As per our conversation with Duncan Armstrong OAM, today we get inside the mind of an Olympian. Sharing his experiences training and competing in the Olympics, we talk about maintaining motivation, overcoming failure and strategic goal setting. Duncan is raw and honest is his answers and doesn't hold back in sharing the peaks and troughs of his career in and out of the pool.

 Duncan is most fondly remembered by the Australian public for winning a gold and a silver medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympics for 200m and 400m freestyle under the coaching of Laurie Lawrence. He has also been awarded Australian of the Year and a Medal of the Order of Australia in 1993. 

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A jam packed show as we go live to the Mitchelton-Scott team bus en route to the start of stage 7 at the Tour de France.  We also catch up with the first Australian to wear the yellow jersey Phil Anderson as well as the 1988 200m Freestyle Gold Medalist Duncan Armstrong.

Duncan Armstrong is an Olympic champion swimmer and former world record holder. He is most fondly remembered by the Australian public for winning a gold and a silver medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympics under the coaching of Laurie Lawrence. For his service to swimming, Duncan received a Medal of the Order of Australia in 1989. Since retiring from competitive swimming, Duncan has worked as a swimming commentator for Channel Nine and Fox Sports. He is currently employed by Telstra as an Executive Coach.

We chat to Olympic Gold Medallist Duncan Armstrong.  Duncan shares the amazing opportunities his profile as a sportsperson has provided to encourage and sow seeds into others.  

We hear how one person sowed seeds into Duncan's life that shaped the direction of his future. Duncan encourages us to always be ready and available to respond in love to those around us no matter our circumstances.  We hear the effect of being being generous with time. 

In this episode, Laurie tells us the story of Duncan Armstrong, Commonwealth Games and Olympic Champion, and Order of Australia Recipient. Duncan, coached by Laurie Lawrence, won Olympic gold at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games.

Laurie takes us back to Duncan’s teens where his swimming career started at A.C.I. Lawrence Swimming Club. He recounts Duncan’s relentless pursuit of Olympic gold.

Book reference: Lawrence of Australia, Chapter 13 “Doing What the Opposition Won’t – Duncan Armstrong”

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