Laurie tells the story of Jon Sieben, a young kid who at 17 years of age won the Olympic gold medal in the 200m butterfly, beating not 1 but 2 world record holders. Of all the young swimmers Laurie has coached over the years, Laurie believes that no one has ever attacked his Olympic dream […]
Laurie prepares for Check-Your-Pool-Gate Month
December is National Check-Your-Pool-Gate Month. “12 Aussie children under the age of four lost their lives because of swimming pool drownings in 2018/19*. With hundreds more involved in non-fatal drowning incidents,” said Laurie. “Kids gaining access to pools because of faulty gates is something that should not be happening. These drownings are preventable. Pool owners […]
Podcast Episode – Interview with Steve Holland
In this episode Laurie Lawrence interviews Steve Holland, the greatest distance swimmer Laurie believes the world has ever seen. With Laurie as his coach, Steve (at only 15 years of age) broke world records on numerous occasions. Laurie and Steve speak of their journey together from “shy skinny nervous kid” to the youngest ever world […]
New Podcast Episode! – Duncan Armstrong
Laurie recently launched his podcast, ‘Stuff The Silver, We Are Going For Gold’, in which he recounts his time as an Olympic swimming coach; the ups & downs, the silver & gold. The latest episode has just been released; Doing What the Opposition Won’t – Duncan Armstrong. In this episode, Laurie tells us the story […]
New Podcast Episode! -Debbie Flintoff-King
Laurie recently launched his podcast, ‘Stuff The Silver, We Are Going For Gold’, in which he recounts his time as an Olympic swimming coach; the ups & downs, the silver & gold. The latest episode has just been released; A True Champion – Debbie Flintoff-King. Debbie Flintoff-King is a Commonwealth Games and Olympic Games athlete, […]