About this episode
Rocco Meiring is an Olympic gold medal winning swim coach from South Africa. He coaches Tatjana Schoenmaker , the Tokyo Olympic Champion and the fastest woman in the history of the world in the Women's 200 Breaststroke LCM (2:18.95). Tatjana's training partner, Kaylene Corbett, came 6th in that same race. Prior to this, Coach Rocco was already a legend. In 1997, he became South Africa's first National Coaching Director at the University of Pretoria -- he is still at the University today. His impact on swimming in South Africa is second to none. Enjoy! 00:00 Swimming Sponsors 03:30 Hello Rocco Meiring 05:20 University of Pretoria 08:00 Altitude effect 10:50 University program 13:20 Coaching 100 Kids 15:30 No complaints 17:05 Keeping elite athletes 19:59 Principles of Coaching 22:40 Graham Hill 22:58 Experiment 27:35 Adaptation 29:30 Communication 32:40 Kaylene Corbett 39:00 Kathie Wickstrand 41:45 Tatjana Schoenmaker 55:30 200 Breast World Record 01:00:15 Olympic Final nerves 01:02:45 Losing the 100 01:05:30 Bob Bowman 01:08:20 Funding 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 #southafrica #swimming #tokyo2020