Our Great Coach on this episode is Chris O’Brien.

Chris O’Brien is Australia’s most successful rowing coach, with 2 gold and 2 silver medals over the last four Olympic regattas.

And 6 gold with numerous rowers at the annual World Championships.

In August 2012 Chris was appointed Head Coach of Rowing Australia, leading the team to a much improved performance at the 2016 Rio Olympics where they won 1 Gold and 2 Silver medals.

After the Rio Olympics Chris left Rowing Australia and joined the Australian Institute of Sport where today he is the Lead Performance Consultant across a variety of sports.

If you would like to send us any feedback or if you know a great coach, who has a unique story to share, then we would love to hear from you, please contact us at paul@thegreatcoachespodcast.com or contact us through our website thegreatcoachespodcast.com



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