About this episode
Jon Sieben inspired millions of Australians when he won the 200 Fly at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles defeating the Albatross from West Germany, Michael Gross. He was coached by Joe King and then, "The Lunatic Laurie Lawrence". Enjoy! Support Our Sponsors: 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 : Stream your swim meet scoreboard in real time over top your live stream. Create an interactive heat sheet. Turn any tv into a digital scoreboard. 02:30 Intro 03:20 Impact on Australia 05:05 Why haven't I ever met you? 06:05 How'd it all start? 08:50 Meeting Laurie Lawrence 09:50 Training Partners 11:30 Heart Rate Bob 12:45 40x50's Fly 17:25 1984 Australian OT's 19:55 200 Fly at 1984 Olympics 24:30 Michael Gross 25:45 1985 Kobe Japan WUGs 27:25 Believing in your training 29:40 Taper 33:15 Australian Swimming 34:55 Breaking down the Race 41:00 Celebration 43:00 What the Olympics Are About 46:50 Mental Health Awareness 50:00 How to apply swimming to real life 53:30 Kids 54:15 Australian Water Polo 58:10 Duncan Armstrong Connect: Find | Brett Hawke On Instagram @hawkebr on Twitter @insidewithbh On Facebook @insidewithbh Find | Jon Sieben Subscribe & Listen: Apple Podcasts Google Spotify YouTube Produced by: SWIMNERD Supported by: Fitter & Faster Thumbnail Photo courtesy Hanson Media Group (Check out Hanso's episode 169)! Thank you, Hanso! Photos at the end of the YouTube show courtesy of Maria Sieben, Jon's wife. Thank you Maria for sharing and making this happen!