#223 Michael Andrew on the Olympics, death threats, vaccinations, & training differently

Michael Andrew is back. This time, with an Olympic gold medal and World Record representing the stars and stripes. Brett and MA break down each of his 3 individual swims at the Tokyo Olympics and dive face first into being vilified and targeted for being unvaccinated.   Remember when Christine Brennan called him a bad, selfish teammate in USA Today? How about when Maya DiRado threw him under the bus on Twitter two days before the start of the Olympics? Would you believe a USA Swimming team manager followed him into the ready room at the Olympics before the Final of the Men's 50 Freestyle?   How about USA Swimming asking him to leave Short Course World Championships in Abu Dhabi? Brace yourselves for a Michael Andrew tell all... 00:00 Bratter PA, Immigration Law 00:05 Sure of Yourself 04:00 30x100's 05:30 New Years Resolutions 07:45 Who is your team? 09:26 Destro Swim Towers 09:44 Why no ISL? 11:05 Being vilified for being unvaccinated 11:40 Death threats 13:30 SCW Selection Criteria 14:45 SCW prep 17:00 USA Swimming asks Michael to leave SCW 21:34 Swimnerd Live Results 24:54 Why aren't you vaccinated? 27:10 Masks 30:20 Superior Swim Timing 30:57 Tokyo 100 Breast 34:01 Racing Adam Peaty 35:30 Wide breaststroke kick 38:54 Michael Phelps 43:15 Tokyo 50 Free 49:42 Adaptive Swim Lessons 50:21 Tokyo 4x100 Medley Relay 55:00 Maya DiRado 57:45 2022 Support Our Sponsors: BRATTER PA IMMIGRATION LAW: Exclusive immigration representation of athletes, entrepreneurs, artists, investors, and entertainers. SWIM ANGELFISH: Receive the tools and skills needed to teach swimmers with autism, physical disabilities, anxiety, sensory and motor conditions with Swim Angelfish, the global leader in adaptive swim. Get certified online today! 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! DESTRO SWIM TOWERS: Save $150 per double swim tower by using the code "brett" at checkout! SWIMNERD: Big and small digital pace clocks, virtual scoreboards, and live results. Subscribe & Listen: Apple Podcasts Google Spotify YouTube Produced by: SWIMNERD Supported by: Fitter & Faster #swimming #swimcoach #2blessed2stress