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#121: Rising Through Challenge with 100m Free World Champion Brent Hayden

#121: Rising Through Challenge with 100m Free World Champion Brent Hayden

FromThe Effortless Swimming Podcast


#121: Rising Through Challenge with 100m Free World Champion Brent Hayden

FromThe Effortless Swimming Podcast

ratings:
Length:
66 minutes
Released:
Jul 24, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Getting beaten up by riot police. Setting his alarm 4 hours too early before the biggest race of his life. Not being able to walk for 4 days just weeks out from his last Olympic Games. These are just a few of the challenges 3x Olympian, Olympic bronze medallist and 100m Freestyle World Champion Brent Hayden shares on today's podcast. 00:47 Brent's achievements 05:22 Focus on the things you can control 06:54 Back spasms leading up to the 2012 Olympics 14:55 Sport is unscripted 16:11 Beaten up and arrested by riot police after 2004 Olympics 28:54 It doesn't need to look pretty 35:17 The best swimmers are the ones that are always open to change 37:19 Key pillars of sprinting 50:26 Astra Athletica  
Released:
Jul 24, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Faster times and better technique aren't a guarantee when you train hard. What really makes a difference to your speed and efficiency in the water? The Effortless Swimming podcast helps make a complex sport really simple to better your swimming. We cover open water swimming, triathlon swimming and pool swimming. Hosted by Australian National swimmer and coach Brenton Ford.