About this episode
Shannon Rollason is a 4x Olympic swim coach for Australia and Denmark. He has coached Pernille Blume, Jeanette Ottesen, Rikke Moller Pederson, Belinda Hocking, Alice Mills, and Jodie Henry. As well as newly minted Australian Olympian Jessica Hansen. You may remember episode 42 with Alice Tait who talked about Shannon's unique style of reverse cycling -- going fast at the beginning of the season. Brett digs in deep to find out more. It took Australia 48 years to win the Women's 100 Free....now they dominate the event. What has changed since Jodie Henry in the Women's 100 Free? Shannon shares his training philosophies on pulling, kicking, and more. He also discusses the importance of long, uninterrupted training blocks vs. racing. This might be the most actionable interview we've produced yet. As a swim coach, this interview is as good as gold. Enjoy! 03:30 Jessica Hansen 04:00 COVID Training 06:35 Training Philosophy 08:15 Practicing vs. Racing 9:25 David Popovici 47.30 10:30 Ignore youth at your peril 10:55 Women's 100 Freestyle Progression 14:25 Pernille Blume 17:20 Reverse Periodization 21:15 Julia Ham the Guinea Pig 27:20 Pulling 28:40 Kicking 32:00 Evolving 42:00 New South Wales 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. Connect: Find | Brett Hawke On Instagram @hawkebr on Twitter @insidewithbh On Facebook @insidewithbh Find | Shannon Rollason On LinkedIn Subscribe & Listen: Apple Podcasts Google Spotify YouTube Produced by: SWIMNERD Supported by: Fitter & Faster