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Lachlan McNeil is an OG of the Diakomihalis Garage

Today, on the All-American Series, Wrestling Mindset founder Gene Zannetti sits down with All-American Lachlan McNeil.



Together, they discuss how having an Olympian father guided his path into wrestling and how, while still wrestling for Canada, he chose to move to the US for more challenging opponents.



They also talk about his friendship with fellow wrestler Yianni Diakomihalis, the impact SEM Wrestling and, subsequently, the University of North Carolina have had on his performance, and he also gets into his father's opinion about how Olympic teams might not always have the best athletes in the country.



Timestamps:

0:35 - From living around the world to wrestling in the US

2:15 - Friendship with Yianni Diakomihalis

4:35 - A father's guidance into wrestling

5:50 - The impact of SEM Wrestling

6:57 - The coaching staff at North Carolina

9:41 - Wrestling for Canada

13:17 - An Olympian's controversial opinion


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