41 min
Tom Daley’s Coach on the power of finding your inner motivation | Jane Figueiredo The Armago Podcast
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Jane Figueiredo is a former diving Olympian having dove in the Portugal 1984 Olympics. Jane was recruited to dive at the University of Houston where her coaching career began. In 1996 she coached the GB at the Olympic games. Following this, between 2000 and 2012 she coached the Russian Olympic Team, taking two of the Olympians to Olympic Gold, before returning back to the UK in 2013 where she began working with Tom Daly.
Jane now coaches at the London Aquatics Centre and has recently coached Tom Daly and Matty Lee to Gold at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
In this episode, Jane gives us an insight into British diving and the different techniques she used to help athletes from different backgrounds and cultures to become the best of the best.
Host: Mark Bushby
Edits: Angus Strudwick
Music: David Simkins
Jane Figueiredo is a former diving Olympian having dove in the Portugal 1984 Olympics. Jane was recruited to dive at the University of Houston where her coaching career began. In 1996 she coached the GB at the Olympic games. Following this, between 2000 and 2012 she coached the Russian Olympic Team, taking two of the Olympians to Olympic Gold, before returning back to the UK in 2013 where she began working with Tom Daly.
Jane now coaches at the London Aquatics Centre and has recently coached Tom Daly and Matty Lee to Gold at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
In this episode, Jane gives us an insight into British diving and the different techniques she used to help athletes from different backgrounds and cultures to become the best of the best.
Host: Mark Bushby
Edits: Angus Strudwick
Music: David Simkins
41 min