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 2: 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
1 hour 8 minutes
5 years ago
Part 2: 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)
Part 2: We are taken on Australian Coach Shannon Rollason's journey as he prepares his athletes for the 2004 Athens Olympic Games where his athlete Jodie Henry wins the ultimate prize - Gold. He discusses the up's and down's of the preparation and having two athletes on the team that win Gold - Alice Mills and Jodie in the Women's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay and Jodie winning the Women's 100m Freestyle and how this can relate to Club coaching.
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!
