On 15/04/2022 We were fortunate enough to sit down with 4 time Australian coach of the year, and one of the best in the business Stephan Widmer, this is part 2 of our chat.

In this part two podcast Stephan talks to us about some of the amazing swimmers he has had the pleasure of working with like Libby Trickett, Christian Sprenger, Melanie Schlanger and Jess Schipper among many others.

We also get into his time with Swimming Queensland and helping mentor coaches, as well as many other great pieces of advice from one of the sharpest minds in the swimming business.

Don't miss our awesome part two chat with Stephan Widmer

On 15/04/2022 we had chat with 4 time Australian coach of the year, and one of the best in the business Stephan Widmer.

In this part one podcast Stephan talks to us about last years Tokyo 2020 Olympic games and how he saw the swimming in the pool, as well as Joseph Schoolings performance following his Gold medal in 2016.

We go through his early days in Switzerland as a swimmer and then transitioning into a coach and how his thirst for knowledge and competitive nature lead him to Australia in 1997, and the rest they say is history. We discuss his early days learning from Scott Volkers and other legendary Australian coaches upon his arrival.

We talk coaching philosophies as well his thoughts on Australian swimming when he arrived, and his thoughts on it today in 2022. Stephan also gives us a great insight into his thoughts on training speed in Freestyle, his training sets and programs as well as what he looks for technically.

Don't miss part one of my chat with one of the sharpest coaching minds in the world of swimming and a man with so much knowledge and experience that we don't hear enough from these days.

On 17/08/2020 we had a chat with one of the greatest swimming coaches of all time, a man who has mentored over 68 Olympians during his career so far, the one and only coach Gregg Troy.

While we take a break through the holidays, we thought it was a great time to look back and listen to one of the great coaching minds we have had the fortune of having on the podcast. Even if you heard it the first time i guarantee you will learn something again today.

In this podcast we discuss Gregg's keys to being ready for next years Olympics, his early days in coaching and lesson's he learnt, his work with Ryan Lochte, Elizabeth Beisel and Caeleb Dressell, as well as many discussions around programming and mentoring athletes to be the best they can be. So many words of wisdom in one podcast you will want to have your pen and paper ready.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all of our listeners, and while Shannon and I are spending some time with family, we thought it was a good time to revisit our episode on Sprint Freestyle from our early days.

Shannon takes us through his thoughts on developing Sprint Freestylers within your program, and transitioning their talent and potential through to open level, as he did with Jodie Henry and Alice Mills in the early 2000s

Shannon is back after a BIG week at NSW State Age Champs and there is plenty to talk about including the 30 World Records we saw tumble at Short Course World Champs.

We get into Jordan Crooks 19.90 and re watch the incredible swim, as well as discuss Gretchen Walsh and her amazing 9 World Records. We go through the Aussies performances as well and who Shannon thought stood out from the Green and Gold.

We talk State Champs as well, and the importance of the point score. 

Christmas sets, song of the week, stolen bikes and a whole lot more

With NSW Sate Age Champs on this week, Shannon is busy supporting his athletes on pool deck so we thought it would be a great chance to go back in time and revisit his one on one chat with newly appointed Head Coach of Aquatics GB Steven Tigg.

In this chat you will get many take always from both Steven and Shannon as they discuss their successes as coaches and the learning opportunities that lead them to their success.

With so much knowledge in one podcast we had to put it back out again 2 years later for fresh ears to enjoy.

See you all next week

Shannon is back fresh from Japan with plenty to chat about including the Blues success in Tokyo, NSW State Age coming up and plenty more

With Shannon away for another week in Japan with the NSW Team it's time for another special guest host and this week it is non other than St Peters Western Age Group Head Coach Cam Gledhill.

In this podcast Cam and I give our flowers to the retiring Aussie swimming legend Emma McKeon, and talk about what Female Aussie sprinting looks like over the next 4 years leading into LA 2028.

Cam gives us some insights into what he has learned working up at St Peters Western with the best in the business Dean Boxall, but also the amazing coaching team they have around them. We talk transitioning from Age group swimming to Opens, and the successful way it was achieved with Jaclyn Barclay making her first Olympic team for Paris.

No medal presentations at NSW State Age Champs?

Set of the week, Quote of the week and of course song of the week are all hear again this week with Cam's twist and story for each.

Another great episode from a coach who is one of the sharpest minds on pool deck, dont miss it

With Shannon off to Japan with the NSW team, this week we have a special guest host helping fill his chair and it's none other than one of NSW and Australia's best coaches, and Manly Head Coach Justin Rothwell.

In this podcast we discuss his success at Manly Swim Club, as well as his own history with Shannon and working with him over the years.

We discuss successful team culture and Justin gives us his thoughts on the fundamental of how to build them within your club and team.

Set of the week, Quote of the week and of course song of the week are all back again with a Justin Rothwell twist to them, so don't miss this great episode with one of the best on deck

This week on the Podcast we discuss more coaching movement with Peter Bishop heading over to the Netherlands, as well as the who is the new coach of Belgium swimming.

We discuss standards within your team, on the back of the NRLs West Tigers handing breach notices to 5 players who have not been complying to the standards set and agreed upon.

Shannon gives us his take and why it's best to move people on if they don't uphold your team standard and culture.

Song of the week, Set of the week and a new Quote of the week. All that and more, don't miss it