Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast

Welcome back to Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast for 2024, this week we previewing the 2024 Doha World Swimming Championships with none other than former World Champion and World Record Holder Bobby Hurley, and World Aquatics Expert Commentator Bobby Hurley.

Bobby Hurley and I review the week of action over in Doha last week, from the Aussie men surprising the world in the men's 50m form events with Isaac Cooper and Sam Williamson, to the Aussie women smashing it as well and great debuts for Iona Anderson and Jaclyn Barclay

We also discuss Pan's amazing World Record in the men's 100 Free leading off the relay, and then his follow up in the individual event, we talk about the US men's team disappointment, the distance events with Dan Wiffen stepping up and Haffnoui not hitting the mark. As well we touch on Cam McEvoys 50m events, where he went right and where he can learn.

All that and a whole lot more

Welcome to The Shannon Rollason Podcast, a swimming podcast like no other.

The Shannon Rollason Podcast is back in 2024 and on a new home here on the Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast network.

This week Shannon hits back at claims the AIS should be moved to QLD as promoted by former Aussie Olympian Leisel Jones and now QLD Premier Steven Miles. We discuss how the AIS has changed over the years in how it's used and why moving it to QLD might not be the best option.

Shannon gives us his thoughts on the Doha World Champs as well, as song of the week and much much more

Welcome to The Shannon Rollason Podcast, a swimming podcast like no other.

The Shannon Rollason Podcast is back in 2024 and on a new home here on the Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast network.

This week Shannon and I discuss the Doha World Champs action over the past 4 days, and Shannon gives us his thoughts on some of the races and athletes that have caught his eye at the meet so far.

I put my set up for Shannon's review, and he talks to us about how you can manipulate the set by regressing it and progressing it depending on what phase of the program you are in.

All that and way more this week on SRP

Welcome back to Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast for 2024, this week we previewing the 2024 Doha World Swimming Championships with none other than former World Champion and World Record Holder Bobby Hurley, and World Aquatics Expert Commentator Bobby Hurley.

Bobby Hurley and I preview this weeks Doha World Champs, which is shaping up to be a meet where the word "Opportunity" is in the air. 

Bobby and i take you through the Aussie team competing this week, as well as look at some of the key races to watch out for over the Championship week.

We also give flowers to the amazing Aussie Open Water Team, who did an amazing job in Doha and in particular to Moesha Johnson, Nick Sloman and Kyle Lee who qualified for their first ever Olympic Games and are off to Paris.

Don't miss this episode to get you up to date on all of the action this week in Doha

Welcome to The Shannon Rollason Podcast, a swimming podcast like no other.

The Shannon Rollason Podcast is back in 2024 and on a new home here on the Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast network.

This week Shannon and I discuss his Top 5 Tips For Coaches and its all based around having a the best work life balance you can. With the pressures and time demands of our busy coaching world, Shannon breaks down his top tips for ALL coaches to hear.

We also discuss Shannon's new beef with one of Scotland's best coaches and friend of the podcast Mat Trodden, as well as Shannon's new segment "Song of the week". Training togs trends and a whole lot more

Don't miss this weeks episode, it's an important one 

Welcome to The Shannon Rollason Podcast, a swimming podcast like no other.

The Shannon Rollason Podcast is back in 2024 and on a new home here on the Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast network.

This week Shannon and I discuss the success of his team in Adelaide with Bronte going 53.3 in the 100 Free, and his whole team performed very well.

We talk Open water results and the stand outs over in Busselton

We talk 200 Breaststroke, What would you do if you won the lotto, Sharks and a whole lot more

Welcome back to Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast as we kick off 2024 with a bang.

This week is the 2024 Australian Open Water Championships event over in Busselton WA, and to get us ready for some open water action we are joined by our very own stats guru David Clark as we preview the week of racing over in Western Australia, as well as take a quick look back to the history of this event and some of the amazing milestones and achievements that we have seen over the last 35 years

Welcome to The Shannon Rollason Podcast, a swimming podcast like no other.

The Shannon Rollason Podcast is back in 2024 and on a new home here on the Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast network.

This week Shannon and I discuss Paris 2024, and in particular preparing the last 6months of an Olympic Trials program.

Shannon takes us through the do's and don'ts when you are 6 months away from Olympic trials and shares some of the stories he has experienced as a coach over his career. What are some of the areas of training you can still tinker with, and what areas should have well and truly been ingrained in your program over the last 3 plus years on this Olympic cycle.

Great episode with many insights and lessons to learn, from a man who has been there and done it at the last 5 Olympic Games, starting with GOLD in 2004 with Jodie Henry.

Don't miss it

We are excited to be back for 2024 on the Shannon Rollason Podcast

This week, Shannon and I discuss the NSW Senior State Age Champs and what his watchful eye noticed over the 7 day competition.

With Australian Age Champs program changing, we discuss the impact of removing finals for 50m form events.

We also discuss Open Water in Busselton, World Champs in Doha and New Years resolutions for 2024.

Its good to be back, Happy New Year everyone

Welcome to The Shannon Rollason Podcast, a swimming podcast like no other.

The Shannon Rollason Podcast is back in 2023 and on a new home here on the Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast network.

This week Shannon and I discuss Matt Temple's amazing 50.25 in his 100m Butterfly which has put him up there with some of the fastest flyers of all time.

Shannon gives us his Top 3 races of 2023, and the Top 3 he is looking forward to watching in 2024.

Bed bugs in France, Buying Songs of Itunes for $2.19 still, Traveling around Australia in a car when you were younger, and Shannons Turducken cooking story.

All that and a whole lot more, as we wrap up 2023 on The Shannon Rollason Podcast