#190 NC State Head Coach Braden Holloway reflects on 10 years leading Wolfpack

Braden Holloway is the Head Coach of NC State Swimming & Diving . This summer, he celebrated his 10th anniversary leading the Wolfpack. NC State has become the cream of the crop in the ACC. Eight times Braden has been named ACC Coach of the Year and eight times they've won ACC team titles. The Wolfpack has produced 7 individual NCAA Champions as well as 6 National Champion relay teams. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Ryan Held won an Olympic gold medal as part of Team USA's 4x100 Freestyle Relay. Coleman Stewart just recently broke the WR in the 100 Back SCM swimming for the Cali Condors. Braden and his wife, Mary Mittendorf, both swam at NC State. They have 4 kids. Enjoy! 00:00 Swimming Sponsors 03:30 Post Trials, Pre College 05:15 Tied to the job? 06:30 Leading NC State 10:15 Think Bigger 11:30 Assistant to Head Coach 16:30 Selecting staff 22:00 Marc Bernardino 24:00 Fundraising 26:40 Recruiting 33:00 Coleman Stewart 38:30 Coach Athlete Trust 41:00 Developing the underwater kick 41:45 Body kicker or Core kicker 43:30 Matt Martelli 48:10 Charlie Higgins 49:20 Kicking with fins 54:00 No breathers 56:05 Bloody eye 57:48 Coaching Men & Women 01:03:50 Todd DeSorbo 01:11:30 Validation 01:15:00 Family Man 01:22:20 Writing Workouts 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 #ncstate #collegeswimming #swimming