About this episode
Laurie Lawrence is a living legend; undoubtedly, the most passionate swim coach the world has ever seen. Laurie has helped coach, guide, and support Australia at 8 Olympic Games. In 1956, his father became the manager of Trobruk Pool where the Australian Olympic swim team held training camps. He grew up as a kid being around the very best: Forbes Carlile , Dawn Fraser , and Murray Rose , just to name a few. This was his introduction to the sport of swimming. As a coach, over 30 swimmers have made the Olympic team under Laurie, including Champions Duncan Armstrong, Jon Sieben, and Stephen Holland. Laurie has just recently wrote and self published his own book entitled, "Stuff the Silver, We're Going For Gold!" . 00:00 Intro 00:15 Destro Swim Towers 00:45 Swimnerd Live 01:16 Laurie Lawrence how are you doing? 03:05 "Stuff the Silver, We're Going For Gold!" 04:35 Trobuk Pool, Australian Olympic Team Camp 08:06 1964 Australian Rugby Team 10:20 Two Ways to Win 12:00 Visiting USA, Don Gambril 13:15 Sherm Chavoor , Debbie Meyer , Mike Burton 16:15 Flipp Darr , Gary Hall Sr . 17:15 Steve Holland , Rick DeMont , John Kinsella 22:10 Mark Schubert & Brian Goodell 23:50 Justin Limberg 29:20 Jon Sieben 40x50's Butterfly 30:20 Bob Bowman: "What's your best workout?" 32:00 Fostering a Racing Mentality 33:40 Jon Sieben's Robe 38:30 Duncan Armstrong 39:55 Is there a tough sprinter? 41:00 Bloody knuckles 42:40 Duncan's Extra Training 53:00 Laurie's Memorabilia 57:30 The Kids Alive Do Five Enjoy! Connect: Find | Brett Hawke On Instagram @hawkebr on Twitter @insidewithbh On Facebook @insidewithbh Find | Laurie Lawrence On Instagram Subscribe & Listen: Apple Podcasts Google Spotify YouTube Produced by: SWIMNERD Supported by: Fitter & Faster