After Having It All, Zac Stubblety-Cook is Hungry for More, with Eyes on WR in Paris

By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwam

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In just 12 months from July 2021 to July 2022, Zac Stubblety-Cook became Olympic Champion, World Champion, Commonwealth Games Champion, and world record-holder in the 200 Breast. One year later, he settled for silver at the 2023 World Champs and saw his world record get broken in that same race by Qin Haiyang.

Stubblety-Cook sat down with SwimSwam and spoke about struggling to find motivation after achieving every possible goal he had. The Aussie is now in the full swing of Olympic training with a new fire heading into the Aussie Trials and Paris.

And at the end of the podcast, we discuss one of his other passions: coffee.

• 0:00 Zac Stubblety-Cook Introduction
• 1:26 Getting Advice from Adam Peaty
• 4:20 Finding Motivation in 2023
• 8:15 Training for the 200 Breast
• 12:00 Racing Qin Haiyang
• 17:19 Fall Training
• 25:05 Training Camp in Flagstaff
• 28:15 First Race Since 2023 Worlds
• 36:47 Coffee Talk
• 50:32 Olympic Year

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SwimSwam: After Having It All, Zac Stubblety-Cook is Hungry for More, with Eyes on WR in Paris