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Episode 8 spotlights University of Pittsburgh with Coach Michael Kinross. Coach Kinross spent eight seasons at Sandpipers of Nevada before making the transition to college swimming this year as an Assistant Coach at Pitt. He talks about the move from Nevada to Pittsburgh, the differences in developing high school and college athletes, the mental component of swimming, training, NIL, and more. Listen to episode 8 at?https://lnkd.in/eHhjyPZQ.

Episode 7 spotlights University of Arizona with Coach Ben Loorz. Coach Loorz is in his first season as head coach of Arizona after a remarkable run building UNLV into a mid-major powerhouse. His UNLV teams were known for massive time drops with a history of winning which made him the perfect choice to take over the Arizona program. He talks about being a coach in the Power 4, upcoming Big XII roster limits, using the transfer portal, recruiting, training, NIL, and more. Listen to episode 7 at?https://lnkd.in/eHhjyPZQ.

SwimIntel Spotlight Episode 6 features Catawba University with Coach Matthew Gearing. Coach Gearing is one of the rising stars in the world of college swimming, guiding Catawba to a Top 10 D2 team in his third year with incredible development/progressions from his swimmers. Hear him talk about how being an assistant at powerhouse programs such as Queens, Indiana, and Florida State helped prepare him to take over Catawba. He talks D2 swimming, how he sees the transfer portal being used in swimming, balancing academics with athletics, and more. Listen to episode 6 at?https://lnkd.in/eHhjyPZQ.

A new article has been posted to the SwimIntel Recruiting 101 Knowledge Base - How to Get Recruited to Swim In College: The Dos and Don’ts of College Swimming Recruiting. The article is located at https://lnkd.in/e8YG7HpJ.

Episode 5 spotlights Denison University with Coach Gregg Parini. Hear what has kept Coach Parini at Denison for 38 seasons, how he views the transfer portal, the challenges of being both a coach and a professor, recruiting against Division I schools, a celebrity fan who shows up to every one of their meets, and more. Listen to episode 5 at?https://lnkd.in/eHhjyPZQ.

Episode 4 spotlights University of Akron with Coach Brian Peresie. Hear how Akron has become one of the dominant mid-major teams in the second fastest mid-major conference in college. Coach Peresie talks recruiting, transfer portal, suiting up in-season, Grant House settlement implications, and more. Listen to episode 4 at?https://lnkd.in/eHhjyPZQ.

Episode 3 spotlights Ohio State University with Coach Bill Dorenkott. Hear how Ohio State’s roster size and scholarship situation will change next year, how the Big Ten is changing, if he plans on using the transfer portal more moving forward, what he values in recruits, how Ohio State out-develops most of D1, and more. Listen to episode 3 at?https://lnkd.in/eHhjyPZQ.

Episode 2 of the SwimIntel Spotlight Podcast is out! Coach Jon Howell, Head Coach at Emory University, talks about how college recruiting is changing with the Grant House settlement and NIL, how they manage their recruiting funnel to narrow down to athletes that will thrive in their program, how Emory develops their D3 athletes to outperform most D1 swimmers, how he expects his roster size to change in the future, and more. Check it out at https://lnkd.in/er7rb2g9

Check out the newly launched SwimIntel Spotlight podcast to get the inside scoop on college swimming and recruiting. The SwimIntel Spotlight features the best coaches in swimming sharing how they recruit, develop, and win at the highest levels. Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, and more. More information at https://lnkd.in/eHhjyPZQ .