Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast

Fresh off an outstanding performance at the 2026 Australian Swimming Trials, Australian representative Jenna Forrester joins us on the Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast.

After securing selection for both the 2026 Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacific Championships, Jenna reflects on a breakthrough week of racing, including her Australian title in the 200m Individual Medley, and shares the hard work, resilience and mindset that have helped shape her journey to the top.

In this episode, we chat about life at St Peter's Western, training in one of Australia's premier high-performance environments, preparing for major international competition, balancing multiple events, and the lessons she's learned along the way. Jenna also offers valuable advice for the next generation of swimmers chasing their own dreams of wearing the green and gold.

This is an honest and inspiring conversation with one of Australian swimming's most exciting rising stars as she prepares for the biggest competitions of her career.

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WE ARE BACK

In this new episode we speak with world leading coaching mind Wayne Goldsmith about all things sport and coaching in 2026

From team culture, to what coaches could be doing better when working with junior athletes this chat is a must for all coaches out there

Don't miss this amazing episode

WE ARE BACK

To kick off our return to the podcast, our first guest is Head and Performance Coach of Carlile Chris Nesbit

In this podcast we discuss the recent back to back win on the Australian Age point score for the Carlile club, as well as the amazing coaching team Chris has around him.

We go back and learn about Chris's start in coaching, and what led him become one of the most respected coaches in the world.

So many great insights, you won't want to miss this

We were just going to ride off into the sunset but out of respect to all of our loyal listeners who asked, who demanded for one more podcast, Shannon is back for one podcast only to say goodbye and thank you.

In this podcast we discuss the decision to finish up our weekly show. We hear from special guests who have been a big part of the podcast along the way.

Shannon gives us his thoughts on the Japan Open, NSW State Champs, and Australia v The World

We go through our top 10 most downloaded episodes, favourite guests, as well as give our own top 3 favourite episodes we recorded.

All that and a whole lot more, for one last time. You won't want to miss this

Hello Everyone and welcome to the very special series of Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast from the United States of America.

Each week we will bring you episodes, either with myself and travel mate Dapto Swim Club Head Coach Phil MciLwraith, or interviews with some of America's best and experienced coaches and athletes including Herbie Behm, Vern Gambetta and many more.

In this episode we chat with former USA College Star and Team USA Member Maxime Rooney

Hello Everyone and welcome to the very special series of Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast from the United States of America.

Each week we will bring you episodes, either with myself and travel mate Dapto Swim Club Head Coach Phil MciLwraith, or interviews with some of America's best and experienced coaches and athletes including Herbie Behm, Vern Gambetta and many more.

In this episode we chat with USA Coaching legend and a man who has coach at Indianna, North Carolina, Nova Aquatics at Irvine, and as well with the Chinese National team working with athletes like Zhang Yufei, live from the 2025 ASCA World Clinic Mr Ron Turner.

Ron shares with us his coaching philosophies from his long and very successful career. We talk about the amazing athletes his worked with including Shi Jinglin and Zhang Yufei from China, what he learned through his career and how to identify talent.  Working in China, being creative with your programming and a whole lot more.

Great chat with a top coach, don't miss it

Hello Everyone and welcome to the very special series of Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast from the United States of America.

Each week we will bring you episodes, either with myself and travel mate Dapto Swim Club Head Coach Phil MciLwraith, or interviews with some of America's best and experienced coaches and athletes including Herbie Behm, Vern Gambetta and many more.

In this episode Phil and i discuss our visit to LMU, Alpha Aquatics and Head Coach Scott Hubbard. As well we give our Top 5 Male USA Swimmers of all time.

Santa Monica Pier, Bike Riding and a whole lot more

Hello Everyone and welcome to the very special series of Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast from the United States of America.

Each week we will bring you episodes, either with myself and travel mate Dapto Swim Club Head Coach Phil MciLwraith, or interviews with some of America's best and experienced coaches and athletes including Herbie Behm, Vern Gambetta and many more.

In this episode we chat with Arizona State Head Coach Herbie Behm live from the 2025 ASCA World Clinic. Herbie shares with us his coaching philosophies and how he structures his season. We talk about coaching legends Bob Bowman and Dave Salo, what he learned from working with Leon Marchand. The challenges of being a head coach, being creative with your programming and a whole lot more.

Hello Everyone and welcome to the very special series of Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast from the United States of America.

Each week we will bring you episodes, either with myself and travel mate Dapto Swim Club Head Coach Phil MciLwraith, or interviews with some of America's best and experienced coaches and athletes including Herbie Behm, Vern Gambetta and many more.

In this episode Phil and i discuss our visit to Irvine for the Fitter and Faster camps with College swim pro Maxime Rooney as the lead coach. As well we give our Top 5 Female USA Swimmers of all time.

In and Out Burger, Tipping and a whole lot more

The Off the Blocks USA Series is proudly brought to you by NSW SCTA

Off The Blocks USA Series is proudly brought to you by the Harold Holt Swim Centre's historic "Take The Plunge Swim Classic" being held at Melbourne's Harold Holt Swim Centre on Sunday 30th November 2025