About this episode
Barry Prime has been a swim coach for over 40 years. Currently, he is the Coach and Club Development Officer for Swimming Queensland. Originally from Great Britain, Barry swam in the 1972 Munich Olympics . He is in the British Swimming Coaches Association's Hall of Fame . 00:00 Intro 00:15 Destro Swim Towers 00:45 Swimnerd Live Virtual Scoreboard 01:15 Hello Barry Prime 02:05 Coach & Club Development 02:40 Observe & Listen 03:20 Self Belief 03:55 Swimming Technique 04:16 Why is QLD so good? 05:18 Schools have Pools 09:05 Accountability 13:00 The other States 14:30 Barry's Story 15:55 Neville Cross 17:55 Nick Gillingham 19:49 Swimming to Win by Don Talbot 22:13 Don Talbot Story Time 24:05 Gennadi Touretski 27:35 AIS 36:15 Australian Swimming Now 41:25 Return to Elite Coaching? 42:15 What makes a great coach? 46:00 Australian Culture Sponsors: Destro Machines: Use code 'brett' at checkout and save $150 on a Double Swim Tower! Superior Swim Timing : The Full-Featured, Affordable Timing Solution. Run a swim meet with ease from your laptop. Compatible with Meet Manager and all touchpads (Colorado, Daktronics, Omega, Macsha). Connect: Find | Brett Hawke On Instagram @hawkebr on Twitter @insidewithbh On Facebook @insidewithbh Find | Barry Prime Subscribe & Listen: Apple Podcasts Google Spotify YouTube Produced by: SWIMNERD Supported by: Fitter & Faster