Off the Deck

Jaime Lewis is the Head Coach of FLEET in Houston, Texas and she is sitting down with Chris Plumb on this week’s Off the Deck podcast! Jaime grew up swimming for the Woodlands Swim Team and competed for the University of Florida where she was an NCAA All-American. She started coaching with FLEET as an Age Group Coach, and then proceeded to work with the University of Houston Coug

We’re back with part two of Chris’s interview with Mark Hesse. Their conversation continues and encompasses lessons Mark has learned through his coaching career, especially from his swimmers; the nature of the coach-athlete relationship as a partnership for optimal long-term athletic development; the quality coaching framework and the 4 Cs; the magic of mutual belief and trust;

We’ve got a two-parter! This week, enjoy the first half of Chris’s conversation with Coach Mark Hesse. Mark, an Indiana Swimming Hall of Fame Coach, now lives and coaches in Colorado Springs. Chris and Mark discuss Mark’s start in coaching in northern Virginia and his move to Indiana… discovering along the way they both had the same first coaching jobs in Indiana (covering

The girls high school swimming season starts this week in Indiana, and in honor of that occasion, Chris Plumb is sitting down with the only 16-time champion in the history of the Indiana High School Athletic Association: Claire Adams. Now living in Denver where she works as a second grade teacher, Claire and Chris discuss how swimming continues to serve her as she leads her classro

Paul Donovan is the Director of Competitive Swimming for the Jersey Wahoos. Prior to his time there, he served as the Head Coach at the National Aquatic Centre Performance Centre for Swim Ireland. Chris and Paul discuss the differences between swimming in Ireland versus the United States; finding success in the midst of constraints; advice for club coaches, Paul’s training philos

Mike DeBoor started coaching with the Lakeside Seahawks in 1988 and has been their Head Coach since 1994. In his tenure, the Seahawks have placed four swimmers on US Olympic Teams and swimmers on 17 different USA Swimming National Teams. The 15-time Kentucky Senior Coach of the Year sits down on this week’s episode of Off the Deck with Chris Plumb. Chris and Mike discuss the earl

Dr. Brian Watters is the co-founder of Indy Muscle & Joint. A Chiropractor and National Strength and Conditioning Association Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, he also has his Pro Card from the International Federation of BodyBuilding. Brian talks with Chris Plumb about how he pursued his profession as a Chiropractor and how his practice has evolved. They discuss

Trude Rothrock is a Senior majoring in Microbiology and minoring in Spanish at the University of Tennessee. A seven-time All American, and an Academic All American, she also happens to be a Carmel Swim Club alum. Trude joins Chris Plumb on Off the Deck to discuss the privilege of responsibility, her success and continued improvement in college, how swimming with UT is truly a famil

Rhiannon Sheets, CSC alumni swimmer and current coach, joins Chris Plumb this week. Rhiannon shares how she first got involved in swimming, what it was like to be part of the legacy of Carmel High School Swimming, and how her time as a swimmer at Purdue University helped shape her character and leadership skills. Chris and Rhiannon talk about her journey to coaching, how she’s ga

Dr. Rob Bell has owned his own consulting business where he coaches athletes on their mental toughness for the last twelve years. Chris and Rob discuss the similarities Rob has seen across athletes in different sports, how he works on pulling the passion out of people, how to navigate emotions and persevere through mistakes, and how we all can signal and shift based on the informat