#164 Casey Barrett

Casey Barrett swam for Canada at the 1996 Atlanta Games in the 200 Fly, placing 11th. He was a 9x All American swimming for Southern California and Southern Methodist. In high school, Casey attended the Bolles School where he once survived 80x200's long course... Casey hung up his cap and goggles in 1998 but didn't go far. He is the winner of 3 Emmy awards and 1 Peabody award, serving as one of Bob Costas' Prime Time writers for NBC during the 2004, 2006, and 2008 Olympics. He is the author of the Duck Darley crime series and the co-founder of Imagine Swimming, a learn to swim school in New York City.  You may also remember his swimming blog, Cap & Goggles. In 2015, he published this article about Katinka Hosszu. The Iron Lady promptly sued him and Swimming World Magazine for defamation, which she lost.  Enjoy! 00:00 TINYURL.COM/SWIMNERD 00:30 Superior Swim Timing 01:00 Destro Swim Towers 01:40 Where are you 02:15 Alex Perry 03:10 Swimming Background 05:30 Happy swimmer? 07:00 Writing for Bob Costas 08:25 Covering Phelps' 8 Gold Medals 11:20 In the Athlete's Corner 13:30 Imagine Swimming, Lars Merseburg 18:45 Learn to Swim Monetization 21:50 Opposing view from Alex Perry 26:00 Putin swimming 200 Flys 30:20 International Swimming League 49:08 Hugs From Gary Hall Jr. 51:28 1996 Atlanta Closing Ceremony 54:34 Katinka Hosszu Defamation Lawsuit 01:07:15 Doping During the Pandemic 01:11:00 Financial Fraud 01:13:10 Covid Olympics SWIMNERD PACE CLOCK GIVEAWAY: Brett is giving away 2x Swimnerd Pace Clocks on the first night of US Olympic Trials. tinyurl.com/swimnerd DESTRO SWIM TOWERS: Save $150 per double swim tower by using the code "brett" at checkout! SUPERIOR SWIM TIMING: Run a swim meet with ease from your laptop. SST is fully compatible with Hy-Tek and Team Unify as well as Colorado, Daktronics, and Omega touchpads. Tell them Brett sent you! SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL REVIEW ON APPLE PODCASTS   Connect: Find | Brett Hawke On Instagram @hawkebr on Twitter @insidewithbh On Facebook @insidewithbh Find | Casey Barrett On Twitter Subscribe & Listen: Apple Podcasts Google Spotify YouTube Produced by: SWIMNERD Supported by: Fitter & Faster