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About Laurie Lawrence
Laurie Lawrence is a former Australian Rugby Union representative and Olympic and World Champion Swim coach. Displaying typical grit and determination, Laurie fought for and gained a place as half back in the Australian Wallaby Rugby Union Team, which toured New Zealand in 1964.
Laurie has been claimed as one of Australia’s favourite sons, who is admired by many Australians, from little children who attend his coaching clinics to International Corporate Leaders who look to him for inspiration and new ideas.
Laurie Lawrence has represented Australia in World Championships and Commonwealth and Olympic Games as a coach. In the Commonwealth Games in Brisbane (1982) and Edinburgh (1986) and the Olympics Games in Los Angeles (1984) and Seoul (1988) Laurie's pupils were standout performers.
They succeeded in breaking many National, Commonwealth and World Records in a number of their gold medal winning performances. Lawrence proteges, Jon Sieben - Los Angeles 1984 and Duncan Armstrong - Seoul 1988, both won Olympic gold medals for Australia.
Other world-renowned Lawrence champions include Steven Holland and Tracy Wickham. During his distinguished career, Laurie has been honoured with many awards.
In 1988 he was voted All Sports National Coach of the Year in the Sports Australia Awards conducted by the prestigious Confederation of Australian Sports.
These days Laurie is the official team motivator for the Australian Olympic team. He held this role at the Atlanta, Sydney and Athens Olympic Games.
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