In the major American sports, we’re accustomed to superstars teaming up together to deliver a championship title. In a more individual-focused sport where gold medals are awarded to one person outside of the relays, it’s not as common for track and field’s biggest stars to share the same coach. Reynaldo Walcott of the Elite Performance Track Club in Kingston, Jamaica has the distinct honor of coaching two of the fastest women in history with the Paris Olympics on the horizon.

Walcott has been three-time Olympic gold medalist Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce’s coach since 2020. He helped guide her to her fifth world title in the 100m in 2022 and lowered her personal best to 10.60, which puts her at No. 3 on the world all-time list.

Last fall, Elaine Thompson-Herah announced she had parted ways with coach Shanikie Osbourne and would team up with Walcott. This marks the first time Fraser-Pryce and Thompson-Herah have trained together since their time on MVP Track Club together. Injuries hampered Thompson-Herah’s 2023 season but she managed to close out the year with a season’s best of 10.79 with a third place finish at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon.

In addition to Fraser-Pryce and Thompson-Herah, Walcott also coaches hurdlers Rasheed Broadbell, Rushell Clayton and Megan Tapper.

While in Jamaica for PUMA’s celebration of Champs (the Jamaican high school boys and girls championship and the nation’s biggest sporting event), we had the chance to speak with Walcott on a series of wide-ranging topics

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