Propulsion Swimming Podcast

The summer of swimming continues! 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇦🇺🇯🇵 With the European Championships right around the corner, the Propulsion Swimming Podcast are also looking across the pond to preview the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine, California!

In this episode, we highlight exactly who and what you need to be watching during this four-day sprint of a meet. We dive into the brutal event clashes on the schedule, the unmatched depth of the American women's sprint field (featuring Gretchen Walsh and Kate Douglas), and the highly anticipated distance freestyle showdowns including Sam Short vs. Bobby Finke and the potential 800m Free clash of the titans: Katie Ledecky, Lani Pallister, and Summer McIntosh.

Plus, we highlight some massive breakout stars to keep on your radar, including 17-year-old Australian Sienna Toohey and the rising wave of Japanese breaststroke phenoms led by Shin Ohashi.
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After an incredible week covering the Commonwealth Games, the Propulsion Swimming Podcast is back to look ahead to the European Championships 2026 in Paris.

We break down the Top Male and Female Swimmers to watch—including the lingering questions around Leon Marchand's injury, David Popovici's freestyle form, and the incredible post-pregnancy return of Sarah Sjostrom.

We also highlight our Breakout Swimmers, including 16-year-old Amelie Smith looking to back up her sensational Comm Games. Finally, we dive into our Races & Swims to Watch, featuring a potential Team GB World Record attempt in the Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay, Marrit Steenbergen chasing her own 100m Free mark, and the rise of Egor Kornev in the 50m Free.
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After a massive week of racing in Glasgow, we officially put a bow on the 2026 Commonwealth Games with our ultimate review podcast.

It’s time for the Propulsion Swimming Awards! We are breaking down the best performances of the week, combining our expert picks with thousands of your votes from the public polls on Instagram.

Tune in as we debate Best Male and Female Swimmers, crown our Best Para Swimmer, and highlight the most electric Celebrations and Breakout Stars of the meet. Plus, stick around until the very end for "Best Swim of the Meet," where we are hit with an unprecedented, exact 50/50 public tie between Pieter Coetze and Cam McEvoy that forces us to pull out the history books (and the calculators) to find a winner!
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What a way to wrap up the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow!

We are live for the final time this week to recap an absolute monster Day 6 session featuring 11 finals, incredible speed, and pure pool deck drama.

We break down Pieter Coetze's historic 100m Backstroke gold—going out under world record pace and clocking his third sub-52 swim in two days! We also analyze Angharad Evans capturing her second gold of the meet in the 200m Breaststroke, Kai Taylor's tactical masterclass in the Men's 200m Free to edge out Matt Richards and Jimmy Guy, and Sam Short completing his distance freestyle campaign.

Plus, we debate who deserves the title of Swim of the Meet, look ahead to the upcoming European Championships, and give a massive thank you to everyone who joined us live throughout the week!
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We are live wrapping up Day 5 of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, and after a quiet night for the home nations yesterday, tonight the roof came off Tollcross!

The Propulsion Swimming Podcast break down an absolutely electric session of racing. We dive into a titanic Men's 100m Freestyle clash where Flynn Southam proved he's the real deal, and Matt Richards got the better of Kyle Chalmers for the first time. We also celebrate an incredible 200m Breaststroke Gold for Jersey’s Philip Navaki, Lewis Clareburt defending his 400m IM title (complete with an epic poolside Haka!), and a gutsy 50m Breaststroke bronze for Imogen Clark.

Plus, we talk through a wild Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay featuring a potentially world-record-threatening backstroke split from Pieter Coetze, and a ridiculous comeback anchor leg from Duncan Scott to secure bronze for Scotland.
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