Sep 23, 2026 · 45 min · 10 segments
Redbird swim coach Ryan Evans joins the show to talk culture, leadership, and the new era of ISU Swimming. He shares the mindset behind building a connected team. It’s a conversation full of insight…
Ryan EvansGuestSteveHostJohnHostA lot of runner-ups.
We finished in the upper echelon.
So talk about your philosophy to bring us back to that championship form because it's been a while.
I mean, basketball – It's 1998, I think, was the last time he went to NCAA tournament.
Thank
you, Steve.
Yeah, thank you.
But, okay, but 96 was the last time he won the
conference in swim.
So what do we do to get over the top there?
But even in recent years, four years ago, the team finished second at the Missouri Valley Conference.
But my vision from day one is to be the best team in the Missouri Valley Conference, both athletically and academically.
And one thing that that really struck me, you know, during the interview process, they I was getting asked a lot about we want to be back at the top.
A lot of runner-ups.
We finished in the upper echelon.
So talk about your philosophy to bring us back to that championship form because it's been a while.
I mean, basketball – It's 1998, I think, was the last time he went to NCAA tournament.
Thank
you, Steve.
Yeah, thank you.
But, okay, but 96 was the last time he won the
conference in swim.
So what do we do to get over the top there?
But even in recent years, four years ago, the team finished second at the Missouri Valley Conference.
But my vision from day one is to be the best team in the Missouri Valley Conference, both athletically and academically.
And one thing that that really struck me, you know, during the interview process, they I was getting asked a lot about we want to be back at the top.
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