Press Box Banter: Holding our breath with Olivia Swalley

Swimmer and diver Olivia Swalley joins the podcast to talk about swim cap maintenance and if mermaids are real.

February 16, 2024

Swimmers compete in the 200-yard fly during the final day of the Hawkeye Invitational at the University of Iowa Campus Recreation and Wellness Center on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023. Iowa competed against Northern Iowa, Iowa State, Coe College, Nebraska, Rutgers, New Mexico State, and Colorado State.

Press Box Banter is The Daily Iowan’s weekly sports podcast. Each episode we will talk about local, national, and international sports, host a special guest, and talk predictions for upcoming games. This week’s edition features Olivia Swalley, a first-year student on Iowa’s swimming and diving team.

This episode of Press Box Banter is hosted by Kenna Roering, Colin Votzmeyer, Matt McGowan, and Brad Schultz, and produced by Jami Martin-Trainor.

About the Contributor

Jami Martin-Trainor, Managing Digital Editor

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Jami Martin-Trainor is a third-year student at the University of Iowa double majoring in Journalism and Political Science with a minor in Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies. Prior to her role as the Managing Digital Editor of The Daily Iowan, Jami was the Assistant Digital Editor, a digital producer, and an arts reporter. Outside of The Daily Iowan, Jami has interned at KCCI in Des Moines and the Cedar Rapids Gazette.