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Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast

Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast

Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast brings you the latest interviews from Swimming’s biggest legends of the past, superstars of the pool today and rising stars of the future. You won’t hear interviews like this anywhere else. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSzKiUIcFaRK-66bIGnzkZg/featured?view_as=subscriber

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The Shannon Rollason Podcast Episode 97 - We Are Sorry

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2025/02/06

This week on the podcast Shannon and I apologies to our loyal listeners for not getting all of our facts right on the topics we discuss, as we are inundated with correction messages from the previous weeks podcast.Shannon learns what Chat GPT and DM stands for, as well as his Beef of the week and no its not just with his cockatoos outside ruining his tree lol Set of the week is back, we read out one of our listeners DMs with an interesting story to go with it and Chat GPT gives us the top 5

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01:07:37

The Shannon Rollason Podcast Episode 96 - Process v...

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2025/01/31

Shannon is back for another week and we are discussing Process v Outcome mindset and how important it is for our athletes to stop chasing PBs.We discuss Australian Open Water results from Busselton and give flowers to the clubs and athletes that performed well in WA last week. Thanks to the help of one of our loyal listeners we finish our 10 Australia coaches currently on deck in Australia who have Olympic games experience. Set of the week returns, song of the week as always and so much more

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01:08:23

The Shannon Rollason Podcast Episode 95 - Hello 2025,...

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2025/01/23

Back and ready to go The Shannon Rollason Podcast returns for 2025 and get straight back into the big topics around Australian Swimming right now.We discuss Michael Bohl's big move to China, we get Shannons thoughts and what Australian Swimming needs to do to make sure we are keeping our top coaches. We talk about the massive Channel 9 deal Swimming Australia have signed making 9 the home of swimming until 2034. New Years resolutions, Australian Open Water Champs in Busselton, Shayna Jack in the

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01:09:02

Off The Blocks -REWIND with Stephan Widmar Part 2

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2025/01/05

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

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01:01:59

Off The Blocks - REWIND with Stephan Widmar Part 1

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2025/01/02

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,

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01:14:12

Off The Blocks - REWIND with Gregg Troy

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2024/12/30

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

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01:42:07

The Shannon Rollason Podcast Episode 94 - REWIND...

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2024/12/27

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

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01:39:09

The Shannon Rollason Podcast Episode 93 - Santa...

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2024/12/19

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

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01:29:27

The Shannon Rollason Podcast Episode 92 - REWIND with...

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2024/12/11

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

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01:11:37

The Shannon Rollason Podcast Episode 91 - Japan...

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2024/12/05

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

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01:26:36

The Shannon Rollason Podcast Episode 90 - Special...

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2024/11/28

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

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01:52:37

The Shannon Rollason Podcast Episode 89 - Special...

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2024/11/21

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

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01:12:51

The Shannon Rollason Podcast Episode 88 - The...

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2024/11/14

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

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01:39:58

The Shannon Rollason Podcast Episode 87 - Quotes For...

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2024/11/07

The Shannon Rollason Podcast Episode 87 - Quotes For The Whiteboard

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01:05:31

The Shannon Rollason Podcast Episode 86 - Aussie...

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2024/11/01

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The Shannon Rollason Podcast Episode 85 - NSW Heading...

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2024/10/24

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

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01:09:12

The Shannon Rollason Podcast Episode 84 - Should...

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2024/10/16

Welcome back to the Shannon Rollason Podcast for another week. This week with prize money in swimming going up and the upcoming World Cups having up to 1 Million USD up for grabs, should elite Aussie swimmers be paying for their own support staff, much the same as Golfers or Tennis players have to? It's a great topic of conversation and one that I'm sure will have divided opinions. Shannon also takes us through his Sprint Set of the week, and discusses the reasons behind it and how it can be

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01:17:31

The Shannon Rollason Podcast Episode 83 -...

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2024/10/10

Back from holidays and ready to go, Shannon and i get stuck into 2024 Australian Short Course Champs. How did his team go?, what did he learn from the week? And of course we discuss Kaylee's amazing World Record in the Women's 100m Backstroke. We discuss the influx of international coaches to Australia in the lead up to 2032, and what's positive about it and what are some of the potential negative impacts that come with it as well. We talk about Shannon's holiday, song of the week and a whole lot

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01:16:40

The Shannon Rollason Podcast Episode 82 - REWIND with...

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2024/10/03

This week while Shannon is enjoying is well earned week off tasting wine in Adelaide after another successful Australia Short Course Champs, we look back and revisit a great chat Shannon and I had back in 2022 with International Swimming Hall Of Famer and one of USA best ever coaches David Marsh.Shannon and David discuss his recent success with the Men's Cal Bears team at the NCAA's, as well as their take on what makes USA swimming the powerhouse that it is. David gives us his favourite swimmers of

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The Shannon Rollason Podcast Episode 81 - Glasgow...

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2024/09/20

This week on the Shannon Rollason Podcast, Shannon and I gear up for Australian Short Course Champs next week in Adelaide. We talk about the change in QT for making the World Champs team, as well as what we can expect from the week not long removed from Paris 2024. We talk about Glasgow hosting the 2026 Comm Games, how exciting it is to see the games continue, as well as The Shannon Rollason Podcast heading over to Scotland to cover the big event. Bob Bowman named sports illustrated 50 most

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