#197 Jacco Verhaeren on his career path, management style, and leadership

Jacco Verhaeren was just recently appointed the High Performance Director for French swimming leading into the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.    He spent the last year helping the German Swimming Federation and the 8 prior to that leading Swimming Australia.   And before that, the Dutchman coached Pieter van den Hoogenband, Inge de Bruijn, and Ranomi Kromowidjojo.   Enjoy! 00:00 Swimming Sponsors 03:30 Hello Jacco Verhaeren 04:00 German Swimming 05:00 French Swimming 08:00 Early Coaching Career 12:45 Coaching Pieter 15:45 Scientific Side of Swimming 18:30 Kirsten Vlieghuis 20:45 Jan Olbrecht 21:45 Young & Successful 27:00 Moving Off Deck 31:30 Pieter van den Hoogenband 35:00 Sydney Olympics 36:40 Track Start 40:00 200 Free Surprise Win 41:00 47 100 Free 42:15 Psychological Performance 47:00 Nike Swim 49:15 Ranomi Kromowidjojo 54:00 Leaving Ranomi 59:00 Dean Boxall 01:02:00 Rohan Taylor 01:03:15 Swimming Australia Support Our Sponsors: THE MAGIC 5: Custom fitted goggles that are tailor-made for your exact face. You shouldn't feel you are wearing goggles. Use code BRETTHAWKE20 at checkout to receive 20% off. SWIM ANGELFISH: Receive the tools and skills needed to teach swimmers with autism, physical disabilities, anxiety, sensory and motor conditions with Swim Angelfish, the global leader in adaptive swim. Get certified online today! SUPERIOR SWIM TIMING: Run a swim meet with ease from your laptop. SST is fully compatible with Hy-Tek and Team Unify as well as Colorado, Daktronics, and Omega touchpads. Tell them Brett sent you! DESTRO SWIM TOWERS: Save $150 per double swim tower by using the code "brett" at checkout! SWIMNERD LIVE: Create an interactive heat sheet. Stream your swim meet scoreboard in real time over top your live stream. Turn any tv into a digital scoreboard. Subscribe & Listen: Apple Podcasts Google Spotify YouTube Produced by: SWIMNERD Supported by: Fitter & Faster #swimming #swimcoach #netherlands