Podcast Episodes
Back to Search#185: Swimming Pool to Sofa: Rehab Reality with Chris Malpass
Trafford Metro’s Chris Malpass chats about life in the early stages of recovery from knee surgery. Confined to the sofa rather than the pool, he shar…
2 months, 1 week ago
#184: Racing Through Olympic History
Join Olympic medallist and coach Brian Brinkley for a trip back to one of the most turbulent eras in sport.
From the shadow of the Munich massacre at …
2 months, 2 weeks ago
#183: Masters Making Waves at Aquatics GB Championships
Helen Gorman catches up with masters swimmer John Wood following his standout performances at the Aquatics GB Championships in London, where racing s…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
#182: The Science of Altitude Training & Elite Insights from Mike Peyrebrune
Mike Peyrebrune, coach and sports scientist at Loughborough University, joins us to share expert insight into altitude training and warm weather camp…
3 months ago
#181: Inside the British Masters Decathlon
We sit down with 2025 British Masters Decathlon champions Michelle Ware and Mike Hodgson to unpack one of swimming’s most intriguing competitions.
The…
3 months, 1 week ago
#180: From Tradition to 20.88: A New Way to Train?
We discuss the radical training behind the fastest man in the world. Sonny Trigg shares what he learned from spending time in Brisbane with Cameron M…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
#179: Siân Clement and the Art of Extreme Swimming
Meet Siân Clement, an intrepid open water and ice swimmer dividing her time between South Wales and Orkney and rarely choosing the easy path.
In this …
3 months, 3 weeks ago
#178: The Art of the Taper
Jamie Ingram joins us Helen Gorman to discuss his tapering strategy ahead of the Aquatics GB Swimming Championships this April. He’s one of Britain’s…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
#177: Can Baking Soda Make You Faster?
This week we dive into the science of lactate, that familiar burning sensation you feel in the closing stages of a hard race, and explore why bicarbo…
4 months ago
#176: From Olympic Heartbreak to King of the Channel
Michael Read MBE is a legend of British swimming. He has spent more than six decades pushing the limits of endurance in the water. Selected for the 1…
4 months, 1 week ago