About this episode
Eddie Reese is the Head Coach of the Men's Swimming & Diving team at the University of Texas. He arrived in Austin, circa 1978, after 6 seasons at the helm of Auburn University. Since then, the Men's Swimming & Diving team at the University of Texas has won forty-two (42) straight Conference Championships and amassed fifteen (15) NCAA Championships. Some of Eddie's swimmers include Bill Forrester, Rick Carey, Doug Gjertsen, Shaun Jordan, Neil Walker, Josh Davis, Nate Dusing, Ian Crocker, Brendan Hansen, Aaron Peirsol, Garrett Weber-Gale, Joseph Schooling, and Townley Haas. "It's not a job. It's a lifestyle." - Eddie Reese on being a swim coach Enjoy! 00:00 Swimming Sponsors 03:30 Hello Eddie Reese 04:30 Coming Back 06:00 Coaching Lifestyle 08:00 Sustained Success 09:30 Discipline 10:45 Have kids changed? 14:25 One Step Ahead 17:30 Before Texas 19:35 Rowdy Gaines 21:10 Bill Forrester 22:00 3 Reese brothers drown 25:18 Weak Stroke 26:45 Spin Drill 28:00 Breaststrokers Flutter Kick 30:12 Big, Strong, In Shape 33:45 Neil Walker 35:00 America First 37:54 Aaron Peirsol 39:45 Ian Crocker 40:55 Brendan Hansen 41:50 Weight training 45:00 Pressure to Change? 46:00 Eddie asks for NOTHING 47:30 Weekly Schedule 49:15 Art + Science 54:15 Fly Kick on Back 57:05 Kris Kubick 01:01:50 Self Evaluation 01:04:00 Advice 01:06:45 Nate Dusing 01:08:15 After Eddie 01:11:00 Successor 01:14:00 Scholarships 01:18:00 Intersquad 01:20:00 Winning Team 01:22:40 Austin Staab 01:23:15 Jo Schooling 01:23:40 Never rushed 01:25:45 No Secret Sauce 01:29:00 Hate to Lose Support Our Sponsors: THE MAGIC 5 : Custom fitted goggles that are tailor-made for your exact face. You shouldn't feel you are wearing goggles. Use code BRETTHAWKE20 at checkout to receive 20% off. 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! SUPERIOR SWIM TIMING : Run a swim meet with ease from your laptop. SST is fully compatible with Hy-Tek and Team Unify as well as Colorado, Daktronics, and Omega touchpads. Tell them Brett sent you! DESTRO SWIM TOWERS : Save $150 per double swim tower by using the code "brett" at checkout! SWIMNERD LIVE : Create an interactive heat sheet. Stream your swim meet scoreboard in real time over top your live stream. Turn any tv into a digital scoreboard. Subscribe & Listen: Apple Podcasts Google Spotify YouTube Produced by: SWIMNERD Supported by: Fitter & Faster #swimming #usaswimming #texas