#223 Michael Andrew on the Olympics, death threats, vaccinations, & training differently
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Michael Andrew is back. This time, with an Olympic gold medal and World Record representing the stars and stripes. Brett and MA break down each of his 3 individual swims at the Tokyo Olympics and dive face first into being vilified and targeted for being unvaccinated.
Remember when Christine Brennan called him a bad, selfish teammate in USA Today? How about when Maya DiRado threw him under the bus on Twitter two days before the start of the Olympics? Would you believe a USA Swimming team manager followed him into the ready room at the Olympics before the Final of the Men's 50 Freestyle?
How about USA Swimming asking him to leave Short Course World Championships in Abu Dhabi?
Brace yourselves for a Michael Andrew tell all...
00:00 Bratter PA, Immigration Law
00:05 Sure of Yourself
04:00 30x100's
05:30 New Years Resolutions
07:45 Who is your team?
09:26 Destro Swim Towers
09:44 Why no ISL?
11:05 Being vilified for being unvaccinated
11:40 Death threats
13:30 SCW Selection Criteria
14:45 SCW prep
17:00 USA Swimming asks Michael to leave SCW
21:34 Swimnerd Live Results
24:54 Why aren't you vaccinated?
27:10 Masks
30:20 Superior Swim Timing
30:57 Tokyo 100 Breast
34:01 Racing Adam Peaty
35:30 Wide breaststroke kick
38:54 Michael Phelps
43:15 Tokyo 50 Free
49:42 Adaptive Swim Lessons
50:21 Tokyo 4x100 Medley Relay
55:00 Maya DiRado
57:45 2022
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