Kicking Is the REAL Reason USA Is Losing – Kick From Your KNEES, Not Hips (Black Swimmers Too)

Night Swim Podcast

Dax & Elvis go OFF on why American swimming is falling behind internationally… and the answer is KICKING.

The national-team director Greg Meehan finally admitted it: weak flutter kick + weak underwaters = cooked on the world stage.

Elvis: “Club teams treat kicking like an afterthought — I only got good when college forced me to care”

Dax drops the biomechanics bomb: “Kick from your knees, not your hips. Especially if you’re Black and built like a powerlifter — stop tearing up your quads!”

Real examples: 9-year-olds going 1.11–1.13 for 100 kick, another girl drops from 2.10 to 1.19 in months.

Why Lochte & Phelps ruined the underwater game and made everyone forget how to actually flutter kick.

If you’re a coach, swimmer, or parent tired of watching kids sink — this is the uncomfortable truth the sport doesn’t want to say out loud.

🔥 Like, comment your 100 kick PR, and subscribe — we’re dropping the realest swimming takes every week.#Swimming

#USASwimming #Kicking #SprintTraining #NightSwimPodcast

🌙 Night Swim PodcastWhen the pool lights go out, the real talk begins. Hosted by Dax Hill (NCAA champ, Texas Longhorns legend, high-performance technique guru @Reykli) and Elvis Burrows (Bahamian Olympian, national record holder, founder of Burrow's Best swimmer hair and skin care), Night Swim is unfiltered swim culture — NCAA battles, Olympic tea, training hacks, and pool-deck chaos. No scripts. No PR. Just two Black swimmers who’ve seen it all, saying what everyone else whispers.New episodes weekly. Grab your goggles, hit subscribe, and dive in.🎙️ Presented by Swimnerd.

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Dax & Elvis go OFF on why American swimming is falling behind internationally… and the answer is KICKING.

The national-team director Greg Meehan finally admitted it: weak flutter kick + weak underwaters = cooked on the world stage.

Elvis: “Club teams treat kicking like an afterthought — I only got good when college forced me to care”

Dax drops the biomechanics bomb: “Kick from your knees, not your hips. Especially if you’re Black and built like a powerlifter — stop tearing up your quads!”

Real examples: 9-year-olds going 1.11–1.13 for 100 kick, another girl drops from 2.10 to 1.19 in months.

Why Lochte & Phelps ruined the underwater game and made everyone forget how to actually flutter kick.

If you’re a coach, swimmer, or parent tired of watching kids sink — this is the uncomfortable truth the sport doesn’t want to say out loud.

🔥 Like, comment your 100 kick PR, and subscribe — we’re dropping the realest swimming takes every week.#Swimming

#USASwimming #Kicking #SprintTraining #NightSwimPodcast

🌙 Night Swim PodcastWhen the pool lights go out, the real talk begins. Hosted by Dax Hill (NCAA champ, Texas Longhorns legend, high-performance technique guru @Reykli) and Elvis Burrows (Bahamian Olympian, national record holder, founder of Burrow's Best swimmer hair and skin care), Night Swim is unfiltered swim culture — NCAA battles, Olympic tea, training hacks, and pool-deck chaos. No scripts. No PR. Just two Black swimmers who’ve seen it all, saying what everyone else whispers.New episodes weekly. Grab your goggles, hit subscribe, and dive in.🎙️ Presented by Swimnerd.

2025-12-09 7 min
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