Roland Schoeman is a 4-time Olympian from South Africa. At the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Roland won a Bronze (50 Free), a Silver (100 Free), and a Gold (4x100 Free Relay). Regarded as having the best start in swimming, Roland was the first human to break 23 in the 50 Fly LCM.
00:00 Intro
00:15 Destro Swim Tower
00:45 Swimnerd Pace Clocks
01:15 Roland Schoeman Intro
02:45 How'd you get into swimming?
08:30 Gavin Ross
10:45 ASU, Iowa State, Arizona
15:00 Transitioning to America
17:20 Backed into a Corner
19:35 Losing his Father
23:25 Summer with Mike Bottom & Nort Thornton
24:15 "There's more than 1 way to skin a cat." - Frank Busch
25:15 Tough conversation with Frank
27:50 Brett could never beat Roland
29:00 Commonwealth Games 2002: The Ready Room
34:00 2004
39:55 Gary Hall Jr.
42:30 2005 Montreal; 50 Fly World Record
47:15 Rivals
47:30 Ryk Neethling
50:20 Why are you still swimming?
55:15 "My Worst Enemy"
56:15 Life After Swimming
57:45 Write a Book
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