Protecting Swim Coaches: Insurance Solutions for Peace of Mind and Retention
Heavy Or Not - The O.G. Swim Guide
Release Date: 11/04/2025
Recruiting Heart Over Hype
Heavy Or Not - The O.G. Swim Guide
Episode #66 of Heavy Or Not, The OG Swim Guide Small-school recruiting, inspiring youth through swimming, international outreach, and Kyle’s unique journey in swim development. UPJ Might Be the Best Kept Secret in College Swimming. D2 schools can attract elite talent, and Coach Kile Zimmer is building at UPJ. He might change your mind about the value of a branch campus! From Dubai to Johnstown – This Coach is Recruiting Worldwide too. Coach Kile Zimmer isn’t just building a swim team, he’s crafting a campus community. Hear how he’s reaching athletes from...
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Navigating Division Shifts: Swim Coach, Kile Zeller on St. Francis’s Move from D1 to D3
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Now at UPJ and focused on recruiting with a local priority but international hopes. Building a Competitive Swim Program at UPJ: Scholarships, Recruiting, and Team Culture From Tears to Triumph: How St. Francis Swimmers Stayed Strong After Division Change There is no playbook on that heavy administrative downgrade. The Coach‑Athlete Relationship: Trust, Recovery, and Performance in Collegiate Swimming Balancing Academics and Athletics: Affordable Tuition and Scholarship Strategies at UPJ Recruiting with Heart: Why Coach Zeller Prioritizes Team Fit Over Finances Taper Strategies Across...
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Head Swim Coach Kile Zeller, launching new NCAA M&W D2 squads at UPJ - Open for Opportunities
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Life at University of Pittsburgh Johnstown: Campus Beauty, Close‑Knit Community, and Opportunities for Athletes Get a behind‑the‑scenes look at Coach Kyle Zeller’s first year building a D‑II men's & women’s swim program at UPJ— from historic PSAC meet wins to the next‑gen recruiting playbook. Watch how he turns a modest pool into a squad where the person comes first. He is keeping student‑athletes front of mind. What’s Covered: Building a competitive PSAC program and historic meet qualification Recruiting tactics: internal talent, high‑school stars & value...
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Elite Coaching (and Athletics) is a Heavy Lifestyle
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Elite coaching isn’t a myth. It’s a choice and science built on relentless work, crystal‑clear goals, and total alignment of mind, heart, and body. In this episode of Heavy Or Not, The OG Swim Guide, #63, we break down some of the bits of what it takes to train like the world’s top athletes. What “elite” really means and why it’s a whole different universe from ordinary competition The brutal training load: 12 sessions/week, 6 hours/day, 24,000 m of swimming daily The three‑key framework: mind (goal clarity), heart (inner drive), body (smart recovery) The seven pillars of...
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The Gift of Swimming Propulsion with Dr. Maglischo's insight
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Swimming Mechanics: Heavy Or Not, The OG Swim Guide The Science of Speed: Unpacking Resistance and Propulsion in Elite Swimming Doctor Ernie Maglischo is an ISCA & ASCA Hall of Fame Coach and still updating his most recent ebooks. Understand the biomechanics of swimming and explore how elite athletes generate propulsive force and minimize water resistance in the pool. Drawing on expert analysis, we examine the fundamental characteristics of water flow, classifying water as a semi-solid whose density is over 800 times greater than air. Learn how competitive swimmers battle resistive...
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Coaches Don’t Just Win Games. They Build Brands.
Heavy Or Not - The O.G. Swim Guide
From Locker Room to Loyalty Loop: The Sports Marketing Journey of Purpose. Coaches must handle the technical side, the physical side and all the Xs and Os. But let's Think again about sports marketing. Dr. Olena Timasheva, sports marketing professor in the university presented to the international audience at WAFSU.org and was able to reveal the coaches roles in digital strategy, sponsorship, and fan engagement. More than motivators, coaches today are key to driving revenue, fan connection, and team brand identity. Blending the intensity of the game with the science of segmentation is...
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Shoulder Rotation Is a Key to Unlocking Swimming Speed
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Hidden Biomechanics of Shoulder Medial Rotation That Separate Good Swimmers From Great Alert: This episode is better if viewed with the video due to the descriptive words used by Coach Steve. See: Swim faster by mastering shoulder medial rotation. Coach Steve Friederang breaks down why this subtle cue makes or breaks your pull in all four strokes. Join Coach in a lesson with two aspiring swimmers and hear how he thinks and explains this vital move. Why medial shoulder rotation is the key to an early vertical forearm and a powerful catch. How outward‑rotated shoulders prevent...
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Empowering Female Athletes - Course. Plus a Grant and VC pitch for investment
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Unlocking Potential with girls, grants and angel investors in Youth Coaching Discover how to coach girls effectively and learn about a new scalable aquatic platform, all in this episode, #59, of Heavy Or Not. Quick updates on multiple topics. CoachingHer supplies the free digital toolkit, created by Dr. Nicole LaVoi and the Tucker Center, by visiting . Core psychological needs for female athletes: competence, choice, and care – presented as a simple cycle. The CoachingHer pyramid: physiological basics → safety → belonging → esteem → self‑actualization. Then, the second...
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Was Illegal, Now Genius? This Backstroke Move Is Finishing Fast
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Coach Steve Friederang unpacks a technique with private-lesson athletes that’s bending by-gone rules without breaking them. Could this be the biggest backstroke breakthrough since dolphin kicks off the wall? In this episode of Heavy Or Not - The OG Swim Guide, biomechanist and elite swim coach Steve Friederang breaks down a newly misunderstood, and presently underused, backstroke finishing technique in forward thinking swimming: the underwater kicking returns at the finish for speedy backstroke. With a recent rule change allowing swimmers to submerge in the final 5 meters of a...
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Protecting Swim Coaches: Insurance Solutions for Peace of Mind and Retention
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In this episode of Heavy Or Not, The OG Swim Guide, we discuss why insurance coverage is a critical need for swimming coaches and how Barry Healey with ISCA and the BC Swimming Coaches Association are working on the discovery for solutions to fortify the profession and passions of coaches. What you'll learn: What if every coach had $1‑2 M in liability insurance and lawyer support. Let's consider all the modern risks of going uninsured. Real‑world scenarios that have cost coaches financially and mentally. How advocates are negotiating insurance options and potential membership fees....
info_outlineIn this episode of Heavy Or Not, The OG Swim Guide, we discuss why insurance coverage is a critical need for swimming coaches and how Barry Healey with ISCA and the BC Swimming Coaches Association are working on the discovery for solutions to fortify the profession and passions of coaches.
What you'll learn:
- What if every coach had $1‑2 M in liability insurance and lawyer support.
- Let's consider all the modern risks of going uninsured.
- Real‑world scenarios that have cost coaches financially and mentally.
- How advocates are negotiating insurance options and potential membership fees.
- Plans for a joint venture to embed insurance education and mental‑health training into coach certification.
- How you can get involved – sign up on the Heavy Or Not form to stay informed and help shape the solution.
Turning Insurance Into Retention: Keeping Coaches in Competitive Swimming and Sport