Jodie Hawkins from Swimming Australia tells us about the upcoming Festival of Swimming in Sydney 19-27 August 2022. For further information visit swimming.org.au and for the special 20% discount for SwimCon visit swim.rocks/swimcon. The post SDR073: Festival of Swimming primer with Jodie Hawkins appeared first on Mensard ..read more

Josh Karp from Swimming NSW and William Ferguson from Wylas Timing describe their new partnership and the opportunity it presents for Swim Clubs. For further details visit: http://snsw.wylas-timing.com The post SDR072: Swim Clubs will benefit from the new partnership between Wylas Timing and Swimming NSW appeared first on Mensard ..read more

It is the last episode of the year!! Join Lach as he wraps up the year by counting down the top 5 most downloaded episodes of 2020. The post SDR071: Swim.Rocks 2020 countdown appeared first on Mensard ..read more

Part 2 of the Swim.Rocks YAP takeover sees hosting duties thrown over to Georgia Field. Georgia chats to Kayla Bentley about how the YAP started up and what some of their highlights have been over the years. We then talk to a Swim.Rocks regular, Isaak Wilson, about how the YAP has driven youth involvement in technical officiating. Lastly, we hear from Henry Hughes and Nashika Sharma as they talk about how the YAP has brought awareness around mental health in swimming. The post SDR070: Youth Advisory Panel takeover! – part 2 appeared first on Mensard ..read more

The podcast is being taken over by Swimming New South Wales Youth Advisory Panel (YAP). Join host, Kayla Bentley, as she explains what the YAP is about and why they were established. Kayla speaks to Janice Barry, Bianca Walton and Jayden Redfern about the Lane Ropes to Leadership Camps, why they joined the YAP and what are some of their most memorable moments. The post SDR069: Youth Advisory Panel takeover! – part 1 appeared first on Mensard ..read more

This week we travel to south-east Asia to discover what swimming is like in Malaysia. Lach talks to Mr Wong Tong Poh, the Vice President of Malaysia Swimming Teachers’ Association (MSTA). They discus participation rates in aquatic sports, what does the future of swimming look like, and some of the highlights of Malaysia s national aquatic governing body. The post SDR068: Swimming in Malaysia with Mr Wong Tong Poh appeared first on Mensard ..read more

The Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame recently announced 37 inaugural honourees and today we are talking to 3 of those honourees. We are talking to former guest of the show Graeme Carroll, who coached the likes of Shelley Taylor-Smith and Bronwen Whitehead, and also Gary and Suzy Toner from the great Team Toner. These 3 amazing coaches have some incredible stories about their travels around the world, the rivalry between Graeme and Team Toner and being inducted into the hall of fame. The post SDR067: Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honourees Graeme Carroll, Gary Toner and S ..read more

On our third instalment of our mental health series, we turn towards the everyday person who participates in harsh events to raise money for mental health. Michael Williams is a former surf life saving athlete, and wasn t too bad in the pool either, is running 80km for mental health. Michael and Lach sit down to talk about the run itself, why he decided to do it and what society needs to do, to improve the discussion around mental health. The post SDR066: Running 80km for mental health with Michael Williams appeared first on Mensard ..read more

Head Above Water is a 24 hour swimathon which is partnered with the Gotch4Life organisation. It raises funds for mental health awareness and education and it is held in Sydney’s Northern Beaches every year in March. Today we are talking to Andrew Ward from the Head Above Water team. Andrew and I talk about their partnership with Gotcha4life, the amazing work he does in the community, and the importance of changing the phrase mental health to mental fitness. More information: Head Above Water website Gotcha4Life website The post SDR065: Mental Fitness with Andrew Ward from Head Above Water ..read more

Performance psychologist Chelsea Carpenter talks to Lach in this episode. Chelsea is a former swimmer from the Nunawading Swim Club in Victoria and she is also one of Australia s top psychologists for swimming as well as many other sports. Chelsea and Lach talk about the simple signs and symptoms of mental health illnesses, how we can help our mates if they are struggling, and also how to deal with teenagers and mental health illnesses. This September on Swim.Rocks we are putting mental health first. We’re talking to a range of people who deal with mental health illnesses first hand or raise ..read more