Swim Talk A2B - Episode 42: Scott Hammond Swim Talk A2B with Dana Abbott and Bob Button

Former head coach at Tulane, Ohio, and NC State, as well as assistant to Bob Boettner at Clemson and the legendary Eddie Reese at Texas, veteran NCAA coach Scott Hammond covers a wide-ranging cornucopia of topics with our stalwart hosts, from his beginning days as a young multi-sport athlete to his storied NCAA coaching career. Check the timeline below and prepare to be wowed with his experience and star-studded tales. His tongue-in-cheek goal for this episode was to be better than his close friend, Chuck Warner ("America's Best Swimming Author"). Let us know what you think at swimtalk@outlook.com


00:00 - Disclaimer & the usual banter  

01:27 - The Jay Cafe in Needville, Texas  

01:45 - Is this thing on?  

02:26 - RIP John Pittington  

02:42 - Introducing Scott Hammond  

04:15 - How Scott got into our sport  

06:35 - Any hope for Clemson reboot?  

07:25 - From Clemson to Austin  

09:27 - Orange/White Meets  

11:25 - Then & Now

16:06 - RIP Don Easterling  

17:58 - Braden Holloway  

23:14 - Chuck Raburn, Richard Sybesma, & Beverly Ball  

24:54 - Racquetball & more with Eddie Reese  

28:11 - Impact of coaches  

29:57 - Future of conferences  

31:55 - Transfer Portal & NIL  

34:47 - Recruiting, poaching, and foreign athletes  

37:49 - Life as a Texas assistant coach  

45:30 - H&L Swim Academy  

47:17 - Glenn Patton  

48:25 - RIP Sam Freas  

49:47 - Katy's Sheila Reeves  

51:30 - Coaching over the decades  

54:00 - Sprint Championship  

55:40 - Equipment builders  

57:10 - What's in a name?  

59:52 - Closing it out