#190: An Insider's Look At Competing And Coaching At An Olympic Level with Brett Hawke

The Effortless Swimming Podcast

My guest today is Brett Hawke. Brett is a former Australian swimmer, two-time Olympian, and Commonwealth Games, medalist. He has competed and coached at the elite level and has a number of athletes who did very well at the recent Olympics. In this episode, Brett talks about his coaching, as well as some of the methods he likes to use and how likes to train sprinters.

01:42 Significant Race in 2020 Tokyo Olympics 03:58 Bruno Fratus Winning His First Medal 05:14 From Elite Swimmer To Coaching 07:38 Sometimes You Need To Stop And Let It Go 08:52 Talents In The Australian Team 13:09 Fundamentals Of Sprinting 15:51 Beating World Records 18:08 We Tend To Put Limits With Ourselves 19:29 Favorite Things About Coaching 21:36 Psychology Of Sports 27:48 Coaching Style