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UofL Olympic swimmer has another passion: Improving his cooking skills

Zach Harting not only spends a lot of time in the pool, but also a lot of time in the kitchen improving his culinary skills

Andrew Chernoff
UofL Olympic swimmer has another passion: Improving his cooking skills

Zach Harting not only spends a lot of time in the pool, but also a lot of time in the kitchen improving his culinary skills

THANKS ANDREW’S HERE. NOW WITH YOUR SPORTS. HEY, ANDREW. YS THE TOKYO GAMES OF COURSE ARE IN THE BOOKS AND ATHLESTE ACROSS THE WORLD ARE ALRDYEA TRAINING FOR THE NEXT OLYMPICS THAT INCLUDES FORMER LOUISVILLE SWIMMER ZACH HARDING, BUT WHEN HE’S NOT IN THE POOL, HE’S ALSO STAYING BUSY CONSTANTLY IMPROVING HIS OTHER CRAFT. U OF L GRADUATE ZACH HARDING HAS SPENT A LOT OFIS H LIFE IN A POOL AND IT PAID OFF THIS SUMMER WHEN HE WENT TO THE OLYMPICS. I WAS NOT GONNA SAY THE EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME BECAUSE WE’RE HOPING THAT WE GET TO GO BACK AND DO THAT AGAIN. THAT’S WHAT I’VE TRAINED FOR. I’VE WORKED MY WHOLE LIFEN I REALLY CENTERED MY LEIF ON THIS PATH AND AROUND THIS GOAL AND DREAM OF MINE TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS MANY ACROSS THE WORLD WERE INTRODUCED TO HARDING WHEN HE QUALIFIED FOR TEAM USA BUT IF YOU YOU FOLLOW HIM ON SOCIAL MEDIA MAY NOT OYNL KNOW HIM AS A SWIMMER, BUT MY OIL IN THIS I THINK IT JUST MAK AES LITTLE BIT EASIER TO TO GET DISPENSE IT. HE ALSO IS A PRETTY GOOD COOK YOU CAN START AT THE BASEEVEL L AND YOU CAN SLOWLY START INCORPORATING DIFFERENT THISNG AND THEN YOU CAN BECOME A GOOD COOK AND YOU CAN COOK YOUR OWN GOOD FOOD YOU GO CRAZY WITH IT HARDING HOSTS COOKING WITH ZACH A SHOW. HE PUTS ON HIS INSTAGRAM. I’VE KIND OF USEDT I AND EVOLVED ITO T SHOW HOW HARD COOKING ISN’T HARDING REALIZED. HE ENJOYED COOKING WHILE HE WAS IN COLLEGE. YOU DON’T WANT TO BURN THEM. DON’T BURN THEM. I KNOW WHAT I’M PUTTING IN MY BODY. I KNOW HOW MUCH SAUSAGE I’M PUTTING IN MY BREAKFAST AND I JUST KNOW WHAT’SOI GNG IN AND IT KIND OF LETS ME HANDLE MY NUTRITION AND HAVE A LITTLE MORE HANDS-ON SOME OF HIS FAVORITE PARTS ABOUT THE SHOW ARE INTERACTING WITH OTHERS RECEIVING RECIPES AND THEN TRYING THOSE OUT HIMSELF. IT’S BETTER WHEN YOU’RE COONGKI WITH PEOPLE COOKING SOMEONE ELSE’S RECIPE AND TRYING TO GET IT AS CLOSE AS YOU CAN TO THEIRS OR PUTTING YROU OWN SPIN ON IT ON PURPOSE AND KIND OF THROWGIN THE NOD TO THE RECIPE THERE. WELL, THERE MAY NOT BE AN METAL AT STAKE. THE REW
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UofL Olympic swimmer has another passion: Improving his cooking skills

Zach Harting not only spends a lot of time in the pool, but also a lot of time in the kitchen improving his culinary skills

Andrew Chernoff
University of Louisville graduate Zach Harting has spent a lot of his life in a pool.It paid off this summer when he competed at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo."I would not going to say the experience of a lifetime because we’re hoping that we get to go back and do that again," Harting said. "This is what I’ve trained for. I’ve worked my whole life and really centered my life on this path and around this goal and dream of mine to be able to do this."Many across the world were introduced to Harting when he qualified for Team USA in Olympic swimming. But, if you follow Harting on social media, you may not only know him as a swimmer.He is also a pretty good cook."You can start at the base level and you can slowly start incorporating different things," Harting said. "And then you can become a good cook and you can cook your own good food."Harting hosts "Cooking with Zach," a show he puts on his Instagram."I’ve kind of used it and evolved it to show how hard cooking isn’t," Harting said.Harting realized he enjoyed cooking while he was in college."I know what I’m putting in my body," Harting said. "I know how much sausage I’m putting in my breakfast. And I just know what’s going in. And it kind of lets me handle my nutrition and have a little more hands-on."Click on the video above for more.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. —

University of Louisville graduate Zach Harting has spent a lot of his life in a pool.

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It paid off this summer when he competed at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

"I would not going to say the experience of a lifetime because we’re hoping that we get to go back and do that again," Harting said. "This is what I’ve trained for. I’ve worked my whole life and really centered my life on this path and around this goal and dream of mine to be able to do this."

Many across the world were introduced to Harting when he qualified for Team USA in Olympic swimming. But, if you follow Harting on social media, you may not only know him as a swimmer.

He is also a pretty good cook.

"You can start at the base level and you can slowly start incorporating different things," Harting said. "And then you can become a good cook and you can cook your own good food."

Harting hosts "Cooking with Zach," a show he puts on his Instagram.

"I’ve kind of used it and evolved it to show how hard cooking isn’t," Harting said.

Harting realized he enjoyed cooking while he was in college.

"I know what I’m putting in my body," Harting said. "I know how much sausage I’m putting in my breakfast. And I just know what’s going in. And it kind of lets me handle my nutrition and have a little more hands-on."

Click on the video above for more.