Life After Swim

This is an episode you won't want to miss! We sat down with recipe developer, food blogger, and registered dietician to be, Ellen Kathryn! 

Highlights in the episode were tips for meal prep and working out with a busy schedule! 

You can follow Ellen for food recipe inspiration and educational content at : @ellenkathrynnn

Here's what you can expect from the episode:

Introduction

Magic Soup Review 

4:50 mins: retirement and more time for creativity with cooking

7:19 mins: listening to your gut when it comes to cooking

11 mins: advice for cooking with a busy lifestyle

13 mins: lifestyle changes post- sport

15:30 mins: beating the all or nothing mentality and the apple watch detox 

21 mins: researching your caffeine intake

23 mins: supplement research for athletes and former athletes

This week's guest is Matthew Mastroianni, a 2021 graduate from Bryant University.  We spill the tea on navigating corona season, overcoming adversity, and share advice for new grads!

Here's what you can expect from the episode: 

Introduction 

Breakdown of corona season 2 to 5 

New conference, who dis? 5:30 

Most memorable moment of conference 8:40 

 How Matt got into swimming 10 to 13:30 

How swimming prepared Matt for where he is now? 13:30

 High school swimming culture 16:20 

How team culture changed over 4 years 18:30 

Keeping in touch with teammates and coaches 21:15 

Tradition with teammates 22

Advice for current swimmers 25 

This week's guest speaker is Liz McKenna, Loyola Grad and UNF Assistant coach!

 She shares her story with coaching and gives advice to coaches on how to support athletes in and out of the pool! She also shares tips for navigating retirement and making the most of your 4 years in collegiate swimming.

If you have any questions or want to connect with her Liz her contact info is: 

IG- @officialcoachliz 

coachliz.fit.com 

Here's what you can expect from the episode: 

Introduction 

what drew Liz to coaching 

personal training background 

coaching philosophy 

difference between coaching high school and college swimming 

 how to support athletes going through injury and/or struggling with mental health, academically, in and out of the pool

experience with coaching 

goal setting as a retired athlete

training for a season 24:30 

experience with first months after retirement 

meeting people outside the swim community

technique and injury prevention 

 performance and nutrition 

alumni life

This week's guest is Alessandra Baldari, a senior at Yale Swim & Dive! 

She shares her experience with navigating the Ivy League Gap Year and how it has given her a new perspective as she enters her last year in the sport.  One meet in paticular changed her perspective towards the sport and many current swimmers may relate to this as they go into conference meets this year.

Here is what you can expect from this episode: 

feelings going into a new year 

experience training during COVID and having a gap year 

perspective shift from ECAC

favorite Yale traditions 

managing time as a student athlete at an ivy school

involvements outside of pool

how Yale supports student athletes 

Alessandra's journey to med school

favorite memories 

Part 2 of the Series w/ Jaimee is out! Jaimee is a performance nutrionist and a former athlete. 

We talk about body image in swimming, advice on social media consumption, and how to navigate nutrition after competitive sports. 

Here's what you expect from the episode: 

body image in sports 

diversifying your social media  

advice for retired swimmers from a nutrionist stand point 

breaking the all or nothing mentality BEFORE retirement 

identity outside in sports & work 

cooking and meal prepping in real life 

 seasons of life with cooking and meal prepping 

supplements 

favorite holiday meal and gift ideas for cooking 

The holiday season can be a slippery slope for those living with an eating disorder. 

The week we sat done with Jaimee, who is a performance nutrionist and also a former soccer player. 

She shares her insight on ways you can support family and friends who struggle with an eating disorder. She also shares advice for how coaches can support their athletes who may be showing symptoms for an eating disorder. 

Stay tuned for Part 2!

Here is what you can expect from Part 1 of this series: 

how to support someone with an eating disorder during the holiday season (:45 to 3 mins)

 difference between disordered eating and eating disorder (3:30 to 5mins)

what are some ways coaches can help athletes who may have an eating disoder (5:30 to 7)

setting boundaries with family members (10) 

This week's guest is Saint Francis Alum and Physician Assistant, Sabrina Bowman. 

The PA native shares her story with retiring from the sport and making the best of the new chapter. 

In this episode you can expect: 

- Navigating an accelerated PA program 

- Overcoming Injury and listening to your body 

- Favorite Team Tradition 

- Advice to current swimmers 

In this week's episode we sat down with Matt Rogers to talk about strategies and tips for finding a career, landing a job, and getting an internship! 

Matt was an independent business owner and elite level swimming coach for almost 20 years before making a transition to Wealth Management where he is a Director of Recruiting for a firm in NYC.  He has trained a wide range of athletes in the gym as a Strength and Conditioning Specialist, and he has coached swimmers on the NCAA, National, and Olympic Trials level.  He now enjoys helping athletes find their own career path through his work as a recruiter and his own independent projects

Matt's LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/mwlite/in/mattrogersnyc

Overview: 

Introduction, What drew you to helping athletes find a career ( 1 to 4 mins)

what qualities do you look for in athletes (4:30)

common interview questions (7:00)

Matt's strategy in an interview (8:50) 

mindset and attitude going into interview (10:50)

preparing for an interview and getting over a question you did not expect (11:30)

prepare and add more to make it a conversation ( 15:50)

which holds more water? enthusiasm or technical background ( 17:00)

standing out with asking questions (18)

1 thing you can bring to an interview that can make you stand out ( 20:15)

small things you can look for to assess the work environment ( 22:30)

red/ green flag in a company (27)

looking for careers that match your interests and preferences (29)

 the power of learning from people in roles you want to be in (31)

 where to find internships (33)

small versus large firm experiences (35 to 39)

actionable steps swimmers can take when exploring careers (39:30)

Intro to life after swim!

If you didn't find closure with the end of your swimming career or just want great insight as a current swimmer you won't want to miss this conversation!! 

In this weeks episode we sat down with Jared Pike and discussed what it has been like in the swimming world for the past 1.5 years. 

Jared is an FSU alum, swam professionally for South Africa, and is now a swim age group coach in Lakeland, Florida. 

If you want to follow or connect with Jared his IG is @pikeperformancetraining 

Here is a breakdown of what you can expect from this week's episode: 

Intro (1:00 to 3:00mins )

What drew Jared  to coaching ( 3 mins)

Jared's coaching, training, and lifting philosophy for age group swimmers (4:45 mins)

Experience coaching age group swimmers remotely during pandemic (7:30 mins)

Online personal training business for endurance elite level athletes (8:30 mins)

Challenges with being a time oriented athlete (11 min )

experience swimming professionally (13:30 mins )

swimming solo at times prior to college and as a professional (15:40 mins )

life and training leading right up until and during the pandemic, COVID throwing curveballs (18 to 23 mins)

how swimming prepared you for life now (23:45 mins)

making peace with career regardless outcome in the end (25 to 26:45 mins)

swim nerd alert! Stats and logistics of the 2020 Olympic team (26:50 mins)

Perspective and feedback from friends who participated in 2020 Olympics (28 to 30 mins )

Training in Florida during COVID (30 mins)

Favorite tradition in collegiate swimming (31 mins)

Different vibe in high school versus collegiate swimming (33 mins)

Deciding factors when choosing to swim for Indian River and Florida State (33:50 mins)

Experience swimming at Florida State (38 mins)

Advice for current swimmers (41:20 mins)

In this week's episode, I joined my former teammate, Alex Heim to reminiscence on the good, the bad, and the ugly in the corona season. 

Alex is a 2021 alumna of Bryant University and is from New Jersey. She was a team captain and led the team through the many uncertainties in the corona season. From relying practice times and new team updates to keeping morale up when Miss Rona made her debut on campus Alex led the team to their fourth championship

In this episode we talked about: 

Her fun fact is she works at a nude beach and has a pug named Walter. 

Welcome to the Life After Swim Podcast! 

To start the pilot episode we sat down with a corona class survivor to talk about what you can expect when you retire swimming. 

Alyssa mentions the skills and the life lessons she has gained from over a decade competitive swimming. 

Loss of Structure, Different Timelines After Graduation, and Taking on Many Roles are some of the common themes most if not all swimmers experience when they are down with the sport.