Chad Le Clos is one of the greatest racers of our lifetime. At 20 years old, he shocked the world by taking down Michael Phelps in the 200 Fly at the 2012 Olympic Games. He is a 4x individual Olympic medalist in 3 separate events including a Silver in the 200 Free behind Sun Yang.
00:00 Intro
01:30 Stuck in South Africa
02:30 Training at 4 Facilities
06:00 Specialize in 1 Event?
07:45 Olympic Inspiration: 2004 4x100 Free Relay
08:55 Michael Phelps
10:00 Coach Graham Hill
11:15 Bert Le Clos
14:20 Winning 2010 Commonwealth Games
16:15 How'd you beat Michael Phelps?
20:00 Toughness
23:45 50's Fly with a Sponge
25:25 200's Fly in Practice?
27:05 Looking Around During the Race
29:50 Responding to L's
34:05 Life After Winning Gold
36:30 Energy Standard
37:45 Phelps is Back
38:40 Silver in 200 Free
39:50 Sun Yang
40:30 Ryan Cochrane
43:15 Shadow Boxing in front of MP
45:30 Sport shouldn't be personal
48:30 Mentality in the Ready Room
50:30 Keep on Swimming
51:15 Behind the Blocks
53:20 James Gibson
54:30 2021 Tokyo Olympics
55:45 Chad Le Clos Swim Academy
57:00 Mare Nostrum 2009

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Also, watch her interview on Episode 134! She can rip down a mountain on skis or a snowboard...Turkish national champion!