Andy Jameson went into the Seoul Olympics as world number one in the 100m butterfly, undefeated for two years and fastest qualifier, and touched the wall third. He calls it "coming third out of eight." What he did with that moment shaped a career that has taken him from the pool to nearly four decades of BBC swimming commentary, to growing MUFG's investment bank 3x in 3 years, to coaching executives today.

In this episode, Andy and Marca get into:

• What it feels like to be at the peak of your sport and still not win
• Why "better never stops"
• Why skipping a "wash-up session" leaves performance on the table
• Making the inside of an athlete's head legible to a mass audience, live
• Building culture, and the very literal story behind "I don't do the post"

If you're an athlete, a leader, or anyone playing a long game, this one is for you.

About Andy Jameson: Commonwealth gold medallist, Olympic bronze medallist, longtime BBC swimming commentator, former banking executive, and executive coach.

About Compounding Returns: Compounding Returns is for people who perform in boardrooms, on start lines, and everywhere in between. Small, consistent actions in fitness, mindset, and how you live compound over time into outsized results.

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Jarrad Hubble is the son of one of Australia's great fast bowlers, a former professional Aussie Rules footballer and a fintech executive who has carried lessons from elite sport straight into the boardroom.

In this episode we talk about performing under pressure, honest feedback and what it actually means to lead - with stories of sand dune runs in 45-degree heat, waking up in an ambulance and making co-founders redundant.

Key moments:

• Kim Hughes' "be the last to panic" framework

• The devastating feedback his father gave him at 15 - and why it changed everything

• Why Jarrad was never the superstar - and why that made him a better player and leader

Compounding Returns is for people who perform in boardrooms, on start lines and everywhere in between.

Half of Hyrox is Running (And Other Things I Learned Too Late)

I've qualified for the Hyrox World Championships twice. I showed up underprepared the first time and exhausted the second. Both times I raced anyway. Both times something unexpected happened.

This episode is about what I learned — and about the third decision, the one I didn't want to make, that turned out to require more courage than either of the races that came before it.

We get into:

• What Hyrox actually is and why it attracts a very specific kind of person
• The eight-year gap in my racing life and what brought me back
• What happens when you realise two days before race day that half of Hyrox is running — and you haven't been running
• Qualifying for a World Championship I didn't know existed
• The hernia diagnosis, the Stockholm decision, and why not racing is sometimes the braver call
• How fifteen years in global payments taught me the same lesson the start line did — and the RBS moment early in my career where I moved toward something before I could see where it led
• Three things you can use this week: the push-or-withdraw framework, adaptive planning, and protecting the asset