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The Shannon Rollason Podcast Episode 102 - Top 10 Greatest Australian Swimmers of ALL Time w/David Clark

·1 hr 32 min·2 clips

Here's who actually belongs in Australia's swimming hall of fame—and why.

David Clark joins to rank Australia's 10 greatest swimmers of all time, examining Olympic achievements, world records, and Commonwealth Games dominance. The episode analyzes how Australian swimming excellence evolved across eras, explores technical differences in training and stroke mechanics, and humanizes elite athletic achievement through personal anecdotes and insider perspective.

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A loose but sturdy swimming-history chat with enough detail to keep the debate moving.

The episode stays with Australian swimming history, with Shannon Rollason and Robbie Cox joined by David Clark, the swimming stats guru, to talk through the sport's biggest names.

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Want an Aussie swim-history debate with real stat-minded bite?

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