Margo Geer is entering her 2nd year as the Head Coach of the University of Alabama. They are fresh off the program's best finish in program history on the Women's side (4th) and the 8th consecutive year of being in the Top 15 on the Men's team.
As an NCAA athlete, Margo was a 3x NCAA Champion and Pac-12 Woman of the Year while at the University of Arizona.
In this episode, Brett & Margo talk all about the University of Alabama's Swimming & Diving program and the pillars of their culture.
Enjoy!
00:04 Bratter PA, Immigration Law
00:05 Hello Margo Geer
01:30 Becoming Head Coach
05:00 Experience
08:45 Managing people
10:45 First things first
12:15 Ozzie Quevedo
14:00 Building a staff
17:00 Trust
20:10 Females leading Male programs
22:45 Men's & Women's NCAA's
24:25 Dividing responsibility
26:45 Communication with staff
28:30 Challenges at Alabama
31:30 Community
34:06 Nick Saban
36:00 Alabama swimming pools
36:50 SEC team approach
40:00 Swimming faster at NCAA's
45:30 Party mode
47:00 Culture
50:55 Your energy
54:00 Rick DeMont
55:50 Auburn
57:00 Alabama alumni
58:00 Don Gambril
58:45 Congratulations
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