Inside with Brett Hawke #241 Sion Brinn on Indian River's 40+ years of DOMINATION
Sion Brinn is in his 9th year as the Head Coach of Indian River State College in Fort Pierce, Florida. The Men's team just won their 48th consecutive National Junior College Championship title. The Women's team has won 45 Championships, with 21 of them being in a row. Some famous alumni include Taylor Lovemore, Brad Tandy, and David Marsh!
As an athlete, Sion swam at the 1996 Olympics for Jamaica and the 2000 Olympics for Great Britain. He set both the 50 and 100 Free records while swimming at THE RIVER. He transferred to LSU and placed 7th in the 100 Free at 1995 NCAA's.
00:00 Bratter PA
00:04 Hello Sion Brinn
02:00 Jamaica to Great Britain
03:00 Growing up in Jamaica
05:45 Coming to America
09:50 What is Indian River?
12:00 What is Junior College?
15:30 What are you looking for in a recruit?
17:45 Going back to Indian River
19:50 Scholarships
22:30 Famous alumni
24:00 How do you grow as a coach?
29:30 Indian River facilities
30:45 Get in touch with Sion Brinn
32:45 East Coast of Florida
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