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"Pro Swimmers Reveal The Dark Side of Swimming: Burnout & The Pressure to Win" is an episode of Social Kick • Swim Culture & Stories. Runtime 51 min. Published October 28, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.
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Burnout. Origin stories. World Championship trials.
Anna Peplowski, Skyler Smith, and Isabelle Stadden sit down for their most real conversation yet.
In this episode, we discuss:
• The reality of burnout and how to push through it
• What it really takes to come back from three weeks of racing
• The origin stories that shaped who they are as athletes
• Why short course meters breaks even the best swimmers
• The training sets that test your limits
• What Westmont offers and what's next
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