Inside with Brett Hawke

Shannon Rollason is a 4x Olympic swim coach  for Australia and Denmark. He has coached Pernille Blume, Jeanette Ottesen, Rikke Moller Pederson, Belinda Hocking, Alice Mills,  and Jodie Henry. As well as newly minted Australian Olympian Jessica Hansen.   You may remember episode 42 with Alice Tait who talked about Shannon's unique style of reverse cycling -- going fast at the beginni...

David Popovici, the 16 year old from Romania, talks with Brett after his World Junior Record breaking swim in the 100 Freestyle at European Junior Championships.   22.97 24.33   47.30   Exploding head emoji. Enjoy! Support Our Sponsors: SWIM ANGELFISH: Receive the tools and skills needed to teach swimmers with autism, physical disabilities, anxiety, sensory and motor conditions with...

Austin Surhoff is a professional swimmer (and current free agent) training to make the International Swimming League. He won the 200 IM at NCAA Championships back in 2010 while swimming at the University of Texas. He grew up swimming for Bob Bowman at NBAC and would ultimately return to swim alongside Michael Phelps and Chase Kalisz to train for the 2016 Rio Games, placing 8th in the 200 IM. Fast...

Giaan Rooney is a 2x Olympic swimmer for Australia (2000, 2004) who captured a Gold and two Silvers medals. Giaan loved racing and at one point in time, loved training. Her love-hate relationship with swimming is highlighted by the fact that she has not taken a stroke since her retirement. At 15, she erupted onto the scene by winning the 100 Back at the Commonwealth Games. She was driven by the co...

Jamal Hill is headed to Tokyo to compete in this year's Paralympic Games. He set the American Record in the 50 Free at Paralympic Trials just last month. At 10 years old, Jamal was diagnosed with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a neurological condition that affects the muscles in his arms and legs.  For years he didn't tell anyone not even his teammates at Hiram College! He is also the founder o...

Jon Sieben inspired millions of Australians when he won the 200 Fly at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles defeating the Albatross from West Germany, Michael Gross.  He was coached by Joe King and then, "The Lunatic Laurie Lawrence". Enjoy! Support Our Sponsors: SWIM ANGELFISH: Receive the tools and skills needed to teach swimmers with autism, physical disabilities, anxiety, sensory and motor co...

Ian Hanson is the Founder of Hanson Media Group in Queensland, Australia. "Hanso" is the Oceania Correspondent for Swimming World & ASCTA . He's been prepping for his 10th Olympic campaign. You may have just seen him in the new Amazon Prime documentary, Head Above Water , showcasing a few swimmers (Cody Simpson, Bronte Campbell, Kyle Chalmers) and their journey to Australian Olympic Trials. Ha...

Pierre Lafontaine is the Head Coach of Swim Ottawa . He was previously the CEO of Swimming Canada , the Head Coach of the Australian Institute of Sport, as well as the Head Coach of both Dynamo and Phoenix Swim Club s in America.   Enjoy! Support Our Sponsors: SWIM ANGELFISH: Receive the tools and skills needed to teach swimmers with autism, physical disabilities, anxiety, sensory and motor c...

John Lohn is an American writer and Associate Editor-in-Chief of Swimming World Magazine . He is the author of many swimming books including, " The 100 Greatest Swimmers in History ", " The Most Memorable Moments in Olympic Swimming ", and his most recent, " Below the Surface ". In this episode, Brett and John discuss the upcoming 2021 USA Olympic Trials.  Enjoy! Support Our Sponsors: SWIM AN...

Marcelo Chierighini is the most handsome man in swimming. Competing for Esporte Clube Pinheiros, he just recently qualified to represent Brazil for the 3rd time in the 4x100 Free Relay at the Tokyo Olympics. A 22x All American at Auburn University , he's been sub 48 in the 100 LCM Freestyle 3 times.  Marcelo swam for the New York Breakers in 2019 and the Aqua Centurions in 2020. What Int...

Libby Lenton (formerly Trickett) is a 3x Australian Olympian (2004, 2008, 2012) and 7-time Olympic medalist including an individual title in the 100 Fly in 2008 . Libby was a barrier breaker. She's the first woman to ever break 53 in the 100 Free and 24 in the 50 Free. She was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 2018. "I just bloody loved racing." - Libby Trickett 00:00 S...

Casey Barrett swam for Canada at the 1996 Atlanta Games in the 200 Fly, placing 11th. He was a 9x All American swimming for Southern California and Southern Methodist. In high school, Casey attended the Bolles School where he once survived 80x200's long course... Casey hung up his cap and goggles in 1998 but didn't go far. He is the winner of 3 Emmy awards and 1 Peabody award, serving as one of Bo...

Jol Finck is the National Centre Coach for British Swimming at Bath. At the 2021 British Olympic Swimming Trials, 5 of his swimmers made the team: Calum Jarvis , Matt Richards , Jacob Peters , Brodie Williams , and Kieran Bird . Prior to this, he was the Director of Swimming at Millfield School . Originally from Australia, Jol cut his teeth under Ian Pope , which is where he met Brett. Enjoy!...

Alex Perry is a non-fiction writer. He spent the last three years investigating Konstantin Grigorishin and the International Swimming League, FINA, and the IOC. He is the author of The Good Mothers, The Rift, Falling Off The Edge, and Lifeblood, as well as several ebooks, and ghost-wrote Long Shot for Azad Cudi, a British-Kurdish sniper.    His journalism has appeared in The New Yorker,...

Dara Torres became an Olympian at 17, 41, and a few more times in between (1984, 1988, 1992, 2000 and 2008). She's part of the exclusive 4/4/4 Club...that's 4 Olympic Gold medals, 4 Olympic Silver medals, and 4 Olympic Bronze medals.  Dara was coached by some of the greatest of all time: Mark Schubert, Randy Reese, Richard Quick, Michael Lohberg, and Mitch Ivey.  A new documentary focusi...

Chico Rego is an Assistant Swim Coach at the Georgia Institute of Technology. At this year's NCAA Championships, the Ramblin' Wreck Women finished 28th (their best finish in program history) while the Men placed 21st. ACC Champion Caio Pumputis just recently made the Brazilian Olympic team in the 200 IM.    "Hey Brett, how can I get to America? How can I coach in America?”   This is...

Barry Prime has been a swim coach for over 40 years. Currently, he is the Coach and Club Development Officer for Swimming Queensland.  Originally from Great Britain, Barry swam in the 1972 Munich Olympics . He is in the British Swimming Coaches Association's Hall of Fame . 00:00 Intro 00:15 Destro Swim Towers 00:45 Swimnerd Live Virtual Scoreboard 01:15 Hello Barry Prime 02:05 Coach & Clu...

Carol Capitano is finishing her 9th season as the Head Coach of the Women's Swimming & Diving Team at the University of Texas . The Longhorns recently captured 3rd place at NCAA's as a team, their first Top 3 finish since 2001.  Prior to Texas, Carol spent 14 years at the University of Georgia where they won 4x NCAA team titles (1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005) and 7x NCAA runner-up finish...

Andrew Lauterstein won the Bronze medal in the 100 Fly at the 2008 Beijing Olympics touching out Ian Crocker by just .01 of a second. He was a 21 year old Aussie with no expectations.  "You know that race that Michael Phelps didn't look like he won but he won? Well I got 3rd in that one." - Andrew Lauterstein Lauterstein was a superb high school backstroker. At Australian Olympic Trials...

Tucker Dupree is a 3x Paralympian (2008, 2012, 2016) and 4-time Paralympic medalist (1 Silver & 3 Bronze) in 3 different events (50 Free, 100 Free, and 100 Back). When Tucker was a senior in high school, he was diagnosed with Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy ( LHON ), a rare disease that, in the span of just a few months, took 80% of his vision away.  Prior to his diagnosis, he didn't re...

Bill Sweetenham, 5x Olympic Head Coach of 3 different countries, was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 2018. He has led Australia, Hong Kong, Great Britain, and Argentina's national swimming programs. Great Britain went from just 3 Finals swims to Top 3 in medal count at the Olympics.  In his early days he coached the likes of Tracey Wickham, Stephen Holland, and Michel...

Josh Watson is a former Australian backstroker who placed 4th in the 100 Back at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. He became the 200 Backstroke Short Course World Champion at the 1999 Hong Kong World Championships.    Josh is the self proclaimed poster boy for someone who just can't hang up their swimsuit. He called it quits, and came back more than once. His transition from being an elite athle...

Laurie Lawrence is a living legend; undoubtedly, the most passionate swim coach the world has ever seen. Laurie has helped coach, guide, and support Australia at 8 Olympic Games. In 1956, his father became the manager of Trobruk Pool where the Australian Olympic swim team held training camps. He grew up as a kid being around the very best: Forbes Carlile , Dawn Fraser , and Murray Rose , just...

American Jeremy Linn won Silver in the 100 Breast at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. He was also part of Team USA's World Record breaking 4x100 Medley Relay that captured Gold -- his fastest split ever. While at the University of Tennessee, he won 4 NCAA titles and held the 100 Breast record for a decade.  He's been a long time coach with Nation's Capitol Swim Club getting to start NCAP West ou...

Andrew Baildon is a 2x Olympic swimmer (1988 & 1992) from Australia, making his first team at just 16 years old. In 1990 he won multiple gold medals at the Commonwealth Games in Auckland, shooting him to stardom in Australia. In 1996, along with his wife Karen, opened the Andrew Baildon Aquatic Centres . They now have 60 swim instructors teaching over 5,000 swim lessons a week in Queensland.&n...