Brett Hawke Full Interview: Sprint Revolution, Coaching Legends & Raw Truth on Swimming's Future
6/16/20262 hr 15 min
Legendary sprint coach and swimming icon Brett Hawke joins Dax and Elvis on Night Swim for an unfiltered, no-holds-barred conversation.
From his legendary career as an Olympian and coach, to the current state of sprinting, technique breakthroughs, coaching philosophy, and the biggest issues facing the sport today — Brett doesn’t hold back.
Topics include:- The sprint revolution and what it really takes to go elite- Insights on Cam McEvoy-style training vs traditional methods- Honest takes on doping, money in swimming, and athlete development- Stories from working with the best swimmers and coaches in the world- His perspective on the Enhanced Games and where swimming is headed
Raw, authentic, and packed with gold for swimmers, coaches, and swim nerds. This is one of those episodes you’ll want to watch multiple times and take notes on.
If you’re serious about getting faster or understanding the sport at the highest level, this is must-watch content.
What was your favorite Brett Hawke quote or takeaway? Drop it in the comments 👇 and tag a swimmer or coach who needs to hear this!
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First 90 secondsDax Hill· Host0:00
What is up, everybody? The lifeguards are gone. You know that it is night swim time. I am your co-host Dax, here with your co-host Elvis. Elvis, how you living, bud?
Elvis Burrows· Host0:11
Good night, everybody. What's going on? Feeling good tonight. Had a little, uh... I was laughing to myself last night. You, uh... We were recording last night and Dax just, I don't wanna say he had a crash out, but he kinda had a little crash out.
Dax Hill· Host0:28
[laughs] Yeah, man, it was just... I was like, "What are we doing, dude?" What's with those topics? Oh, my goodness. I think it led to... I think, I was... What did I say? I was like, "This may be one of our worst episodes ever." Um, I think it led to so- some good stuff to talk about. Definitely more interesting than the topics, I'll say that for sure.
Elvis Burrows· Host0:48
Yeah, I agree. So we gotta, we gotta make up for it tonight, for how we abandoned the fans last night with the topics.
Dax Hill· Host0:57
Yes. We have, uh, maybe the most notorious man in, uh, swimming, in the swim game talking to us today. We're going to bring him up. Mr. Brett Hawke. How you doing, Brett?
Brett Hawke· Guest1:17
What's up, guys?
Elvis Burrows· Host1:19
Oh, look at it. Look at him. Look at that.
Dax Hill· Host1:22
[laughs] He's ready.
Brett Hawke· Guest1:23
Bang. Straight in.
Elvis Burrows· Host1:25
Plugging his, plugging his, uh, supplements