USA Swimming

He's a commissioner of the Big 10, comes from a commercial background.

The new heads of USA Swimming, USA Gymnastics, Say figure skating, all came from the same backgrounds I come from.

And so that is the trend and continues to be the trend is business leaders stepping into these roles are less about, say, sport administration or sport management, and they're more about commercial, revenue generation, sponsorship, media, and that side of the business.

And that's just the nature is we all have to generate revenue and the pressure to generate revenue is so significant.

Um, frankly, I just have a lot more fun with enhanced, um, most people that know me know that i'm really big in the musical theater and a magician like i just love to perform and that's what i feel like enhanced brings out in me is the performer rather than just everything being about winning and racing like i just want to put on a show

what could you put on a show at a usa swimming meet or nationals or anything like that

mean i could but i've i've done it all i've i got the world record i got the olympic gold i got world titles that sounds really arrogant but i was ready for something new and this is so much fun and i get to hang out with an amazing group of guys i get to learn more about my body and I also got a ton more freedom and that is by far the best thing that I got in this exchange was my freedom.

Yeah.

Enhanced is definitely the perfect situation for me.

Being that I did retire from the conventional side of the sport, I do have restrictions in what I can compete in.

Um, so I can't go to anything national or international without letting, um, world aquatics and USA swimming USADA water, all of the branches.

I have to let them know six months in advance before I come back so they can put me back in the testing pool.

I love that this meet exists now.

I'm so happy that USA Swimming has made this a thing.

Like, let's do this every other year when we have Short Course Worlds.

Maybe in the years we don't, maybe we just have a short course meters meet anyway.

And they need to support athletes.

And for comparison's sake, that's a lower budget than just USA Swimming

alone.

So how should we...

But over the years, there have been very notable outliers where a swimmer that is not particularly good at short course swimming makes their way onto a short course world's roster or a swimmer that is really good at short course swimming gets left off of that roster.

So out at the top, it's very cool that USA Swimming is actually having the selection meet.

It's going to be super cool to watch.

It's going to be just another example of some high level racing.

So that might be a hint that he got the wildcard spot.

and she needs to earn her spot on this team.

And when it comes to watching the meet, it is going to be streamed on YouTube on USA Swimming's YouTube channel, which is great to hear, makes the meet very accessible.

I am always a massive advocate for streaming meets on YouTube because they are super accessible.

I'm happy you don't have to be at a swim meet on Halloween.

But for those families and kids who are at a swim meet on Halloween in Westmont, I hope USA Swimming makes it a really fun time.

Yeah, it'll be, it'll be fun.

I'm, we mentioned yesterday, I'm hoping to see some kids maybe in costumes, even if it's not on Halloween, maybe like the day, maybe on the Friday session, show up in a costume.

I think that'd be fun.

And I'm sure that you, I'm hoping USA swimming, especially having this at that time, maybe has something, maybe has some candy or something there for them, but it should be a good time.

It should be.

So without further ado, let's get into this.

Because that would actually be...

USA Swimming actually has a pretty cool opportunity there if they're giving out candy, if they have athletes doing autographs.

maybe maybe maybe in costume then yeah

even

just if it's like a small thing like if they set up like i don't know a face painting stage like they could do some really cool things and have like a halloween festival at the swim meet you know and i don't know what their plans are it's not too late to add ideas it's not you know it's like if you're gonna have a swim meet on on halloween day might as well make it fun you know and i think

that's what i'm saying

historically they've done a great job at hosting meets and packing the f the fmc auditorium um and it's like when they've had the pro swims there or other, other big meets there, they've done a great job USA swimming and, and the FMC.

And so hopefully they can do that again and hopefully they can make it pretty fun for the kids who are, you know, probably some of which will give up trick or treating to go watch their idols swimming.

do wonder, because high school swim is different, right? It's different.

It's not USA Swimming officials.

High school swim, at least in New Jersey, they have their own officials.

Right.

I am myself in shock right now, so let her blow your mind.

So...

LSCs in USA Swimming are

allowed to provide support to their athletes.