Coach Ron McKeon has lived and breathed swimming from a very early age. He is a 2 time Olympic athlete that transferred his talents to coaching. His journey starts as a scholarship coach at the AIS with Master Coach Bill Sweetenham and extends through establishing his own swim school in Wollongong, coaching the West Illawarra Club, placing swimmers on to Australian Teams (and himself) and the Father/Coach relationship with his son David and daughter Emma...and lots in between!
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Coach Ron McKeon has lived and breathed swimming from a very early age. He is a 2 time Olympic athlete that transferred his talents to coaching. His journey starts as a scholarship coach at the AIS with Master Coach Bill Sweetenham and extends through establishing his own swim school in Wollongong, coaching the West Illawarra Club, placing swimmers on to Australian Teams (and himself) and the Father/Coach relationship with his son David and daughter Emma...and lots in between!
Part 1: Coach Shannon Rollason (ACT HUB Head Coach) chats with Ben Tuxford (Trinity Grammar) and Jon Shaw (SNSW Coaching Director) with Guest Host Robby Cox (Off The Blocks/St George SC)
Swimming NSW Coach Connection
52 minutes
5 years ago
Part 1: Coach Shannon Rollason (ACT HUB Head Coach) chats with Ben Tuxford (Trinity Grammar) and Jon Shaw (SNSW Coaching Director) with Guest Host Robby Cox (Off The Blocks/St George SC)
Coach Shannon Rollason chats with Ben, Jon and Robby about his coaching career with a focus on when he started coaching and his early days. Shannon talks about his years as Head Coach of Chandler SC (1993-2004) that he turned into a powerhouse. Some of the awards he earned during this time were: Brisbane Club Champions 1996, 98, 99, 2004; Australian Open Club Champions 1996; Australian Age Club Champions 2002; Australian Age Coach of the Year 1999, 2001, 2002; Austral...
Swimming NSW Coach Connection
Coach Ron McKeon has lived and breathed swimming from a very early age. He is a 2 time Olympic athlete that transferred his talents to coaching. His journey starts as a scholarship coach at the AIS with Master Coach Bill Sweetenham and extends through establishing his own swim school in Wollongong, coaching the West Illawarra Club, placing swimmers on to Australian Teams (and himself) and the Father/Coach relationship with his son David and daughter Emma...and lots in between!
