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Podcast: Inside with Brett Hawke
Episode: #191 South African coaching legend Rocco Meiring
Description: Rocco Meiring is an Olympic gold medal winning swim coach from South Africa. He coaches Tatjana Schoenmaker, the Tokyo Olympic Champion and the fastest woman in the history of the world in the Women's 200 Breaststroke LCM (2:18.95). Tatjana's training partner, Kaylene Corbett, came 6th in that same race.
Prior to this, Coach Rocco was already a legend. In 1997, he became South Africa's first National Coaching Director at the University of Pretoria -- he is still at the University today. His impact on swimming in South Africa is second to none.
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