EPISODE 6 - Jesse Stipek on Coaching Matt Grevers, Growing Up with Nathan Adrian, and Coaching Sprinters at the University of Arizona

In Episode 6 of the Podcast, I spoke with Jesse Stipek from the University of Arizona.  Jesse and I had a fantastic conversation!  We talked about how he and his team were handling the Covid-19 situation (2:25); him growing up with Nathan Adrian and swimming together as age groupers at Tacoma Swim Club (11:00); his journey from swimming at Wisconsin to ending up coaching at the University of Arizona (15:06); working with Coach Rick DeMont and the perspective and life lessons he's learned from him (21:47); the application of his distance background to coaching sprinters (28:50); coaching Matt Grevers along with high-performing collegiate swimmers and working together to improve as a unit (31:48); what he prioritizes with his sprint group to help them improve in the water (40:20); the application of strength training to his sprinters and his group's weekly practice schedule (47:48); what makes the University of Arizona swim-team special (53:23); and what separates the Olympians he knows well (Matt Grevers and Nathan Adrian, in particular), from other athletes at that level (55:12); and much more!