ANNUAL REPORT 2010 - 11
Annual Report 2010 - 11 1 CONTENTS Results Official sponsors Foreword from the Minister for Sport 2010 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships President’s report 2010 Pan Pacific Championships Chief Executive Officer’s report 2010 Commonwealth Games Commercial and Communications 2010 IPC World Championships High Performance Unit 2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Community Sport 2010 Youth Olympic Games Australian Government 2010 Junior Pan Pacific Championships Conclusion 2011 Arafura Games/Oceania Championships From the stakeholders Records Australian Swimming Coaches and Teachers Association 2010 Telstra Australian Short Course Championship — Champions Australian Swimmers’ Association 2010 State Teams Age Short Course Championships — Champions Swimming New South Wales 2011 Telstra Australian Swimming Championships — Champions Swimming Northern Territory 2011 Australian Age Championships — Champions Official broadcasters Swimming Queensland Australian Age records, 2010–11 Swimming South Australia All Comers Age records, 2010–11 Swimming Tasmania Records created in Australia and overseas — long course, 2010–11 Swimming Victoria Records created in Australia and overseas — short course, 2010–11 Swimming Western Australia Summary of records created in Australa and overseas — 2010–11 Organisation Swimming Australia committee membership Swimming Australia organisational structure as at 30 June 2011 Swimming Australia corporate structure as at 30 June 2011 Swimming Australia Life Members Supporting organisations Membership statistics Athlete ambassadors 2010–2011 Finance: Swimming Australia Ltd Team Lists 2010 Pan Pacific Championships 2010 IPC World Championships 2010 Commonwealth Games 2010 World Open Water Championships 2010 World Short Course Championships 2010 Australia A Tour 2010 Youth Olympic Games Official supplier 2010 Junior Pan Pacific Championships 2010 Trans Tasman Tour 2010 FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cups 2010 FINA World Cups 2011 German Open 2011 Arafura Games 2011 Paralympic World Cup Official training base
© Swimming Australia Limited 2011 Telstra was a sponsor until 3 May 2011 All images are the property of Delly Carr / Swimming Australia Limited FOREWORD FROM THE MINISTER FOR SPORT PRESIDENT’S REPORT Minister for Sport’s Message With the London 2012 Olympic Games just around the corner, 2010–11 was a building year for Swimming I would like to commend Swimming Australia on an exceptional year in and out of the pool. Australia. The Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games tested our athletes, coaches and support staff to their limits, It is pleasing to see that the sport continues to strive for sustained international success while with focus, determination and grit that saw Australia walk away with a meet-high 54 medals. building solid foundations for the future. A new queen of Australian swimming was crowned in Delhi, with Alicia Coutts winning an amazing five gold The latest Participation in Exercise, Recreation and Sport Survey showed swimming was one of the medals, while Geoff Huegill’s victory in the 100m butterfly capped off an emotional return for one of the sport’s top participation activities in Australia last year, with 2.3 million people swimming nation-wide. true heroes. Paralympic star Matthew Cowdrey also brought the Delhi crowd to its feet when he broke the only In 2010-11 the Australian Government invested an additional $900,000 in the sport to encourage world record for the meet in the men’s 50m freestyle S9. grassroots participation, supporting a more active lifestyle among young people, while also helping At the Pan Pacs in August, Emily Seebohm led the Australian team under the Californian sun, snaring two gold to identify the next generation of Australian swimmers. medals, and was unstoppable on the subcontinent, winning eight medals during the six days of competition. Swimming Australia has also enjoyed outstanding results at the elite level. The Government The past 12 months also saw some familiar faces again don the goggles to reignite their love affair with the committed almost $11 million to continue to support our high performance athletes and teams. black line. Australia’s most successful Olympian, Ian Thorpe, three-time Olympic gold medallist, Libby Trickett, This includes $1.5 million invested in the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) swimming program, and Sydney Olympics star, Michael Klim will join Geoff Huegill on the comeback trail to London. All swimming providing a world class training environment for a number of Australia’s most promising athletes. supporters will be watching with bated breath as these swimming legends attempt to join new young guns, At the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games, Alicia Coutts emerged as the new golden girl of Australian such as James Magnussen and Yolane Kukla, in the battle for Olympic selection. swimming winning five gold medals. The ‘comeback king’ Geoff Huegill clocked the best time of his From a performance standpoint the Australian Swim Team, astutely led by Leigh Nugent and a legion of world- life in the 100m butterfly final, proving at age 31 he’s still got it. Paralympic star Matthew Cowdrey class coaches and support staff, is primed to continue its long legacy of Olympic success in 2012. cruised to victory in a world record time of 25.33 seconds in the 50m freestyle event, and of course Out of the water the sport has undertaken a governance review and is currently working through the findings who could forget the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay team wrestling back the Commonwealth Games of that report. A new strategic plan is on the horizon and a renewed outlook for the sport is being developed. title. The Board saw some changes, with the departure of Olympian Chris Fydler and the arrival of Bruce Sullivan. On top of recent success, the future looks very bright. The outstanding results of our up-and-coming A new venue arrived on the swimming landscape with the opening of the South Australian Aquatic and Leisure athletes in James Magnussen, James Roberts and Ben Treffers is proof that our talent pool is deep Centre in Adelaide, which held its first major event, the Australian Age Championships, in April. This event was and that the Australian swimming system provides a pathway to success. an overwhelming success and Swimming Australia is very excited to see the addition of another quality venue, Swimming Australia received $1 million as part of the Australian Government’s Green and Gold certainly a positive way to progress the sport. project, targeted funding to the nation’s best teams and athletes. This is helping to enhance the The Swimming Australia Board has worked determinedly during the governance review, which will be preparation and daily training environment of our nation’s top swimmers. continuing throughout the next year, to engage all of its stakeholders to find the best working model for I am convinced our Australian Swim Team will continue to spearhead Australia’s international suc- Swimming Australia and its extended swimming community into the future. Swimming Australia is acutely cess as we look ahead to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and beyond. aware that if it is not prepared to allow for change and encourage new ways of thinking, it will be left behind, The future of Australia’s swimming success is in good hands, and the government looks forward and with the London Games hurtling towards us, this is no time to be floundering. to continuing to strengthen the partnership for the betterment of Australian sport. I would like to thank the stakeholder Presidents and Executive Directors. The valuable support they provide to the national body, partnered with the expert guidance of the respective states, continues to push swimming to the forefront of Australian sport. The hard work of Swimming Australia’s Chief Executive Officer, Kevin Neil, and the Swimming Australia staff is incomparable, and I thank them for all their dedication and commitment over the past 12 months.
Mark Arbib Minister for Sport
David Urquhart President
4 Swimming Australia Annual Report 2010 - 11 5 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S REPORT Media
It has been a turbulent and successful year for Swimming Australia and a time for consolidation within the The search for eyeballs, ratings, advertising dollars and exclusive stories has made the media more insatiable sport. The organisation has had highs and lows, and in the face of adversity we model our behaviour on our and competitive than ever for regular quality content. Facebook, Twitter, 24-hour news networks, iPads, online swimmers, and keep plugging away. With several key changes within the organisation in regard to staffing, papers, magazines, digital radio, and seemingly any story on demand — the way people consume their media sponsorship levels and aquatic strategy, including pool space, we have refocused our attention on what we continues to evolve, and when it comes to promoting swimming we must do the same. want to deliver well beyond the next 12 months. The competition in the market, and the speed at which news travels, means the media landscape is a very dif- With the departure of our principal sponsor in May 2011, Swimming Australia has worked tirelessly to keep ferent beast to what it was ten years ago or even ten months ago, and comparing coverage now to then is like the organisation on track and in a strong position. The increased levels of Australian Government grants have comparing breaststrokers with backstrokers. With social media we have the opportunity to tell our stories direct sustained existing programs, and also allowed for the development of new and exciting initiatives for the sport to those who are most interested, and we need to evolve in this area. Online, both internally at www.swimming. in the areas of indigenous and Paralympic performance. org.au and with our broadcast partner Network Ten, we need to provide fast, accurate and entertaining content, and we are working hard to achieve this. A new Indigenous Swimming Program is well into its planning phase, forming part of the Community Sport Plan. The program, headed up by 1964 Olympian Peter Tonkin, will be designed to provide greater opportuni- With the more traditional forms of media — print, radio and television — our credibility, relationships and profile ties for indigenous participation throughout Australia. Another major new initiative was the creation of a second are still strong, especially leading into major events. Yet this position cannot be taken for granted as we look to Paralympic high performance training centre run in conjunction with the University of the Sunshine Coast. This evolve in other areas. program will provide increased opportunites for athletes with disability, particularly in the lead-up to London. The Australian sports media play a vital role in telling our story and promoting our sport. The support of the Aus- The declining levels of pool space and access is a nationally identified critical area of concern across all levels tralian media this year has seen swimming maintain its place as the highest profile Olympic sport in the country, of the sport, so Swimming Australia has employed a new General Manager Aquatic Strategy, Graeme Stephen- and regularly compete with cricket, AFL, NRL, rugby and soccer for national coverage across all mediums, but we son, to assist the sport in securing not only more space in pools, but also to raise the awareness of pool space have to work for this. requirements for competitive swimming. When it comes to stories, the ‘swimsuits’ were our number one issue back in 2009 and dominated every media Potential for change in the organisation was warmly welcomed by the Swimming Australia Board, which saw interview, conference and news report. Despite the gold-medal winning performances of Melissa Gorman, Jes- a number of changes occur throughout the year. Chris Fydler completed his term as Director and Swimming sicah Schipper, Brenton Rickard and Marieke Guehrer, the reporting around the FINA World Championships in Australia welcomed a new face, Bruce Sullivan from the Australian Swimming Coaches and Teachers Associa- Rome was heavily influenced by the swimsuit debate and, athletic success took a back seat. tion. The Board has proven to be a strong supporter of the office and I thank them for that support, and their leadership and focus over the last year. The value of world records in the media and also within the swimming family depreciated considerably, and FINA’s decision to return to stricter, more-sensible suit guidelines for 2010 and beyond heralded a considerable Swimming Australia as an organisation continues to grow and refine its role and strengthen relationships with change for the sport. Where the media and public had once coveted Australian and world records, such highlights stakeholders. Even with the inevitable change of staff, the organisation remains focused on its goals and had become too frequent, wiping names such as Ian Thorpe, Alexander Popov and Janet Evans from the history supporting all facets of swimming in Australia. books in the process. Those records have dried up considerably, but in doing so credibility has been restored.
Commercial and Communications New faces have started their journey towards becoming household names, and new suits have restored credibil- Sponsorship and Broadcasting ity to their achievements in the pool. Working with the Australian media and new social media platforms, we will look to develop the profile of the sport from what is already a strong foundation. With Swimming Australia undertaking a structural review in 2010–11 there were changes to the Commercial and Communications unit, with Rachael Roberts assuming the role of Chief Operating Officer. Swimming Aus- Swimming Australia would like to thank the Australian media, and in particular Network Ten and ONE, for their tralia welcomed new staff member Katherine Ginbey, who hails from Swimming WA, and also the return of Beth support in helping to promote the sport of swimming, and we look forward to more great stories and memorable Rider. Katherine and Beth work together to service events, marketing and sponsors. Additionally Jessica Gilbert racing in the years ahead. joined the sponsorship area, and Ted Chatain took up the position of graphic designer. Lachlan Searle and Dean Norbiato continued to provide Media and PR support, and the events staff of Liz Avery, Caitlin Walsh and Ben Carter, now led by Katherine Ginbey, enjoyed the challenges of new events and venues.
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6 Swimming Australia Annual Report 2010 - 11 7 Events Services to the Australian Swim Team Brendan Capell Jade Richards (nee Edmistone) 2010 Telstra Australian Short Course Championships Shayne Reese Brisbane Aquatic Centre, Brisbane, Qld Roger Smith Technical Official of the Year Ryan Arblaster Wednesday 14 July – Sunday 18 July 2010 David Gregory The 2010 Telstra Australian Short Course Championships were held at the Brisbane Aquatic Centre for the first Australian Unity Club of the Year Sydney University time since 2004. Australian Unity Club Leadership Award Blair Evans Age Group Coach of the Year Michael Palfrey Incorporating the selection trials for the 2010 FINA World Short Course Championships, this event was the Open Water Coach of the Year Ken Wood largest short course meet in recent years, with 625 athletes from 160 clubs competing. Telstra Multi Class Coach of the Year Graeme Carroll Swimming Australia Media Award Gerry Collins Swimming Australia again partnered with Channel Ten’s ONE HD to broadcast the finals sessions live over the five days of competition. Australian Sports Commission Discovery of the Year Katie Goldman Singapore Airlines Short Course Swimmer of the Year Leisel Jones Crowds watched as two Australian Short Course and seven Australian All Comers Short Course records were Telstra Coach of the Year John Fowlie broken. The HB Ive Premiership Trophy for the premier state was awarded to Queensland and the JF Howson Speedo Golden Moment of the Year Geoff Huegill — 100m butterfly gold in Delhi Trophy for Premier Club was awarded to Chandler (QLD). Open Water Swimmer of the Year Melissa Gorman Telstra Multi Class Swimmer of the Year Peter Leek 2010 State Teams Age Short Course Championships Telstra Swimmers’ Swimmer of the Year Geoff Huegill Australian Institute of Sport Aquatic Centre, Canberra, ACT Saturday 18 September – Monday 20 September 2010 Telstra People’s Choice Geoff Huegill Telstra Swimmer of the Year Alicia Coutts In its second year, the 2010 State Teams Age Short Course Championships built on the success of the inaugural Telstra International All Star Team Bronte Barratt Leisel Jones event held in 2009, with 210 athletes from seven state teams competing over the three competition days. Leith Brodie Yolane Kukla Ashley Callus Mitchell Larkin The unique team format continued to produce some excellent performances from Australia’s future swimming Kayla Clarke Peter Leek stars, with many meet records tumbling. Matthew Cowdrey Kara Leo Interstate rivalry made for a great team atmosphere. Each state and territory in Australia participated, with Alicia Coutts Rhys Mainstone teams selected independently by their state associations. Queensland came out as victors for the second year Nicholas D’Arcy Meagen Nay running. Ashley Delaney Kylie Palmer Sophie Edington Leiston Pickett 2010 Telstra Swimmer of the Year Awards Blair Evans Stephanie Rice Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, VIC Thomas Fraser-Holmes Brenton Rickard Monday 22 November 2010 Jacqueline Freney Jessicah Schipper Swimming’s night of nights was celebrated in style at Melbourne’s Convention and Exhibition Centre. Katie Goldman Emily Seebohm Alicia Coutts took out the top award of the night after her impressive five gold medals at the Melissa Gorman Christian Sprenger 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. Over 500 guests enjoyed the night’s hospitality with entertainment Brenden Hall Hayden Stoeckel provided by Rai Thistlethwaite, lead singer of Thirsty Merc, who performed to videography of the golden Geoff Huegill Eamon Sullivan moments of swimming in 2010. Robert Hurley
Alicia Coutts Swimmer of the Year 2010
8 Swimming Australia Annual Report 2010 - 11 9 2011 Summer Swim Series 2011 Australian Age Swimming Championships North Sydney Pool, Sydney, NSW South Australian Aquatic & Leisure Centre, Adelaide, SA Saturday 28 January – Sunday 29 January 2011 Monday 18 April – Saturday 23 April 2011
Four teams of Australian swimmers battled it out at Australia’s first-ever Summer Swim Series, under the This was the first event to be held in the impressive new SA Aquatic & Leisure Centre, and one that saw a Sydney Harbour Bridge at the iconic North Sydney Pool. In a never before seen format, Australia’s best record number of entries from Australian age group swimmers. swimmers were split into four teams headed up by retired swimming greats Susan O’Neill, Matthew Welsh, Michael Klim and Linley Frame. The teams raced head-to-head in the middle four lanes. Overall times from The event proved to be extremely successful, with over 18 000 spectators and 2000 athletes and support staff each race were added together, with the lowest cumulative team time winning the event. attending over the six days. The new world-class facility did not disappoint and provided ideal conditions that resulted in a number of fantastic performances throughout the week. As this was not a qualification event, the swimmers were relaxed and enjoyed themselves, and played up to During the six days of the championships, the following number of records were broken: the crowd and cameras. Although run over two nights, the event was broken into eight sections and played t "VTUSBMJBO"HFSFDPSET over eight nights on ONE. Over 3000 spectators watched Team O’Neill take first place over Team Klim, t "HF"MM$PNFSTSFDPSET Team Welsh and Team Frame. The WB Phillips trophy for the premiership state was awarded to Queensland and the WJ Harrison trophy 2011 Australian Open and Age Open Water Swimming Championships for the premiership club was claimed by Melbourne Vicentre (VIC). The top-ten point scoring clubs were: Sydney International Regatta Centre, Penrith, NSW 1 Melbourne Vicentre, VIC Saturday 5 March – Sunday 6 March 2011 2 Brothers, QLD 3 Nunawading, VIC A total of 328 athletes from 105 clubs competed in the 2011 Australian Open and Age Open Water Swimming 4 St Peter’s Western, QLD Championships, incorporating the selection trials for the 2011 FINA World Swimming Championships. 5 Hunter, NSW 6 Carlile, NSW This was the third time the Sydney International Regatta Centre had been used to host a Swimming Australia 7 Southport Olympic, QLD event and it again proved to be ideal, as the layout of the rowing lake is perfect for an open water swimming 8 Surrey Park, VIC course and there are plenty of facilities for athletes and spectators. 9 Woden, NSW 10 Chandler, QLD. 2011 Telstra Australian Swimming Championships Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre, Sydney, NSW Other event support Friday 1 April – Friday 8 April 2011 Throughout the year, the Commercial and Communications unit also contributed to the Australian University With the glory of the Commonwealth Games over, athletes were out to prove they had what it takes to be Games. selected as an Australian Swim Team member for the 2011 FINA World Championships. Tougher qualifying times for team selection did little to deter swimmers from posting impressive results. With a return to the pool Thank you to all Swimming Australia staff, volunteers, technical officials, athletes, coaches, support staff, for Stephanie Rice following shoulder surgery in October 2010, the heat was on for Australia’s newest golden sponsors, contractors, venues and supporters for making 2010–11 a very successful year of events. girl Alicia Coutts to prove she was not just a one-hit wonder in Delhi. The men’s field saw a battle of epic pro- portions in the 100-metre freestyle as youngsters James Magnussen and James Roberts reigned supreme, High Performance Unit with Magnussen posting the fastest 100-metre freestyle time in the world for 2011. The past year has been another significant one for the High Performance unit, with a number of changes in Following the championships five athletes — Alicia Coutts, Matt Targett, Belinda Hocking, personnel and some impressive performances in the pool. In November, Vince Raleigh was appointed as the James Magnussen and Kylie Palmer — had posted fast enough times to take them to the top of the world National Youth Coach, filling the position vacated when Leigh Nugent stepped up to the National Head Coach swimming rankings for 2011. position earlier in the year. Wayne Lomas was employed as the High Performance Manager — QLD, working closely with the Queensland Academy of Sport and Queensland-based coaches to ensure their programs were In total, 692 athletes from 188 clubs competed over eight days. During that time, the following records were effectively supported. In January, Erin Kelsey resigned after three years with Swimming Australia, and Dane broken: O’Donnell started as the new High Performance Operations Coordinator. David Crocker’s resignation as the t POF"VTUSBMJBOSFDPSE General Manager of the High Performance unit in March resulted in a minor restructure of the department, his t POF"MM$PNFSTSFDPSE role being split between Leigh Nugent, Gary Vandeburgt (who stepped up to be the High Performance Opera- t TJY"VTUSBMJBO"HFSFDPSET tions Manager), and Wayne Lomas, whose role become more nationally focused. 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10 Swimming Australia Annual Report 2010 - 11 11 across Australia. The first major competition was in July with the FINA World Open Water Swimming The Australian Unity GO CLUB administration resources were utilised in forums to educate swimming clubs and club Championships in Roberval, Canada. Melissa Gorman secured a bronze medal in controversial circumstances in the personnel to improve performance and management structures, providing a better environment for all Swimming women’s 10-kilometre event. After finishing third, she was later disqualified during another athlete’s appeal hearing, Australia members. More than 40 Australian Unity GO CLUB forums and 30 Australian Unity GO CLUB Come and Try but after significant work by Open Water Head Coach Greg Towle, John Saliba and the High Performance unit, FINA events were conducted and have assisted in promoting the sport of swimming and attracting new members. agreed to reinstate Melissa’s bronze medal. All new Swimming Australia members under 12 years of age receive a welcome kit when they join a club. Almost In August the Pan Pacific Championships were held in Irvine in the United States, with Australia finishing second on the 20 000 GO Swim new member kits were distributed by state associations over the last 12 months. medal tally behind a dominant US team, with six gold, 15 silver and 11 bronze medals. The Australian Sports Commission provided some great resources and support to assist Swimming Australia The IPC World Championships were held in August in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. The team brought home 13 gold, community sport programs. The addition of participation funding has allowed a refined approach and increased 11 silver and six bronze medals. Peter Leek and Matthew Cowdrey both finished with four individual gold medals and focus on membership and participation in our sport. combined with Andrew Pasterfield and Matthew Levy to win gold in two relays. Brenden Hall and Blake Cochrane also won individual gold. There were four world records set by Australians during the championships — two to Peter Leek The Community Sport unit coordinated the Junior Excellence program in its fourth year of operation. This program (S8 100-metre butterfly and 100-metre freestyle), one individual to Matthew Cowdrey (S9 100-metre backstroke), with gives swimmers aged 9–13 years times and goals to strive for and the ability to compare their performances on a Leek, Pasterfield, Cowdrey and Levy combining in the men’s 4 x 100-metre freestyle relay (34 points). national scale without leaving their district. Swimming Australia, in conjunction with state and territory swimming associations, was proud to nationally recognise more than 13 000 Junior Excellence awardees in 2010–11. In October, Delhi in India hosted the 2010 Commonwealth Games, with the team reasserting its dominance over the Commonwealth with 22 gold, 16 silver and 16 bronze medals to convincingly top the medal table. There were some In its second year of operation the Youth Performance Squad recognised over 2000 swimmers aged 13–18 years outstanding performances by the team, with the star of the meet, Alicia Coutts, finishing with five gold medals and for their performances. The Youth Performance Squad program takes over where Junior Excellence finishes, and being awarded the honour of carrying the flag into the Closing Ceremony. Emily Seebohm won an incredible eight provides a focus on taking the next step towards high performance swimming. Congratulations to all swimmers medals (three gold, two silver and three bronze), Leisel Jones won her tenth Commonwealth Games gold medal to who qualified for these programs. equal Susan O’Neill as Australia’s most successful Commonwealth Games gold medallist, and Geoff Huegill capped off a remarkable comeback with gold in the 100-metre butterfly in a personal best time of 51.69 seconds. An officiating scholarship was provided to Faye Lewis from New South Wales. Faye has excelled in this program under mentors Jann Fathers and John Keppie. An incredibly busy six months finished in December with the 2010 World Short Course Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. With very young and inexperienced swimmers competing with a sprinkling of veterans, the team The Community Sport unit worked with the Technical Management Advisory Committee and various state performed well and after a number of near misses, the team’s only gold medal came on the final night when Felicity representatives to further develop the National Officiating Program, which began in May 2007. Galvez defended her 100-metre butterfly World Short Course Championship title, touching first in 55.43. The team finished with one gold, six silver and three bronze medals. Swimming Australia, with assistance from the Australian Sports Commission and state associations, provided an officiating workshop to a number of developing officials and mentors in conjunction with the State Teams With the London Olympic Games only one year away, the High Performance unit will be working hard on providing the Short Course event in Canberra. support and foundation for a successful Olympic and Paralympic campaign. The Community Sport unit sincerely thanks all state and territory swimming associations for their cooperation Community Sport and assistance in working on all community initiatives and contributing to a nationally consistent and well-serviced sport. 2010–11 was a very productive year in Community Sport, with the introduction of some great new initiatives and national programs as well as record participation in recurring programs. During the reporting period, the Community Australian Government Sport unit continued to work with all stakeholders and members to broaden the appeal and strengthen the sport of swimming. Swimming Australia has continued to build a robust working relationship with the Australian Government. The firm commitment from the Australian Government for swimming at all levels has enabled continued growth in new areas The Community Sport unit reinforced Swimming Australia’s relationships with key industry groups such as the for Swimming Australia and its stakeholders. The renewed support of participation sport will ensure swimming is Australian Sports Commission and the Australian Swimming Coaches and Teachers Association and its subsidiary well represented into the future. Swim Australia, as well as with AUSTSWIM and the Water Safety Council. The relationship with the Australian Sports Commission and Australian Institute of Sport in particular has enabled Australian Unity GO CLUB, the national club development program, continued to improve. The program included 348 Swimming Australia to both strengthen and cultivate programs. The Australian Sports Commission’s support of new clubs, and worked to build awareness of the importance of club structures and to assist clubs in providing a solid initiatives and its commitment to strengthening the sport of swimming has been admirable and we thank the supportive environment for all members. Twenty-two clubs attained the gold-level standard, with four clubs reaching Commission for its guidance and continued support in all areas of the sport, from participation to high performance. a newly developed platinum level. Through the support of the Australian Institute of Sport, Swimming Australia has been able to expand opportunities for both elite swimmers with disability and able-bodied swimmers. The Swimming Club Assistance Fund provided much-needed equipment to clubs nationwide. The program awarded more than $100 000 worth of equipment to swimming clubs across Australia.
12 Swimming Australia Annual Report 2010 - 11 13 Conclusion From The Stakeholders Australian Swimming Coaches and Teachers Association Looking onwards and upwards to London, under the guidance and leadership of Leah Nugent, the Australian Swim Team is well placed to achieve great things. While every year throws new challenges our way, I believe the In our 40th year, I would like to acknowledge all Australian Swimming Coaches and Teachers Association (ASCTA) increased support of many new programs ensures Swimming Australia is well placed to handle these and come presidents and their Boards who have created a world renowned culture of excellence in coaching. The vision of out the other side stronger and more resilient than ever. our forebears has given today’s coaches credibility and high standing within the swimming industry and continues to be part of cutting-edge methods of prescription. The significant contribution of funds for coach The members of the Swimming Australia Board, led by President David Urquhart, should be recognised for their development at both domestic and international level, the recognition of teachers of swimming and water safety diligence and dedication to improving the sport at all levels. Through the lengthy governance review process, the as an integral part of making children safer, the development of the sport and the industry as a whole, the determination and persistence of the Board to remain on track and continue to strive for the best governance transparency of coach selection, and the culture of making a difference in the lives of young people are only a model should be commended. Swimming Australia will continue in its endeavours to ensure that Australia is the few of the legacies of our association that continue today. best swimming nation in the world, and also to create a sport for all. For this, acknowledgment must go to all athletes, coaches, volunteers, supporters and, specifically, the Swimming Australia staff who are a pleasure to In 2010–11 ASCTA continued to consolidate on past successes, contributed further to sport and industry, and work with every day. was committed to excellence in teacher and coach education. A restructure of our organisation brought all of our administration to Queensland from Melbourne. We have already seen both logistical and economical windfalls which will enable ASCTA to consistently devote resources to teacher and coach education programs nationally.
We recognise that both our ASCTA branches and state swimming associations are at the coalface in swimming Kevin Neil development. It is this partnership that continues to produce future champions and develop progressive initiatives Chief Executive Officer to grow the sport. Our ever-strengthening relationship with Swimming Australia serves as a great partnership in ensuring that our shared vision of ‘Swimming to become Australia’s leading sport through increased participation, continued outstanding performance and commercial excellence’ is broadcast nationwide. ASCTA members have earned their place in 13 Australian swim teams and national swim squads over the past year, taking up almost 75 coaching positions. Swim Australia, ASCTA’s learn-to-swim brand, has continued to grow its Registered Swim School program. Now there are four registered courses to its credit and increasing professional development workshop opportunities for teachers and coaches. ASCTA’s annual convention remains one of the largest swimming industry events in the world, with over 700 registrants each year experiencing knowledge and mentoring from internationally renowned sport and business educators.
We wish to express our appreciation to our Board members who have given their time and valued contributions to ASCTA over this past year. Finally, I wish to thank our Chief Executive Officer Ross Gage for his work ethic and his commitment to our sport and industry.
Ron McKeon President
VALE
During 2010–11 Swimming Australia and its stakeholders lost members who have all made valuable contributions to the sport of swimming.
Particular mentions go to Life Member Jack Howson OBE and distance swimmer Trudy Housman. Swimming Australia extends its sympathy to all swimming families and friends of those who passed away in the past 12 months.
14 Swimming Australia Annual Report 2010 - 11 15 Australian Swimmers’ Association Swimming New South Wales
The past financial year has been both a challenging and exciting time for the Australian Swimmers’ Association The last three years have had a significant effect on the sport of swimming in New South Wales, and the focus in (ASA). A total of approximately $1.5 million dollars was paid to the top 86 swimmers in the nation which, for the 2010–11 was on capitalising on these changes to ensure the continued improvement of our sport. The Board and first time, included athletes from the Australian Paralympic Committee team. This amount results from the staff are well aware of the importance of continually evolving our administration to suit the modern day needs of our collective bargaining agreement negotiated between ASA and Swimming Australia, which allows the elite membership, and during 2010–11 we aimed to achieve this through increased and improved service to members. swimmers of Australia to continue their professionalism in what is considered an amateur, or at best a semi-professional, sport. There is a trend towards decreased participation levels in other sports, and this is a constant reminder that we must remain diligent in this area. Accordingly, the key focus of 2010–11 was the recognition of the importance of ASA and our members would like to thank Swimming Australia for its continued support and understanding of the stakeholder engagement when making significant decisions about our sport, and we were able to demonstrate this requirements and needs of elite swimmers. The funding makes a huge impact on swimmers’ quality of life and through the consultative approaches we adopted. We increased our staff presence across New South Wales and ability to train, travel and compete at the highest level. ensured these staff were willing to engage with members to assist the organisation in heading in the right direction. The face-to-face contact, sharing of ideas and working together to find solutions have proved invaluable and will The challenging aspect of 2010–11 came from necessary structural and policy changes. After two years in the hold us in good stead for the coming years. job of ASA General Manager, Robyn Danzey decided to move on. ASA thanks Robyn for her great service and wishes her all the best for the future. Along with Robyn’s departure, President Andrew Mewing notified the In 2010–11 we reviewed our Competition Strategy Policy, consulting extensively with our stakeholders to ensure association that he would not be be renominating for the executive. that the policy provides positive outcomes for competition at all levels of our sport. A review of the Development Structure Policy is also underway, and we expect that this will have similar outcomes for our development programs. These departures prompted ASA to review its structure, and at the annual general meeting (AGM) unanimous It was also pleasing for Swimming New South Wales to see an increase in the number of NSW-based athletes being support from the members allowed the employment of an executive chairperson along with changing the job selected onto Australian swim teams and national youth squads. description of the general manager. The past year also brought the area rationalisation process to an end, and while this was a difficult time for some The AGM also had ASA’s first large-scale election, with twice as many nominations as positions available. The members, it was a process that was essential for the longevity of our sport. We can now use our new area struc- association was excited to welcome Daniel Kowalski to the role of General Manager. His passion for the sport ture as a stepping stone for continued improvement. There are 12 areas within New South Wales, down from the is undeniable and he has been outstanding in his first six months in the role. The new Executive Chairman is original 23, and most importantly the completion of this process has coincided with the continued employment of Brendan Schwab who, as the current CEO of Professional Footballers Australia, has extensive experience working our regional development officers. We now have a total of seven staff in the area of sport development, including with players associations and sports. regional development officers for Coast and Valley, Mountains and Plains, New England and North West, North Coast, South Eastern, Southern Inland and Western. We also have the metropolitan development officer who oversees the The voting at the AGM resulted in Marieke Guerher, Sophie Edington, David Browne, Patrick Murphy and Alice metropolitan areas. Mills being elected to the executive. Lisbeth Trickett was then elected to the role of Vice-President. The association and our members would like to thank Andrew Mewing, Josh Santacaterina and Jessicah Schipper At the end of 2010–11, Swimming New South Wales had 35 053 financial members, which represents an increase for their long service. Their knowledge and passion will be sorely missed and we wish them luck in their of 188 or 0.5 per cent on the 2009–10 figure. While this increase is small, it is an important change in the future endeavours. membership trend that we have seen over recent times of regular reductions in membership, and is overall an encouraging statistic.
The year was one of significant achievement for Swimming New South Wales. There were many new initiatives, and Brenton Rickard we need to ensure continued development of these activities and to capitalise on their success. There are also some President areas that can be improved, and we will endeavour to commence a number of new programs in 2011–12 to achieve this and ensure our long-term success.
Peter Lozan Mark Heathcote President Chief Executive Officer
16 Swimming Australia Annual Report 2010 - 11 17 Swimming Northern Territory Swimming Queensland
The staff and directors of Swimming Northern Territory, along with our dedicated volunteer workforce, worked Queensland led the way in Australia’s dominant performance at the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games, with every cohesively and diligently to ensure that 2010–11 was as successful as possible. gold medal in able-bodied individual events being won by a current or former Queensland swimmer. The 2010 Pan Pacific Championships also showcased Queensland’s sparkling talent pool, with our swimmers claiming five With the Arafura Games scheduled for 2011, the planning, coordination and delivery of this major event was the of Australia’s six gold medals and ten of its 14 silver medals. focus of our energies for a significant period of the year. Over 100 volunteers assisted on a daily basis during the meet and their input was greatly appreciated. Queensland swimmers performed strongly at the 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, winning six medals. The level of international entries were high, with 234 swimmers from 33 teams from 19 countries competing over the four days, including the open water meet at Lake Bennett. The support of Swimming Australia was most At the 2011 Australian Open Championships, Queensland won both the Corbett Shield for the women’s appreciated and the chance to host an International Paralympic Committee Technical Officials course, delivered by competition, and the Keiran Shield for the men’s. Mikkayla Sheridan, with eight gold medals, propelled Queensland Margaret Chamberlain, provided a great opportunity for our technical officials. to its 12th consecutive victory at the 2011 Australian Age Championships, prior to which the Queensland team won seven of the eight 2010 State Teams Short Course Championships trophies and every relay event. One of the highlights of the meet at Casuarina Pool was the 100-metre freestyle invitational and the rousing commentary from Joash Barnes. Overall the meet received very positive feedback from swimmers, coaches and A team of 17 gold and silver squad swimmers and seven coaches attended a training camp in Beijing before administrators. participating in the 2010 Chinese National Youth Championships. Another 15 swimmers, also members of the gold and silver squads and supported by three coaches, competed at the 2010 New Zealand Short Course Our 2011 NT Open and Age Championships ran smoothly and the increased participation from interstate and Championships in Wellington. overseas teams was a highlight. Top End Storm finished as Champion Club, Ayrton Innes of Palmerston and Rural Swimming Club took out Swimmer of the Meet, and Darwin Swimming Club won the 2011 McDonald’s 9 and Members of Swimming Queensland’s new Junior Platinum Squad for 12-year-old girls and 13-year-old boys Under Championships. visited the Queensland Academy of Sport, where they were filmed with underwater cameras before having lunch with several current and former champion swimmers. They also spent a weekend at the Australian Institute of The Swimming Northern Territory Indigenous Pathways program continues to provide opportunities for people in Sport in Canberra. remote communities to engage in swimming and be introduced to the enjoyment and benefits of the sport. The program suffered a blow when Stephen Hollis resigned in December, but in the appointment of Jon Burns to the Mentoring was provided to Queensland technical officials at major meets conducted in Queensland, interstate role we have someone who can carry on and further develop the great work undertaken by his predecessors. With and overseas. ten communities targeted and over 1200 participants anticipated to benefit from the swim coaching and subsequent carnivals, the program has had a positive impact on the lives of over 6000 indigenous Australians A resource DVD Growing up in lycra was produced by Swimming Queensland for young female swimmers, since its inception and provides an excellent program model for implementation in other states. their parents and coaches, and distributed to nearly 5000 female members in Queensland aged 11 years and over, and to approximately 3000 ASCTA members around Australia. The participation rate for swimming in the Northern Territory has been negatively impacted by the lack of suitable facilities, but in April 2011 the Alice Springs Aquatic and Leisure Centre opened and is providing the opportunity to Participation Fun Days, a new Swimming Queensland initiative for children with special needs successfully piloted swim year round. With night time and early morning temperatures in Alice Springs dropping below zero degrees last year, were held at Townsville, Rockhampton, Cairns, Nambour, Brisbane, and the Gold Coast. They attracted celsius in the winter months, swimming has only been a 12-month activity for a handful of people. With the 454 children, 137 school teachers and 93 learn to swim teachers. opening of the new centre, swimming has the potential to boom in Alice. The prestige of the Swimming Queensland Hall of Fame was enriched by the induction of Hayley Lewis There appears to be recognition by the NT Government and Darwin City Council that a similar all weather facility and Jade Edmistone. in Darwin should be built. Swimming Northern Territory is very keen to have input into the design and scope of any facility development and will be looking to Swimming Australia for additional guidance and expertise. Julie McGinley received due recognition of her outstanding contribution to swimming by being awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List.
Clare Labowitch David Evans President Executive Officer John Keppie Kevin Hasemann President Executive Director
18 Swimming Australia Annual Report 2010 - 11 19 Swimming South Australia Swimming Tasmania
In the 2009–10 report we highlighted the hard work Swimming South Australia had done to achieve a new 2010–11 has seen significant changes within the Swimming Tasmania Board. President Michael Lane and Karyn Burgess State Aquatic Centre for South Australia. The centre opened in April 2011, and we hosted the 2011 Australian Age both relocated interstate, Anne Steele decided not to re-nominate, and Robert Kingsley resigned. Susan Cure was elected Championships, which was a great success. The cooperation among Swimming Australia, the South Australian President while Scott Curran, Scott Lucas, Glenn Moore and Ronald Brown joined remaining members Glenise Gale and Government and Swimming South Australia achieved a tremendous outcome for the sport. Russell Goonan. We thank Michael, Karyn, Anne and Robert for their contributions.
We would like to thank Swimming Australia for their continued support and the recognition for bringing major The Board continued to develop policies and support initiatives, with a major focus on marketing. Fairbrother Pty Ltd was events to our new world-class facility. It has been over 15 years since a national swimming event has been held secured as the major sponsor of the 2011–13 Tasmanian Age Championships and the Board will continue to explore other in Adelaide, and it was pleasing to see the great support from other states and the large number of the general marketing opportunities as we enter our 101st year. public who attended the event. There was also a change in office staff. In April we said goodbye to Sandra Krueger, our part-time administration officer, The past 12 months required Swimming South Australia to dedicate a significant amount of staffing resources to leaving Jamie McIntyre and Mary Schiebel to continue providing an outstanding service to both the Board and the having regular and valuable input into the design and construction of this remarkable new facility. To capitalise swimming community. on this opportunity to grow our sport, we embarked on a strategic review to lead us into the future. Over the last summer we asked our clubs to provide information to assist us to further develop our strategic plan. This At the last annual meeting Margaret Neal, Glenise Gale, Chris Wedd and Michael Greatbatch were all awarded life information has been used to modernise our strategic pathway and ensure we are delivering services that our membership of Swimming Tasmania. Margaret and Glenise have both been involved in the swimming community for over clubs want and need. Our 2011–2015 strategic plan will be released in October or November 2011. 50 years, Margaret in the coaching arena and Glenise as a swimmer, administrator and official. Chris was involved as a swimmer, administrator and coach, and Michael’s commitment to maintaining our equipment around the state has been The Adelaide Aquatic Centre, our former home for over 40 years, began a multimillion dollar upgrade to ensure its beyond comparison. They were all extremely worthy recipients of this award. long-term viability. The roof is being replaced and the entry, change rooms and gym are being upgraded. Over the next few years the competition, diving/water polo pools, along with the leisure water, will also undergo Development continued to be a priority during the year, with very promising results at the 2011 Australian Swimming refurbishment. This will ensure swimming within the CBD of Adelaide will continue to prosper. Championships and Age Championships, and the 2010 Australian Secondary School Games. Congratulations to Shani Burleigh on her selection in the 2011 World University Games team. Swimming Tasmania would like to In the coming months our clubs will see some noticeable changes in the education opportunities and service acknowledge the support of Swimming Australia and the Tasmanian Institute of Sport for their continued support delivery provided to the grassroots and high performance areas. We understand that we need to continually of our development programs. provide better services to our members and we intend to do this. Our sport is only as good as our grassroots providers, and we need to make sure our clubs are fully equipped to service their members to a high standard. Swimming Tasmania continued to provide an excellent service to its stakeholders with club forums and meetings with club presidents in each of the districts continuing to be a focus. We held a very successful officials forum that enabled Thank you to all of the club officials and parents who have undertaken technical training over the last year, we are experienced officials to become re-acquainted with the rules, and a practical session proved very useful for up and truly appreciative of your efforts. Your ongoing support in this area will still be required, as we need to maintain a coming officials. The commitment and dedication of our officials is acknowledged and it has been particularly pleasing qualified technical official base now and into the future. to see an increased number of trainee officials on pool deck this year.
Over the coming year we will be investing heavily in coach development to raise the standard of coaching in our Swimming Tasmania would like to acknowledge the support of all of its partners, particularly Swimming Australia, and we state, and will engage a state mentor coach to assist our clubs to develop to new and exciting levels. look forward to the continued growth and development of our sport in the coming year.
The Swimming South Australia Board and the people of South Australia look forward to hosting Swimming Australia and the rest of the Australian swimming community for the 2012 Australian Swimming Championships, which we are sure will be a very successful event. Susan Cure Jamie McIntyre President General Manager
Bob Fox Craig Hobart Chairman Executive Director
20 Swimming Australia Annual Report 2010 - 11 21 Swimming Victoria Swimming Western Australia
2010–11 has been a great year and one of change across many areas in Swimming Victoria. I would firstly like to The last 12 months have been outstanding for the sport of swimming in Western Australia. We have brought on board acknowledge Kellie Snowdon’s contribution to Swimming Victoria over the first part of 2010–11 in her role as Chief new sponsors, secured two national events, welcomed a new patron and seen our athletes reach great heights in their Executive Officer. sport. As an organisation, we have gone from strength to strength, developing a new strategic plan for 2010–15 and delivering our core values of life, community and performance. One year into our strategic plan Swimming for life we completed a number of key outcomes and, more importantly, set the foundations and developing tools to assist us to achieve our key objectives over the remaining two years of the plan. Our current position is thanks in large part to our sponsors, both existing and new. In September last year we welcomed This year the Swimming Victoria Board participated in a Vicsport Good Governance program which helped develop a on board Toyota WA and the Sunday Times as major sponsors of Swimming Western Australia. The teams at Toyota WA number of key business tools to assist with reporting, monitoring and guiding our business. and the Sunday Times have been fantastic since joining us, and we look forward to what will no doubt be long and successful partnerships. We also entered into the 20th year of partnership between Swimming Western Australia and Swimming Victoria had a great year in the pool with a number of outstanding individual and team results: the Hancock Family Medical Foundation, a fantastic milestone for our organisations. Hancock, along with all of our t TFDPOEBU/BUJPOBM"HF$IBNQJPOTIJQT sponsors, continues to deliver outstanding support to help grow and strengthen our sport. t UISFFDMVCTJOUIFUPQUFOBUUIF"VTUSBMJBO"HF$IBNQJPOTIJQT t UPQUXPDMVCTBU"VTUSBMJBO4XJNNJOH$IBNQJPOTIJQT Earlier this year we welcomed Western Australia’s Minister for Mining and Petroleum, Fisheries and Forestries and t TJYBUIMFUFTHBJOJOHNFEBMTBUUIF%FMIJ$PNNPOXFBMUI(BNFT Electoral Affairs, the Honourable Norman Moore MLC, as the new patron of Swimming Western Australia. Norman is one of the most well-respected members of the West Australian Government, and to be able to welcome him as a part of our The Board and staff of Swimming Victoria and our valued volunteers had a busy year continuing to drive change across organisation was a real honour. many areas of the sport and business of swimming. Whether it be the district review project, improving online support for our clubs, or event delivery, we are aiming to position Swimming Victoria as a leader in our field. When we all look The strength of our organisation has also been reflected in the performance of our sport over the last 12 months. The back over many of the results of 2010–11, be it in the pool, membership numbers or increased business activity, we individual performances of our swimmers at this year’s Australian Swimming Championships secured six berths on the can definitely say that Swimming Victoria is moving in the right direction and starting to get great results in and out of Australian Swim Team for the 2011 World Championships. Western Australia now has an 11 per cent representation on the pool. the Australian team. This is evidence of not only the strength of our swimmers, but the pathways that are in place to develop our athletes from club swimming through to international competition.
The Board strategically appointed a performance and development coach on a two-year term, ensuring the engagement Geoff Hare OAM Warwick Waters of regional, grassroots and performance coaching. President Chief Executive Officer Over the last 12 months, Swimming Western Australia engaged with stakeholders, officials, coaches and members to deliver a range of programs and initiatives across the state. We worked closely with schools, engaging 11 500 school swimmers, re-establishing the Schools and Colleges Relays, and creating a new schools swimming pathway.
Looking forward, swimming has an exciting year ahead as we move towards the London 2012 Olympic Games. In February 2012, our open water swimmers will have the opportunity to swim in front of a home crowd when we host the 2012 Australian Open Water Championships. Then in September, Western Australia will host the 2012 Australian Short Course Championships, the first national event following the Olympic Games.
With a strong and committed team and a clear vision and direction, Swimming Western Australia has an exciting future ahead and we look forward to engaging the entire swimming community in our ongoing development and success.
Jeanette Bailey Simon Taylor President Executive Director
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