Tim Hinchey: Leading USA Swimming Ahead of Paris 2024

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USA Swimming is known around the world as one of the powerhouse teams in the sport and this year expectations are high as always ahead of the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in Paris. This year’s Games will be the second for Chief Executive Officer Tim Hinchey but the first in which he does not have to lead the national governing body under pandemic-related conditions. With a high-profile year that includes not only the Olympics but the World Aquatics championships that recently started in Qatar and a host of national level meets around the country, we caught up with Tim recently to discuss how USA Swimming places events around the United States, anticipation for this year’s Olympic Trials at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis and much more.

Among the topics in this episode

• USA Swimming's strategy in putting together this year’s schedule of events with an eye toward athletes having their peak performances at the Olympic Summer Games in Paris (1:52)
• The U.S. Olympic Trials in Indianapolis, which starts June 15 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, and how progress and anticipation is coming along (3:31)
• If a successful Trials would give USA Swimming encouragement to trying to do more events in NFL-sized and non-swim specific venues (5:48)
• When putting together an events calendar whether it be this year or years to come, what USA Swimming looks for in partner destinations and venues (7:41)
• His second Olympics with USA Swimming and the adjustment in being in a ‘normal’ Olympic cycle this time around (10:07)
• The pressure of leading one (if not the) most dominant swimming teams in the world (12:30)
• The importance of a strong Paris 2024 performance in setting up the next four years ahead of LA28 (14:12)
• Thoughts on the plans for open water swimming in Paris to be held in the River Seine (16:09)
• Amount of time as a chief executive officer that he spends on swimming and athlete issues compared to sponsorship, SafeSport and more (17:55)
• Changes on the collegiate landscape and how it affects development of elite swimming prospects (20:55)
• The best perk of being USA Swimming's Chief Executive Officer (23:24)

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