{"id":235709,"date":"2017-01-07T12:00:59","date_gmt":"2017-01-07T19:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=235709"},"modified":"2017-01-07T12:03:00","modified_gmt":"2017-01-07T19:03:00","slug":"off-deck-jan-4-2016-greg-meehan-checks-in-from-colorado-springs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/off-deck-jan-4-2016-greg-meehan-checks-in-from-colorado-springs\/","title":{"rendered":"Off Deck: Greg Meehan Checks in From Colorado Springs"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the midst of his team’s mid-season training camp in Colorado Springs, Stanford women’s coach\u00a0Greg Meehan joined Wednesday’s episode of\u00a0Off Deck, the first of 2017.<\/p>\n

Meehan, currently in his fifth season at the helm of the Cardinal’s women’s program, coached three athletes onto the U.S. Olympic team this past summer (Maya DiRado,\u00a0Simone Manuel and\u00a0Lia Neal) and served as an assistant on the coaching staff. His team finished second at last year’s NCAA championships and welcomed in a high-profile freshman class led by five-time Olympic gold medalist\u00a0Katie Ledecky.<\/p>\n

In the video below, Meehan discussed with host David Rieder\u00a0what it has been like coaching Ledecky, how she has fit into the team and why he thinks his Olympians were well-positioned to avoid any post-Games letdown. Meehan also explained\u00a0he thinks\u00a0Ella Eastin\u00a0and\u00a0Katie Drabot\u00a0got out of their trip to the Short Course World Championships in Windsor last month. He also looked ahead to the NCAA championship season and reflected a bit on his Olympic experience.<\/p>\n

Watch the full episode below, and stay tuned for future episodes of\u00a0Off Deck!<\/p>\n