Ep. 34: From the Bahamas to Small Town Arkansas: Lamar Taylor Challenges D2 Swimming Misconceptions
When I mention I had a swimmer on my podcast who is a 19.04 in the 50 Free, a 42.30 in the 100, and a 45.95 in the 100 back, one might assume he's swimming for one of the blue bloods in the sport, Cal, Texas, NC State? Nope. Lamar Taylor swims Division 2 for Henderson State.
To understand how a guy from the Bahamas ended up at Henderson State and managed to post top-tier times across all of Collegiate Swimming, I invited Henderson State Senior Lamar Taylor on for an episode of the Last One Fast One Podcast.
0:00 Intro
0:56 Findings Henderson State/Recruiting
3:33 Bahamanian Swim Culture
5:33 Finding Swimming
7:28 Life in the Bahamas
8:58 Caribbean Swimming
11:29 Adjustments moving to Arkadelphia, Arkansas
15:36 Henderson State
18:04 Training
20:46 Training with Jack Armstrong
23:13 Why do swimmers pick Division 2?
23:31 Destro Machines
25:53 Going 3/3 at D2 National Championships and perfecting races
28:25 Staying Loyal to Henderson State
30:36 Olympics
36:06 Times this year at Henderson
38:00: Outro
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Ep. 33: Joshua Chen, From the Cornfields of Iowa to a World Junior Champ
World Junior champ and rising star Joshua Chen joins the Podcast. Chen shares his thoughts on his 100 Breaststroke World Junior title, his recent move to Texas, his commitment to swim at Harvard, and the leadup to Olympic trials.
0:00 Intro
0:30 Iowa
7:10 Destro Machines
7:50 Move to Texas
10:50 Texas Ford Aquatics training approach
15:10 Pro Group at TFA
16:37 Harvard Swimming Commitment
20:55 Junior Worlds
24:04 100 Breaststroke at JW
27:11 Future Improvements
29:50 Iconic Celebration
30:45 200 Breaststroke
32:32 50 Breaststroke
36:13 Olympic Trial's Leadup
41:31 Rapid Fire Fun Questions
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Ep. 32: Hunter Armstrong talks winning a world title for his Grandpa, and debriefs 2023 World Champs
World Champ Hunter Armstrong joins the podcast. Armstrong does a full debrief on the Fukuoaka World Champs. Listen in to hear the remarkable story of how Armstrong won his first world title for his Grandfather, and the thrilling story of Armstrong's 100 backstroke bronze medal.
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0:00 Intro
0:30 Scotland
2:08 Magic tricks
3:15 Fukuoka
3:30 100 Back
4:40 Coach going to Michigan
5:25 Training Camp
5:50 100 Back
7:15 Destro Machines
7:54 100 Back
11:28 New events for Paris
13:50 Winning a world title for his Grandpa
15:49 Handling adversity
17:40 50 Back breakdown
20:12 backstroke finish rule
21:25 Kolesnikov 23.55
23:00 Rapid fire questions
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Ep. 31: Torri Huske talks Pac 12 realignment and 2023 World Champs
Stanford swimmer and the 100 fly bronze medalist at the 2023 world champs Torri Huske joins the show! Huske not only breaks down her swims from Fukuoka but also shares her thoughts on the upcoming Pac-12 realignment and much more!
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0:00 Intro
0:39 100 fly at Worlds
2:31 Underwaters
3:40 Advice for 100 Flyers
4:09 Pac 12 Realignment
5:06 Destro Machines
5:44 More on 12 Realignment
11:28 Redshirt Year
16:49 Relays at Worlds
20:03 upcoming meet schedule
21:01 Taper
22:13 Practice schedule
23:02 Fun questions
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Ep. 30: Summer McIntosh and Maggie Mac Neil on 2023 World Champs and Canadian Swimming
World Record holder Summer McIntosh and Tokyo Olympic Champ Maggie Mac Neil join the show to discuss their performances at this year's world champs and share their thoughts on Canadian swimming!
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