Wayne Riddin on South African swimming, Matt Sates, & the Midmar Mile
Wayne Riddin is an Olympic swim coach from South Africa; coach of the Seals Swimming club in Pietermaritzburg. You might be familiar with one of his star pupils, Matt Sates, who just won the 500 Free at NCAA's in a 4:06. Wayne is also well known and respected throughout the open water world, as he is the race director and organizer of the aQuellé Midmar Mile in South Africa, the largest open water swim (20,000 swimmers) in the world. If you haven't seen @TheSwimsuitGuy 's vlog on the Midmar Mile from last month be sure to check it out. Enjoy! SUPPORT OUR SWIMMING SPONSORS: BRATTER PA, IMMIGRATION LAW FIRM Exclusive Immigration and Agency Representation of Athletes, Entrepreneurs, Artists, Investors and Entertainers https://www.bratterpa.com/ BEINE WELLNESS BUILDING & GENETIC TESTING: Individualize your nutrition with personalized plans from Erica Beine. Eat, supplement, and recover based on your genetics! https://beinewellnessbuilding.net/ SWIM ANGELFISH: Receive the tools and skills needed to teach swimmers with autism, physical disabilities, anxiety, sensory and motor conditions with Swim Angelfish, the global leader in adaptive swim. Get certified online today! https://swimangelfish.com/get-certifi... DESTRO SWIM TOWERS: Save $150 per double swim tower by using the code "brett" at checkout! https://www.destromachines.com/en_US/... VASA: Essential dryland for stronger, better, faster swimmers. Save 10% when you use code "brett" at checkout! https://vasatrainer.com/ SWIMNERD: Big and small digital pace clocks, virtual scoreboards, and live results. https://swimpractice.com/ Subscribe to this YouTube Channel: / @insidewithbretthawke Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Produced by Swimnerd: https://swimnerd.com/ 00:00 Bratter PA, Immigration Law 00:50 Wayne Riddin background 02:00 South Africans in NCAA 03:05 Matt Sates 06:45 Rocco Meiring 09:15 Funding improvements 13:00 Talent in RSA 15:00 South African coaching philosophy 15:45 Coaching education 19:05 Rocco Meiring 23:00 Weight of expectation 25:30 Midmar Mile 33:00 2022 Plans
