# PODCAST: World #1 Backstroker Apostolos Siskos on Training Alone, Choosing Not to Swim in NCAA

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Podcast: [The SwimSwam Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-swimswam-podcast-461330)
Published: 2026-06-06T14:04:50+00:00
Episode link: https://swimswam.podbean.com/e/podcast-world-1-backstroker-apostolos-siskos-on-training-alone-choosing-not-to-swim-in-ncaa/
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Duration seconds: 2046

## Resource

Greece's Apostolos Siskos is on a roll right now. At the 2026 Acropolis Open in May, Siskos dropped the #1 time in the world (1:54.12) in the 200 back this year so far and broke an 11-year-old Greek record in the 200 fly (1:56.13). We sat down with the 20-year-old and talked about his approach to racing, training on his own, and his decision to forego coming to Harvard to stay and train in Greece.

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