Burras, Medi Harris and Freya Colbert, who was unlucky to miss out on selection, as well as pick out the standout junior performers at British Champs.  ✔️ SUBSCRIBE to Propulsion Swimming: http://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimming  🆕 Our Latest Video: https://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimLatest  Welcome to the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, aiming to give British Swimming the coverage and publicity it deserves!! Every week we celebrate the sport we love with amazing special guests and topics from around the swimming world. We want to give the British Swimming community a voice and help the Elite connect with the Grassroots of the sport! 🏊‍♂️ https://www.propulsionswimming.co.uk 📧 propulsionswim@gmail.com

Get 50% off your entry to Swimathon 2022 by using code PROPULSION22 https://www.swimathon.org/get-involved   On this week's episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we are talking Swimathon 2022 with the president of Swimathon, Duncan Goodhew.    We talk about where to sign up, what challenges are available and more importantly what difference can be made by signing up for 2022; not only by raising funds for this year's charity Marie Curie and the Swimathon foundation but also in your own mental and physical wellbeing! ✔️ SUBSCRIBE to Propulsion Swimming: http://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimming  🆕 Our Latest Video: https://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimLatest  Welcome to the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, aiming to give British Swimming the coverage and publicity it deserves!! Every week we celebrate the sport we love with amazing special guests and topics from around the swimming world. We want to give the British Swimming community a voice and help the Elite connect with the Grassroots of the sport! 🏊‍♂️ https://www.propulsionswimming.co.uk 📧 propulsionswim@gmail.com

On this week's episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we are previewing the British Swimming Championships 2022 in Ponds Forge, Sheffield. With 1,500 athletes accepted into the meet, a total of nearly 4,000 scheduled swims across the six days of competition and qualifying spots available at the major international meets this summer, including the world championship, we cannot wait to see British Swimming shining once again! Of course, we talk about the established names like Adam Peaty, Duncan Scott and more, but we also look at which swimmers are likely to have a breakout summer!! ✔️ SUBSCRIBE to Propulsion Swimming: http://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimming  🆕 Our Latest Video: https://bit.ly/PropulsionSwimLatest  Welcome to the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, aiming to give British Swimming the coverage and publicity it deserves!! Every week we celebrate the sport we love with amazing special guests and topics from around the swimming world. We want to give the British Swimming community a voice and help the Elite connect with the Grassroots of the sport! 🏊‍♂️ https://www.propulsionswimming.co.uk 📧 propulsionswim@gmail.com