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Podcast: Inside with Brett Hawke
Episode: #033 Michael Klim
Description: Today Brett interviews 2020 International Swimming Hall of Fame Inductee, Michael Klim.
They discuss how a chubby kid from Poland got to Australia.Â
How he was "tapped on the shoulder" by Gennadi Touretski and became training partners with Alexander Popov.
Being ranked #1 in the 200 Freestyle going into the 1996 Olympics and failing to make the Finals.Â
Peeing his pants on the blocks in Prelims of the 200 Free.
Doing 150 "starts" in 1 calendar year trying to break 50 seconds every time. Deliberate practice.
The story behind Klim becoming a pioneer by swimming fr...