Shannon Rollason is a 4x Olympic swim coach for Australia and Denmark. He has coached Pernille Blume, Jeanette Ottesen, Rikke Moller Pederson, Belinda Hocking, Alice Mills, and Jodie Henry. As well as newly minted Australian Olympian Jessica Hansen.
You may remember episode 42 with Alice Tait who talked about Shannon's unique style of reverse cycling -- going fast at the beginning of the season. Brett digs in deep to find out more.
It took Australia 48 years to win the Women's 100 Free....now they dominate the event. What has changed since Jodie Henry in the Women's 100 Free?
Shannon shares his training philosophies on pulling, kicking, and more. He also discusses the importance of long, uninterrupted training blocks vs. racing.
This might be the most actionable interview we've produced yet. As a swim coach, this interview is as good as gold.
Enjoy!
03:30 Jessica Hansen
04:00 COVID Training
06:35 Training Philosophy
08:15 Practicing vs. Racing
9:25 David Popovici 47.30
10:30 Ignore youth at your peril
10:55 Women's 100 Freestyle Progression
14:25 Pernille Blume
17:20 Reverse Periodization
21:15 Julia Ham the Guinea Pig
27:20 Pulling
28:40 Kicking
32:00 Evolving
42:00 New South Wales
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