Welcome to The Shannon Rollason Podcast, a swimming podcast like no other. The Shannon Rollason Podcast is back in 2024 and on a new home here on the Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast network. This week Shannon is away and sitting in the hot seat with me is Newcastle High Performance Centre Head Coach and friend of the podcast Sander Ganzevles. Sander and i discuss Adam Peaty’s return to form with a 57.94 in the 100m Breast. Bob Bowman being announce as the man to take over from Legend Eddie...

Welcome to The Shannon Rollason Podcast, a swimming podcast like no other. The Shannon Rollason Podcast is back in 2024 and on a new home here on the Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast network. This week Shannon and I put together our Ultimate Men’s 100m Freestyle Olympic final, bringing together some of the BIGGEST names in men’s sprinting history.  We also discuss Kyle Chalmers preparation for Paris moving up to train with Ash Delaney on the Sunshine Coast, as well as some great results...

Welcome to The Shannon Rollason Podcast, a swimming podcast like no other. The Shannon Rollason Podcast is back in 2024 and on a new home here on the Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast network. This week Shannon and I look back on the weekend that was NSW State Open Champs and Shannon gives us his thoughts on how the weekend went, from his own teams perspective and as a whole.  We discuss QLD government looking at ways to wriggle out of the 2032 Olympic games And Shannon talks to us about...

Welcome to The Shannon Rollason Podcast, a swimming podcast like no other. The Shannon Rollason Podcast is back in 2024 and on a new home here on the Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast network. This week Shannon and I discuss NSW State Open this weekend. What to look for at a meet like this so close to Australian Champs on the Gold Coast, as well as how his athletes are tracking heading into the 3 day meet. We touch on, Comm Games possibly in Malaysia, Brisbane 2023 will it have a new aquatic...

Welcome to The Shannon Rollason Podcast, a swimming podcast like no other. The Shannon Rollason Podcast is back in 2024 and on a new home here on the Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast network. This week Shannon and I discuss how you would go about building a club from scratch. The do’s and don’ts in starting with a new club and program and the path to long term success. We also congratulate David Proud, the NEW Head Coach at SLC Aquadot and the new Sutherland performance hub program. And...

Welcome back to Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast for 2024, this week we previewing the 2024 Doha World Swimming Championships with none other than former World Champion and World Record Holder Bobby Hurley, and World Aquatics Expert Commentator Bobby Hurley. Bobby Hurley and I review the week of action over in Doha last week, from the Aussie men surprising the world in the men’s 50m form events with Isaac Cooper and Sam Williamson, to the Aussie women smashing it as well and great debuts for...

Welcome to The Shannon Rollason Podcast, a swimming podcast like no other. The Shannon Rollason Podcast is back in 2024 and on a new home here on the Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast network. This week Shannon hits back at claims the AIS should be moved to QLD as promoted by former Aussie Olympian Leisel Jones and now QLD Premier Steven Miles. We discuss how the AIS has changed over the years in how it’s used and why moving it to QLD might not be the best option. Shannon gives us his...

Welcome to The Shannon Rollason Podcast, a swimming podcast like no other. The Shannon Rollason Podcast is back in 2024 and on a new home here on the Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast network. This week Shannon and I discuss the Doha World Champs action over the past 4 days, and Shannon gives us his thoughts on some of the races and athletes that have caught his eye at the meet so far. I put my set up for Shannon’s review, and he talks to us about how you can manipulate the set by regressing...

Welcome back to Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast for 2024, this week we previewing the 2024 Doha World Swimming Championships with none other than former World Champion and World Record Holder Bobby Hurley, and World Aquatics Expert Commentator Bobby Hurley. Bobby Hurley and I preview this weeks Doha World Champs, which is shaping up to be a meet where the word ”Opportunity” is in the air.  Bobby and i take you through the Aussie team competing this week, as well as look at some of the key...

Welcome to The Shannon Rollason Podcast, a swimming podcast like no other. The Shannon Rollason Podcast is back in 2024 and on a new home here on the Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast network. This week Shannon and I discuss his Top 5 Tips For Coaches and its all based around having a the best work life balance you can. With the pressures and time demands of our busy coaching world, Shannon breaks down his top tips for ALL coaches to hear. We also discuss Shannon’s new beef with one of...

Welcome to The Shannon Rollason Podcast, a swimming podcast like no other. The Shannon Rollason Podcast is back in 2024 and on a new home here on the Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast network. This week Shannon and I discuss the success of his team in Adelaide with Bronte going 53.3 in the 100 Free, and his whole team performed very well. We talk Open water results and the stand outs over in Busselton We talk 200 Breaststroke, What would you do if you won the lotto, Sharks and a whole lot more

Welcome back to Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast as we kick off 2024 with a bang. This week is the 2024 Australian Open Water Championships event over in Busselton WA, and to get us ready for some open water action we are joined by our very own stats guru David Clark as we preview the week of racing over in Western Australia, as well as take a quick look back to the history of this event and some of the amazing milestones and achievements that we have seen over the last 35 years

Welcome to The Shannon Rollason Podcast, a swimming podcast like no other. The Shannon Rollason Podcast is back in 2024 and on a new home here on the Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast network. This week Shannon and I discuss Paris 2024, and in particular preparing the last 6months of an Olympic Trials program. Shannon takes us through the do’s and don’ts when you are 6 months away from Olympic trials and shares some of the stories he has experienced as a coach over his career. What are some...

We are excited to be back for 2024 on the Shannon Rollason Podcast This week, Shannon and I discuss the NSW Senior State Age Champs and what his watchful eye noticed over the 7 day competition. With Australian Age Champs program changing, we discuss the impact of removing finals for 50m form events. We also discuss Open Water in Busselton, World Champs in Doha and New Years resolutions for 2024. Its good to be back, Happy New Year everyone

Welcome to The Shannon Rollason Podcast, a swimming podcast like no other. The Shannon Rollason Podcast is back in 2023 and on a new home here on the Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast network. This week Shannon and I discuss Matt Temple’s amazing 50.25 in his 100m Butterfly which has put him up there with some of the fastest flyers of all time. Shannon gives us his Top 3 races of 2023, and the Top 3 he is looking forward to watching in 2024. Bed bugs in France, Buying Songs of Itunes for...

Welcome to The Shannon Rollason Podcast, a swimming podcast like no other. The Shannon Rollason Podcast is back in 2023 and on a new home here on the Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast network. This week Shannon and I discuss selling the dream to young athletes as we here in Australia look ahead to the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games. Is it the same as before the Sydney 2000 Olympics or have the times changed? We also discuss swimming rivalries both with athletes and coaches, and does the sport...

Welcome to The Shannon Rollason Podcast, a swimming podcast like no other. The Shannon Rollason Podcast is back in 2023 and on a new home here on the Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast network. This week Shannon answers your questions as we do Round 3 of Ask Shannon Anything.

Welcome to The Shannon Rollason Podcast, a swimming podcast like no other. The Shannon Rollason Podcast is back in 2023 and on a new home here on the Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast network. This week Shannon and I discuss Sprint training and comments made this week about swimming Australia’s TID 2km time trial. Does it still have a place? What does Shannon think? We discuss the importance of still developing swimmers capacities as they are developing, and when it is appropriate to look at...

AND the winner is.... Pimpama Swimming Club up in QLD  Massive congrats to Pimpama Swim Club, and huge thank you to all of our listeners who participated in this massive competition. For everyone who missed out, head over to https://www.eolab.com/ right now and check out their amazing products that are helping revolutionise the way we are able to analyse stroke efficiency and technique. Massive thanks to Jaimie Fuller and the eoLab team for coming on the podcast and helping make Pimpama...

Welcome to The Shannon Rollason Podcast, a swimming podcast like no other. The Shannon Rollason Podcast is back in 2023 and on a new home here on the Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast network. SHANNON IS BACK from his well deserved break, and this week we are diving straight into all the action that’s been going on at the 2023 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup. From Kaylee McKeown’s amazing world records, Cody Simpsons impressive 51 in the 100 Fly, Siobhan Haughey’s great performances and...

Welcome to The Shannon Rollason Podcast, a swimming podcast like no other. The Shannon Rollason Podcast is back in 2023 and on a new home here on the Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast network. Shannon IS ON HOLIDAYS. So this week while Shannon is enjoying a well earned break, so you don’t miss out on any great insights or content, we look back at a chat Shannon had with QAS Coach Brant Best in November 2021, as the boys talk all about 2011 Shanghai World Champs, as well as sprint Freestyle....

Welcome back to Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast as we kick off Season 6 with a bang,  Due to this week being super busy I thought it was a great chance to look back on a great chat i had with Aussie Legend Coach Michael Bohl on Individual Medley. This episode came out in July 2021, but so much of what Michael chats to us about in this podcast is so relevant today. This week we chat all things Individual Medley with Australian and Queensland coaching legend Michael Bohl. In this podcast...

Welcome back to Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast as we kick off Season 6 with a bang,  Due to this week being super busy I thought it was a great chance to celebrate the 23 year anniversary of the greatest swimming race in Australian Swimming History, the Men’s 4x100 Freestyle relay from 2000 Sydney Olympics. This was recorded on 16th September 2020 This week we chat with Aussie Olympic Legends and 4 men who were a part of Australian history in the greatest race this country has ever seen in...

Welcome to The Shannon Rollason Podcast, a swimming podcast like no other. The Shannon Rollason Podcast is back in 2023 and on a new home here on the Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast network. Shannon IS ON HOLIDAYS. So this week while Shannon is enjoying a well earned break, so you don’t miss out on any great insights or content, we look back at a chat Shannon had with Scottish Team coach and friend Mat Trodden back in November 2021, enjoy. Today Shannon sits down to chat with long time...