Inside with Brett Hawke #247 Emily Seebohm dissects backstroke, shares longevity secrets
Emily Seebohm has been on the Australian National Team for 15 years. She's competed in 4 consecutive Olympics and has 7 Olympic medals in her collection (3 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze).
Most recently, in Tokyo, she nabbed a Bronze medal in the 200 Backstroke. She won silver at the 2008 Games in the 100 Back and has 3 gold medals as part of Australian relays. Most swimmers don't evolve from the 100 to the 200 but she says she's a sucker for the pain of practice.
Emily swims under Michael Bohl (Ep.176) and 2x Olympic backstroke champion, Kaylee McKeown (Ep. 239), is her new training partner.
00:00 Bratter PA, Immigration Law
00:04 Are you in or are you out?
03:30 Snowboarding
04:30 Being a Mum on the team
05:30 Coaching evolution
04:45 Brisbane to Gold Coast
10:10 Up in distance
11:30 Prodigy at 14
14:45 3 Brothers
18:00 Queensland Swimming
20:34 Backstroke start
23:20 Underwaters
27:20 Backstroke pull
31:00 Underwater filming
31:45 Speed in recovery
32:45 Tempo 100 vs 200
34:20 Emphasis on pulling
34:50 Kicking in a small box
35:30 Backstroke breathing pattern
37:15 Backstroke head position
41:50 Backstroke turn
44:20 Backstroke finish
46:45 Reality TV
49:36 Pay
54:25 Kaylee McKeown
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