{"podcast":{"title":"The SwimSwam Podcast","slug":"the-swimswam-podcast-461330","podcast_index_feed_id":461330,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/swimswam/feed.xml","website_url":"https://swimswam.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/3136570/SSPC_Graphic_1500x15006s7nn.jpg","author":"SwimSwam","episode_count":999,"summary":"On the SwimSwam Podcast dive deeper into the sport you love with insider conversations about swimming. Hosted by Coleman Hodges and Gold Medal Mel Stewart, SwimSwam welcomes both the biggest names in swimming that you already know, and rising stars that you need to get to know, as we break down the past, present, and future of aquatic sports.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-16T08:19:08.829135+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-swimswam-podcast-461330"},"episode":{"title":"PODCAST: World #1 Backstroker Apostolos Siskos on Training Alone, Choosing Not to Swim in NCAA","slug":"podcast-world-1-backstroker-apostolos-siskos-on-training-alone-choosing-not-to-swim-in-ncaa","published_at":"2026-06-06T14:04:50+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-swimswam-podcast-461330/podcast-world-1-backstroker-apostolos-siskos-on-training-alone-choosing-not-to-swim-in-ncaa","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-swimswam-podcast-461330","url":"https://swimswam.podbean.com/e/podcast-world-1-backstroker-apostolos-siskos-on-training-alone-choosing-not-to-swim-in-ncaa/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ded82ptuq4jcq43v/SSPC_Apostolos_Siskos_AUDIO9kru6.mp3","summary":"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.","meta_description":"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 thi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2046,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-swimswam-podcast-461330/episodes/podcast-world-1-backstroker-apostolos-siskos-on-training-alone-choosing-not-to-swim-in-ncaa/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-swimswam-podcast-461330/podcast-world-1-backstroker-apostolos-siskos-on-training-alone-choosing-not-to-swim-in-ncaa.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}