If you have no plan, you are treading the path of failure. Master Planner Phil King was the perfect architect. He made plans and his planning was professional and total. And his execution was nothing short of poetic. It was only after Laurie became friendly with Debbie Flintoff-King, and her […]
Podcast
Champions come in all shapes and sizes – David Berkoff
Laurie recounts the first time he ever encountered David Berkoff at the Olympic Games. In fact, he’s the closest thing he’s ever seen to a fish, Laurie says. In addition, he is best known for his powerful underwater start, the eponymous “Berkoff Blastoff”. Impressively, he completes almost half of the […]
Dawn Fraser – Power of the Pin – New Episode
Laurie tells the story of the incomparable Dawn Fraser. Dawn helped shape Laurie’s love of swimming. And as a starry-eyed kid, he used to chase her around the Tobruk pool hunting for autographs. Dawn Fraser AC MBE (born 4 September 1937) is an Australian freestyle champion swimmer and former politician. In addition, she is one […]
Jon Sieben – Steep Roads to High Mountains
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 […]
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” […]