Episode 274 - Penny Oleksiak Interview

Off The Podium - An Olympics Podcast

Get excited and pumped as we have a massive massive interview coming your way today as we chat with the most decorated Canadian Olympian in the history of the Olympic Games Penny Oleksiak about her extraordinary swimming career that has seen her yield an amazing seven Olympic medals across two Olympics! We find out more about Penny's journey in the sport, from discovering it at a young age, having swimming clubs reject her as a child right through to making her way through to the national team at such a young age. We also find out more about her training regime growing up and how that has changed over the years and why she is able to perform so well at big meets such as the Olympics. Added to this we learn more about that iconic gold win in the 100m freestyle in Rio, which person she was more excited to hear from than the Prime Minister after her record breaking performance in Tokyo and just why winning more medals in future Olympics might mean her parents have to get more dogs. It's an incredible chat that you definitely won't want to miss!