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 look back at last weeks 2023 Australian Short Course Swimming Championships in Sydney and go through not just his teams performances but some of the great racing across the board. Shannon talks to us about Bronte Campbells two great swims in the 50 and 100 Free, with Gold medals...

Welcome back to Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast as we kick off Season 6 with a bang, as this week we talk with Founder of EOLab Jaimie Fuller and Newcastle Performance Hub Head Coach Sander Ganzevles This week we take a unique look inside one of the best swimming products in the business right now, the EOLab SwimBetter. Founder Jaimie Fuller joins us to discuss how the idea for the amazing new device came about, and how it is helping swimmers from all over the world improved their technique...

Welcome back to Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast as we kick off Season 6 with a bang, as this week we talk with Aussie Dolphin Star Shayna Jack In this podcast Shayna talks to us about her difficult time at Australian Trials in Melbourne and how she was disappointed with her results and performances, and how she turned that around in staging camp leading into Fukuoka. Shayna takes us through the incredible week that was, including her part in the 4x100 World Record breaking Freestyle girls...

Welcome back to Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast as we kick off Season 6 with a bang, as this week we talk with Canadian National Team Coach and Elite Coach with CAMO Nation Greg Arkhurst In this podcast we talk to two time Olympian Greg Arkhurst about his journey from being an athlete and competing in the 2000 Sydney Olympics and the 2004 Athens Olympics, through to being an elite level coach in Canada and putting athletes on the national team. Greg talks to us about his experience at the...

Welcome to our OTB Headlines podcast where i am joined every week by Former World Champion and World Record holder, Australian swimming legend and Superstar commentator Bobby Hurley to discuss and go through all things topical and newsworthy in the world of swimming. This week we talk about Junior Worlds right now in Israel where the Junior Aussie Dolphins are smashing it at the moment. From Flynn Southam, Olivia Wunch, Jaclyn Barclay, Bella Grant, Jamie Perkins and all of the amazing relay...

Welcome back to Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast as we kick off Season 6 with a bang, as this week we talk with Aussie Dolphin and STAR of the 2023 Fukuoka World Swimming Championships Sam Short In this podcast Sam talks to us about his amazing World Champs including his incredible win to become WORLD CHAMPION in the Men’s 400 Free on night 1, setting the tone for what was to come for the Dolphins team. We go through his massive week including the very close second in the 800m Freestyle, 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. This week Shannon and I discuss his time coaching in Edinburgh. We go through his decision to head over, his first impressions and what it was like working closely with Chris Jones and Matt Trodden. Shannon talks to us about the athletes he worked closely with including Kathryn Greenslade, Elizabeth...

Welcome back to Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast as we kick off Season 6 with a bang, as this week we talk with Aussie Swimming Legend Bronte Campbell In this chat Bronte and I talk about her road to Paris 2024, and how training is different now these days for her than most of her career. Training under Shannon Rollason down at the AIS, and how much she is enjoying the challenge right now of getting herself back to the best she can be. We talk about life outside of the pool, finding the...

Welcome to our OTB Headlines podcast where i am joined every week by Former World Champion and World Record holder, Australian swimming legend and Superstar commentator Bobby Hurley to discuss and go through all things topical and newsworthy in the world of swimming. This week we talk about the upcoming Junior World Swimming Championships in Israel. We go through the Aussie team list and discuss some of the amazing talent to watch out for over the next week, starting on Monday 4th...

Welcome back to Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast as we kick off Season 6 with a bang, as this week we talk with newest member of the Australian Dolphins Swim Team Kai Taylor. In this podcast we chat with Kai about his amazing Olympic trials result from lane 8 in the Men’s 200 Free to qualify for his first World Champs event. We discuss how the day had it’s ups and downs from heats to the final, and how excited mum and Swimming Australia legend Hayley Lewis celebrated the victory from the...

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 his visitors to the AIS this week Matt Ballin and Lee Briars from the Brisbane Broncos, what he learned from their time down in Canberra and how coaches can learn a lot from other sports and other industries around leadership and the art of coaching. We also discuss the...

Welcome back to Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast as we kick off Season 6 with a bang, as this week we talk with Channel 9 NRL and Swimming Commentator Matthew Thompson After a hugely successful week commentating the 2023 Swimming World Champs along side Ian Thorpe and Giaan Rooney, we get Matt on to discuss his enjoyment of calling the swimming and the differences between Rugby League and Swimming when commentating. Matt gives us his highlights during the week of racing in Fukuoka including...

Welcome back to Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast as we kick off Season 6 with a bang, as this week we talk with Olympic and World Champion and World Record Holder, Ariarne Titmus. In this podcast Ariarne talks to us about her incredible World Champs in Fukuoka. We go through her blistering world record, and the race of the century. We discuss race tactics and swimming with more intent. Ariarne talks to us about the amazing battle with training team mate and NEW world record holder Mollie...

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 are joined by Australian Head Coach Rohan Taylor, as we discuss the amazing team performance in Fukuoka. Rohan give us his thoughts on the Dolphins results including the incredible Aussie woman who continue to dominate the 4x100 Freestyle relay. We talk about the use of...

Welcome to our NEW WEEKLY SWIMMING NEWS podcast where i am joined every week by Former World Champion and World Record holder, Australian swimming legend and Superstar commentator Bobby Hurley to discuss and go through all things topical and newsworthy in the world of swimming. This week we talk about the Aussie v USA rivalry, off the back of Cate Campbells comments on tv. Whether those comments were warranted/fair, Kaylee Mckeown’s response and whether or not pocking the bear is a wise...

Welcome back to Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast as we kick off Season 6 with a bang, as this week we talk to 3 time Backstroke World Champion and Female swimmer of the meet Kaylee McKeown. Favourite of the podcast, Kaylee joins us again to talk about her amazing success in Fukuoka at the 2023 Swimming World Championships. We go through all the success of her 50/100 and 200m Backstroke golds, as well as her relay success with her fellow Dolphins team members. We also discuss her...

Welcome back to Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast as we kick off Season 6 with a bang, as this week we talk to NSW Swimming’s, Newcastle Performance Hub Head Coach Sander Ganzevles. In this podcast we get to know all about Sander’s journey from being an elite swimmer himself and growing up in the Netherlands, to how he transitioned into coaching. We go through Sander’s coaching pathway so far, learning in the Netherlands and being influenced by Jacco Verhaeren and Jan Olbrecht. Moving to...

Welcome back to Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast as we kick off Season 6 with a bang, as this week we talk to Channel 9’s Swimming Stats Guru David Clark about all things 2023 Fukuoka World Champs. David is a fan favourite on The Shannon Rollason Podcast and this week he joins me following his successful coverage with fellow broadcasters Matthew Thompson, and Aussie Swimming Legends Ian Thorpe and Giaan Rooney in the commentary booth. David is the man behind all of the incredible statistics...

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 go through what was a phenomenal performance from the Aussie swim team at the 2023 Fukuoka World Swimming Champs last week. We go through the amazing world records, Shannon’s lane 1 conspiracies, Cam McEvoys blistering Australian record of 21.06, The swimming bunker, as well as...

Join us as we go LIVE on pool deck at the 2023 World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, with World Aquatics commentator and Off The Blocks favourite Bobby Hurley. Bobby gives us his thoughts immediately following night 3 of finals which saw some phenomenal racing. An upset in the men’s 200 free with Romanian star David Popovici missing the medals as England go 1-2 with Matt Richards and Tom Dean. Katie Ledecky dominates her 5th 1500m World championship And Kaylee McKeown get redemption 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. This week we discuss the controversy coming out of the US trials around the massive amount of DQ’s in Breaststroke events. Why are they being DQ’d? Can they be avoided? How should we be using technology in swimming? Will this carry over to World Champs in just a few days? We also discuss the...

Welcome back to Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast as we kick off Season 6 with a bang, previewing the 2023 Fukuoka World Swimming Championships with none other than former World Champion and World Record Holder Bobby Hurley. Bobby Hurley and I preview the upcoming world champs and the mouth-watering superstar match ups that are coming our way starting Sunday 23rd July in Japan. Bobby will also be commentating the championships for World Aquatics and their live broadcast in Fukuoka. From the...

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 as we get closer to 2023 World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Shannon and I are joined by swimming statistician and historian David Clark once again, as we look back at the rich history of the World Swimming Championships. In this part two episode, David, Shannon and I have a look...

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 as we get closer to 2023 World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Shannon and I are joined by swimming statistician and historian David Clark once again, as we look back at the rich history of the World Swimming Championships. In this part one episode, David, Shannon and I have a look...

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 look back at 2003 Barcelona World Champs on the 20 year anniversary. This was Shannon’s first Long Course World Champs on the Australian team, and he takes us through his memories of big event. From his own results with Alice Mills, Jodie Henry and Mel Houghton, to some of the...