About this episode
Brenton Rickard is the 2008 Olympic silver medalist in the Men's 200 Breaststroke. He picked up a second silver in the Men's 4x100 Medley Relay. A year later, in Rome, Rickard became World Champion and WORLD RECORD holder the 100 Breast posting a 58.58. Brett and Brenton reminisce about swimming fast, competing in the strongest breaststroke era ever, his competitors, coaches and more. Recently, the International Olympic Committee dropped doping charges against him. Charges stemming from a re-test of samples going back to the 2012 London Olympics. It cost him more than $50,000 to defend his reputation but, according to him, was totally worth it. Enjoy! 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. 00:00 Swimming Sponsors 03:30 Intro 04:30 2006 Commonwealth Games 06:40 Nathan Rickard 08:00 Kitajima, Hansen, Moses, Dale Oen 10:45 Coach Vince Raleigh 11:30 Coach Glen Baker 12:55 2008 Olympics 14:00 Michael Phelps' 8th gold medal 14:55 100 or 200? 16:15 How to avoid heartbreak 19:55 Last swim meet ever 23:20 Life after swimming 25:05 Cameron van de Burgh's dolphin kicks 27:55 Adam Peaty, breaststroke today 30:15 Breaststroke Kick evolution 32:55 Zac Stubblety-Cook 35:10 IOC Doping Allegations 39:10 Disqualify Everyone 40:15 B Sample 41:05 Professional support? 43:15 Monetary Cost 45:45 Testing standards 47:15 New WADA rules 53:10 Brisbane Olympics 2032 Subscribe & Listen: Apple Podcasts Google Spotify YouTube Produced by: SWIMNERD Supported by: Fitter & Faster