Rob Greenwood

In episode 15 of the poolside pass podcast we spoke to Rob Greenwood about his career in the sport and his experiences using the Jan Olbrecht model of training. A great listen for all coaches!

E15 - Rob Greenwood (Celebrate the PBs the same as the medals)

In episode 14, Ben Wiffen from The City of Belfast Swimming Club speaks to us about how he utilises a USRPT approach to training within his program addressing it's strengths and weaknesses. An insightful conversation with a young coach exploring a different way of working.

E14 - Ben Wiffen (Using USRPT in a club environment)

Dave Hemmings talks to us about his coaching process and why he is so passionate about ensuring he understands what makes the best in the world great at what they do.

E13 - Dave Hemmings (I love watching world class swimmers)

Ash Morris from Hamilton Aquatics speaks to us about working with swimmers from diverse backgrounds out in Dubai.

E12 - Ash Morris (Coaching abroad with swimmers of different nationalities)

In E11 of The Poolside Pass Podcast we spoke to Michael Glossop. Michael discussed reflective practice in coaching as well as coach burnout, an interesting listen for all coaches.

E11 - Michael Glossop (I think we are being forced to look after ourselves more)

Mark Skimming

Mark Skimming, Head Coach at The University of Bath talks to us about how he is adapting to life without swimming during COVID-19 and what he is doing to ensure he makes the most of this time away from the pool.

E10 - Mark Skimming (Adapting to Life Away From the Pool)

Mel Marshall

Mel Marshall talks to us about her experiences in the sport, the barriers she faced crossing over from being an athlete to being a coach and her perspective on what it means to be a coach.

E9 - Mel Marshall 

Tom Rushton

Tom Rushton from Energy Standard talks to us about his career so far, his work at Energy Standard, the ISL and also the importance of efficiency.

E8- Tom Rushton 

Jon Rudd

Jon Rudd, National Performance Director at Swim Ireland, talks about his career in the sport, coaching Ruta Meilutyte, Ben Proud and much more.

E7 - Jon Rudd (you couldn't even get a 50 out of him, he was so full of twitch!)

Dave Champion

In this episode Dave Champion from Team Ipswich talks about his experiences in coaching and how he keeps his programme fresh every season.

E6- Dave Champion (Longevity in Coaching)

Coaches talking to coaches about coaching

Ian Armiger

We talk to Ian Armiger - former programme director at Loughborough University Swimming about how he managed to build a dominating programme that produced Olympians at every Olympic Games since Sydney 2000.

E5- Ian Armiger (Continual Success with Senior Athletes)

Russ Barber

Russ Barber discusses his views on coaching philosophy and how he has developed his own by learning from experience throughout his career.

E4- Russ Barber (Coaching Philosophy and Learning from experience)

I sat down with Ryan Livingstone up in Newcastle to discuss considerations for coaching age group swimming. An insightful conversation with many take homes for coaches working with swimmers aged 9-14 years of age.

E3 - Ryan Livingstone (Considerations for Coaching Age Group Swimmers)

Kevin Brooks

Kevin Brooks talks about his journey through coaching, and how he made it into a career.

E2 - Kevin Brooks (Building a Career in Coaching)

Chris Littler

Chris Littler shares his experience at the Japan National Development Camp with British Swimming

E1 - Chris Littler (Japan)

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