Episode #153 Laurie Lawrence

Laurie Lawrence is a living legend; undoubtedly, the most passionate swim coach the world has ever seen. Laurie has helped coach, guide, and support Australia at 8 Olympic Games.

In 1956, his father became the manager of Trobruk Pool where the Australian Olympic swim team held training camps. He grew up as a kid being around the very best: Forbes Carlile, Dawn Fraser, and Murray Rose, just to name a few. This was his introduction to the sport of swimming.

As a coach, over 30 swimmers have made the Olympic team under Laurie, including Champions Duncan Armstrong, Jon Sieben, and Stephen Holland.

Laurie has just recently wrote and self published his own book entitled, "Stuff the Silver, We're Going For Gold!".

00:00 Intro
00:15 Destro Swim Towers
00:45 Swimnerd Live
01:16 Laurie Lawrence how are you doing?
03:05 "Stuff the Silver, We're Going For Gold!"
04:35 Trobuk Pool, Australian Olympic Team Camp
08:06 1964 Australian Rugby Team
10:20 Two Ways to Win
12:00 Visiting USA, Don Gambril
13:15 Sherm Chavoor, Debbie Meyer, Mike Burton
16:15 Flip Darr, Gary Hall Sr.
17:15 Steve Holland, Rick DeMont, John Kinsella
22:10 Mark Schubert & Brian Goodell
23:50 Justin Limberg
29:20 Jon Sieben 40x50's Butterfly
30:20 Bob Bowman: "What's your best workout?"
32:00 Fostering a Racing Mentality
33:40 Jon Sieben's Robe
38:30 Duncan Armstrong
39:55 Is there a tough sprinter?
41:00 Bloody knuckles
42:40 Duncan's Extra Training
53:00 Laurie's Memorabilia
57:30 The Kids Alive Do Five