Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

In this NEW EPISODE of Off The Blocks we chat with Carlile Swim Club Head Age Group Coach Michaela Pattinson on the heels of their historic Australian Age point score victory in Brisbane.

We discuss the work that has gone into the Carlile program since joining in 2021. Her views on developing junior athletes and some of the keys to their success at Nationals.

Michaela gives us a great insight into her journey as a coach from Townsville, to Brisbane and then down to Sydney and all of the amazing mentors she has worked with along the way.

We discuss the incredible success she has had placing Olivia Wunsch on the Australian Olympic team and the ride those two have been on to Paris 2024. We get into learning great lessons during the staging camp, as well as her experience in the stands at the Olympics.

We talk about being a female coach on deck and what comes with that, especially following the announcement of her pregnancy and how she will be balancing coaching and being a mum in the future.

All that and a whole lot more, don't miss a great opportunity to learn from one of the best coaches on deck in Australia.

Shannon and I look back at the last 2 weeks in Brisbane at Australian Age and Open Champs

This week on the podcast we go back 25 years to 2000 and compare the coaching, the athletes and so much more to the now in 2025.

What has changed?

What has stayed the same?

We look at interesting trivia from the year 2000, as well as set of the week and your favourite, song of the week.

All that and a whole lot more

Welcome to our OTB Headlines podcast where i am joined every week by Former World Champion and World Record holder, Australian swimming legend and Superstar commentator Bobby Hurley to discuss and go through all things topical and newsworthy in the world of swimming.

This week we talk about the Aussie v USA rivalry, off the back of Cate Campbells comments on tv. Whether those comments were warranted/fair, Kaylee Mckeown's response and whether or not pocking the bear is a wise decision.

We go through Cam McEvoy's success in Fukuoka and his training program, what others can learn from his process and how it looks heading to Paris 2024.

The Australian Youth Comm Games team get their flowers as we look back at how successful their meet was in Trinadad and Tobago, and how championship events like this are essential for the growth and development of our junior athletes in Australia.

All that and a whole lot more, don't miss our new WEEKLY Chat

Welcome back to Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast as we kick off Season 6 with a bang, as this week we talk to 3 time Backstroke World Champion and Female swimmer of the meet Kaylee McKeown.

Favourite of the podcast, Kaylee joins us again to talk about her amazing success in Fukuoka at the 2023 Swimming World Championships.

We go through all the success of her 50/100 and 200m Backstroke golds, as well as her relay success with her fellow Dolphins team members.

We also discuss her disappointment in the 200 IM with her DQ, and her healthy rivalry with the US team in particular Regan Smith.

Change in program, and coaching styles and continuing to push her limits even when she has achieved it all.

It is always a pleasure to have Kaylee on for a chat, and this episode is no different. Don't Miss It

Welcome back to Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast as we kick off Season 6 with a bang, as this week we talk to NSW Swimming's, Newcastle Performance Hub Head Coach Sander Ganzevles.

In this podcast we get to know all about Sander's journey from being an elite swimmer himself and growing up in the Netherlands, to how he transitioned into coaching. We go through Sander's coaching pathway so far, learning in the Netherlands and being influenced by Jacco Verhaeren and Jan Olbrecht. Moving to Germany to continue his coaching and working with elite athletes, and then to making the decision to move to Cairns, Australia.

We also talk Technology in swimming and get Sander's tips on what kind of technology he uses and why? As well as get some of his favourite speed and Aerobic Sets.

We talk work/life balance, coaching in Newcastle, working with his wife, lessons he has learnt along the way and a whole lot more.

Every time i get the opportunity to speak with this man I'm always impressed and i know you will be too, Don't Miss This

Welcome back to Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast as we kick off Season 6 with a bang, as this week we talk to Channel 9's Swimming Stats Guru David Clark about all things 2023 Fukuoka World Champs.

David is a fan favourite on The Shannon Rollason Podcast and this week he joins me following his successful coverage with fellow broadcasters Matthew Thompson, and Aussie Swimming Legends Ian Thorpe and Giaan Rooney in the commentary booth. David is the man behind all of the incredible statistics you hear the commentators mention through out the coverage, and this week he brings knowledge of swimming history to Off The Blocks.

David and I discuss all of the amazing milestones and records that tumbled during the week of the world champs, including Leon Marchand's historic 400 IM, Mollie O'Callaghan's massive championships, the Australian Woman dominating the pool, and Dean Boxall's incredible coaching performance.

We also take you through Katie Ledecky's milestones, Qin Haiyang's domination of Men's Breaststroke, Sarah Sjostrom and Ruta Meilutyte's blistering World Records, Cam McEvoy, Giaans Macadamia farm and so much more.

If you're a swimming fan and historian you are going to love this weeks chat, who is Chesney Watson you may ask? you'll have to listen and find out haha

Welcome to The Shannon Rollason Podcast, a swimming podcast like no other.

The Shannon Rollason Podcast is back in 2023 and on a new home here on the Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast network.

This week Shannon and I go through what was a phenomenal performance from the Aussie swim team at the 2023 Fukuoka World Swimming Champs last week.

We go through the amazing world records, Shannon's lane 1 conspiracies, Cam McEvoys blistering Australian record of 21.06, The swimming bunker, as well as the surprising performances from some of the worlds young stars that didn't fire.

We also cover the US team results, Dean Boxall's amazing coaching performance, and what the World Champs results mean for Paris 2024.

All that and a whole lot more

Join us as we go LIVE on pool deck at the 2023 World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, with World Aquatics commentator and Off The Blocks favourite Bobby Hurley.

Bobby gives us his thoughts immediately following night 3 of finals which saw some phenomenal racing. An upset in the men's 200 free with Romanian star David Popovici missing the medals as England go 1-2 with Matt Richards and Tom Dean.

Katie Ledecky dominates her 5th 1500m World championship

And Kaylee McKeown get redemption in the 100m Backstroke winning Gold for Australia in a Championships Record

We also look back on the amazing night that was Night 1, where we saw the emergence of an Aussie Star in Sam Short winning a closely fought 400m Freestyle beating out Haffnoui. 

Ariarne Titmus dominates what was meant to be the race of the century and became a race of Ariarne and the world record as she reclaimed the world record and her status ontop of the mountain in the 400m.

Leon Marchand's historic 400m IM, claiming the oldest standing world record of Michael Phelps and doing it with MP watching on pool deck.

and of course the Men's and Women's 4x100 Freestyle relays winning Gold, and the girls doing it in another World record time.

Don't miss this great recap, with the man on deck in Fukuoka killing it on commentary, Bobby Hurley

Welcome to The Shannon Rollason Podcast, a swimming podcast like no other.

The Shannon Rollason Podcast is back in 2023 and on a new home here on the Off The Blocks Swimming Podcast network.

This week we discuss the controversy coming out of the US trials around the massive amount of DQ's in Breaststroke events. Why are they being DQ'd? Can they be avoided? How should we be using technology in swimming? Will this carry over to World Champs in just a few days?

We also discuss the disappointment of Melbourne pulling out of hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games. Chelsea Gubecka's phenomenal effort to win Silver in Japan in the 10km open water event and qualify herself for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

World Champs in Fukuoka, potential new strokes in swimming, athletes dislike for distance kick and a whole lot more.

Don't miss this weeks ep