EP 106: Anna Simcic - Train Smarter, Not Harder
Episode 106 of the The Athlete Development Show podcast, hosted by Dr Craig Harrison, titled "EP 106: Anna Simcic - Train Smarter, Not Harder" was published on August 2, 2021 and runs 54 minutes.
August 2, 2021 ·54m · The Athlete Development Show
Summary
Train Smarter, Not Harder Today's conversation is with double Olympian, Anna Simcic. Anna represented NZ at two Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games where she won a gold and two silver medals in the backstroke. She was consistently ranked in the top 10 in the world and in 1992 when she set a short-course world record. Anna now works for High Performance Sport NZ as an Athlete Life Advisor. She believes in a values and strengths-based approach to her work, full of energy, compassi...
Episode Description
Train Smarter, Not Harder
Today's conversation is with double Olympian, Anna Simcic.
Anna represented NZ at two Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games where she won a gold and two silver medals in the backstroke. She was consistently ranked in the top 10 in the world and in 1992 when she set a short-course world record.
Anna now works for High Performance Sport NZ as an Athlete Life Advisor. She believes in a values and strengths-based approach to her work, full of energy, compassion and good humour.
Kia ora,
Craig
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