#261 Cal's Head Diving Coach, Pei Lin, discusses mindset, recruiting, Chinese domination

Pei Lin is the Head Diving Coach at the University of California . As an athlete, she was a 3x NCAA runner up at the Miami University (Ohio) as well as a Chinese national champion. In our first ever diving interview, Pei discusses... *the competitive mindset that she is looking for in a recruit *how the Chinese are dominating the sport (they just swept a perfect 10 out of 10 events at World Championships) *all about Cal Diving 00:00 Bratter PA, Immigration Law 00:05 Hello Pei Lin 02:00 How Pei got into Diving 06:45 Talent & Passion 07:50 Beijing Olympics 08:40 What makes China so good at diving?? 12:06 Sarah Bacon 14:36 Psychological factor 15:50 Flow state in diving? 16:50 20 hour framework 18:15 Why diving? 19:40 Nutrition 20:55 Coaching styles 21:00 Why America? 24:40 Recruiting Chinese athletes 27:30 Cal Diving 29:10 What are you looking for? 32:00 Making that RIP sound 33:20 Diving injuries 34:00 Pei Lin's signature dive 34:50 Competitive mindset 35:38 Best Divers in the World 37:05 Best Countries for Diving Our Sponsors: BRATTER PA IMMIGRATION LAW : Exclusive immigration representation of athletes, entrepreneurs, artists, investors, and entertainers. SWIM ANGELFISH: Receive the tools and skills needed to teach swimmers with autism, physical disabilities, anxiety, sensory and motor conditions with Swim Angelfish, the global leader in adaptive swim. Get certified online today! BEINE WELLNESS BUILDING: Individualize your nutrition with genetic testing and personalized plans. Eat, supplement, and recover based on your genetics. VASA: Essential dryland for stronger, better, faster swimmers. Save 10% using the code "brett" at checkout! DESTRO SWIM TOWERS : Save $150 per double swim tower by using the code "brett" at checkout! SWIMNERD : Big and small digital pace clocks, virtual scoreboards, and live results. Subscribe to the Swimnerd Newsletter at swimspam.com Subscribe & Listen: Apple Podcasts Google Spotify YouTube Produced by: SWIMNERD