This week we have a bumper episode including a guest appearance from one of our OG Call Room members, a plethora of games and at least one of us will end up heating one of the hottest foods known to the human race… We hope that you have enjoyed the last 50 eps as much as we have and THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LISTENING 💜 Tom & Alex
Join us for the ultimate inside the ropes world champs review. We talk about Tom’s races and successes in the pool. What was the celebration about and who was Duncan telling shhhh?? And so much more! Sorry for the dodgy line - I need a new laptop…
Today Tom joins Alex from Japan about a week out from the World Championships 2023. The boys discuss adapting to the jet lag, the trip so far and about his plans for the coming week. Tom’s sister Nancy joins the pod to lighten the mood with a hotly anticipated music quiz! Enjoy! No pod next week so we can all focus on champs.
Great news. We’ve hit 1k followers on IG and as a result a giveaway will follow v soon! Alex has a business proposition for Tom having made £30 at Wimbledon and Lords on cups. And most excitingly we speak to Claudia, a pod listener and she gives Tom and Alex the badger quiz of their life.
This week we are joined by Luke Withers one of the UK’s top age group coaches. We discuss how you can get the best out of yourself, the British vs American scene and some funny tales from Tom’s age group days. TWF is nearing in on 1k followers on insta too 😮
When in Rome. This week Tom and Alex discuss a weekend of racing at the famous Sette Colli. Tom competed in both the 100 and 200 freestyle and went head to head with Europe’s best. There’s a lot of coffee and Tuscany chat to be had throughout 🇮🇹 ☕️ enjoy!
This week Tom and Alex discuss the nitty gritty of infrastructure spending surrounding the UK's key sporting events over the last decade including London 2012 and Birmingham Commonwealth Games in 2022. Tom has landed in France as a surveys the holding camp venue for Paris 2024. The reasonably hotly demanded Rate My Plate is finally back too!
This week Tom and Alex welcome Ross Murdoch to TWF and what an ep it is. Ross is a very popular and world class swimmer winning medals throughout his career. Ross has so many great stories to share both in and out of the pool and having recently retired he can look at things with a fresh perspective. He also talks candidly about his struggles throughout his career and life, but also about the best moments and highs that he says made every second of the journey so worth it. We loved recording this ep and we hope you love listening just as much.
Today we hear about Tom's session from hell - described as a war zone he talks through how it went and the pain he suffered. The boys catch up at a BBQ and Alex bumps into Team GB hockey players on the Lizzy Line. We also discuss the week's news and rank how fit (VO2) famous people are.
Today we react to a weekend of racing at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. A rare outing for this pool due to the costs of hosting events at this prestigious venue. Alex is out on the ground in London and we also celebrate Producer Lucy’s 21st birthday 🥳
Join Tom and Alex as The Weekly Freestyle returns for season 5. Tom is finally back from camp in The States where he heard from Bill Gates - likely a fan of the pod. The boys discuss plans for the season ahead, discuss American and even welcome William Dean on as a special guest to host a Eurovision inspired quiz. AND SO MUCH MORE...
Duncan Scott joins TWF this week for a fascinating insight into his thoughts and feelings on the sport and the relationship he has with Tom. He gives a meticulous explanation of his training philosophy, discusses the issues with swimming facilities and we even find out about his antics away from the pool. An ep not to miss. We hope you’ve enjoyed season 4!
This we discuss the release of GB’s LEN U23 team. We rate your plates and decide a winner. Producer Lucy hosts another quiz for the boys.
This week the boys discuss nutrition. Tom talks us through his 7,000 calories a day schedule, Alex shares his love of family cereal packs and a load of listener questions are discussed. Tom is off to altitude this week!!!
This week Tom and Alex discuss the British Champs at Sheffield including the stand out performers, Tom's races and some funny stories from the week. Plus what actually goes down on the final night of champs - possibly a few J20s?????
Follow TWF live at the British Champs up in Sheffield. We speak to James Guy, Jacob Peters and Ben Proud post race and of course Tom after his 200 Free. Withers collects his hat-trick ball after 3 pod appearances and find out what a day at Sheffield entails.
Today we are joined by Steve Buckley from the famous swimming media outlet Pullbuoy. The boys have an in-depth discussion on the week ahead up in Sheffield for British Champs which acts as a selection event for the World Champs qualifiers out in Japan later this year. Further to this we discuss the big news that Adam Peaty will not be competing again this year and is there some talk of a Fantasy Swimming Legue?!
This week TWF is down in Bournemouth watching friend of the podcast Kai step into the ring. One week closer to champs the Tom and Alex discuss British Swimming's granting of Alex a media pass for Sheffield, taper continues and another heated quiz takes place. We had a brief chat with Gary Lineker too !!
This week we discuss how Tom's taper is going which included a trip down to the races and plenty of time freshening up in preparation for Sheffield. We put the British Swimming's social media team to the test. Apparently TWF is 'big' in the podcast scene out in Ukraine and we speak to FREYA ANDERSON, HOLLY HIBBOTT and JACOB PETERS from FAST SWIM TRAINING about their FIRST CLINIC on 10th APRIL. CHECKOUT THEIR INSTA NOWWWWWW!!!!
The big man reacts to a successful weekend up in the wonderful Edinburgh. We discuss the skins, the 100 and 200 free as well as performances elsewhere in the meet. We get through a heap of listeners' questions and predictions. Alex was stuck in the mud in Loughborough as his XC season comes to a close & NOAH JOINS US FOR A NEW FEATURE!