Quote of the Day

 

The trouble with lying and deceiving is

that their efficiency depends entirely

upon a clear notion of the truth that

the liar and deceiver wishes to hide.

Johannah "Hannah" Arendt

 

Episode Fitty: Kevin Cargill

Our visit with Trials announcer Kevin Cargill is here

00:01 – Disclaimer & Banter

02:15 – The Jay in Needville

02:40 – Introducing Kevin Cargill

03:18 – Indy Trials highlights

05:12 – From swimming to announcing

10:10 – Tough Doubles

13:05 – Time Out

13:25 – Kelcie at The Jay

14:15 – ’28 Los Angeles Games

16:40 – Public Address vs. Broadcast

21:51 – Out AFAP & Negative Splitting

22:55 – Reagan Smith WR call

24:14 – Omaha vs. Indy

26:52 – Gabrielle Rose

27:43 – Life away from the pool

29:06 – All-Taper Team

34:41 – Beyond the Podium

37:44 – Tough names

41:40 – Bloopers?

42:32 – Trials Stories

43:53 – Gretchen Walsh WR call

45:27 – Simone Manuel 50 free

47:05 – Mental health

51:50 – The great Sam Kendricks

53:13 – Wrapping it up

 

'24 Paris Swim Results

Link to swim results is here

Quote of the Day

 

So much of left-wing thought is a kind

of playing with fire by people who

don't even know that fire is hot.

Eric Arthur Blair, a.k.a. George Orwell

 

Quote of the Day

 

No matter what hyenas sound like,

they are not actually laughing.

George Robert "Bob" Newhart

 

This Magic Moment

 

 

Quote of the Day

 

Big words seldom accompany good deeds.

via Ottawa Citizen

Charlotte Elizabeth Whitton

 

Quote of the Day

 

Liberalism is totalitarianism with a human face.

via Free to Choose

Thomas Sowell

Quote of the Day

 

Wit must be foiled with wit:

cut a diamond with a diamond.

William Congreve

Quote of the Day

 

The sooner we learn to be jointly responsible,

the easier the sailing will be.

via National Museum

Ella Maillart

 

I don't bother...

...chasin' mice around...

 

 

Quote of the Day

 

Man has demonstrated that he is master

of everything except his own nature.

Henry Valentine Miller 

Regrets

 

 

 

Quote of the Day

 

Fight!  Fight!  Fight!

via CNN

Donald John Trump

 

Mark Onstott, Part II

Listen to Part II of our chat with Mark Onstott here

 

 

Quote of the Day

 

To be occasionally quoted

is the only fame I care for.

via My Poetic Side

Alexander Smith

 

Mark Onstott

 

In our latest episode, we visited with legendary high school swim coach Mark Onstott.

 

Listen to Part I here

00:01 – Disclaimer & banter

01:44 – Endless Pools plug

02:30 – Introducing Mark Onstott

02:55 – Road to the UNI Panther HOF

09:35 – Breaking into high school coaching

12:45 – Working the Jack Nelson camp

13:45 – Cypress, Texas calling!

16:10 – Brian Seifert “taper”

18:13 – Escape from CFHS

22:04 – New Trier hiring process

28:06 – TNT?

29:20 – Dave Robertson era

31:38 – Evanston rivalry

36:40 – Texas vs. Illinois high school rules

41:30 – Onstott Part II Preview