Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast

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

The Shannon Rollason Podcast Episode 87 - Quotes For The Whiteboard

This week on the podcast, Shannon and I discuss the big news that NSW Swimming is sending a team over to race in Japan for the first time in 5 years. Here Shannon's thoughts, and how this all came about.

We also discuss the World Cups and the first stop in Shanghai, how much did the swimmers make and what was the competition like in the pool.

Shannon's set of the week is back, and it's not what you may think

Song of the week and a whole lot more