Episode 50 -
Dr. Jon Rudd

Run Time: 37:33
Release Date: December 2020
Host: Simon Hodgkins
Guest: Dr. Jon Rudd

Dr. Jon Rudd is an Olympic Gold medal swimming coach and Swim Ireland’s National Performance Director. In this episode, Jon discusses the importance of sport and the relationship to business, leadership, coaching, and mental health. In recent years, Jon has directly coached three World Records (both long course and short course) and several European and Commonwealth Records. Jon’s coaching history sees him having directly coached one or more gold medallists at every international meet on the calendar, including senior, youth, and junior medals at Commonwealth, European, World, and Olympic Games levels. In recent years, Jon has been named as International Coach of the Year, World Junior Coach of the Year, and European Coach of the Year, as well as having won the British Swimming Coach of the Year award on two occasions. Jon has served as a senior International Head Coach at Olympic, World, European, and Commonwealth levels for Great Britain, Lithuania, England, Ireland, and Turkey and as a Senior International Coach for the Netherlands and Kenya. Jon is the current Vice-President of the World Swimming Coaches Association.

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An In-depth Interview Featuring Dr. Jon Rudd - Ep 50

Dr. Jon Rudd is an Olympic Gold medal swimming coach and Swim Ireland’s National Performance Director. In this episode, Jon discusses the importance of sport and the relationship to business, leadership, coaching, and mental health. In recent years, Jon has directly coached three World Records (both long course and short course) and several European and Commonwealth Records. Jon’s coaching history sees him having directly coached one or more gold medallists at every international meet on the calendar, including senior, youth, and junior medals at Commonwealth, European, World, and Olympic Games levels. In recent years, Jon has been named as International Coach of the Year, World Junior Coach of the Year, and European Coach of the Year, as well as having won the British Swimming Coach of the Year award on two occasions. Jon has served as a senior International Head Coach at Olympic, World, European, and Commonwealth levels for Great Britain, Lithuania, England, Ireland, and Turkey and as a Senior International Coach for the Netherlands and Kenya. Jon is the current Vice-President of the World Swimming Coaches Association.