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Lani Pallister had perhaps one of the most successful summers in history in terms of medals won. She went to the Commonwealth Games and was dominant, winning the 400-800-1500 Free and helping Team AUS to gold in the 4×200. She also earned silver in the 200 free behind her teammate, Mollie O’Callaghan. After her time in Glasgow, Pallister kept her momentum going in Irvine. On Night 1, she shocked Summer McIntosh by winning the 200 free, then finished 2nd in the 1500 Free to Katie Ledecky later in the same session. She went on to beat Ledecky in the 400 free and help Team AUS to another gold in the 4×200 free relay, but Pallister saved the best for last. On the final night of competition, in the final women’s race, Pallister dove into the pool against Ledecky in the 800 free and came out on top. Pallister led the race wire-to-wire and touched the wall first in 8:06.10 to Ledecky’s 8:07.26, marking the first time in Ledecky’s career that she had lost the race at an international competition. Pallister ended her summer with 8 golds and 2 silvers from Comm Games and Pan Pacs combined, making history in multiple ways and asserting herself as arguably the best female distance swimmer in the world. SwimSwam was excited to have her back on the podcast in what ended up being a very fun, and perhaps a bit scattered, conversation. In this 80+ minute episode, we discuss her historic summer, along with many, many… many other topics. - 0:00 Lani Pallister Introduction - 4:12 Attending 2014 Nationals in Irvine - 9:13 Racing Meg Harris in Life Saving - 14:35 Vacation in Hollywood - 18:01 Getting Katie Ledecky‘s Autograph - 24:00 Aging in Swimming - 29:55 Racing Butterfly - 37:39 Jenna Forrester Comm Games FLEX - 39:55 Comm Games Taper - 47:18 German Pre-Comm Games Camp - 52:50 200/1500 Free Double at Pan Pacs - 55:04 Better Season – Lani or Sam Short? - 59:23 Racing Ledecky in 800 Free - 1:05:36 What Now? - 1:09:30 Walking in Brisbane Fashion Week - 1:13:45 SCM Worlds - 1:16:29 4×200 Free Relay - 1:23:18 Outro In the SwimSwam Podcast dive deeper into the sport you love with insider conversations about swimming. Hosted by Coleman Hodges and Gold Medal Mel Stewart, SwimSwam welcomes both the biggest names in swimming that you already know, and rising stars that you need to get to know, as we break down the past, present, and future of aquatic sports. - Click here to listen and subscribe on Spotify - Click here to listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts - Click here to listen and subscribe on Podbean - Click here to listen and subscribe on Google - Click here to listen and subscribe on YouTube - Click here to listen and subscribe on Listen Notes - Click here to listen and subscribe on Stitcher - Click here to listen and subscribe on iHeartRadio - Click here to listen and subscribe on Amazon - Click here to listen and subscribe on Pandora Music: Otis McDonald www.otismacmusic.com Opinions, beliefs and viewpoints of the interviewed guests do not necessarily reflect the opinions, beliefs, and viewpoints of the hosts, SwimSwam Partners, LLC and/or SwimSwam advertising partners.