{"id":175838,"date":"2016-01-07T11:10:54","date_gmt":"2016-01-07T18:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=175838"},"modified":"2016-01-07T11:10:54","modified_gmt":"2016-01-07T18:10:54","slug":"swimcerely-with-spindrift-guest-stanford-all-american-matt-thompson-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimcerely-with-spindrift-guest-stanford-all-american-matt-thompson-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimcerely With Spindrift: Guest Stanford All-American Matt Thompson (Podcast)"},"content":{"rendered":"

In\u00a0the ninth\u00a0episode\u00a0of Spindrift Beck\u2019s<\/strong> podcast entitled Swimcerely With Spindrift,<\/a>\u00a0Beck talks with Stanford All-American\u00a0Matt Thompson<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Matt Thompson<\/strong> – former National High School Record Holder, individual NCAA Top-3 finisher, and Olympic Trials semifinalist (’08, ’12) – gets swimcere today! The Stanford graduate-turned-fashion-executive details what his swimming career was like\u00a0as a gay athlete – shedding light on his experience in the closet as a younger athlete and then speaking to the freedom of coming out in the latter half of his career. Matt and Spin also chat about their prelims\/finals rituals, memories from team trips, and reminisce\u00a0fondly over a time when Matt once left Spin stranded on a beach in Florida. FRIENDSHIP!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Swimcerely with Spindrift<\/strong> is a podcast that showcases conversations with high school, collegiate, pro, and Olympic swimmers\u2019 about their likes, dislikes, career, goals, and more. Each episode centers on a different swimmer, giving a behind-the-scenes look at what makes these athletes tick and, in some cases, what separates them as some of the best swimmers in the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy favorite podcasts are ones that feature actors, writers, and comedians speaking not just about their craft but about their favorite restaurants, TV shows, telling funny stories, etc. With 2016 fast approaching, I wanted to try to bring that sort of format to swimming, so that fans can have a new type of unfiltered access to their favorite swimmers. The show is meant to be off-the-cuff, goofy, and a little different. Hopefully people will enjoy!\u201d \u2013 Spindrift Beck<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Enjoy This New And Exciting Program Presented With The Support of Swimming World Radio<\/a>
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