Night Swim Podcast

Dax and Elvis
  • 5.0 (13)
  • SWIMMING
  • UPDATED WEEKLY

Dive into the depths of the swimming with the Night Swim Podcast, hosted by former NCAA champion and Texas Longhorns standout Dax Hill and Bahamian Olympian, national record holder, and sommelier Elvis Burrows. When the pool lights go out, the real talk begins. Unedited and unrehearsed stories from Olympic trials, NCAA battles, training hacks, life after the lane lines, and epic pool-deck laughs. Elite swimmers. Zero filter. Perfect for masters swimmers, coaches, and swim nerds who live for chlorine.

  1. CORRECTION: CSCAA DM'd Us – New NCAA Qualifier Rule Explained (Cinderella or Cannon Fodder?)

    6H AGO

    CORRECTION: CSCAA DM'd Us – New NCAA Qualifier Rule Explained (Cinderella or Cannon Fodder?)

    The CSCAA personally corrected us on the new NCAA automatic qualifier rule (must hit the B-cut in finals when you win the event). We discuss whether this actually creates "Cinderella stories" or just adds cannon fodder—and why our prelim auto-qualifier idea is still better. 🌙 Night Swim PodcastWhen the pool lights go out, the real talk begins. Hosted by Dax Hill (NCAA champ, Texas Longhorns legend, high-performance technique guru @Reykli) and Elvis Burrows (Bahamian Olympian, national record holder, founder of Burrow's Best swimmer hair and skin care), Night Swim is unfiltered swim culture — NCAA battles, Olympic tea, training hacks, and pool-deck chaos. No scripts. No PR. Just two Black swimmers who’ve seen it all, saying what everyone else whispers.New episodes weekly. Grab your goggles, hit subscribe, and dive in.🎙️ Presented by Swimnerd. #NightSwimPod #Swimming

    14 min
  2. TYR Pro Series Meet Drama – Streaming Disaster + Fast Swims

    1D AGO

    TYR Pro Series Meet Drama – Streaming Disaster + Fast Swims

    Simone Manuel drops 54.0, Michael Andrew goes 23.1 fly, but USA Swimming's streaming app completely imploded. We discuss the fast swims we actually saw, the Peacock / Rowdy Gaines disaster, and why USA Swimming keeps fumbling huge opportunities. 🌙 Night Swim PodcastWhen the pool lights go out, the real talk begins. Hosted by Dax Hill (NCAA champ, Texas Longhorns legend, high-performance technique guru @Reykli) and Elvis Burrows (Bahamian Olympian, national record holder, founder of Burrow's Best swimmer hair and skin care), Night Swim is unfiltered swim culture — NCAA battles, Olympic tea, training hacks, and pool-deck chaos. No scripts. No PR. Just two Black swimmers who’ve seen it all, saying what everyone else whispers.New episodes weekly. Grab your goggles, hit subscribe, and dive in.🎙️ Presented by Swimnerd. #NightSwimPod #Swimming

    15 min
  3. Hunter Armstrong Joins Enhanced Games – Clean

    2D AGO

    Hunter Armstrong Joins Enhanced Games – Clean

    Hunter Armstrong declares he'll compete clean in the Enhanced Games and asked USA Swimming what happens to his national team status… they couldn't answer. We explain why this is massive checkmate for USA Swimming / World Aquatics and why every national team swimmer should be signing up yesterday. Enhanced care vs enhanced substances exposed. 🌙 Night Swim PodcastWhen the pool lights go out, the real talk begins. Hosted by Dax Hill (NCAA champ, Texas Longhorns legend, high-performance technique guru @Reykli) and Elvis Burrows (Bahamian Olympian, national record holder, founder of Burrow's Best swimmer hair and skin care), Night Swim is unfiltered swim culture — NCAA battles, Olympic tea, training hacks, and pool-deck chaos. No scripts. No PR. Just two Black swimmers who’ve seen it all, saying what everyone else whispers.New episodes weekly. Grab your goggles, hit subscribe, and dive in.🎙️ Presented by Swimnerd. #NightSwimPod #Swimming

    29 min
  4. Fix Your Starts & Turns NOW or Lose at NCAAs | Night Swim Podcast (Dax & Elvis Roast Bad Technique)

    2D AGO

    Fix Your Starts & Turns NOW or Lose at NCAAs | Night Swim Podcast (Dax & Elvis Roast Bad Technique)

    Dax & Elvis go OFF on terrible starts, turns, and technique in college swimming — especially after watching conference meets.They call out Arizona State’s Ilia (Ilya) for painfully slow turns despite being unstoppable, roast Big 12 teams for the worst execution they've seen, and explain why Tennessee dominates relay starts with low-swing athletic dives (not bunny hops or flopping in).Plus: Why open turns in fly/breast are the SAME skill (mind blown for many), how Gen Z swimmers lack basic body awareness from no tree climbing/outdoor play, the "Gen Z stare," programming habits during easy 100s, and brutal advice — fix your turns or get exposed at NCAAs.Unfiltered swim real talk, no SwimSwam recap vibes. Perfect for age-groupers, high schoolers, college swimmers, and coaches prepping for short course season, Texas Age Group Champs, D1 NCAAs, and sectionals.🌙 Night Swim PodcastWhen the pool lights go out, the real talk begins. Hosted by Dax Hill (NCAA champ, Texas Longhorns legend, high-performance technique guru @Reykli) and Elvis Burrows (Bahamian Olympian, national record holder, founder of Burrow's Best swimmer hair and skin care), Night Swim is unfiltered swim culture — NCAA battles, Olympic tea, training hacks, and pool-deck chaos. No scripts. No PR. Just two Black swimmers who’ve seen it all, saying what everyone else whispers.New episodes weekly. Grab your goggles, hit subscribe, and dive in.🎙️ Presented by Swimnerd. #NightSwimPod #Swimming

    24 min
  5. The NCAA Swimming Talent Gap is INSANE: Why UVA, Texas & Cal Dominate And Most Teams Can't Catch Up

    4D AGO

    The NCAA Swimming Talent Gap is INSANE: Why UVA, Texas & Cal Dominate And Most Teams Can't Catch Up

    Dax & Elvis break down the massive talent gap in NCAA swimming that's leaving most teams in the dust. On the women's side: UVA is in a league of their own, with Texas a distant second and everyone else way behind. Men's side? Texas and Cal run the show, and the rest are playing catch-up forever.We discuss why it's so hard to close:Resources (scholarships, facilities, money talks – especially for internationals)Location (good weather + prestige = recruits flock to Florida, Texas, Cal, UVA)Elite coaching & recruiting cycles (chicken-or-egg dominance)Mentality & racer mindset (top teams recruit fearless competitors, not just fast bodies)Real talk on building programs: Throw money at stars, pray the rest step up... or get stuck supplicating to land anyone.Stories include: Why Hawaii could dominate but doesn't, Indian River as a feeder for internationals, full-ride demands from Caribbean families, and how track athletes go anywhere for money while swimmers chase specific coaches/programs.Perfect for swim nerds, college recruits, parents, and fans wondering why the same teams win every year. NCAA 2026 champs approaching – UVA women projected to score 569+ points (235 ahead of #2)! 🌙 Night Swim PodcastWhen the pool lights go out, the real talk begins. Hosted by Dax Hill (NCAA champ, Texas Longhorns legend, high-performance technique guru @Reykli) and Elvis Burrows (Bahamian Olympian, national record holder, founder of Burrow's Best swimmer hair and skin care), Night Swim is unfiltered swim culture — NCAA battles, Olympic tea, training hacks, and pool-deck chaos. No scripts. No PR. Just two Black swimmers who’ve seen it all, saying what everyone else whispers.New episodes weekly. Grab your goggles, hit subscribe, and dive in.🎙️ Presented by Swimnerd. #NightSwimPod #Swimming

    14 min
  6. Josh Liendo's Heisman Lane Push + Texas Sprint Struggles | Night Swim SEC Recap

    5D AGO

    Josh Liendo's Heisman Lane Push + Texas Sprint Struggles | Night Swim SEC Recap

    Unfiltered SEC Championships recap on Night Swim Podcast! Dax Hill (Texas Longhorns legend, NCAA champ) and Elvis Burrows break down the "Texas Invite" that is now the SECs. Josh Liendo dominates with 18.4s leads, 43.0 100 fly, relay monster splits — plus the hilarious lane-line "Heisman" celebration gone wrong (who pushed him back?!). We dive into why Texas still can't sprint (Dax spills on his rejected $2k sprint clinic offer), suit inflation making 39s/19s normal(?), Tennessee's Black sprint takeover with Eva Okaro & co. dropping 45s/20s relay legs, and how building around 50/100 free wins conferences & NCAAs (Cal blueprint). Big-picture strategy, no lifeguards, pure pool-deck real talk. Hosted by @SwimNerds (Dax & Elvis). Night Swim = behind-the-curtain swimming culture, no SwimSwam results recap here. 🌙 Night Swim PodcastWhen the pool lights go out, the real talk begins. Hosted by Dax Hill (NCAA champ, Texas Longhorns legend, high-performance technique guru @Reykli) and Elvis Burrows (Bahamian Olympian, national record holder, founder of Burrow's Best swimmer hair and skin care), Night Swim is unfiltered swim culture — NCAA battles, Olympic tea, training hacks, and pool-deck chaos. No scripts. No PR. Just two Black swimmers who’ve seen it all, saying what everyone else whispers.New episodes weekly. Grab your goggles, hit subscribe, and dive in.🎙️ Presented by Swimnerd. #NightSwimPod #Swimming

    22 min
  7. UVA Women CRUSH ACCs Again! Stanford's 371-Point Beatdown + Ledecky Dominance & NCAA Power Shifts

    6D AGO

    UVA Women CRUSH ACCs Again! Stanford's 371-Point Beatdown + Ledecky Dominance & NCAA Power Shifts

    Dax & Elvis break down the UVA women's swimming team's dominant 7th straight ACC Championship win — crushing Stanford by over 370 points (1410.5 to 1039) and Cal too! We dive into Katie/Kaylee Ledecky's insane distance swims (those sub-15:45 vibes are back), why it's not "just another Ledecky win," and the bigger picture: Is Stanford's dynasty over? What's behind UVA's steamroll era after Stanford ruled with Simone Manuel, Lia Neal, and more? We talk cyclical nature of college swimming power (Auburn, Texas, Kentucky examples), recruiting snowball effects, fast swimmers eating scholarships, coaching impact (Bob Bowman at ASU vibes), and program identities — like Texas owning the 200 free vs UVA's hodgepodge depth (or lack thereof in some events). Plus, first-ever night swims, freestyle technique from David Marsh, and tips for coaches to challenge UVA by owning an event! 🌙 Night Swim PodcastWhen the pool lights go out, the real talk begins. Hosted by Dax Hill (NCAA champ, Texas Longhorns legend, high-performance technique guru @Reykli) and Elvis Burrows (Bahamian Olympian, national record holder, founder of Burrow's Best swimmer hair and skin care), Night Swim is unfiltered swim culture — NCAA battles, Olympic tea, training hacks, and pool-deck chaos. No scripts. No PR. Just two Black swimmers who’ve seen it all, saying what everyone else whispers.New episodes weekly. Grab your goggles, hit subscribe, and dive in.🎙️ Presented by Swimnerd. #NightSwimPod #Swimming

    12 min
  8. Men's ACC Championships 2026: Freshman Phenom Max Williamson + Why UVA Men Are Struggling Under Todd DeSorbo

    MAR 5

    Men's ACC Championships 2026: Freshman Phenom Max Williamson + Why UVA Men Are Struggling Under Todd DeSorbo

    Dax and Elvis break down the 2026 Men's ACC Swimming Championships with zero lifeguards and full unfiltered takes. Freshman standout Max Williamson (UVA) drops bombs in the 200 IM (silver medal, school record vibes) and hits A-cuts to lock in NCAA spots—high school 41.0 sprinter turning heads. They dive deep into whether Todd DeSorbo's style is clicking on the men's side (UVA men finish 7th at 577.5 while women dominate), the masculine vs. feminine coaching debate, and why some programs favor one gender. Shoutouts to Kai Winkler (NC State tall-boy sprinter stepping up), Jeremy Kelly (Dax's old Zones kid grinding through transfers), and Stanford's close 1076 vs. Cal's winning 1154 (fluke or revival?). Classic Night Swim: behind-the-curtain drama, no boring results recaps.Subscribe for more raw swimming talk—hit the bell!

    22 min
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Ratings & Reviews

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out of 5
13 Ratings

About

Dive into the depths of the swimming with the Night Swim Podcast, hosted by former NCAA champion and Texas Longhorns standout Dax Hill and Bahamian Olympian, national record holder, and sommelier Elvis Burrows. When the pool lights go out, the real talk begins. Unedited and unrehearsed stories from Olympic trials, NCAA battles, training hacks, life after the lane lines, and epic pool-deck laughs. Elite swimmers. Zero filter. Perfect for masters swimmers, coaches, and swim nerds who live for chlorine.

Information

  • Creator
    Dax and Elvis
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    101
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Dax and Elvis
  • Show Website
    Night Swim Podcast

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