Swimming with Bobby

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

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

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

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

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 * What got you attached to the sport of swimming? (0:20) * * * Talent ID: What did your coaches and parents see in you? (2:00) * * * Springwood to SOPAC at 14yo (2:50)  * * * 3:45am Wake-ups (4:45) * * * Age group career: 'The Breaststroke Prodigy' (6:50) * * * Narrow Misses = .... A Fire! (9:20) * Day-to-day training with Adam Kable @ NSWIS (12:45) * * * Memorable training sets - 'The fat kid doing fly!' (14:00) * * * The SOPAC squad (15:30) * * * The rise of NSW Swimming (18:40) * * * Breaststroke tips/evolution (21:30) * * * Racesuit: Speedo Intent (24:30) * * * ISL (26:10) *