#185 Brenton Rickard's fight to clear his name

Brenton Rickard is the 2008 Olympic silver medalist in the Men's 200 Breaststroke. He picked up a second silver in the Men's 4x100 Medley Relay. A year later, in Rome, Rickard became World Champion and WORLD RECORD holder the 100 Breast posting a 58.58.

Brett and Brenton reminisce about swimming fast, competing in the strongest breaststroke era ever, his competitors, coaches and more. 

Recently, the International Olympic Committee dropped doping charges against him. Charges stemming from a re-test of samples going back to the 2012 London Olympics. It cost him more than $50,000 to defend his reputation but, according to him, was totally worth it.

Enjoy! 

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00:00 Swimming Sponsors
03:30 Intro
04:30 2006 Commonwealth Games
06:40 Nathan Rickard
08:00 Kitajima, Hansen, Moses, Dale Oen
10:45 Coach Vince Raleigh
11:30 Coach Glen Baker
12:55 2008 Olympics
14:00 Michael Phelps' 8th gold medal
14:55 100 or 200?
16:15 How to avoid heartbreak
19:55 Last swim meet ever
23:20 Life after swimming
25:05 Cameron van de Burgh's dolphin kicks
27:55 Adam Peaty, breaststroke today
30:15 Breaststroke Kick evolution
32:55 Zac Stubblety-Cook
35:10 IOC Doping Allegations
39:10 Disqualify Everyone
40:15 B Sample
41:05 Professional support?
43:15 Monetary Cost
45:45 Testing standards
47:15 New WADA rules
53:10 Brisbane Olympics 2032

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