I was going to make a joke about how this is a podcast episode only my mother will love - mostly because it really does feel entirely self indulgent, to dive into my past life and swimming career.

But that’s a disservice to my coach, Stephan Widmer who was the most important person in my swimming career. He radically changed the trajectory of my achievements and without his guidance, drive and singleminded focus/intensity, I wouldn’t have been the athlete I was.

And yes, it did my ego wonders to chat about how, once upon a time, approximately a million years ago, I was really good at something. And to talk about it with someone who was with me every single step of the way, but Steph is also the first coach I’ve spoken to on the podcast, and it was so wonderful to hear about the role coaches play in athletes lives, how they are constantly striving, how an athletes disappointments hurt them as much as it hurts us.

So many retired athletes, head into coaching so this is an opportunity to hear from one of the best.

Enjoy x

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