In this episode, Dan is joined by Caesar Asadi to discuss what it means to be "relentless" as an athlete and coachCaesar Asadi is headed into his fifth season as the Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving programs head coach this Fall 2025. Asadi is the second coach in program history and has quickly cemented the legacy of himself and the swimming & diving program at St. Thomas University. In just three seasons, he led the men’s swim team to the university’s first ever team national championship and coached STU’s first NAIA National Champions in Men and Women sports in the school’s 63-year history. He is also the first coach at STU to be named National Coach of the Year, earning the honor after leading the 22-23 Men’s swim team to 5 National Champion events, 2 new NAIA National Records, and a National Runner-Up finish.
YEAR 5 (25-26) " RELENTLESS"
In the program's fifth season, both teams cracked Top-5 in the NAIA, with 15 NAIA 1st Team All-Americans. 8 new program records were set with over 50 new entries to the program’s all-time Top 10, highlighting the depth of the program. This was also the first time both teams qualified a full roster (18) for the National Championship.
The women's team swam to a 4th place finish behind 401 points, highlighted by a National Title in the Women's 400 IM by Alessia Claassen (4:22.95). The men finished 5th with 328 points behind the freshman distance phenom Alan Gonzalez Torres winning the men's 1650 freestyle. Both teams earned CSCAA Scholar All-American recognition for the fourth year in a row, maintaining the Standard of academic excellence. For more on Caesar be sure to follow @coachcaesar on IG

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