#183 Rob Woodhouse, GM of the London Roar

Rob Woodhouse won a Bronze medal in the Men's 400 IM at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. His sister, Susan, was also a pretty good swimmer. She married Ron McKeon (who swam in 80 & 84) and they had three children: Kaitlin, David, and Emma McKeon. Emma, of course, just became the most decorated Australian Olympian ever with her performance in Tokyo.  Rob is a super successful business man and sports agent. He sold his agency to TLA and still manages superstars including Adam Peaty.  For the last three years he has been the General Manager of the London Roar.  Enjoy! Support Our Sponsors: THE MAGIC 5: Custom fitted goggles that are tailor-made for your exact face. You shouldn't feel you are wearing goggles. Use code BRETTHAWKE20 at checkout to receive 20% off. SWIM ANGELFISH: Receive the tools and skills needed to teach swimmers with autism, physical disabilities, anxiety, sensory and motor conditions with Swim Angelfish, the global leader in adaptive swim. Get certified online today! SUPERIOR SWIM TIMING: Run a swim meet with ease from your laptop. SST is fully compatible with Hy-Tek and Team Unify as well as Colorado, Daktronics, and Omega touchpads. Tell them Brett sent you! DESTRO SWIM TOWERS: Save $150 per double swim tower by using the code "brett" at checkout! SWIMNERD LIVE: Create an interactive heat sheet. Stream your swim meet scoreboard in real time over top your live stream. Turn any tv into a digital scoreboard. 00:00 Swimming Sponsors 03:30 Live from Scotland 04:30 GM of the London Roar 05:00 Adam Peaty not competing 06:45 Emma McKeon: Rob's niece 08:00 Rob Woodhouse Bio 10:55 400 IM Training 12:00 Alex Baumann 13:30 Ricardo Prado 14:25 Starting a sports agency 16:00 Making a living being an athlete 20:35 Competitive business 22:20 Contracts 29:25 Moving to Scotland 31:00 Brand fit 32:15 Selling the business twice 35:00 International Swimming League 39:30 Self Sufficient 40:45 Low viewership, COVID 44:50 ISL Draft 46:30 London Roar Academy 50:25 Athletes, coaches not being paid 53:35 Intl Swimmers Alliance 58:25 Steven Tigg, Head Coach Subscribe & Listen: Apple Podcasts Google Spotify YouTube Produced by: SWIMNERD Supported by: Fitter & Faster