The Physical Performance Show: Meagen Nay – AUS Olympic Swimmer & Commonwealth Games Champion

In episode 158 of The Physical Performance Show Brad Beer shares a conversation with Meagen Nay – AUS Olympic Swimmer & Commonwealth Games Champion in this featured performer episode.

Meagen Nay is an Australian Dual Olympic Swimming Team Member and also a Dual Commonwealth Games Gold Medalist. In 2010 Meagen picked up the 200m backstroke title as well as the 4x 200m Free Style Gold Medal at the Delhi Commonwealth Games.

Meagen’s story to swimming stardom is really unlike many others. During this episode Meagen will share around the very highs of her career, the very lows of her career including the tragic loss of her beloved father and then later her brother Amos both due to motor vehicle accidents and also the many learnings that Meaghan took through her professional swimming career. We will touch on key training principles and concepts, finding the courage to swim at the World Swimming Championships upon receiving the news of Meaghan’s brother passing, the challenges of transitioning out of professional sport and so much more.

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Listen in as we delve into the following:

• What Meagen is learning at the moment
• The struggle of transitioning from Professional Athlete
• Darkest Day of her post swimming career
• What can be done during career transition
• How Meagen’s swimming career started
• Key drivers during her swimming career
• Tragedy of the Family in 2009
• Highest Day of her swimming career
• Performance Round

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Quotes:

“Focus on the process and the outcome will look after itself.” – Mantra
“Find what works for you.” – Being in the Zone
“Be kind always and focus on what you can control.” – Best Advice
“Try to do something every day. Go for a swim then walk away with a smile on your face.” – Physical Challenge
“Ice bath and Sleep” – Best Recovery Tip
“You have to go through the sh_ttier days to earn the better days in life.”
“Balance is a huge thing post sport.”
“If you have a goal it’s really achievable if you believe in it 100%.”
“There is a pressure that you put on yourself and the outside pressure.”
“I was thinking too much about the outcome not the process.”

To follow Meagen Nay

Instagram:  @nay.meagen
Twitter:  @meagen_nay
Facebook:  @meagen.nay

Timeline:

00:00 Start
01:40 Introduction to Meagen Nay
03:00 What Meagen is learning at the moment
04:03 The struggle of transitioning from Professional Athlete
05:50 Darkest Day of her post swimming career
07:43 What can be done during career transition
10:35 How Meagen’s swimming career started
18:40 Key drivers during her swimming career
26:35 Tragedy of the Family in 2009
36:45 Highest Day of her swimming career
43:05 Performance Round
53:12 Physical Challenge
56:11 Finish

People Mentioned:

Doug Frost – Australian Swimming Coach
Glenn Baker – Australian Swimming Coach
Belinda Hocking – Australian Swimmer
Michael Bohl – Australian Swimming Coach

For questions and comments about this Episode

Send to the show host @Brad_Beer (Twitter)