About this episode
Roland Schoeman is a 4-time Olympian from South Africa. At the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Roland won a Bronze (50 Free), a Silver (100 Free), and a Gold (4x100 Free Relay). Regarded as having the best start in swimming, Roland was the first human to break 23 in the 50 Fly LCM. 00:00 Intro 00:15 Destro Swim Tower 00:45 Swimnerd Pace Clocks 01:15 Roland Schoeman Intro 02:45 How'd you get into swimming? 08:30 Gavin Ross 10:45 ASU, Iowa State, Arizona 15:00 Transitioning to America 17:20 Backed into a Corner 19:35 Losing his Father 23:25 Summer with Mike Bottom & Nort Thornton 24:15 "There's more than 1 way to skin a cat." - Frank Busch 25:15 Tough conversation with Frank 27:50 Brett could never beat Roland 29:00 Commonwealth Games 2002: The Ready Room 34:00 2004 39:55 Gary Hall Jr. 42:30 2005 Montreal; 50 Fly World Record 47:15 Rivals 47:30 Ryk Neethling 50:20 Why are you still swimming? 55:15 "My Worst Enemy" 56:15 Life After Swimming 57:45 Write a Book Connect: Find | Brett Hawke On Instagram @hawkebr on Twitter @insidewithbh On Facebook @insidewithbh Find | Roland Schoeman On Instagram @roland_schoeman On Twitter @rolandschoeman Subscribe & Listen: Apple Podcasts Google Spotify YouTube Produced by: SWIMNERD Sponsored by: Destro Swim Towers : use code "brett" at checkout to save $150 per double tower! Supported by: Fitter & Faster