1 00:00:00,840 --> 00:00:04,560 Speaker 1: Three sixty with Katie Wolf. Join the conversation with Katie Wolf. 2 00:00:04,680 --> 00:00:07,600 Speaker 1: You are our eyes and ears in the Territory Mixed 3 00:00:07,600 --> 00:00:08,879 Speaker 1: one oh four point nine. 4 00:00:09,240 --> 00:00:12,160 Speaker 2: Now you may have heard that we've got some amazing 5 00:00:12,320 --> 00:00:16,640 Speaker 2: Olympic swimmers and hopefuls training for the Olympics. 6 00:00:16,200 --> 00:00:18,720 Speaker 1: Here in Darwin at the moment, and. 7 00:00:18,640 --> 00:00:20,680 Speaker 2: I'm delighted to say that joining me on the line 8 00:00:20,920 --> 00:00:22,520 Speaker 2: right now is Jacob Hansford. 9 00:00:22,520 --> 00:00:23,320 Speaker 1: Good morning to you. 10 00:00:23,320 --> 00:00:24,960 Speaker 3: Jacob, Good morning Katie. How are you? 11 00:00:25,040 --> 00:00:27,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, really well mate, Great to have you on the 12 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:30,840 Speaker 2: show and great to have you guys in the Northern Territory. 13 00:00:31,360 --> 00:00:34,000 Speaker 2: You are indeed based in Brisbane from what I can 14 00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:36,600 Speaker 2: gather with Saint Peter's Western Swim Club. 15 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:41,239 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, so based in Saint Peter's Western in Brisbane, 16 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:43,440 Speaker 3: and yeah come up here for a two week training 17 00:00:43,479 --> 00:00:46,600 Speaker 3: camp in beautiful sunny Darwin. So it's great to be here. 18 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:49,000 Speaker 3: And we've got a great facility down a p rap 19 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:53,480 Speaker 3: great facility also at the Charles Darwin University. They've been 20 00:00:53,640 --> 00:00:56,720 Speaker 3: really accommodating for us in great facility. 21 00:00:57,080 --> 00:00:59,760 Speaker 1: Hey, Jacob, how many of you are here at the moment. 22 00:01:01,640 --> 00:01:05,039 Speaker 3: We've got about twelve of us I think, Yeah, so yeah, 23 00:01:05,280 --> 00:01:07,000 Speaker 3: all of us will be going to the trials and 24 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:11,000 Speaker 3: hopefully booking a spot on the swimming Olympic team. 25 00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:12,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, I reckon, it's awesome. 26 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:15,080 Speaker 2: I've got little kids and they usually train at the 27 00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:18,240 Speaker 2: perhaps swimming pool. I know that training has been moved 28 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:20,840 Speaker 2: a little bit, moved around a bit to accommodate you guys, 29 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:23,399 Speaker 2: which I think is wonderful because it's great for some 30 00:01:23,480 --> 00:01:25,959 Speaker 2: of those younger kids to be able to see the 31 00:01:26,080 --> 00:01:29,120 Speaker 2: likes of you guys in the pool training hard and 32 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:30,360 Speaker 2: see what it's all about. 33 00:01:31,120 --> 00:01:32,600 Speaker 1: When are the trials happening? 34 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:36,959 Speaker 3: Yeah, so when we get back, it'll be two weeks 35 00:01:37,040 --> 00:01:41,040 Speaker 3: until the trials and they're down in Adelaide, So yeah, 36 00:01:41,080 --> 00:01:44,000 Speaker 3: we're all really looking forward to it. And after this game, 37 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 3: we're getting a little bit of rest, which is called 38 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 3: tavor time, so sessions get cut down a little bit more, 39 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:50,400 Speaker 3: and yeah, we're all looking forward to that. 40 00:01:50,760 --> 00:01:53,720 Speaker 1: And how come the training is actually happening in Darwin. 41 00:01:55,360 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, so great facility at Parratt and also at the Universe, 42 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:03,480 Speaker 3: the great training facility. We wanted to get a little 43 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:06,360 Speaker 3: bit more out of the heat. Yeah, straight into the 44 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:09,720 Speaker 3: heat and out of cold in Brisbane. It can get 45 00:02:09,720 --> 00:02:12,799 Speaker 3: a little bit cold of a morning, so it's really 46 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:14,960 Speaker 3: good to get out of there and also get out 47 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:17,440 Speaker 3: of the stay, get out of our sort of normal 48 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:20,359 Speaker 3: routine before we head into a big competition. Yeah. 49 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:22,480 Speaker 2: I would imagine that that's a fairly important thing to 50 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:24,360 Speaker 2: do as well, to be able to sort of, you know, 51 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:26,880 Speaker 2: get your body used to being into a little bit 52 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:30,880 Speaker 2: of a different routine, particularly ahead of such an important carnival. 53 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:34,639 Speaker 3: Yeah. Yeah, it's a great environment to be in, and 54 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:37,440 Speaker 3: especially when it's got such great weather all the time, 55 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:40,760 Speaker 3: you know, waking up early mornings, it's never really easy, 56 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:42,839 Speaker 3: but it doesn't help when it's cold, so it makes 57 00:02:42,919 --> 00:02:44,880 Speaker 3: us set easier now that it's a bit warm when 58 00:02:44,919 --> 00:02:45,560 Speaker 3: we get up. 59 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:46,639 Speaker 1: Yeah for sure. 60 00:02:46,919 --> 00:02:49,600 Speaker 2: And how how is all the training going into and 61 00:02:49,639 --> 00:02:52,200 Speaker 2: are you training morning and afternoon and then doing some 62 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:54,240 Speaker 2: stuff in the gym or how often are you training? 63 00:02:55,400 --> 00:02:58,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, so most days we train double, so that'll be 64 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:03,640 Speaker 3: early morning and then afternoon. Thankfully, Wednesdays and Fridays are 65 00:03:03,680 --> 00:03:07,040 Speaker 3: really good days because we get the afternoon off, so 66 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:09,920 Speaker 3: that's really good. But we've got gym on those days 67 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:11,919 Speaker 3: as well, and we'll have a bit of spin bike 68 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:15,560 Speaker 3: at the University. Yeah, Saturday morning we have training and 69 00:03:15,639 --> 00:03:17,520 Speaker 3: usually that's a bit of a faster one where we 70 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:20,960 Speaker 3: put on our supersuits and do a little bit more 71 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:21,680 Speaker 3: racing stuff. 72 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:24,480 Speaker 2: And Jacob, have you had any time to do a 73 00:03:24,480 --> 00:03:26,520 Speaker 2: bit of sight seeing or go and see much around 74 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:27,959 Speaker 2: the Northern Territory while you're here? 75 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:31,679 Speaker 3: Yeah? Yeah, So just last weekend we went to the 76 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:35,520 Speaker 3: Crocosaurus Cove and that was really really good to get 77 00:03:35,600 --> 00:03:38,280 Speaker 3: up and close to those and all the reptiles and stuff. 78 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 3: But you know, next weekend we're leaving on Saturday, so 79 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:44,320 Speaker 3: unfortunately we won't be able to get around too much. 80 00:03:45,040 --> 00:03:47,960 Speaker 3: But yeah, there's so much to see here. And unfortunately 81 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:51,200 Speaker 3: we're only here for about two weeks. So maybe next 82 00:03:51,240 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 3: year we'll have a long air camp we'll be able 83 00:03:52,800 --> 00:03:53,720 Speaker 3: to see a little bit more. 84 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:55,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, I reckon, it's fantastic. 85 00:03:55,680 --> 00:03:58,560 Speaker 2: I think it's wonderful to see you guys here, to 86 00:03:58,560 --> 00:04:01,120 Speaker 2: see the swimming squad here, but also you know, when 87 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:02,640 Speaker 2: you look across the board at some of the other 88 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:05,960 Speaker 2: sports that we're seeing in the territory, it's wonderful for 89 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:10,320 Speaker 2: us all to be able to see it in action. Now, Jacob, 90 00:04:10,360 --> 00:04:13,200 Speaker 2: this is all part of getting ready for the Olympics. 91 00:04:13,680 --> 00:04:15,880 Speaker 2: I know that there's still quite a bit of uncertainty 92 00:04:15,920 --> 00:04:18,960 Speaker 2: at this point in time due to COVID, but you 93 00:04:19,080 --> 00:04:21,200 Speaker 2: are training as if it's all going ahead, aren't you. 94 00:04:22,520 --> 00:04:25,080 Speaker 3: Yeah. Absolutely. I mean, we can't really have a doubt 95 00:04:25,120 --> 00:04:28,560 Speaker 3: in our mind when it comes to preparing for Olympics 96 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:31,919 Speaker 3: and stuff, so we just kind of let that stuff 97 00:04:31,960 --> 00:04:33,560 Speaker 3: go on in the background, and you know, if it 98 00:04:33,600 --> 00:04:36,320 Speaker 3: happens to be canceled and so be like out of 99 00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:40,400 Speaker 3: our control. But you know, we've got to really make 100 00:04:40,400 --> 00:04:42,279 Speaker 3: sure that we keep the things in our control. And 101 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:45,120 Speaker 3: you do this right to really pare and make the 102 00:04:45,120 --> 00:04:45,600 Speaker 3: best of it. 103 00:04:45,960 --> 00:04:50,160 Speaker 2: Now, you did actually compete at the real Olympic Games 104 00:04:50,200 --> 00:04:51,159 Speaker 2: as well, didn't you. 105 00:04:52,520 --> 00:04:55,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, Solgi in the men's four by two hundred 106 00:04:55,440 --> 00:04:58,520 Speaker 3: pree Sole really so yeah to go around again with 107 00:04:58,680 --> 00:05:03,200 Speaker 3: be an absolut early amazing achievement. For me, it's been 108 00:05:03,560 --> 00:05:07,120 Speaker 3: a long term goal ever since making Rio, so yeah, 109 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:09,560 Speaker 3: looking forward to the trials and my preparation this summerund 110 00:05:09,600 --> 00:05:11,760 Speaker 3: has been a lot better than last time, so hopefully 111 00:05:11,760 --> 00:05:12,440 Speaker 3: that's a good time. 112 00:05:12,720 --> 00:05:15,520 Speaker 2: Oh mate, I think it's fantastic and I wish you 113 00:05:15,640 --> 00:05:18,720 Speaker 2: all the best. I wish everybody that's here training at 114 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:20,880 Speaker 2: the moment all the best. I just think it's wonderful 115 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:24,520 Speaker 2: to see so many young people, young elite athletes like 116 00:05:24,560 --> 00:05:26,960 Speaker 2: yourself there at the Perhaps swimming Pool. It's great for 117 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:31,680 Speaker 2: the community to see and particularly great for young Territorians 118 00:05:31,680 --> 00:05:33,160 Speaker 2: that are down there swimming as well. 119 00:05:34,400 --> 00:05:37,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, no worries at all, And yeah we've had quite 120 00:05:37,400 --> 00:05:39,560 Speaker 3: a few locals come down and watch us train and 121 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:42,120 Speaker 3: that's really motivating for us as well. So you know, 122 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:44,040 Speaker 3: if you have a little bit of time and you'd 123 00:05:44,080 --> 00:05:46,240 Speaker 3: like to come down and watch us train, you're more 124 00:05:46,240 --> 00:05:47,120 Speaker 3: than welcome to come. 125 00:05:47,400 --> 00:05:49,440 Speaker 1: Oh good on you, Jacob. Lovely to talk to you 126 00:05:49,480 --> 00:05:49,919 Speaker 1: this morning. 127 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:53,280 Speaker 2: All the best, mate, and all the best for not 128 00:05:53,320 --> 00:05:56,160 Speaker 2: only your trials, but we hope to be able to 129 00:05:56,240 --> 00:05:57,480 Speaker 2: cheer you on at the Olympics. 130 00:05:58,560 --> 00:06:00,080 Speaker 3: No worries, Thanks, thanks for having. 131 00:06:00,520 --> 00:06:02,640 Speaker 1: Thank you, Jacob Hansford. 132 00:06:02,680 --> 00:06:06,599 Speaker 2: There are Olympic well, Olympic hopeful and as I say, 133 00:06:06,640 --> 00:06:09,000 Speaker 2: it is fantastic to see them all training there at 134 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:12,320 Speaker 2: the Perhaps swimming Pool, but really hoping that they are 135 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:14,520 Speaker 2: able to travel away. I know it's going to be 136 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:17,400 Speaker 2: difficult in terms of those Olympics happening in the way 137 00:06:17,440 --> 00:06:19,640 Speaker 2: that they usually would. But I think that they'll be 138 00:06:19,680 --> 00:06:21,680 Speaker 2: able to get them under way, and maybe there's just 139 00:06:21,720 --> 00:06:24,480 Speaker 2: going to be a situation where people are only going 140 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:26,960 Speaker 2: to be able to attend their specific sports. It'll be 141 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:29,960 Speaker 2: interesting to see whether they're able to have family and 142 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:32,960 Speaker 2: friends go across to watch them as well. But I'll 143 00:06:33,000 --> 00:06:35,080 Speaker 2: tell you what, if you've been training, like you said, 144 00:06:35,640 --> 00:06:39,320 Speaker 2: you know, training since the Real Olympics and wanting to 145 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:41,800 Speaker 2: get back in there, wanting to be part of that 146 00:06:41,880 --> 00:06:45,039 Speaker 2: four x two hundred meter real A team again, it's 147 00:06:45,080 --> 00:06:47,880 Speaker 2: such a long period of time to train for and 148 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:51,240 Speaker 2: for those athletes, you really hope that the Olympics are 149 00:06:51,320 --> 00:06:54,279 Speaker 2: able to happen and all this training is well and 150 00:06:54,320 --> 00:06:55,080 Speaker 2: truly worth it.