The Coaching Mastermind Behind Michael Phelps and Leon Marchand (Exclusive Interview with Bob Bowman)

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In the 2024 Olympics, Leon Marchand broke the 200 IM Olympic record that Michael Phelps had set in 2008. Many people see this as a beautiful passing of the torch. On the Exponential Athlete podcast we see this as the continuation of a legacy. Leon and Michael don’t just have olympic gold medals and records in common. Both of these athletes are disciples of the legendary coach Bob Bowman. His methods have been proven at all levels of swimming and have stood the test of time. He is the current coach at the University of Texas and has held head coaching positions at Arizona State, and the University of Michigan. He was also the US Olympic team head coach in the 2016, and has been involved USA swimming since 2004. In this past Olympics, he also coached Leon on the French team. Bob is the author of the golden rules, one of my favorite books about creating systems for success in sport and in life. Today, I had the pleasure of interviewing Bob about the similarities and differences between Leon and Michael, his coaching philosophy, creating resilience on his teams, and the fine details that make champions. If you’re already a fan of the pod, you know that I’ve already done extensive study into Bob and Michael. It was amazing to be able to learn from him in person. 00:00 Intro 01:33 Similarities Between Leon and Michael 05:08 Creating Adversity 08:08 Goals 13:10 Differences Between Leon and Michael 25:04 What is the role of a coach 28:34 Experimentation 32:48 How did Bob Study? 40:57 Lactic Acid Testing 43:41 Visualization 49:06 Biofeedback Books Referenced: The Science of Winning: https://amzn.to/3VK9zpF The Power of Now: https://amzn.to/3ZFIe93 Finding the Winning Edge: https://www.scribd.com/document/212816221/Finding-the-Winning-Edge The Football Coaching Bible: https://amzn.to/3ZWGQQSThe Swimming Coaching Bible: https://amzn.to/4gEl3mw Keith Bell Book: https://amzn.to/4gZHy5JExponential Athlete Socials Support the Pod on Patreon: https://patreon.com/ExponentialAthlete Twitter: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/athletexpodcast Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/exponentialathlete/ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-exponential-athlete-podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4XmCCYsVVOVmRavFYT5b1C Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-exponential-athlete/id1726985417 Website: https://exponentialathlete.co/ Affiliates: Track your health data with Whoop. Get 1 month free - join.whoop.com/exponentialathlete FlyKitt - www.fount.bio (Use code "ATHLETEX" for 10% off)