Ryan Cochrane is training hard in pursuit of Olympic gold next year in the 1500 freestyle. He talks about racing Sun Yang, how he trains in Vancouver and how the Canadian team is looking in the months leading up to London.

Ryan Cochrane will be in the middle of a major matchup at the upcoming Pan Pacific championships in the 1500 freestyle, and he talks about racing Olympic and world champion Ous Mellouli, and what it feels like to be the only person under the 15-minute barrier so far this year. He also discusses one of his toughest training sets and how he'd feel about a network where distance swimmers share sets.

Nov. 12, 2009: Canadian distance star Ryan Cochrane joins the show to talk about the factors that led to his bronze medal in the 1500 free at the Beijing Olympics and two medals at the 2009 world championships. He also talks about the popularity of swimming in Canada and why the Commonwealth Games is the second-biggest sporting event for Canadians.