The Weekly Freestyle

This week we go behind the scenes and on deck as we hear about the recent British team's attempt to take the channel world record.George Taplin world record holder, international athlete and all round nice guy makes his second appearance on the podcast.Away from the channel attempt we hear about George's incredible swims up in the Lake District and his take and knowledge on attempting to plan a challenge like this.Enjoy!Donate here: https://www.rlss.org.uk/donate/back-the-swim-break-the-record-save-livesPatreon here: https://patreon.com/TheWeeklyFreestyle?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink

This week TWF has the pleasure of welcoming CEO of the Swimming Teachers' Association, Dave Candler onto the podcast. Dave has spent his career in the world of aquatics and has most recently just reached a decade in his current role at the helm of the STA. Throughout the episode we get into Dave's journey within in the world of aquatics and how things have changed while he's been in the role. We discuss how great being a swimming teacher is and the power of swimming.

In this episode of The Weekly Freestyle, Alex is joined by Luke Withers to chat about the new swimming season, the Arena League, and some of the big events coming up in the swimming world.They also discuss the LA 2028 and Brisbane 2032 Olympics, the upcoming World Championships in Budapest, and the challenges of swimming in Brisbane’s crocodile-filled river!The pair also look ahead to an exciting British Channel swim relay, including the team’s preparations, the 10-day window, and the possibility of setting a new British record.A relaxed chat about swimming, competition, teamwork and what’s coming next.

This week Alex and Luke catch up on the recent swimming news headlines. We discuss the different types of swimming social media. And Ryan Lochte is making a comeback is he thinking of being in LA 28?? Enjoy 😃

On this week's episode we wrap our review of the amazing European Champs. This week's episode focuses on the best performances in the pool across Europe.We see Sara Curtis transform backstroke - will others follow suit? Could Leon break the world record in his tenth best event?!