Swimmer Mario

05/07/2026

100 Fly National Champ & New NAG Record. I lowered a mark that was set in 2008. Don’t know if it was done in a super suit or not but that was definitely the era of super suits before they were banned in 2009. Michael Ross set a helleva record to be broken. As proud as I am of this achievement, I do want another chance at lowering it. 48.99 just sounds so much better than 49.04🤷🏽‍♂️

The odd walls at this meet had the top of the gutter trimmed in metal that extended about 5 inches down the wall. So if you didn’t push off deep enough, you would slip. Lots of people did and a few of my teammates as well. I even slipped from the back to breast turn in the 100IM after this race. In all honesty, for a meet of this magnitude, there should’ve been touchpads on the opposite side to avoid this. But I know that costs money, so it is what it is.

An obstacle like this just makes us better. I had to be hyper aware to not slip on those walls where in most other meets, that’s not something I need to put my energy into. Some may say that was the tenth that coulda got me under. Maybe, maybe not. What I do know, is that I’m capable of going faster. If I can find a SCY meet during LCM season before I turn 45, I’ll give it another go. If not, well, the 45-49 100 Fly record ain’t gonna last long😎 It currently stands at 50.19 by Daniel Lotano. He just lowered that mark at the same meet by a hundredth. The record hunting continues 💯

05/01/2026

Raw unedited coverage of ’s 100 yard Breaststroke National Championship at Spring Nationals with a 1:02.30. Congratulations Amy!

03/24/2026

However, just like Vegeta, I still get beat. Best believe, just like Vegeta, I’ll be training tho😉

12/14/2025

Might be a new record for me🤷🏽‍♂️

11/25/2025

My speed has been lagging…A LOT! Some say it’s age, and sure,that’s part of it but not an excuse. Like anything else in swimming, speed is trainable. I have not been training enough speed and my performances have shown just that. To get back into rhythm, I’ve been jumping in with who’s been throwing down some pretty fast 50’s as of late. He’s gone three PB’s this year in his 50, 23.0 LCM, 22.9 SCM (22.1 relay) & 20.1 SCY.

Granted, I am doing a lot. Managing, coaching and building Spartan Masters with John O’Grady while still having the desire to compete & hunt records, aren’t the best ingredients for performance. Throw in fatherhood of an 18 year learning how to navigate adult life, a 10 year going into junior high, being a present husband, mortgage and oh let’s not forget coaching the kiddos of Spartans.

Guess what tho, if you want something bad enough, you find a way, if you don’t, you find an excuse. I want Spartan Masters to be the team people wanna join and break records with. I want to be the best father I can be. I want to be the best husband I can be. I want to be the best coach I can be. And I want to break NAG records! So….I will find a way!

We all have our challenges, we all go through obstacles. You can either let them defeat you, or you can let them fuel you. Fastest 25 is 9.2. I will beat that! How strong is your resolve?

11/20/2025

My daughter and I like to discover new cafe’s on our travels. We often find ourselves reviewing them as if we were honest to goodness food travel vloggers. Soooo, we decided to make our first one. We know it’s rough, and we aren’t vloggers by any means, but let’s see where it goes. Enjoy 😉


Should we do more of these?

11/10/2025

Tapatio has generously donated their hot souce for every athlete attending the Aqua Knuckles Fall Classic! Find yours in your gift bag upon after you check-in! Will go great on our delicious breakfast burritos we’ll be serving at our gourmet snack shop!

Thank you & 🙏

11/10/2025

10/20/2025

Admit it, we have all done a little dance at least once when we find out practice was cancelled🕺

10/01/2025

I’ve been challenged yet again from . Last week Collin went a 4 rep max of 90lbs for his weighted neutral grip pull-ups, upping the 80lb 4 rep max I did the week prior. So naturally I had to go a little heavier. wrote into the programming to just do a 3 rep max, this was the perfect opportunity to see what I could do. Again no belt to attach the weight to, so had to squeeze the dumbbell between my legs. I’m pretty sure Collin can do 100lb, tune in to his account to stay tuned.