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Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast
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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
Episodes
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Off The Blocks with Jenna Forrester
Fresh off an outstanding performance at the 2026 Australian Swimming Trials, Australian representative Jenna Forrester joins us on the Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast. After securing selection for both the 2026 Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacific Championships, Jenna reflects on a breakthrough…
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Off The Blocks with Wayne Goldsmith
WE ARE BACK In this new episode we speak with world leading coaching mind Wayne Goldsmith about all things sport and coaching in 2026 From team culture, to what coaches could be doing better when working with junior athletes this chat is a must for all coaches out there Don't miss this amazing...
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Off The Blocks with Chris Nesbit
WE ARE BACK To kick off our return to the podcast, our first guest is Head and Performance Coach of Carlile Chris Nesbit In this podcast we discuss the recent back to back win on the Australian Age point score for the Carlile club, as well as the amazing coaching team Chris has around him. We go...
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The Shannon Rollason Podcast Episode 109 - Podcast Finale
We were just going to ride off into the sunset but out of respect to all of our loyal listeners who asked, who demanded for one more podcast, Shannon is back for one podcast only to say goodbye and thank you. In this podcast we discuss the decision to finish up our weekly show. We hear from…
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Off The Blocks USA Trip Episode 5 with Maxime Rooney
Hello Everyone and welcome to the very special series of Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast from the United States of America. Each week we will bring you episodes, either with myself and travel mate Dapto Swim Club Head Coach Phil MciLwraith, or interviews with some of America's best and…
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Off The Blocks USA Trip Episode 4 with Ron Turner
Hello Everyone and welcome to the very special series of Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast from the United States of America. Each week we will bring you episodes, either with myself and travel mate Dapto Swim Club Head Coach Phil MciLwraith, or interviews with some of America's best and…
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Off The Blocks USA Trip Episode 3
Hello Everyone and welcome to the very special series of Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast from the United States of America. Each week we will bring you episodes, either with myself and travel mate Dapto Swim Club Head Coach Phil MciLwraith, or interviews with some of America's best and…
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Off The Blocks USA Trip Episode 2 With Herbie Behm
Hello Everyone and welcome to the very special series of Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast from the United States of America. Each week we will bring you episodes, either with myself and travel mate Dapto Swim Club Head Coach Phil MciLwraith, or interviews with some of America's best and…
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Off The Blocks USA Trip Episode 1
Hello Everyone and welcome to the very special series of Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast from the United States of America. Each week we will bring you episodes, either with myself and travel mate Dapto Swim Club Head Coach Phil MciLwraith, or interviews with some of America's best and…
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Off The Blocks with Ash Delaney
Off The Blocks is back for another week, and in this podcast we chat with an Olympic medallist who has gone onto to carve out a very successful coaching career so far with his team at St Andrews Swim Club, Ash Delaney. In this chat, Ash and I discuss his recent success at Trials getting Ben Hence...
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Off The Blocks - AUS World Champs Trials REVIEW with Bobby Hurley and Meagen Nay
Two of the very best in the business in Bobby Hurley and Meagen Nay sit down with me to go through all of the action from the 2025 Australian Swimming Trials for World Champs in Singapore starting July 27. In this podcast we look at the Aussie team selected including alot of the swimmers making...
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Off The Blocks with Michaela Pattinson
In this NEW EPISODE of Off The Blocks we chat with Carlile Swim Club Head Age Group Coach Michaela Pattinson on the heels of their historic Australian Age point score victory in Brisbane. We discuss the work that has gone into the Carlile program since joining in 2021. Her views on developing...
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The Shannon Rollason Podcast Episode 108 - Was That The Australian Swimming Championships?
Shannon and I look back at the last 2 weeks in Brisbane at Australian Age and Open Champs
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The Shannon Rollason Podcast Episode 107 - Records Tumble
We recap all the action from Brisbane, London and Sweden. Its been a fast week in the swimming world
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The Shannon Rollason Podcast Episode 106 - 2028 Sprint Olympics
This week on the podcast Shannon and I discuss the massive news in the swimming world at the moment with form 50m events being added to the LA 2028 Olympic program. Good or Bad? we discuss the pros and cons Also we talk about King Kyle Chalmers blistering swims over in Norway last week
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The Shannon Rollason Podcast Episode 105 - It's Nationals Time
It's nationals time again, and Shannon gives his tips as we are a week or so away from the years biggest meet in Brisbane.
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The Shannon Rollason Podcast Episode 104 - Brisbane 2032 Plans Revealed
This week on the podcast Shannon and I discuss last weekends 2025 NSW State Open Champs in Sydney. How Shannon's team went, as well as how the racing was across the weekend. With Brisbane 2032 Olympics plans rolled out this week we discuss the winners and potential losers in all of the funding…
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The Shannon Rollason Podcast Episode 103 - Interview with Wayne Goldsmith
This week Shannon and I sit down with Author, Coach Mentor and Inspiring guest speaker Wayne Goldsmith. Wayne is the founder of MoreGold Peak Performance Consulting and has been involved in the swimming industry now for 35 years learning from some of the legendary coaches of Australia. Shannon…
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The Shannon Rollason Podcast Episode 102 - Top 10 Greatest Australian Swimmers of ALL Time w/David Clark
Our swimming stats guru David Clark is back this week as we go through the top 10 Aussie swimmers of all time based of David's extensive data and statistics. From 10 down to 1 we go through some of the biggest names in Australian sporting history, as David gives us some great stories and facts...
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The Shannon Rollason Podcast Episode 101 - City vs Country
Back again for another week of the podcast and this week we are talking City vs Country Teams. Would it work as a concept? And we discuss the contribution country clubs and programs have made to the Australian team over many years. We read out a listeners email, and discuss the importance of...
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The Shannon Rollason Podcast Episode 100 - TOP 10 Greatest Swimmers of ALL Time List
They said we wouldn't make it, but we are here this week as The Shannon Rollason Podcast records it's 100th episode. To mark the special occasion we have enlisted the help of podcast favourite and one of Australia's best coaches Justin Rothwell to help us go through the Top 10 Greatest swimmers…
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The Shannon Rollason Podcast Episode 99 - 25 Years On From Sydney (What's Different)
This week on the podcast we go back 25 years to 2000 and compare the coaching, the athletes and so much more to the now in 2025. What has changed? What has stayed the same? We look at interesting trivia from the year 2000, as well as set of the week and your favourite, song of the week. All that...
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The Shannon Rollason Podcast Episode 98 - With Kirsten Thomson
This week on the podcast we are joined by special guest, Olympian from Sydney 2000 and CEO of NSW Swimming Kirsten Thomson. In this podcast we discuss Kirsten's amazing swimming career and her Olympic experience, as well as challenges she faced in the pool along the way. We discuss her transition...
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The Shannon Rollason Podcast Episode 97 - We Are Sorry
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…
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The Shannon Rollason Podcast Episode 96 - Process v Outcome Mindset
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...
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Off The Blocks -REWIND with Stephan Widmar Part 2
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...
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Off The Blocks - REWIND with Stephan Widmar Part 1
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…
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Off The Blocks - REWIND with Gregg Troy
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...
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The Shannon Rollason Podcast Episode 94 - REWIND Sprint Freestyle
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...
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The Shannon Rollason Podcast Episode 93 - Santa Brought Us World Records
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…
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The Shannon Rollason Podcast Episode 92 - REWIND with Steven Tigg
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...
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The Shannon Rollason Podcast Episode 91 - Japan Success For NSW
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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The Shannon Rollason Podcast Episode 90 - Special Guest Host Cam Gledhill-St Peters Western
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...
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The Shannon Rollason Podcast Episode 89 - Special Guest Host Justin Rothwell - Manly Swim Club
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...
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The Shannon Rollason Podcast Episode 88 - The Standards You Walk Past
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...
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The Shannon Rollason Podcast Episode 87 - Quotes For The Whiteboard
The Shannon Rollason Podcast Episode 87 - Quotes For The Whiteboard
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The Shannon Rollason Podcast Episode 85 - NSW Heading to Japan
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...
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The Shannon Rollason Podcast Episode 84 - Should Elite Swimmers Pay For Their Own Support Staff?
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…
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The Shannon Rollason Podcast Episode 83 - International Coaches in Australia
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...
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The Shannon Rollason Podcast Episode 82 - REWIND with David Marsh
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....
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The Shannon Rollason Podcast Episode 81 - Glasgow 2026 Here We Come
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…
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Off The Blocks with Kaylee McKeown
This week on the podcast we sit down with the newly crowned Swimming Australia Olympic Program Swimmer and 9 time Olympic medallist Kaylee McKeown. Kaylee talks to us about her amazing Paris 2024 experience and how she went back to back in the Women's 100 and 200m Backstroke events. We discuss…
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The Shannon Rollason Podcast Episode 80 - With Bob Bowman
This week we have the absolute honour of sitting down with one of the best to ever do it Mr Bob Bowman. Shannon and Bob talk all about Paris 2024, Leon Marchands amazing Olympic games as well as Bobs other athletes who performed well over the week as well. We talk about college swimming, and…
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The Shannon Rollason Podcast Episode 79 - With Rohan Taylor
This week Shannon and I sit down with Australian Dolphins Head Coach Rohan Taylor to discuss all things Paris 2024, including the teams success, and what he learned from the experience that he'd like to take forward looking ahead. We discuss LA 2024, and Rohan gives his advice to coaches around...
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Off The Blocks with Tim Lane
Former World Record Holder and Expert Commentator Bobby Hurley and I sit down with Olympic Gold Medal winning Australian coach Tim Lane. Tim talks to us about his work with Cam McEvoy and that 50m Freestyle Gold medal winning performance from Paris, how they got there and of course what the...
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The Shannon Rollason Podcast Episode 78 - Pull Your Socks Up
This week on The Shannon Rollason Podcast, Shannon and I look back at the weekends NSW State Short Course Champs and some of the super fast swimming we saw in the pool. Shannon also gives us his thoughts on his own athletes performances over the 3 days. We discuss Junior Pan Pacs in Canberra and...
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Off The Blocks with Kyle Chalmers
Off The Blocks is back for a new season and what better way to kick off than with the KING and 3 time Olympian Kyle Chalmers. Kyle sits down with me to look back on a massive Paris Olympic Games and the road he was on to get there including, change of coach and program, back injury and pain...
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The Shannon Rollason Podcast Episode 77 - Michael Bohl
This week two of Australia's greatest ever coaches sit down and talk all things Paris Olympics when coaching legend Michael Bohl sits down with Shannon for a chat. Bohly takes us through his thoughts on his teams performances in Paris, including Kaylees 200 IM and where he feels she can still...
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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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