Swimming with Bobby

Bobby Hurley

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Talking all things SWIMMING with Bobby Hurley, former World Champion turned coach and commentator. Hear insights from the best swimmers and coaches around the world about their journey to the top, and performing at the highest level.

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6 episodes

AUS SC ‘22 - Finals Wrap Up Night 3 - Temple 👑, Pallister 🥇 and Clyde Lewis is back!

Debriefing all the Finals action of the Sydney Sprints from Night 1 at the Sydney Olympic Aquatic Centre, with spots on the line to represent the powerful Australian Dolphins at the upcoming FINA World Championships (25m) on home soil in Melbourne, in December 2022

17m
Aug 26, 2022
AUS SC ‘22 - Finals Wrap Up Night 2 - McKeown WR scare & Chalmers fires again

Debriefing all the Finals action of the Sydney Sprints from Night 1 at the Sydney Olympic Aquatic Centre, with spots on the line to represent the powerful Australian Dolphins at the upcoming FINA World Championships (25m) on home soil in Melbourne, in December 2022

13m
Aug 25, 2022
AUS SC ‘22 - Finals Wrap Up Night 1 - Chalmers 140.9, Pallister AR!

Debriefing all the Finals action of the Sydney Sprints from Night 1 at the Sydney Olympic Aquatic Centre, with spots on the line to represent the powerful Australian Dolphins at the upcoming FINA World Championships (25m) on home soil in Melbourne, in December 2022

19m
Aug 24, 2022
Episode 2 - Thomas Fraser-Holmes

Welcome to 'Swimming with Bobby', Episode 2 Australian Swim Team veteran Thomas Fraser-Holmes. Listen to 'Tommy' talk about lockdown, humble beginnings and his journey onto the Australian team with lots of laughs, stories, and detailing the highs and lows about being a professional swimmer. From Sun Yang pushing 1:46's at training to bodysuits and dream relay teams, enjoy 1 hour and 20 mins with Tommy and I! Episode 2: Podcast Notes 2:22  Re-living NSW State Open/Nationals cancellation 5:31 Who has some the most kilometres ever in Australian history? 7:04 Olympic postponement: Who does the benefit/hurt? 12:24 Lockdown Daily routine on the Gold Coast 14:00 Early stages of career in Newcastle 17:10 ‘The Chat’ with Eric Arnold 22:00 The early morning ‘heart starter’ 24:57 The AIS with Vince Raleigh 28:00 AIS stories 32:41 2010 making your first Australian Team at 18 34:11 Mucking around vs Shannon Rollason 38:01 2010 Pan Pacs in California 42:50 2012-2016 Olympic Games 48:45  The move to Miami – Grant Hackett, Sun Yang, Dan Smith, Jordy Harrison 52:05 Dennis’ training sets – Sun descending to 1.46 long course 56:30 Chasing the elusive Oympic medal 1:01:30 Vince vs Dennis vs Bohly 1:03:23 ‘Why Not Me?” swim clinics 1:05:30 Tom’s first drug test 1:07:52 All time AUS 4x100m Medley Relay Team + miscellaneous stories

1h 21m
May 06, 2020
Episode 1 - Matt Wilson (Part 2)

Welcome to 'Swimming with Bobby', Episode 1 (Part 2) with Australian swimming star Matt Wilson. In this episode, listen to Matt detail the sacrifice and commitment from himself and his family, on his journey to the top of the world.  Note: filmed late 2019 Episode 2: Podcast Notes __ __ __ __

29m
Apr 03, 2020
Episode 1 - Matt Wilson (Part 1)

Welcome to 'Swimming with Bobby', Episode 1 with Australian swimming star MATT WILSON. In 2019 Wilson equalled the World Record in the semifinals of the 200m Breaststroke at the FINA World Championships in Gwangju, only to see that WR get broken by eventual champion Anton Chupkov of Russia, with Wilson finishing with silver. Listen in to the detail of Wilson's preparation leading into the World Champs, his deepest thoughts and feelings during the biggest week of his swimming career and his live commentary on watching the replay of these races for the first time since the World Champs.  Stay tuned for Part 2, detailing  the sacrifice and commitment from the Wilson family on his journey to the top.  NOTE: filmed late 2019 EPISODE 1: PODCAST NOTES · Summer 2019 – on fire! (1:05) · 5 weeks out from Worlds (3:44) · Taper - You did what?! (6:05) · World Champs Day 1 - “I’m on!” (9:21) · Mixed Medley Relay – GOLD! (11:55) · Recovering like a World Champ (14:59) · WORLD RECORD! (20:39) · Anton Chupkov: Friendly rivalry? (25:10) · Video Replay: Semi Final (26:31) · Video Replay: Final – The most exciting race of the World Champs (32:05) · Double thumb cramp - a new swimming meme (37:50) · How to win in 2020? (39:10) · Finishing off Gwangju (43:10)

46m
Jan 17, 2020