XXXX 2020 ANNUAL REPORT

ANNUAL REPORT 2020

SWIMMING AUSTRALIA 1 Contents

In Appreciation 2

Office Bearers 4

Life Members 5

Directors & CEO 6

Executive Leadership 10

President’s Report 12

Chief Executive Officer’s Report 14

Member Organisation Reports 18

A message from Sport Australia 30

A message from the Australian Olympic Committee 32

A message from Commonwealth Games Australia 33

Commercial Operations 34

Business of Swimming 36

Sport Sustainability & Growth 38

High Performance 44

Awards 48

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Retiring Dolphins 50 Swimming Australia respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognises their Results & Records 52 continuing connection to land, waters and culture. IN APPRECIATION 2020 ANNUAL REPORT IN APPRECIATION 2020 ANNUAL REPORT

IN APPRECIATION

STRATEGIC EVENT PARTNERS

PARTNERS

PATRON

MEMBER ORGANISATIONS

HIGH PERFORMANCE PARTNERS

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SWIMMING AUSTRALIA LIFE MEMBERS

DIRECTORS AUDIT, RISK & HIGH PERFORMANCE INDUCTED NAME STATE Mr John Bertrand OLY AO (term INTEGRITY COMMITTEE COMMITTEE 1957 Mr Horrace Bennett* VIC ended 22 October 2020) Abi Cleland, Chair Tracy Stockwell OLY OAM, Chair 1959 William Berge Phillips OBE* NSW Ms Abi Cleland Greg Hartung (from December Graeme Johnson (until October 1964 John Morrison MBE* NSW Mr Bruce Havilah 2020) 2020) 1967 Mr HB Ive* VIC 1969 Dr DA Dowling OBE* QLD Mr Graeme Johnson (term ended Uvashni Raman Tony Shaw (from December 1973 William Harrison MBE* TAS 22 October 2020) Bruce Havilah 2020) 1974 Sydney Grange AO OBE MVO* NSW Ms Nicole Livingstone OLY OAM Hayden Opie Alex Baumann OLY 1975 Mr JF Howson OBE* WA (term ended 22 October 2020) Patrick Murphy OLY 1980 Mr TM Herraman OAM* SA Mrs Tracy Stockwell OLY OAM TECHNICAL Michael Bohl 1980 Arch Steinback OBE* QLD SWIMMING COMMITTEE Mr Andrew Baildon OLY Leigh Russell (until 25 November 1982 Mr Roger Smith AM* TAS Tracy Stockwell OLY OAM, Chair Mr Kieren Perkins OLY OAM 2020) 1985 Mr William 'Bill' Slade MBE* VIC (elected President 4 Nov 2020) Michael Cox (from December 1986 Roger Pegram OAM MBE* NSW 2020) NOMINATIONS & Ms Melissa Fein (commenced 10 1991 Judge Peter Bowen Pain AM* SA July 2020) Karen Macleod REMUNERATION 1992 Stuart Aldritt* NSW COMMITTEE Mr Greg Hartung (commenced 23 William Ford 1996 Mr CB Rickards* TAS Nicole Livingstone, Chair (term 1996 Bruce Conway FCPA NSW October 2020) Ryan Arblaster ended October 2020) 1996 Tom Brazier WA Mr Michael Cox (commenced 23 Erin Collis Melissa Fein, Chair (commenced 1997 Evelyn Dill-Macky AM NSW October 2020) November 2020) Ben Ramsden (until October 1997 Greg Lalor AM* QLD Mr Tony Shaw (commenced 23 2020) Andrew Baildon OLY 1997 EJ 'Joe' King AM* QLD October 2020) Darren McLachlan (from March Independent to be appointed 1999 Terrance Gathercole AM* NSW 2020) 1999 Geoff Hare OAM VIC Damian Van de Berg 2001 Mr W Willis* QLD Matthew Kennedy 2003 John Devitt AM NSW 2003 Forbes Carlile MBE* NSW 2004 Don Talbot OBE* NSW 2005 Don Blew AM TAS 2005 John Carew* QLD 2006 Tony Woodhouse VIC 2007 Colin Davis* TAS 2007 John Keppie OAM QLD 2009 Peter Graham OAM SA 2009 Margaret Pugh OAM QLD 2010 Cliff Harris OAM NSW 2011 Ursula Carlile NSW 2011 Lynne Bates AM NSW 2014 Patrick Troy NSW 2015 David Urquart QLD 2018 Laurie Lawrence QLD 2018 Janice Cameron OAM* QLD 2019 Dawn Fraser AC MBE QLD 2020 Harry Gallagher OAM QLD 2020 Susan O’Neill AM QLD 2020 Chris Fydler OAM NSW

*Deceased

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Andrew holds a Bachelor of Andrew Baildon Communication (Business) from DIRECTOR Bond University and is the Managing Director of the Baildon Group, which Andrew Baildon was a member of owns and operates a number of the Australian Swim Team for over a Superfish Swim Schools and Jetts DIRECTORS decade, serving as team captain in 24x7 Gyms in Queensland. He has 1993 and 1994. He is a dual Olympian, been a developer, trainer and representing Australia in 1988 (Seoul) campaigner of Learn to Swim and & EXECUTIVE and 1992 (Barcelona). Andrew was a Drowning Prevention programs since multiple medalist at the 1990 1996. Commonwealth Games, where he He was part of the bid and organizing became the first swimmer in the committees for the 2018 Gold Coast Swimming Australia’s current Board of Directors Commonwealth to break the 50 Commonwealth Games and Team second barrier for the 100m freestyle, Attache for the Australian and Executive team collectively have high levels of and the 1994 Commonwealth Commonwealth Games team. Games. He was also a medalist in 4 experience within sport at all levels, governance, Pan Pacific Championship Games. finance, risk, integrity and other qualifications and experience that ensure best practice governance is disruption, working with CEO/senior adhered to within our sport. A brief background on Abi Cleland executives and Boards at large DIRECTOR companies and entrepreneurial each Director and the Interim CEO is found below. businesses. Clients have included Abi Cleland is a Non-Executive Westpac, Caltex, News, Aussie Director of Orora, Computershare, Farmers Direct, Netwealth.com. Sydney Airports and Coles. She is Prior to starting Absolute Partners Chairman of fintech start-upAbi held senior executive positions, in UnoHomeLoans (backed by Australia and offshore, in Strategy, Westpac). Previously Abi was on the M&A, Digital and P&L roles at ANZ, Investment Committee of the Amcor, Incitec Pivot and 333 Lazards PE Fund and was a Non- Management after starting her Executive Director at the online career at BHP. media company AIBM (Business Abi has an MBA at Melbourne spectator and Eureka) prior to selling University and Commerce and Arts to News Corporation. Degrees from Monash University. Direct, Personal Bank managing From late 2012 until December 2017 Kieren Perkins OAM 1200 staff looking after NAB’s retail She is also Chair of Swimming Abi built a successful boutique PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN customer contact centres. Australia’s Audit, Risk & Integrity management and advisory business Committee. Kieren has served on multiple Boards (Absolute Partners), focused on Kieren Perkins OAM is a four-time in corporate, Government and Not growth, digital and technology Olympic medalist and former world for Profit capacities including The record-holder in three events. He is Australian Sports Commission, the widely regarded as one of the world’s ANZCA Foundation, NFP Online, greatest long-distance swimmers. and the Starlight Children’s President Super Centre Aquatic Foundation. He is currently a board Post his athletic career Kieren was a Michael Cox 2005-2007, Treasurer Gold Coast member of the Sport Australia Hall Director of Performance Global Pty DIRECTOR Swimming 2002–2005, President of Fame. Ltd and former Partner of RogenSi, Surfers Paradise Swimming Club a global consulting and training Kieren was awarded the Order of Michael Cox was elected to the board 1999–2002. He commenced company. In 2009 Kieren joined NAB Australia Medal in 1992 for services in October 2020. He served as officiating 1998 and attained Level 3 and was appointed Head of Private to sport, Young Australian of the President of Swimming Queensland Starter in 2012, Level 2 Referee in Clients and Business Development Year in 1993 and made an honorary 2014–2020, Treasurer Swimming 2011, and Level 2 Assessor in 2015. for NAB Private Wealth. In 2020, Doctor of Philosophy by Queensland Queensland 2010–2014, President Michael holds a Bachelor Business Kieren was appointed Executive University in 2001. North End Aquatic 2007-2008, (Accounting) USQ.

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Coach of SOPAC Swimming Club. He advises both for profit and not for Tony Shaw Tony has 41 years coaching Bruce Havilah profits entities and particularly enjoys DIRECTOR experience, and has placed DIRECTOR working for registered charities, swimmers on all major senior - indigenous and sporting Tony Shaw is a Performance Olympic, Commonwealth, World Bruce Havilah was a competitive organisations. He regularly Accredited Coach. He was an Championship, Pan Pacific and junior swimmer and competed in volunteers his time to advise in Australian Swimming Coaches and Junior – Teams. state level events in New South corporate governance matters and Teachers Association (ASCTA) board Wales. He continues to compete in to volunteer in judicial and Tony has owned a private swim member for 39 years, including 7 open water and Masters’ events. employment inquiries. school in NSW since 1978, and is a years (2013 – 2020) as President. He Director of Holsworthy Aquatic Bruce served as a police officer and He has a background in Corporate is also a life member of ASCTA, a Centre. He was awarded the prosecutor in NSW between 1987 Governance, holding a Graduate former Chair of ASCTA NSW and Australian Sports Medal Sydney and 1991. He was admitted to practice Diploma of applied Corporate former director of Swimming NSW. 2000. as Barrister in NSW and in WA in Governance with the Governance He is a member and former Head 1994, and to the High Court in 1995. Institute where he is a member. Bruce is the founder and Principal of integration division “Generate”, Bruce was President of Swimming Havilah Legal, a boutique legal Melissa Fein before becoming CEO at Ensemble WA from 2005-2006. He is a member practice with broad experience in DIRECTOR Australia, a content and creative of various Professional and Sporting commercial and litigation disputes in agency. associations, keeping abreast of the multiple jurisdictions with more than legal and governance issues facing Melissa Fein’s 20-year career has Melissa is on the board of the Media 20 years of experience. sports around the globe. been focused on building brands. Federation of Australia, on the Pride She is currently the CEO of Initiative in Diversity Council and is a member Australia, a global communications of Advertising Week’s Advisory agency aimed at building brands Council. Melissa also mentors a through culture. Initiative was number of women in media. In 2020 Australia with her husband, Olympic awarded Campaign Asia’s ‘Australian Melissa was recognised as Campaign Tracy Stockwell OAM medalist Mark Stockwell. She was Media Agency of the Year’ in 2019. Asia’s APAC ‘Business Leader of the DIRECTOR the Executive Officer of the Melissa started her career at Year’ and named in the top 10 Queensland Academy of Sport NewsCorp in sport, then moved into ‘Women in Power’ list by the media, Tracy Stockwell OAM is a former (QAS) from 1992 to 1995 and later integrated marketing for MTV marketing & advertising industry American competition swimmer, was appointed to the QAS Board (ViacomCBS) in the US and Australia publication ‘B&T’. three-time Olympic gold medalist, serving as Chair in her last five years before launching MindShare’s ESP Melissa is an avid recreational five-time world champion, andon the Board. Tracy was a founding in Australia (the global entertainment swimmer competing in open water former world record-holder in three member and past president of and sports partnerships group). She swimming events and has a passion events. By the time of her retirement Womens Sport Queensland. She later led Network Ten’s strategic, for high performance sport. in 1984, she had set five world records was awarded an OAM in 2008 for creative content, digital and social and sixty-three American records. her service to sport as an She is a member of the International administrator and proponent of President of the Australian Sports Hall of Fame and a recipient sporting opportunities for women. Greg Hartung AO Paralympic Committee for 13 years of the United States Congressional Tracy is a Director of the Stockwell DIRECTOR through its most successful period Medal of Honour. Group of Companies and the before and after the Sydney 2000 After completing her degree in Stockwell Foundation. She is Chair Greg Hartung AO has played a Games. He also served as Vice Broadcasting at the University of of Swimming Australia’s High central role in the development of President of the Sydney Paralympic Florida in 1984, Tracy moved to Performance Committee. Australian sports policy over several Organising Committee. He was a decades. He was the inaugural Chief Governing Board member of the Executive of the Australian Sports International Paralympic Committee Events. Tim also performs duties for Commission and later a and Vice-President for four years Tim Dempster the Board as Company Secretary Commissioner and Chair of the ASC. and served on a number of INTERIM CEO and overseas the governance of the He was instrumental in the Commissions of the International Audit, Risk & Integrity Committee, development of the Australian Olympic Committee. Tim Dempster joined Swimming Swimming Australia Foundation and Sports Foundation and in the A graduate of the Universities of Australia in October 2014 as a CPA Hancock Prospecting Swimmers evolution of successful programs Sydney and Queensland, Greg is qualified finance professional with Support Scheme. He was appointed and entities such as Aussie Sports currently Adjunct Professor at the extensive experience across the Interim CEO in November 2020. and the Australian Coaching Council. University of Canberra. Outside of sport and media industries. Other former roles include senior He led the Confederation of sport, Greg pursued a successful As Chief Operating Officer for finance positions at The Big Issue, Australian Sport in its role as the key career as both a Political Swimming Australia, Tim leads the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth advocacy group for sport based in Correspondent and sports Journalist Swimming Business portfolio that Games Organising Committee and Canberra, and separately supported in Australia, the UK and New Zealand. comprises Finance, Technology and the Seven Television Network. a number of individual sporting In business, he owned and operated organisations in representations to a political information and publishing Government. business across Sydney, Melbourne Most recently Greg served as and Canberra.

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Alex moved to Australia in 1991, holding various Previously, Matthew was CEO at Tennis Victoria Alex Baumann positions within the Queensland Government and Matthew Kennedy from 2011-2018. He worked for the International CHIEF STRATEGIST, HIGH PERFORMANCE serving as Director for the Queensland Academy of CHIEF SPORT PERFORMANCE Cricket Council (2000 - 2010) and was its Global Sport before becoming CEO of Queensland Development Manager first based out of London Alex Baumann has served as Swimming Australia’s Swimming in 1999. In 2006 he returned to Canada as Matthew Kennedy commenced with Swimming and then Dubai. Before that Matthew was with the Chief Strategist for High Performance since February the Chief Executive Officer of Own the Podium (OTP), Australia in January 2019 as Chief Sport Victorian Cricket Association for seven years, as its 2018. He is responsible for overseeing all aspects of Canada’s high performance sport program, where Performance. He is responsible for the sport Community Cricket Manager. the High Performance Olympic, Paralympic and he achieved great results both with the athletes in the sustainability and growth squad spanning industry Matthew holds a Bachelor of Business Degree in Open Water programs including coaching and pool, and in raising funding for high performance partnerships, coaching and officiating development, Sport Management (1992), and a post-graduate technical Leadership, oversight of the daily sport. member relations and services, and the ongoing Diploma in Sports Law (2008) and is a graduate of performance and competition environments, Alex was appointed as the Chief Executive of High enhancement of a strategically aligned, efficient and the Australian Institute of Company Directors (2018). performance support, innovation, athlete and coach effective delivery model across the federated Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ) in He is a Director at Music Victoria (since 2015). development February 2012, where he was instrumental in rolling structure of the sport; in line with Sport Australia’s Alex is one of Canada’s greatest swimmers, winning out the HPSNZ Strategic plan to 2020. New Zealand ‘one management’ principles. gold medals at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics in achieved great performances culminating with its both the 200m and 400m individual medley races in best ever Olympic team performance in Rio in 2016 in football (soccer) and AFL football in Melbourne, world record times. He also won five gold medals and with 18 medals in 9 different sports, of which 4 were Lydia Dowse Sydney and Perth. She has also worked for the two silver medals at the 1982 and 1986 Commonwealth Gold. At the Rio Paralympics New Zealand won 21 HEAD OF INTEGRITY AND RISK Victorian and WA State Government’s events Games. He was twice named World Male Swimmer medals in 3 different sports, including 9 Gold. of the Year (1981 and 1984), and is an Officer of the agencies, bidding for and negotiating with event Order of Canada. Lydia Dowse is the Head of Integrity & Risk at holders to bring major events to those states. Swimming Australia responsible for child protection, Lydia was a former Board member of Netball anti-doping and anti-corruption as well as dispute Australia and the Australian & New Zealand Sports resolution. She is also a current Director of Bowls comprises Finance, Technology and Events. Tim also Law Association and a member of the Appeals Australia and Cricket Victoria, and is Deputy Tim Dempster performs duties for the Board as Company Secretary Tribunal for Hockey Australia selection trials for Rio Chairperson of the National Sports Tribunal Advisory CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER and overseas the governance of the Audit, Risk & 2016. Group. Integrity Committee, Swimming Australia She has taught part-time to sport management and Tim Dempster joined Swimming Australia in October Foundation and Hancock Prospecting Swimmers Lydia began her career as a sports lawyer, acting for sports law students at four universities - Melbourne 2014 as a CPA qualified finance professional with Support Scheme. the Australian Olympic Committee, before moving University, University of Technology Sydney, Edith into sports administration. Lydia has held senior roles extensive experience across the sport and media Other former roles include senior finance positions at Cowan University and Deakin University. industries. The Big Issue, Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth As Chief Operating Officer for Swimming Australia, Games Organising Committee and the Seven Performance Servicing and Guidance around camp Tim leads the Swimming Business portfolio that Television Network. Rohan Taylor and competition support/targets. In addition, Rohan NATIONAL HEAD COACH / TEAM DIRECTOR will work parallel with the Olympic Leadership Team and Staff preparing the Olympic Campaign that will – a good effort considering the clubs consistently As National Head Coach, Rohan Taylor is responsible support our athletes and coaches to perform when it Sam Eustice poor on field effort over the last few years! for leading the strategies to improve performance on matters. CHIEF COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS the international stage, oversight of international Prior to this, Sam was the Chief Operating Officer of Rohan was previously The Victorian/Tasmania level coaches and swimmers in their daily training the Gold Coast Suns (AFL), promoted from his initial Technical Director Swimming Australia from 2017. environment, and leading the team as Team Director Sam Eustice joined Swimming Australia as our Chief role with the Suns as the General Manager Prior to that Rohan was the HP coach at Carey at all senior national and international events. - Commercial Operations, in April 2019. He is Commercial Operations. During his time, Sam grew Aquatic and Nunawading Swimming Club 2000- responsible for leading our corporate partners squad, revenue from $1.5m gross to $10.5m, building Rohan has recently taking over from Jacco Verhaeren 2016 representing Australia at the 2008 and 2016 developing our commercial strategy, new asset commercial properties from the ‘ground up’. He has as Head Coach/Team Director for the upcoming Olympic Games as well as numerous World Champs, development and revenue generation. also held roles at Cricket Australia (Commercial Tokyo Campaign. Rohan will work with coaches and Pan Pacific Champs and Commonwealth Games since 1999 which included coaching Leisel Jones to Sam has had an extensive career in sport, and was Marketing Manager), George Patterson Y & R athletes in their home programs in preparation for Olympic Gold in 2008. previously the General Manager Corporate Sales, Advertising and Communications (Partner – the trials by providing support in the areas of Daily Partnerships & Community at the Carlton Football Business Director), and BMW Australia heading up Club (AFL). During his time at Carlton FC, Sam Brand and Sponsorship. secured corporate partnerships for the next 15 years

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PRESIDENT’S “Tokyo 2021 is on the REPORT horizon, with a shorter turnaround to Paris 2024 the next three years will be incredibly exciting.”

The word unprecedented has been used a lot this leadership. The notion of fair play is at the heart of more year to see the fruits of his labour, century. We recognise a shift in our community year, and it is certainly an apt description of the any Olympics and Paralympics. Although there we understand that family comes first and he has and how they are wanting to engage with us. It is global pandemic that has so dramatically has been a delay, and the games may look a little left the team in great hands with Rohan Taylor incumbent upon us to recognise the impact on impacted all of our lives. different than usual, I am confident this will not in charge. how live sport looks and move to a more take away from the achievements of all the sustainable model – it is exciting and will produce For swimming this has been felt by every level of I would like to express our sincere thanks firstly to athletes who trained hard to get there. more opportunities for our fans to view live content our community, from the learn to swim industry, John for his service as President over the last into the future. through to our clubs, Member Organisations and We have had some significant movements across seven years. He is undeniably one of the most our elite programs. Everyone has been impacted the organisation this year with President John passionate Australians I know and his service and Finally, I would like to acknowledge our wonderful by some form of restriction, and while we Bertrand AO, CEO Leigh Russell, and Head Coach guidance to swimming has been invaluable. partners and our Patron Mrs Gina Rinehart, who acknowledge this has been vital from a public Jacco Verhaeren all departing Swimming Thank you to Leigh for bringing diverse insights have been on the journey with us through this health perspective, the disruption has been Australia this year. and leadership to swimming and Jacco for challenging year – swimming cannot operate challenging and the significant economic impact ensuring we always aspire to do better. I know you without your backing and passion. We are Through John and Leigh’s partnership at the helm will be felt for years to come. will continue to cheer us on loudly in Tokyo next incredibly grateful for your support and proud to of our sport, we have undertaken a large amount year from wherever you may be watching. have you involved in swimming. Over five million Australians are active swimmers, of work to move forward in trying times, including and we know the economic value of swimming is developing a new strategic plan, commencing our It is important to acknowledge the loss of Don Tokyo 2021 is on the horizon, with a shorter over $3.7 billion annually. It is clear swimming in first ever National Coaching Framework, and Talbot this year. Don had a huge impact on turnaround to Paris 2024 the next three years will Australia is important and we, along with all our begun work on a National Diversity and Inclusion swimming in Australia for generations, and be incredibly exciting. There is a lot to look forward Member Organisations, will need to work together Strategy. John and Leigh also made considerable a significant impact on me personally. I consider to and I thank our athletes, coaches, member in 2021 to help our industry bounce back from inroads into building trust between athletes and myself fortunate to have been on the team during organisations, technical officials, volunteers, our COVID and ensure we grow our sport. the organisation, with Leigh passionately Don’s leadership, and the lessons learned have dedicated parents, our staff and swimming’s fans championing our athlete leaders in developing helped me personally in life well beyond the for their contribution to our wonderful sport in this One of the biggest challenges has been the their leadership skills. pool. Vale. challenging year. postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. I was proud to see our athletes and Jacco’s departure has undoubtedly left us well COVID has also created some changes to our Kieren Perkins OAM, coaches being the first in the world to speak up prepared for a successful Tokyo campaign, his commercial arrangements but also presented new President Swimming Australia and share their concerns about the risk of the skill and guidance has developed a world’s best opportunities. As we look ahead to 2021 and Games not being a level playing field as COVID high performance program and although it would position ourselves for a new broadcast partner, we impacts differed worldwide – they showed great have been great to have him stay on for one also look to modernise and embrace the 21st

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CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S REPORT

If 2019 was the year of transformation for Swimming Australia, 2020 was slated to athlete leader led social media campaign of a public health response lens made as much be the year of consolidation and focus on our strategy of winning when it matters support to the bushfire appeal. We were sense as they possibly could at the sport and incredibly proud of the ways the Dolphins found industry levels. and our aspiration of inspiring the nation. As we well know though, 2020 ended up to play their part and get behind Aussies who • As pools began to re-emerge from the COVID were hurting. being the year of managing the unexpected, for every sport, business and indeed, shut-down, we developed a ‘Come Back every individual across the nation. Little did we know that the bushfire trauma that • The spirit and values of our athlete leaders and Campaign’ starring the amazing Dawn Fraser kicked of 2020 would only be the beginning of an extremely challenging year. the entire team again shone through when it and our athletes and coaches. We’ve received was obvious that the Olympics and Paralympics such great feedback and responses from this were in jeopardy, and that our international campaign, the goal of which was to encourage Shortly before our second national event of the sport system, lending support and demonstrating swimming community in other countries were and inspire people back to the community sport year was scheduled to commence, it became leadership, closely working with the AOC, the CGA, being deeply impacted by COVID. Showing a they love. While it is early days, fears about a apparent that this thing called ‘COVID-19’ was upon PA, Sport Aus and the AIS to ensure united and strong commitment to solidarity but equally significant drop in membership seem to have us and decisions needed to be made about whether consistent responses to not only COVID, but to sending a clear message to the world that we been abated by the fact that sport has emerged we could in fact hold our National Championships. current funding challenges and collective advocacy wanted the Olympics to go ahead only if it could as a key driver of reigniting community spirit At the time, cancelling this event felt like a for sport. In a first, sport leaders have joined forces be considered an equal playing field, this was a and connection as step by step, we return to monumental decision, but of course on reflection, it to provide a stronger representation on collective first of its kind message, with many more that activity. was just the first of many difficult decisions that issues and to support each other through followed. Soon, it was apparent that when it • Our partnership with Amazon Web Services needed to be made across the course of the tumultuous times. Kindness, empathy and counted, we were indeed global sporting moved from strength to strength, with key pandemic. In mid-March, our business operations collegiality are fragments of this period of time that citizens who were facing into unprecedented projects really taking shape and giving us reverted to a full work from home model, and more I hope stay with the industry for many years to challenges together. While postponing the confidence that what we are working on will than nine months later, most of us have still not come. Olympics and Paralympics was devastating - make a lasting impact on the sport. With returned to a pre-COVID operating environment. being so close to our dreams but so far - our Despite the obvious financial, strategic and forward thinking, a can-do attitude and athletes and coaches have demonstrated their Through this period of time, all Swimming Aus staff performance challenges that we have faced this incredible innovation, we have developed a resilience, grit and determination at resetting, were impacted by a period of Stand Down and/or a year, there are many significant highlights of 2020 great approach that will hopefully bear fruit in adjusting and getting on with it. The goal is still reduction of hours. We are mindful that this had a to share with you. the not too distant future. Our first project is significant impact on staff and their families. the goal. • The McKeon family and James Magnussen completed with improvements now underway Wellbeing and looking after our people were a huge have special connections to different parts of • The coming together of our key leaders across due to the extension of time with the focus this year. Equally, we’ve been focused on the the NSW South Coast most significantly the nation to produce collaborative and postponement of Tokyo. wellbeing of our athletes and coaches as they too meaningful COVID safe guidelines for a safe affected by last summer’s bushfires, and the • We were also so thrilled to welcome onboard have experienced a year that was not only return to the pool. This required many hours of Dolphins rallied around the communities of our long term partner, MLC. Together we unexpected, but like no other year in their lives. advocacy behind the scenes to ensure that the Wollongong, Cobargo, Moruya and Ulladulla, launched the MLC Flippers program which rules generated at a Government level through We’ve played a significant role in supporting the providing clinics, raffles, appearances and an directly impacts young athletes aspiring to be

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stars of the future. We held a first of its kind working across the country with our athletes and virtual launch watched across the country, led coaches. He returned home this year to the admirably by Dolphin Duncan Armstrong OAM, Netherlands to begin the next chapter of his life proving the show can and will go on. with his family, and we welcomed Rohan Taylor as the new Head Coach. In a smooth transition, Rohan • We welcomed our inaugural General Manager hit the ground running and is busily preparing for of Coaching & Development and commenced 2021. work on the first National Coaching Blueprint. This work will have great impact on our coaching This year we acknowledged the incredible pathway and accreditation. In the same vein, contribution our President John Bertrand AO had we have resourced and commenced work on made over the past nine years. We also our first national diversity & inclusion strategy, acknowledged and farewelled two long standing designed to offer solutions and support to Board directors, Dolphin Nicole Livingstone OAM ensure our sport is genuinely a sport for all. and Graeme Johnson, after incredible service to swimming in Australia. Each director has played a • Swimming’s CRM system, Swim Central, has significant role in contributing to the vision, strategy made incredible strides this year and is now a and collective effort that sport governance requires. product that is customer focused, where improvements are made in short time frames In late 2020 we also welcomed new board members that benefit the whole of sport. Significant Melissa Fein, Greg Hartung, Michael Cox and Tony investment from Swimming Australia has been Shaw. secured for this process to continue and project In a year of change, I have also made the decision governance completely overhauled. This project to step down as CEO of Swimming Australia*. It is a collaboration between all Member has been a tremendous privilege to lead Australia’s Organisations and takes a lot of heavy lifting most successful Olympic sport. But saying that is from everyone around the country. also only part of the story for me. Swimming also • The postponement of Tokyo threw the usual has millions of participants, which brings the processes into disarray and required opportunity for enormous impact. Swimming is considerable effort for plans to be realigned etched into the psyche of the nation, and I have and adjusted. Significant work went into been proud to serve in a sport that has such a rich ensuring that preparation for Tokyo would not history and promising future. Thank you for your be compromised, balanced with the realities support, friendship and encouragement. I will be that we now also needed to look ahead post cheering very loudly for all of our incredible Dolphins Tokyo into a shortened Paris cycle. This has in 2021. required incredible work from the high If there is a silver lining to a pandemic, it has performance team, while at the same time highlighted the importance of community, and the ensuring as much as possible that our athletes role that sport plays in our world. Sport, and indeed and coaches remain focused on our goals and our sport of swimming, has a special place in have little distraction on the (longer than people’s lives, plays a strong role in health & anticipated) road to Tokyo. wellbeing, and serves to strengthen community As CEO I have been so proud to lead a group of connections and opportunities for people. Sport at people that have continued to work, rise to the all levels is important to our Australian way of life, challenges, serve our athletes, coaches and and while many things were paused, cancelled or programs and prepare for the future while adjusted this year, I’ve got no doubt that navigating their own reality. We had to find new Swimming will be back, bigger and better than ever ways to work, engage and achieve and I’d like to in 2021. pay a special mention this year to the people of At Swimming Australia we are firmly looking Swimming Australia, our Member Organisations forward, and continuing to adjust and make the and our partners. This has not been an easy year most of the opportunities of a new world. In 2021, for anyone. In some ways, it has allowed us to focus we look forward to getting back to doing what we on what is really important and the kind of positive love to do – to win when it matters, inspiring the impact we can make on others. When it all boils nation, and of course, hearing the community down, sport is actually uniquely positioned to make behind us with the rallying cry – ‘Go Australia’! the most of this difficult time, as we are used to running lean, being creative with what we have, focusing on simple and clear goals, and playing our Leigh Russell part in enriching and inspiring the nation through good and bad times. *Tim Dempster (Chief Operating Officer) Welcomes and goodbyes commenced as Interim CEO on 26 November. In July, we farewelled our Head Coach of the past 6 years, Jacco Verhaeren. Jacco played a significant role in reshaping strategy, structure and culture,

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The emergence of the COVID-19 virus early in the specific information for them and to ensure they We are pleased to present this report for the year Esk) and Matilda Smith (Sandy Bay). Peter Tonkin year and the measures taken by Government to stayed in touch with their swimmers, and provided ending 2020, which with the onset of the COVID-19 OAM was named Coach of the Year, Glenise Gale slow down its spread resulted in the cancellation of sport science and athlete development material. pandemic in March forced the closure of all pools OAM Official of the Year and Kevin French Volunteer Swimming Queensland’s final swim meet of the Interactive online workshops were delivered, along and our office, was a different year from that of of the Year. 2019/20 season. with parent online sessions providing advice on do’s previous years. and don’ts during COVID restrictions and updates Congratulations to Life Members Susan Cure and The formation of the Queensland Aquatic Industry on return to competition. Firstly, we would like to thank the Swimming Glenise Gale who were awarded Orders of Australia Alliance early in the piece to represent the various Tasmania Board made up of Karyn Edwards, (OAM) in the 2020 Australia Day Honours List for stakeholders associated with the swimming pool At the January Australian Open and Age Open Adam Ferguson, Kevin French, Glenise Gale, Geoff their service to swimming. This is a fantastic and and aquatic industry, including Swimming Water Championships, the only national Howell and Tracey Rowell for their efforts in well-deserved recognition of over 60 years of Queensland, proved crucial to the viable reopening championship meet able to be held in 2020, focussing on the governance of our sport and involvement and service to our sport as swimmers, of swimming pools and aquatic centres across the Queensland swimmers won 18 titles. As competition working towards the outcomes of our strategic administrators and technical officials. State. It in turn facilitated the subsequent early resumed towards the end of the year, our swimmers plan. return to competition through the creation of the very quickly began to shine, as evidenced by Peter Tonkin OAM (LAC) was recognised in the Swimming Pool and Aquatic Centre Industry Thomas Neil breaking the world junior 400m Financially, due to strong financial leadership from 2020 ASCTA Awards receiving an ‘Outstanding COVIDSafe Plan. Remarkably, Swimming Freestyle record at the Queensland Short Course the Board and GM, the organisation continues to Contribution to Swimming Australia’ award. Queensland was able to hold the Queensland Short Championships and Kaylee McKeown setting a be in a good position despite the cancellation of Thank you to Rohan Taylor and Wayne Lawes for Course Championships in September and actually new world record in the Women’s 200m Backstroke events resulting the loss of our usual income from their efforts in mentoring both our coaches and accommodate more swimmers at the event than in in November. mid-March. We remain cautiously optimistic for the athletes. It is very obvious from the achievements the previous year. This outcome could not have future even though we have decided not to increase of our swimmers listed in this report that their input been achieved without the excellent relationship fees which usually incur a CPI rise for the coming is showing results. with Queensland Government health authorities year and have also reduced the STAS registration Kevin Hasemann component by 25% for the coming year. We were made possible through the Alliance. Cripps continue to be our principal sponsor and we CEO extremely fortunate to receive a Tasmanian thank them as well as the WIN Network, Motors In recognition of the critical importance of being Government COVID-19 Sport and Recreation Grant Erin Collis Hobart and the Tasmanian Government for their able to continue supporting Queensland coaches to cover staff salaries for six months. President support. during the shutdown, Swimming Queensland set Our Open and Age Long Course Championships up a workplace platform to stay connected with A big thank you to Australian Longline and Bjango continue to be our most successful event and we them. We also established work groups to post for their generous support in permitting us to were extremely fortunate given the approaching purchase radios to be used by our Technical circumstances that we were even able to run this Officials, enabling better communication on pool event. The influx of interstate swimmers continues deck during events in both Hobart and Launceston. to provide great competition for our swimmers. The major challenge for future events is having sufficient We would also like to acknowledge Swimming officials to run the event as this year again we were Australia President John Bertrand, CEO Leigh fortunate to have the services of several officials Russell, and Director Bruce Havilah for their from interstate. With the re-scheduling of some invaluable support. interstate events due to COVID-19 our next year’s championships may be smaller than what we have Jamie McIntyre experienced in recent times. Executive Officer Susan Cure Launceston Aquatic Club won the J W Harrison President Trophy for Club of the Year, the Hobart Aquatic Club won the Jubilee Shield and the Burnie Amateur Swimming Club won the Bill and Judy Moore Trophy for the Regional Club of the Year. The Bill and Shea Henderson Trophy for Young Leadership was won Sandy Bay’s Jardene Ralph. The winners of the Eastern Shore Sharks Scholarships were Isabella Muldoon (Launceston Aquatic) and Lachlan Clues (Hobart Aquatic). Our joint Swimmers’ of the Year were breaststrokers Morgen Hawkins (South

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2020 was arguably one of the most disruptive and Program of The Year at the 2019 NSWIS Awards. There is no question that 2020 was a year like no Then in March, when COVID hit, the whole challenging periods in our sport’s history. In what other. We achieved some wonderful highs and swimming community was forced to adapt. seems a long time ago, the season commenced In July last year, Swimming NSW was excited to were challenged by some unforeseen lows. But Although we couldn’t be at the pool, we found new with the continuing drought affecting most of our acquire Swim League Australia. Swim League has what has shone through is the spirit of our amazing ways to connect, train and learn. Webinars and state’s regions and particularly our western been a revolution since it was founded three years swimming community and that is something to be Zoom meetings became the new normal and we members, this was compounded in late 2019 and ago and is now the fastest growing and non- celebrated. ran online sessions for swimmers, coaches, early 2020 by the worst bushfire season in our traditional swimming competition in Australia. officials, clubs and parents. memory causing personal distress and loss to Swimming NSW had long been searching for a A consistent theme in previous years has been our many of our members and numerous carnivals at new competition format that would attract fresh ability to listen, learn and deliver what our Our focus on mental health became more all levels throughout the State to be cancelled. Then interest for swimmers who are looking for an community ask, something that we continued to important than ever and we enlisted the help of in late March 2020, like most of the nation, all pools alternative to traditional full weekend swimming prioritise in 2020. Psychologists, Megan Davis and Anthony Klarica in NSW were closed as a result of the COVID-19 meets, so acquiring Swim League Australia was a to deliver workshops for our swimmers, coaches, Our commitment to improve was evident at our pandemic. This had a devasting impact on our perfect solution. We hope that it will provide a point officials and staff to provide support during this long course Championships where, for the first swimming industry and related communities. It is of entry for swimmers into our sport and also a time. time ever, we live streamed both our 2020 Victorian only now that nearly all of our pools are open again place for swimmers to extend their swimming Age and Open LC Championships, allowing Swimming Victoria CEO, Jason Hellwig has been and our clubs and regions are starting to meet careers. swimming fans to follow the action from the blown away by the spirit of the Victorian swimming again with some regularity. An exciting addition to our Performance capability comfort of their own homes, attracting viewers community. “Throughout the pandemic, we’ve Whilst NSW represents over 40% of the registered came during the year with the purchase and from around the world. seen how powerful community can be and what members of Swimming Australia, NSW followed installation of an industry leading, dive-start has been truly inspiring is the amazing things that And speaking of action, for the second year in a the national trend of overall membership falling biomechanical analytics system. In partnership our swimming clubs are doing for their swimmers. row, our Victorian Open LC Championships played slightly this year with NSW contributing with NSWIS and following a generous contribution Many of these stories have been shared via host to Round 1 of the World Para Swimming approximately 28,000 members to the national from Hancock Prospecting, the system was Workplace, an online community set up to support Series, which again brought some of the world’s membership. We believe the drop can be attributed installed at SOPAC to benefit all high-performance our clubs.” Hellwig said. best para swimmers to Melbourne. to several factors, the most significant being the athletes and development teams in NSW. “When we reflect on 2020 it is these stories that cancellation of the Optus Junior Dolphins program Whilst the achievements of the 2019/2020 have To provide greater opportunities for our open we will remember, and it is the sense of community which offered free membership for children 7 & been dwarfed by the larger social challenges water swimmers, we launched the Victorian Open that we have built that will make us stronger in Under. presenting to our communities today, it is important Water Championships Series (VOWCS), a new, years to come.” reinvigorated way of delivering our Open Water Throughout the year, with the assistance of Ron to recognise the astounding contribution of our Championships. Swimming Victoria Event Jason Hellwig McKeon (NSW Head Coach), we continued to volunteers, members and their families who have Strategy Manager, Ashlea Keramidopoulos, was CEO improve the connection of squads around the state continued to provide the amazing support to our thrilled with the success of the series. “The VOWCS with our three Performance Hubs, headed by meets, clubs, areas, coaches and of course our Susan Smith was very well received by the open water swimming Simon Cusack (Northern Metropolitan Hub), Adam swimmers during this difficult time. President community. With the introduction of 1.2km and Kable (Sydney Olympic Park Hub) and Shannan Mark Heathcote 2.5km as championship distances, we’ve seen a Rollason (ACT Hub). All squads have benefitted CEO lot more interest from younger swimmers, which is from new younger members joining and we are great for Victorian open water swimming.” confident that this model will enable more NSW Chris Fydler OAM Keramidopoulos said. Swimmers to represent us on National Teams. President Out of the water, we celebrated some outstanding We were pleased to see improved performances by achievements. Our very own Rohan Taylor was NSW athletes at National & International appointed as the new Australian Dolphins Head competitions over the course of the year. These Coach and Technical Official, Sally Whitehouse improvements were achieved at both the National and MLC Aquatic’s Gabriella Peiniger received Age & National Club Championships in April and Victorian Sport Awards. NSW topped the Medal Tally at the Australian SC Championships in October, which was a fantastic At the start of 2020 we saw great resilience from result for our State. At the 2019 FINA World our regional clubs when devasting bushfires Championships in Gwangju and the World Para affected many parts of Victoria. In a trend that Swimming Championships in London, NSW would continue in the months to follow, it was the athletes, achieved many outstanding results and as strength of the community that prevailed in a result of these performances, Swimming won response to this adversity.

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The 19/20 season sure had the most trying times interviews with many of the award winners and In my inaugural year as Executive Officer of Finance put in front of all the Members of the Swimming presenters in what was extremely entertaining Swimming Northern Territory, I have been Community. The sudden stop of the Long Course week for the Western Australian public. humbled by the commitment, passion, and The cost of swimming unfortunately continues to season at the beginning of 2020 saw many events resilience of the swimming community in the rise, not only for the individuals participating (or their cancelled, including WA SunSmart Junior Long Congratulations to the 2020 Lyn McClement Northern Territory. parents/caregivers) but also for those running it. Course Championships, also the cancellation of medallist Brianna Throssell (UWA/West Coast Swimming NT, like many not-for-profit organisations, Hancock Prospecting Australian Age, and Open Swimming Club). An incredible 2019/20 season The 2019/20 season has had many challenges, not does operate with a heavy reliance on grant funding Swimming Championships that were to be hosted saw her claim two Gold, and two Silver medals at only with Swimming NT, but the broader swimming and partnerships to continue to be financially viable. in Perth for the first time in a few years. the 2019 FINA World Championships and break community. Swimming Australia continues to go the World Record in the 4x200m Freestyle Relay, through a range of administrative and structural Securing income in a shrinking funding sector is a At the start of our 19/20 season in November 2019, Brianna was a run-away winner, capping off a changes that impact on all stakeholders, constant challenge. a major highlight for WA Swimming was the dominant season. specifically the state and territory associations. crowning of Brianna Throssell as the WAIS Athlete The increased support we have received in securing Open Water Swimming continues to develop in 12 Months of Progress, ‘A snapshot’ of the Year and Eamon Sullivan’s induction into grant funding from the Federal Government as well the WA Hall of Champions. The WA Sporting strength to strength, with Nicholas Rollo (Perth • Kinetica and Swimming Australia conducted a as our official partners has contributed to a positive Industry fittingly recognised these two athletes for City) and Jack Wilson (North Coast) both being national strategic one model seminar to the financial result this year, after running deficits in their contribution to their country and this selected in the Australian Team to represent the Swimming NT board, staff, and club delegates. recent years. wonderful sport. The International Swimming country at the 2020 FINA World Marathon Series League (ISL) started this year with several Western Round 1 in Doha, Qatar. The event held in February • Completion of the NT strategic plan – Enrich Financially, due to strong financial leadership from Australian swimmers taking part with 2020 doubled as the Olympic Qualification event and Inspire Towards 2032. the board and staff, the organisation continues to be for the Australian team with the top 2 Australian in the strongest financial position it has been in for Rockingham’s Holly Barratt competing in the final • In response to the proposed 25% increase in of the ISL held in Las Vegas for the London Roar. men being selected to take part in the Olympic many years. Qualification event in Fukuoka, Japan. pool fees by Darwin City Council, Swimming The partnerships with the Western Australian NT and club delegates were successful to have Conclusion government as part of the Asian Engagement As we now look toward 2021 and the Tokyo a moratorium placed on any increase to pool Our focus has always been about progressing through Sport Strategy continued this year. The Olympics, the Association will continue to move charges for 2020. towards the pathway of the Strategic Plan 2019- swimming in the NT – evident by the healthy Asia-Pac Super Splash kicked off December 2019 • Significant increase in participation at all NT 2024 to continue to grow and develop the turnaround in numerous areas. with a Welcome Function at the City of Perth. The events compared to previous years. Asia-Pac Super Splash itself attracted significant swimming community within WA. • Partnership with Charles Darwin University to No matter your role, we are all here for one reason: interest from the State Government and from the support identified athletes in Darwin region on the swimmers. What we do needs to be all about Australia-China Business Council which sets the Strength and Conditioning, Nutrition, and providing swimmers with the environment and event up for success into the longer term. Kirsty Read Sport Psychology opportunities to do their best, and above all, enjoy it. A/CEO First year of the implementation of the SWA • Coaching Scholarships awarded to each NT Ravin Du Plessis Helen Hull Strategic Plan 2019-2024 began to address some club to upskill coaches to coach – Learners Executive Officer President of the more significant strategic ‘structural With Disabilities. changes’ that will benefit the sport over the longer Garry Lambert term. The metropolitan Zones were established, • Successfully secured Federal Government President and this structure began to see a move to more Grant Funding for Social Inclusion and Physical autonomy amongst the Membership in operational Activity Project within remote communities areas. • Sport psychology seminar delivered in coach resilience and athlete development However, during the periods of lockdown (even though short compared to the rest of the Country) • Elite physiotherapy – Injury prevention Swimming WA, like many other states, held our seminars delivered to all club athletes awards - Westpac Swimmer of the Year, virtually. • Technical Officials workshop at the NT Open This award ‘week’ was a representation of the and Age Championship delivered by Ken culmination of an enormously successful 2019/20 Jones (National Assessor) swimming season. The 2020 Westpac Swimmer of the Year Awards were split over five days during • Coach education workshop delivered by which various award finalists announced in the Brandon Ward, ASCTA CEO morning with the winner that evening. There were

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“What a year it has been, or has not been,” may be financial hit during the pandemic and staff in both Our thanks also go to the Office of Recreation. Sport a relevant comment to start with. The COVID19 organisations have had to make personal and Racing for their input and guidance, particularly virus has made and impact on the world like many sacrifices, as have many people around the nation. during these difficult and uncertain times. The of us would not have experienced in living memory. management and staff at the SA Aquatic and That impact has been felt in all facets of life and There have been changes within the Swimming Leisure Centre have stood with us during this particularly on the administration, conduct and Australia hierarchy. John Bertrand AM has awkward period and their support is appreciated, as management of all sport at all levels of competition. completed his term as President and Kieren is the advocacy of Sport SA on behalf of all sporting Perkins has been elected to that role. Given the organisations in our great State. On behalf of the Board, I thank our hard-working impact of the COVID pandemic, CEO, Leigh CEO and staff for shouldering the impact with Russell has also decided to relinquish her role and We often reflect on the national emblems that are courage, commitment, foresight, and tenacity. We a successor will be identified in due course. One depicted on our coat of arms; the Kangaroo and the are proud to say that SwimmingSA, through behalf of Swimming SA, I thank Mr. Bertrand and Emu as neither can take a backward step. Let us collective efforts and sacrifice have been genuine Ms. Russell for their commitment, dedication, and take a leaf from this book and move forward industry leaders in their contribution to observing leadership during their term of office. together to the success we all strive for. and implementing the restrictions placed upon us and in assisting authorities to develop a pathway Participation is our primary goal. We have long Finally, we encourage all athletes to commit to your back to some semblance of normality. believed that the true champions will emerge as goals and give your best. We wish you every success athletes commit and dedicate themselves to the for this season and beyond. So just what is the ‘normal’ of the future. Health aspirations and goals they set in conjunction with authorities advise that that situation is still some their coaches and support “crews”. Stay strong and go well. Go South Australia! way off so the task of creating an environment Michelle Doyle that is safe while still enabling athletes to compete As previously said, we are all here for the CEO in their chosen sport is a challenge for us all. betterment of the sport and to provide and avenue for committed and dedicated athletes to meet the Peter Graham OAM Staff have been able to keep club administrators challenges and objectives they have set themselves Chairman abreast of the latest developments from Health and give of their best. It is timely for all to update Authorities and from sport’s governing bodies by themselves on the SwimmingSA Values and promulgation of information in a timely manner Behaviours as they will guide us all to achieve best and we thank all Club Presidents, Coaches and practice in the conduct and governance in our their teams for sticking with us throughout the sport. year and doing your best for the sport. Our membership numbers remained relatively As we are all aware the pandemic continues to stable with a marginal decrease in overall impact the Tokyo Olympics, Paralympics, and membership numbers. Our number of clubs other international competitions. National titles remain stable but in addition to COVID-19, changes had to be abandoned and we missed seeing SA to coaching requirements and changing Athletes thrive in the national arena, but as we community landscapes, at least 4 clubs have review 2020 and look forward to 2021 the soon to found it challenging to reaffiliate for the 2020/21 be released updated SSA Strategic Plan is about season. the future. 2021/22 Australian Championships will be upon us before we know it, soon to be followed The ‘Swim Central’ technology platform continues by Paris (2024) and Los Angeles (2028), and our to develop, and Swimming Australia have created Olympians for 2032 are presently in the formative a committee to drive and have oversight pf the years of their swimming careers and goals. By project. Again, SwimmingSA have been leaders in embracing this plan and working together, the this respect. future is all but ensured. Sincere thanks go to our sponsors, partners, On the national front, the situation (like our own) is athletes, coaches, officials, volunteers, and sub- uncertain, but Swimming Australia is working committee representatives for their ongoing toward a return to normality as soon as is support and commitment. Together with athlete practicable and within health guidelines. Both the parents and carers, you are an important and national body and SwimmingSA have taken a integral part of the swimming community.

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The 2019/20 year has been like no other due to the On 30 June 2020 ASCTA had 5835 coach/teacher campaign featured in more than 211 media outlets impact of COVID-19. Through this time of members plus 487 swim schools. This is down by with an estimated reach of 24.3m. Survey results uncertainty and upheaval, ASCTA demonstrated 643 on last year, primarily due to the impact of identified that 55% of Australian families do not leadership and innovation by pivoting and COVID on late membership renewals and the new have kids in learn to swim and the biggest barrier providing unparalleled service and benefits to membership numbers dropping with no courses was affordability. As such, we launched Swim It members and the wider aquatic community. being run.* Forward where tax deductable donations can be made to the Australian Sports Foundation to pay As a result of COVID ASCTA Swim Australia: As a registered RTO, ASCTA provide qualifications for swimming lessons for families. Swimsafer.org. and accreditation for the aquatic community. In au has more details and a link to donate. • Hosted 15+ on-line town hall style meetings to 2019/20 762 courses were run with 4112 students - keep the aquatic community informed; down from 4500 in 2019 with courses not running In 2020 we honoured former coach Harry Gallagher in the last quarter due to COVID. Our qualifications (Dawn Fraser’s coach) as a Swimming Australia Life • Ran more than 40 webinars with 12,000+ include Swim Australia Teacher, Babies and Member, continued the coach recognition scheme attendees to provide extensive professional Toddlers, Learners with a Disability, Culturally and (Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum) and introduced a and personal development for coaches, Linguistically Diverse, Adults and Adolescents, new teacher recognition scheme (Emerald, Sapphire, teachers and swim schools; Competitive Swimming, Pool Lifeguard, Aquatic and Diamond). • Advocated to State, Territory and Federal Survival Skills, Pool Plant Operator, CPR, First Advocacy and representation included the Government for the re-opening of learn to Aid, Aquatic Supervisor and Aquatic Trainee. Australian Water Safety Council, Royal Life Saving swim and for associated stimulus packages; ASCTA now have approx. 15,000 teachers who hold a current accreditation. Society, State Education Departments, Fair Work • Actively participation in the Queensland and Commission, COVID related matters, and Safe Victoria Aquatic Industry Alliance established Our international influence and presence continues Sport. to present a united front to Government on to thrive with ASCTA President, Tony Shaw, and Members were supported via our Employee behalf of all of industry; Director, Chris Myers, on the Board of the World Swimming Coaches Association and CEO, Assistance Program, access to legal support for • Developed and widely distributed a Brendon Ward, President of the International industrial relations, and throughout formal comprehensive reopening plan for swim Federation of Swim Teacher Associations. complaints. Through our Insurance partner more schools which became an internationally than 1200 members have accessed comprehensive adapted template; State ASCTA Branch conferences were cancelled insurance at very competitive rates. in all States this year due to COVID. ASCTA • Partnered with State and Territory Swimming Branches contributed vital support to State We celebrate and promote our membership of Associations to produce easy to understand Swimming Associations to deliver services for Swimming Australia and are proud to contribute infographics for pools, clubs and swim schools members, in particular for coach development. significantly to competitive swimming and the to convey the current restrictions in a timely essential life skills associated with learn to swim and fashion; Communication with members increased water safety. substantially with extensive social media, journal • Distribution of the Swimming Australia Come publications, a fortnightly e-splash newsletter, and * Note ASCTA General membership is provided free Back campaign to all Swim Australia swim fortnightly Swim Updates for our swim schools. to everyone who completes the Development schools for use with their clients. We also launched our very own on-line community, course/accreditation and Swim Australia swim ASCTA Connects, just before COVID kicked in. teachers courses for the remainder of that financial Our annual ASCTACON20 national convention This has had active engagement from more than year. was cancelled due to COVID, so instead we ran an 2000 members and includes a comprehensive online AGM and awards presentation to celebrate Brendon Ward resource library that members can contribute to, the achievements of our coaches, teachers and CEO rate and share with others. swim schools. This included the presentation of Joanne Love ASCTA life membership to Dr Ralph Richards, Each November, swim schools participate in President former ASCTA CEO, Swimming Australia SwimSafer Week aimed at getting more people Coaching Director and author of many swimming involved in swimming. The campaign includes related publications including the former Silver lead-up advertising, promotional resources, and and Gold coaching courses. SwimSafer 365 Days messages. This year our

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2020 was a disrupted year for the ASA, with GM Brenton Rickard taking an extended leave of absence and resigning in July. President Bronte Campbell also took a leave of absence leading into the Olympics, however, returned to the role once the Olympics were postponed. The ASA is currently looking for a new GM. The ASA continues to represent the elite swimmers of this country with the sport’s governing body while assisting with athlete wellbeing and transition. Another key role of the ASA is to maintain engagement with the retired swimmers in our sport. This year saw several retired swimmers volunteering their time to help mentor and guide current swimmers with their careers in and outside of the pool. The ASA wants to congratulate the athlete swimming community on its response to the challenges of COVID-19. Through adversity athletes have found a way to train and remain motivated. Moving into another Olympic year next year, adaptability and resilience are more important than ever.

Bronte Campbell ASA President

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“Times such as these can also make us more appreciative of what we do have and of the success we have achieved.”

The start of 2020 has been an fight Australian high-performance sport welcomes The ASC, through Sport Australia and the AIS, sporting organisations and we continue to as it continues to achieve success. delivers 25,000 grants a year. encourage environments that are inclusive, diverse, extraordinarily tough time for safe and welcoming, making sport the benchmark Last year the wonderful Ash Barty won the French The AIS, funds and prepares our Olympic, for a more equitable society. Australians, including all of us Open and became our first female No1 tennis player Paralympic and Commonwealth Games to since her idol, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, in 1976. represent us at the highest level in international This was to be the year of the 2020 Olympics and committed to sport.. Javelin-thrower Kelsey Lee-Barber set personal competition. Paralympics in Tokyo. Instead, it has been The impact of bushfires and the COVID-19 bests throughout the year and took the title at the postponed to 2021, with the Olympic Games to be In the past few years, we have enhanced our pandemic have been confronting for communities, IAAF World Championships in Doha. Dylan Alcott held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 and the support to athlete wellbeing and engagement, a where we all know sport plays such an important added three more Grand Slam quad wheelchair Paralympics from 24 August to 5 September 2021. move that is essential, especially in the current role. singles trophies to the cabinet and Sailing duo Matt Belcher and Will Ryan claimed the men’s 470 World environment. We have already witnessed a great deal of positivity At the Australian Sports Commission (ASC), from athletes who now need to re-set. I’m confident, Championship. In the pool, our swimmers won Sport Australia invests in sports participation comprising Sport Australia and the Australian as a united sport system, we will do the same. seven gold medals at the FINA World programs, from our national Sporting Schools Institute of Sport (AIS), our energy is focused on Championships, placing Australia fourth on the program for younger children through to the Better John Wylie AM supporting our partners through these times as we medal tally. Ageing program aimed at Australians aged 65 and Chair, Sport Australia continue to advocate the importance of sport to our over. economy, productivity, health, wellbeing and culture. This year our inspiring women’s cricket team won a fifth World T20 title, drawing a record crowd of So many of these grants fuel aspirations. Our Local We believe whole-heartedly that when we get 86,174 to the MCG. How fitting that this historical Sporting Champions program supports 9,000 through this challenging period, sport will play a moment fell on International Women’s Day. These children a year to reach for their sporting dreams. prominent role in lifting the nation’s energy and results are a testament to the tenacity and passion spirits again. of athletes, coaches, sports staff and sporting Our Women Leaders in Sport program and the AIS organisations, which know we have all the skills and Talent program provide opportunities for women to Times such as these can also make us more abilities to achieve success. progress their professional development in all roles appreciative of what we do have and of the success across sport. we have achieved. I am proud too of the service our organisation provides to Australian sport each year, on behalf of We continue to work with sports to modernise Success in sport is always hard fought. But it’s a the Australian Government. traditional governance structures in Australian

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IN 2019/20 COMMONWEALTH GAMES AUSTRALIA INVESTED $362,000 TO SUPPORT SUB-ELITE SWIMMERS, EMERGING COACHES AND PARA-SWIMMING AND COACHES.

ON THE ROAD TO BIRMINGHAM 2022 OUR FINANCIAL SUPPORT CONTINUES AND DURING THE 2022 GAMES CYCLE WE HAVE EARMARKED $13M IN FUNDING TO MEMBER SPORTS THROUGH PROGRAMS RANGING FROM YOUTH TO THE ELITE AND DIRECT ATHLETE SUPPORT. $400K 31 to swimmers through AOC Medal swimmers trained and renumerated for THAT IS A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO AUSTRALIAN SPORT, Incentive Funding during 2020 their involvement in AOC community FOR WHICH WE ARE PROUD. programs and digital campaigns $320K 28 WE THANK SWIMMING AUSTRALIA AND OUR SWIMMERS to swimmers through swimmers trained and FOR THEIR CONTINUED EFFORTS AND SUPPORT. AOC Medal Incentive remunerated to deliver Funding during 2019 AOC community programs

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#TokyoTogether olympics.com.au#TokyoTogether olympics.com.au COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS 2020 ANNUAL REPORT COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS 2020 ANNUAL REPORT Communications and Fan Engagement

In a difficult and challenging year for our athletes, the Dolphins swim team led the way as the first sporting team in the world to send a unified message sharing concerns about a level playing field for the Olympics and Paralympics during a pandemic. The message started a domino effect COMMERCIAL with other international sporting teams following suit with similar messages OPERATIONS With pools shut around the country, with grassroots swimmers and high-performance athletes alike Sam Eustice, Chief Commercial Operations unable to train, our Dolphins engaged with swimming fans digitally through sending messages of support and sharing their dryland workouts to encourage the community to continue with their training. Digital engagement during the pandemic has been a crucial means of staying connected to our participants and fans and there has been a shift in the way content is consumed – becoming more about the message and the sentiment. We pivoted our content strategy to best serve our community and service our partners in trying times, an example being the creation of the JX Xtra series adding value to parents, pathway swimmers and our nutritional partner Bio Island. We also kept our Partnerships community updated with government restrictions and updates on our events through a centralised hub on our website so there was one source of truth A special thank you to our Patron, Mrs Gina Rinehart energy and spirits again and together with Sport Our partnership with arena continues to inspire the for swimming related information. and Principal Partner, Hancock Prospecting for the Australia we continue to encourage all Australian’s nation and will do so for another year, led by world unparalleled support to the Australian Dolphins to commit to daily activity, build our community and champion ambassadors, Mitch Larkin, Emily Another exciting innovation is the further Swim Team and Swimming Australia. The generous connect to our 20k iSwim app users. Seebohm, and the Campbell sisters, Cate and development of our Swim TV digital hub for live Bronte, in addition to newly appointed junior and on-demand viewing of Australian Swimming support has allowed our athletes to focus on their As Australians made their way back into the water ambassadors. We jointly launched the new Events. Providing a central platform for swimming performance in the pool and we were delighted to and Swimming Australia’s athletes resumed Dolphins fan range, allowing fans to be seen in the consumption to connect and strengthen the confirm that direct swimmer financial support was training, we were delighted to welcome MLC as a same products they see our Australian Dolphins community through the ability to view more increased, ahead of the Tokyo 2021 Games. new long-term partner. MLC is focused on supporting wearing on pool decks around Australia and the swimming, more often. We thank the Member High performance centres around the country and our young ‘dream builders’, those aspiring to be world. Organisations for their on-going support of this our sport science departments have all benefited Olympic champions of the future. The MLC vital project for the sport of Swimming. from the dedication and substantial role that Mrs partnership will play a vital role in fostering, Whilst we ultimately did not travel to Tokyo in 2020, Rinehart plays. identifying, and discovering the next generation of we would like to acknowledge the Nagaoka City In partnership with the Member Organisations to Council for their support and readiness to host our reconnect to the Swimming Community, a national This approach to athlete support is replicated across Australian swimmers via national clinics, camps and athletes prior to the postponement of this year’s campaign was developed to encourage Swimmers the other sports that Mrs Rinehart is Patron of at a competitions. Olympic and Paralympic games. to “Come Back” to swimming. national level - Rowing, Volleyball and Artistic Our partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) Swimming - making her the largest non-Government continues to provide depth and modernisation to our We thank all our valued partners and suppliers for With the support of Swimming legend Dawn Fraser supporter of Olympic and Paralympic sports in high performance sport business operations with the ongoing belief, resilience and investment AC, MBE, Australian Olympic and Paralympic Australia’s history. key projects in data analytics and AI (Artificial provided to our sport at all levels during a challenging Dolphins and Olympic Program Head Coach period and to the Australian Dolphins as they focus Rohan Taylor, the message was that “we have Hancock Prospecting remain committed to the Intelligence) technology to assist our coach decision on the road to Tokyo 2021 and beyond. missed you” and it was time to come back to reignite sport and its athletes, and it is this commitment making leading into Tokyo 2021. the sport at all levels. which has been seen over the course of the As Swimming Australia’s Nutrition and Australian partnership, with Mrs. Rinehart taking her patron Junior Excellence program partner, Bio Island, in Acknowledging that not all states were able to re- duties most seriously and enthusiastically. conjunction with all states and territories, enables open at the same time, a tailored version was provided for all member organisations wanting to In a challenging and disruptive year for our athletes, junior swimmers to receive merchandise and live use the campaign at the appropriate time. the AIS is the backbone to our sport and enables a recognition messages of their achievements via united and collaborative system that supports our Swim Central. A digital strategy aimed to engage athletes to continue to achieve success, both in and junior swimmers and their parents/guardians, we out of the pool. introduced the JXtra series to motivate and maintain wellness during the COVID-19 period. Sport will play a prominent role in lifting the nation’s

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The Technology team have provided support to our Events partnership with Amazon Web Services across the portfolio and with the delivery of key High We started the year positively delivering the Open Performance technology and data analytics Water Swimming Championships at Brighton projects. The foundational components of the Beach in Adelaide with 444 athletes. system, including integration and automation of In a year like no other, 2020 has certainly provided data has been completed, allowing teams to BUSINESS some challenges for our Australian Championship visualise data and dashboards in near real time. event programme. The difficult decision was made Significant progress has been made with Swim just a few weeks’ out from Australian Age OF SWIMMING Central (our membership, events, and results Championships and Australian Club system) with further development, enhancements Championships to cancel the April events in Perth Tim Dempster, Interim CEO/Chief Operating Officer and significant upgrades occurring in 2020. due to COVID-19. Continued investment from Swimming Australia When the AOC postponed the 2020 Olympic and and an enhanced governance focus has allowed Paralympic Games, Swimming Australia followed the delivery team, working closely with Member suit and postponed its Hancock Prospecting Organisation representatives, to continue to deliver Australian Swimming Trials to June 2021. enhancements and efficiencies to Swim Central Swimming Australia also cancelled the 2020 State through a clear method of prioritisation, stronger Teams Championships due to COVID-19, but look focus on change management, a new way of forward to this event returning to Canberra in 2021. working through agile, a continuous improvement mindset and a goal of optimising the product for With no international competitions staged in 2020, the future. Swimming Australia made the decision to cancel the annual Hancock Prospecting Swimming Achievements in 2020 have included a new user Australia Awards event. experience for Parents and Swimmers with new functionality released across login and dashboards, In the 2020 COVID environment with restrictions purchasing memberships, profile, family and border closures affecting many states, in a The Business of Swimming squad has continued administration, event entries and race results. The good news story for the sport, a decision was team built new functionality to enable club made to hold the Hancock Prospecting Australian to focus attention in 2020 on providing operational administrators to take advantage of government Short Course virtually. The event was staged in vouchers, which has supported membership five different cities – Melbourne, Hobart, Perth, support across the organisation to deliver high renewals before and during the season. Where Brisbane and Sydney – and had 572 participants quality events, build organisational capability and possible, this process has been fully automated, which was a 50% increase on participation from which has saved manual checking. The method in 2019. leverage data and insights for intelligent decision which club administrators now create membership It was a true collaborative approach for event products for purchasing has seen 60% of its delivery with our Member Organisations assisting making. complexity being removed, saving hundreds of on the ground and over 100 technical officials hours across the network. across the nation watching over proceedings, all of Finance The delivery team is currently working with Member whom had their briefings delivered virtually. Organisations to produce the product roadmap for Due to the virtual format of the competition a new With the developing COVID-19 Pandemic, With thanks to investment from Sport Australia, 2021 which will continue to have stronger focus on results system was developed to centralise the Swimming Australia took an unprecedented step we are currently working with Swimming Tasmania the Club Administrator user group. national results and they were delivered to people of shifting to a full working from home model in to provide a finance shared service opportunity. In The Technology team have led the development within seconds of a race finishing in the last city it the middle of March. Our IT and Finance systems the months ahead there is the potential to expand and product roadmap for Swim TV, a product was being swum in. seamlessly met the challenge of supporting a this to our other member organisations who are which will enable paying customers to watch and The feedback received by our stakeholders was remote workforce. interested in leveraging similar efficiency and stream key swimming events through our digital incredibly positive and all the athletes were very We are continuing to realise the potential of our easier ways of working across the system. offering. The product has undergone a new grateful for a high quality racing opportunity in a new finance system with improved data quality, platform build, customer validation of the design, year that did not provide many opportunities to enhanced reporting and analysis of information IT prototyping and will be delivered via an intuitive compete. There were some outstanding which allowed delivery of operational efficiencies user experience design. performances in the pool, with many World and and improved decision making in 2020. This We have continued to invest in cyber security, The team has also supported the iSwim mobile Australian records set. capability was further enhanced during the year performing external audits and penetration test application via timely updates and testing, ensuring See page 52 for results. with the successful integration with partner across our core assets. We have implemented compatibility with wearable technology in the application Expense Manager. Plans for 2021 specific measures across process, software, consumer market. include improved functionalities within both the hardware and team member reinforcement to finance system (fixed asset module activation) and minimise risks. We recognise the ever-changing Expense Manager (accessible budgeting threats in this space and the need for a coordinated introduction). affordable, secure, and manageable approach to cyber security.

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SPORT SUSTAINABILITY & GROWTH Matthew Kennedy, Chief Sport Performance

Member Organisations Coach development and Coach Education Courses and Workshops Snapshot 2019-20 Total With support from Sport Australia under its ‘One accreditation Development Coaching Course enrolments 131 Management’ project, 2020 saw a continued focus Development Workshops delivered 13 on ‘One Strategy’ alignment of the local planning of There have been some significant changes in our member organisations (MOs). Swimming Swimming Australia Coach Development over the Development Course Workshop participants 100 course of 2020, all in line with the national Strategic Tasmania and Swimming Northern Territory both Advanced Coaching Course enrolments 44 released their new strategic plans in October, with Plan including: Advanced workshops delivered 8 further freshly aligned MO plans under • the appointment of the newly created role of development. General Manger - Coaching Development Advanced Course workshop total participants 53

Swimming Australia worked collectively with MOs • the development of a ‘draft’ Coaching Blueprint Performance Coaching Course enrolments 17 through a range of initiatives in response to the strategic framework, now in public consultation impact of COVID-19, and to plan for the sport’s before finalisation Performance Workshops delivered 3 return. These included the development of a • the initial stages of the formation of a new Performance Course workshop total participants 9 national return to swimming guidelines including National Coaching Advisory Group (NCAG). Elective workshops delivered 2 input from broader government and industry Additionally, as of 1 July 2020, Swimming Australia stakeholders and a promotional ‘comeback Elective workshop total participants 5 campaign’ that could be tailored to each state/ is now responsible for all Coach Education workshop territory environment. Swimming Australia delivery, representing the final stage of the transition of all previously outsourced Coach Accreditation commends the efforts of all MOs, an in turn their Swimming Australia Accredited Coaches members, through this extremely challenging time. administration and management back under the auspices of the national sporting body. We Development Advanced Performance TOTAL acknowledge the support and efforts of the NSW/ACT 390 125 20 535 Australian Swimming Coaches and Teachers Association (ASCTA) in regard to this required NT 12 3 0 15 modification. QLD 326 134 19 479 We recognise that with coaches such key drivers and SA 50 17 3 70 influencers of the success of community swimming, TAS 26 3 1 30 the national distribution of accredited coaches is important to provide quality coaching throughout VIC 259 69 7 335 Australia. During 2019-20, Swimming Australia WA 78 38 2 118 worked closely with ASCTA to deliver a number of INT/OTHER 15 12 0 27 workshops to support the Swimming Australia Coach Education Courses. TOTAL 1156 401 52 1609

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Officiating Sport Australia ‘Move IT Bio Island Australian With the development of swimming’s officiating AUS’ program Junior Excellence (JX) workforce a strategic priority, a fundamental review was completed which confirmed the need for Funded by Sport Australia, delivery of this major program transformation. As a result the Swimming Australia program included the establishment of many key In 2020, central delivery of the Bio Island JX Technical Swimming Committee (TSC) set a new partnerships with community organisations and program continued to recognise and vision and strategy that has been endorsed by the some of our MOs, including The Aqua English celebrate the achievement of more than Board. Project, Belgravia Leisure and Centre for Multicultural Youth to assist with delivering 13,500 swimmers aged 9–13 via real time The vision is to deliver a high quality officiating programs that reduce barriers to participation in online recognition of achievements and the service across Australia that is trusted, respected, swimming for people with a disability and culturally provision of merchandise for swimmers who uniform, modern and long term sustainable. and linguistically diverse backgrounds. The met allocated times for gold, silver, bronze Implementation is focussed on ‘Attracting’ new program also included the provision of community and blue awards. officials, ‘Developing’ them, building a strong swimming grants which, along with the program ‘Community’ and extensive ‘Automation’ (ADCA). partnerships, have enabled activity delivery in more During the COVID-19 pandemic, Swimming Widespread event cancellations and the temporary than 80 locations. Due to COVID-19, completion of Australia worked with the Bio Island Team to COVID stand-down of the Manager of Officiating the program has been extended into 2021. deliver a range of social media content pieces (part-time) role delayed implementation, yet called JXTRA which showcased athlete and pleasing progress is being made including with the specialist advice on swimming, nutrition, delivery of the first ever national officials Community Impact Study training and wellbeing. JX participants development webinar in November. Over 100 Sport Australia funding enabled Swimming across the country were also profiled via attended with 78% rating it as ‘extremely valuable’. Australia to work with management consultants social media throughout the year. SBP (Sport Business Partners) and Street Ryan to Diversity and Inclusion conduct a study on the broader economic, health and social benefits of competitive and social 2020 saw a review and implementation of swimming. The report released in August revealed Swimming Australia’s Inclusive Swimming that swimming provides a total economic and Framework. This work was overseen and actioned community impact of over $3.7 billion per annum in by a cross-squad project team of leaders, a wider Australia, which includes a community health Diversity and Inclusion Group of Action (DIGA) and impact of $135 million per year and a $4.35 billion a Member Organisation Group of Action (MODIGA). lifetime health contribution. Under the newly enhanced Framework, initial focus areas include exploring the development of policies or guidelines across inclusive swimwear and GOswim / Belgravia Leisure community swimming access for Trans and Gender partnership Diverse participants, and examining the development of a Reconciliation Action Plan. We continued to work with Belgravia Leisure to oversee delivery of the GOswim program which focuses on fun, activity-based learning and promotion of lifelong swimming. Whilst the program was unable to be delivered in Term 2 and Term 3 in several locations due to COVID-19, 55 centres across the country delivered the program to more than 65,000 participants in 2019/20.

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Participation National classification Pacific Partnership Sport Australia’s national AusPlay survey provides data on the number of people Key classification events that occurred in 2019-20 Program participating in sport and physical activity. At 5 million Australians, swimming’s included State based classification in Queensland, recreational numbers remain very significant, and are growing. New South Wales, South Australia and Western Swimming Australia has supported Oceania At club level, there are 78,000 members nationally. Australia; along with a Paralympics Australia Swimming Association with the Pacific Sport regional Victoria classification road trip. Partnership (PSP) program oversight since Classification that would normally occur at National February 2016. The PSP program aims to increase AUSPLAY NATIONAL SWIMMING PARTICIPATION Age Championships was not delivered due to the levels of regular participation of Pacific Islanders in DATA FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN cancellation of the event. quality sport activities, along with improving health related behaviours and inclusion. In 2019-20, the 2019 2018 2017 ATHLETES CLASSIFIED IN 2019-20 ‘Just Swim’ program was delivered in Vanuatu and Fiji. This program will cease at the end of 2020 with Adult participation 3,242,200 (15.6%) 3,128,200 (15.3%) 2,918,000 (14.5%) Classification Number of athletes changes to the funding and program model which (15+) may enable these countries to form local Physical 71 Organised 1,757,400 (36.3%) 1,654,700 (34.5%) 1,497,100 (31.8%) partnerships to apply for continued funding. participation (children) Vision 14 In submitting this annual summary, I wish to recognise the outstanding efforts of all staff TOTAL 4,999,600 4,782,900 4,415,100 Intellectual 33 members of our small Sport Sustainability and * Participation by adults (aged 15 and over) is gathered by asking respondents whether they had Hearing 31 Growth squad who by their individual and participated in any physical activities for sport, exercise or recreation within the last 12 months. Transplant 1 collaborative efforts have driven and implemented ** Participation by children is limited to outside of school hours and to organised sport or physical all of the above positive developments, and more, activity. Not eligible 8 throughout a very trying 2020. TOTAL 158 2019-20 SWIMMING CLUB AND MEMBER NUMBERS ACROSS THE NATION

Member Number Swimming Non-swimming Total Sporting Schools organisation of clubs members members members The Sport Sustainability and Growth squad NSW (incl. ACT) 328 19,728 7,301 27,029 continues to support the Federal Government’s Sporting Schools program, which has currently NT 8 406 234 640 been granted a funding extension until the end of QLD 245 14,244 5,024 19,268 2021. Swimming continues to be a popular choice for schools to use the program funding to contribute SA 44 2,649 1,804 4,453 towards the delivery of school swimming programs. TAS 13 697 287 984 SPORT AUSTRALIA SPORTING VIC 139 8,055 6,228 14,283 SCHOOLS PROGRAM – SWIMMING WA 78 4,930 6,322 11,252 NUMBERS 2019-20

TOTAL 855 50,709 27,200 7 7,909 School term Number of Number of school participants programs

Term 3, 2019 65 8,502

Term 4, 2019 519 7 7,218

Term 1, 2020 271 32,240

Term 2, 2020 0 0

TOTAL 855 117,960

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Olympic Program leadership. He will be replaced by long time team the Annual General Meeting held in October. coach and coach leader, Rohan Taylor. While the majority of Australian athletes opted not January saw the return of the FINA Champions Series, with Nunawading swimmer, Matt Temple invited to In July, on what would have been day one of the to compete at ISL 2020 in Budapest, Hungary due attend the events in Shenzen (January 14 and 15) and Beijing (January 18 and 19). Matt took home Gold in the Olympics, athletes from around the country to concerns over Covid, Dolphin stalwart Emily 100m Butterfly in Beijing and Silver in Shenzen. participated in a virtual time trial. Held in pools Seebohm represented her Energy Standard team, The National Event Camps returned across January, February, and March 2020 at various locations across across the country, the event gave athletes the helping them to reach the ISL 2020 Finals. Australia. Each weeklong camp was assigned a Head Coach who set the overall philosophy and direction for opportunity to reconnect and race in a unique format. In November, Australia was saddened to hear of the the camp, with logistical support and preparation being conducted by High Performance Unit. August saw the sad passing of legendary coach, passing of one of Australia’s greatest ever coaches The camps were as follows: Gennadi Touretski. Gennadi, although best known in Don Talbot AO, OBE. Revered around the world, for working with Alex Popov, worked in Australia for particularly in his beloved Australia and Canada and Camp Dates Location Head Coach Number of athletes a decade from 1992 - 2002. While here, he left his the USA, Talbot passed away peacefully on the Gold mark on Australian Swimming through his work with Coast aged 87. His involvement in Swimming Distance 29/1/20 – 4/2/20 Brisbane Vince Raleigh 16 Michael Klim, Ian Thorpe, Nicole Livingstone, Matt spanned more than 50 years from coaching John Women’s 200m Free 22/2/20 – 29/2/20 Noosa Dean Boxall 8 Dunn and Sarah Ryan. and Isla Konrads in Sydney in the 1960s through to being head coach of the Dolphins at the 2001 FINA Men’s 100m Free 23/2/20 – 29/2/20 Adelaide Peter Bishop 8 In September, Australian Dolphin team member Maddy Gough (TSS Aquatics) set a new national World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan where the Men’s 200m Free 23/2/20 – 29/2/20 Adelaide Craig Jackson 8 record in the 1500m Freestyle, coming home in a team finished on top of the medal tally, beating the USA. A life member of Swimming Australia and Backstroke 23/2/20 – 29/2/20 Gold Coast Glenn Baker 11 time of 15:31.19 to post the fifth fastest time in history. ASCTA, Talbot is regarded by many as the Australian October saw the Dolphins return to competitive Butterfly 23/2/20 – 29/2/20 Gold Coast Michael Bohl 15 Swim Team’s greatest ever National head coach action through the inaugural ‘National Relay Blitz’. who has left an enormous legacy. Breaststroke 23/2/20 – 29/2/20 Sunshine Coast Chris Mooney 17 The event saw athletes split into teams/relays to November also saw Australian Dolphin team Women’s 100m Free 1/3/20 – 7/3/20 Canberra Simon Cusack 7 face off against each other to win cash and prizes. As borders have remained closed, the event took member Kaylee McKeown (USC) set new National place virtually with events held across a weekend Records in the 100m Backstroke (58.11) and 200m The National Event Camps were the last national In June National Head Coach Jacco Verhaeren across the country. The Blitz provided an opportunity Backstroke (2:04.49) at a Brisbane Long Course events held before all activities were put on hold due announced that he would be departing the role in to bring our athletes and coaches together for race preparation meet. Both records were previously held to the Coronavirus enforced lockdown. The September to head back to his native Holland for practice, foster engagement and ignite the by Emily Seebohm from the London Olympics (100m lockdown saw most squads locked out of their family reasons. Jacco started in the role in 2013 and competitive nature of everyone. Back) and 2017 World Championships (200m Back). training environments, the adoption of innovative leaves behind an incredible legacy for Australian Kaylee became the first Australian woman to break Susie O’Neill AM and Chris Fydler OAM as well as home training routines and ultimately the Swimming. He has improved the systems and the 2:05 barrier in the 200m Backstroke and Dawn Fraser’s coach Harry Gallagher OAM were all postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and strategies behind the team including overhauling recorded the third fastest time in history for the granted Life Membership of Swimming Australia at Paralympics. the selection process, campaign structure and team event.

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HIGH PERFORMANCE Alex Baumann, Chief Strategist

Open Water Program Para Program Pathways Program

The 2020 Australian Open Water Championships February saw the return of the World Para Series In September, the MLC National Flippers Squad were held at Brighton Beach in Adelaide January to Melbourne, running alongside the Victorian was announced at an event on the Gold Coast. The 25 – 27. Australian Dolphins, Kareena Lee (Noosa) State Championships from February 14 - 16. The event doubled as the official launch of new sponsor and Nic Sloman (Noosa) successfully defended event again provided the opportunity for our para MLC and saw 38 athletes announced as part of the their 10km National Titles. From the Championships, swimmers to compete on the international stage in squad. The development program will include a four male athletes were selected to compete at the our own backyard against the world’s best Para series of webinars for athletes, coaches, and FINA Marathon Swim World Series Event in Doha, athletes. A preparation camp was held leading into parents across the final quarter of 2020 before a Qatar in February. This meet served as the next the event to help with the athlete’s preparations. development camp on the Gold Coast in January phase in the Open Water Selection for the men’s Australia finished atop the medal tally, with our 2021. The program aims to provide a great Olympic 10km Qualification (noting that Kareena athletes coming home with 16 Gold, 17 Silver and 19 foundation to develop and nurture athletes and Lee has already filled the female Olympic Bronze. coaches on their journey to the Dolphins team. qualification spot based on her results at the 2019 In October, Dolphins team members Katja FINA World Championships). The World Junior Dedekind and Col Pearse were awarded Also, in September, records were broken at the Qld Open Water Team was also selected following the scholarships as part of Sport Australia Hall of State Short Course Championships with Lani conclusion of the National Championships, with 8 Fame Scholarship and Mentoring Program. Pallister (Cotton Tree) breaking Kylie Palmer’s athletes selected to compete. Also, in October, the Para Program held a relay 12-year-old record in the 800m Freestyle with a The Doha World Series Event was held on February camp, the first national team camp since the onset time of 8:11.71. Not to be outdone, rising star Tom 15 in Qatar. There were 10 Australian’s competing, of Covid on the Gold Coast at Runaway Bay. The Neill (Rackley) set a new World Junior Short Course with the top 2 male finishers progressing to the camp saw 12 athletes train under the watchful eye Record in the 400m Freestyle, finishing in a time of Olympic Open Water Qualification race. Hayden of Para National Coach Brendan Burkett and 3:38.00 Cotter (Belgravia) finished in 7th place, with Bailey compete at the Gold Coast leg of the National In October, Youth Transition Swimmer, Brendon Armstrong (Kawana Waters) coming in 16th place Relay Blitz virtual relay event. Smith was announced as a recipient of a scholarship to earn selection for the qualification race. as part of Sport Australia Hall of Fame Scholarship Unfortunately, due to Covid 19, the Olympic and Mentoring Program. Brendon also jetted off to Qualification race was postponed meaning the Budapest to compete at the 2020 International qualification process will start again at the 2021 Swimming League. Brendon, one of only two Australian Open Water selection trials. Australians to compete at ISL 2020, represented In March, fourteen of the best young Open Water the New York Breakers, gaining valuable Swimmers descended on Lake Ainsworth on the international racing experience. New South Wales North Coast to take part in an Open Water Development Camp.

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Club of the Year: SWIMMING AUSTRALIA South Esk Swimming Club (TAS) AWARD WINNERS 2020 Volunteer of the Year: Helen Harding (Southside Penrhos Wesley Swimming Club, WA) Roger Smith Technical Official of the Year: Bill Ford (NSW)

With so little competition in the water this year due • The 2020 Roger Smith Technical Official of the The winner of the Club of the Year and Volunteer of the Year to COVID, we did not hold our usual Swimmer of Year - this award is to recognise an individual were selected based on the nomination criteria by a the Year Awards and have no athlete winners to who has attained a level of excellence in the Swimming Australia panel. announce. Swimming Australia did however call for field of technical officiating and whose The winner of the Roger Smith Technical Official of the Year nominations of those who have contributed to performance sets them apart from their peers. was determined by a selection panel of members of the swimming during this period and may have also Factors to consider in completing the Swimming Australia Technical Swimming Committee (TSC), gone above and beyond to support the sport during nomination include: with the TSC having the right to add any additional nominee(s) the pandemic. • Level of officiating and participation at at its discretion. Swimming Australia called for nominations from club, regional, state, national and Swimming Australia congratulates our worthy winners for Member Organisations in three categories: international levels 2020: • Achievements over the period • The 2020 Volunteer of the Year – this award is Club of the Year – South Esk Swimming Club (TAS) for the people who always volunteer to assist • Contribution to the development of Volunteer of the Year – Helen Harding (Southside Penrhos and work hard for the greater good of the sport. Technical Officials Wesley Swimming Club, WA) In 50 words or less, tell us how your Local • Contribution to the sport of swimming. Roger Smith Technical Official of the Year – Bill Ford (NSW) Legend has been a star in your swimming community this year. • The 2020 Club of the Year – this award recognises the club that is demonstrating a commitment and passion for supporting their swimmers and the sport, with criteria including club culture, governance, membership, fundraising, diversity and inclusion. If your club has found innovative ways to remain connected to swimmers during the pandemic, this can be included in the club overview.

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2020 Open Water Championships Adelaide 25 – 27 January Arum doloribusam sa volorerferio et isquosam, Open Men Age Girls

5km Matthew Robinson Kawana Waters 56:19 officatus5Km qui delibus nus 5km Time Trial Nick Sloman Noosa 54:39 Hayley Andrejic 14 Years Townsville Tourist 1.07.25 10km Nick Sloman Noosa 1.55.49 doluptuAbbey Connor rionsed15 Years et, omniasRevesby Workers 1.06.34 5km Multi Class Joshua Alford S14 Tuggeranong Vikings 1.04.19 Jacqueline Davison-McGovern 16 Years Yeronga Park 1.05.36

eseSara Tazaki cor minimeturit17 Years Miami 1.05.31 Open Women Chloe Gubecka 18 Years Kawana Waters 1.01.18

5km Madeleine Gough TSS Aquatic 58:08 Francis Shires 19 Years Sydney Uni 1.01.21 5km Time Trial Kareena Lee Noosa 56.33 7.5Km 10km Kareena Lee Noosa 2.02.28 Finella Gibbs-Beal 16 Years Noosa 1.35.00 Age Boys imposSara Tazakiut everat incto offic toratur17 sequeYears vel et aut omni Miamiacea sitium quam arume1:39.32 con exerro berum 5Km as10Km ium a imporion prae cum num inctur, volesciunt etur recaect orporia corerrum harunt. quam ex et hitatibus et dolore quia dit volenis vitiae Daniel Ebzery 14 Years Uni of QLD 1.03.52 modicieChloe Gubecka ntemporum nonsed estia 18velibus Years con est, EquaturKawana rere Watersis nos modi dolenim2.04.41 nosam, cum quunt, officim inihill uptatem quamus, nonet re Kai Robertson 15 Years Revesby Workers 1.03.05 odipsunMackenzie tiorrorpor Brazier re nusam nes et veliani19 Years mporesto Kawana Waters 2.02.35 doluptate adipsam lam aribus minum veliquo niscia cumque pres as eum imusam, nectius vento Bailey Krstevski 16 Years Wests Illawarra 1.00.19 doluptam recepelesti dolupiendaes doluptibus cusam eostest, et ut rerum ratiat laut que porum essequi re la ped que ped molorescid ut voluptur Ruben Rees 17 Years Miami 58.46 conse perio ma plibusam quibus a consequ idebis mincipidit qui is etur audis mil ex etur alia dent, rem aut rerio. Evel ma estiaspic temporeratur aut Nicholas Middleton 18 Years Revesby Workers 58.11 untissint eat. liquodi pidusto eremporit ero ipsanto tatur, vellita eum, suntur ad es quo offictassit, offic te si restenim Jack Wilson 19 Years North Coast 56.22 Rum explani minimus dendipsum hitatem haruptur? fugia pernatum eatia in recum id et aligenia cusdam 7.5Km Idi te voluptaspit inis pra am quae. Ciundi custo reic toresti verrum quaepud aecepellame cusam, totatem autem sent vit doluptu ribusap isitia plis sit optasit isciis res si rerae occumquatur, occae Robert Thorpe 16 Years Carlile 1.31.50 quisquia inum nobit, offic temque conet rernatus doluptaspite veliquam dellestiunt ellestio. Ruben Rees 17 Years Miami 1:28.48 modigendem ipitae reriti tectatur? Ibusapero iur?

10Km Pis plia quam, sundia volore et et, evente aligendam Ces il iunt apidipsanda simusdam fugita inienessi Logan Kaye 18 Years Manly 2.01.18 saecatio dit dolo eturist lat. odit resciisci occum aliquaest, velecte mperovite que volendicitas dollab idigend andiciandam fuga. Hayden Cotter 19 Years Belgravia 1.55.58 Conecti qui dem enescitio verorepudam, aut facit, Nam il et veles moloreperro idus, que volupta aliqui re optas suntibus niendi accus vit ut ut repudia sitiumq uuntet aligenem ipsam harum fuga. ditem que dolum quam invent ius. Nemporpore conetur, nos et aut dunt andesto rporrum quuntiost, sit velenis dicimin cidunt porecul Ur? Liqui dus accabor eprovit atature, nimin perem lectures dolor a voloriam, occus ex eos seque endis vel incil in re quam, occus ad et eum nobite ea diae vitibus, estiatem ea dus rerupit maio desci maximenimus illam fugit am natemquas aute ullorporerit earunt exceati untioss inciet delendam, solorporum voloris rem repe corum sum que porem ut aut lata dolupta temquatus solor sitam dolupta laudanimi, officimo blaborerior rem exerspe eperfer natur? rioribus, offic tem id quam, quam ea accum ratur sunti as de nonsequasped est, sapisit quati aut ullabor ecusdae sit, ipiention nis aute des net eum re vellabo. Epudam aut accum rest, qui si consenia dolorrovidus vel id eum dolupta eristib usapist, ut

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2020 Australian Virtual Short Course – Winners 2020 Australian Virtual Short Course – Winners 26 - 28 November, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth, 26 - 28 November, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney, Brisbane Sydney,Arum doloribusam Brisbane sa

EVENT SWIMMER CLUB TIME volorerferioWOMEN et isquosam, MEN 50m Freestyle Cate Campbell Knox Pymble 23.68

50m Freestyle Ashton Brinkworth UWA West Coast 21.30 officatus100m Freestyle Emma qui McKeon delibusGriffith nus Uni 51.17

100m Freestyle Jack Cartwright St Peters Western 47.24 200m Freestyle Emma McKeon Griffith Uni 1:51.83

200m Freestyle Alexander Graham Bond 1:41.40 doluptu400m Freestyle rionsedAriarne Titmus et, omniasSt Peters Western 3:54.58

400m Freestyle Elijah Winnington St Peters Western 3:37.71 800m Freestyle Lani Pallister Cotton Tree 8:10.12

800m Freestyle Samuel Short Rackley 7:38.97 ese1500m Freestyle cor minimeturitLani Pallister Cotton Tree 15:28.33

1500m Freestyle Nick Sloman Noosa 14:42.71 50m Backstroke Kaylee McKeown USC Spartans 1:58.94

50m Backstroke Bradley Woodward Mingara Aquatic 24.08 100m Backstroke Kaylee McKeown USC Spartans 55.68

100m Backstroke Mitch Larkin St Peters Western 50.48 200m Backstroke Kaylee McKeown USC Spartans 26.00

200m Backstroke Mitch Larkin St Peters Western 1:50.04 50m Breaststroke Chelsea Hodges Southport Olympic 29.86

50m Breaststroke Samuel Williamson Firbank Aquastars 26.41 100m Breaststroke Chelsea Hodges Southport Olympic 1:05.00

100m Breaststroke Matthew Wilson SOPAC SC 56.89 impos200m utBreaststroke everat incto offic Jennatoratur Strauch seque vel et aut Bondomni acea sitium quam 2:19.64arume con exerro berum as ium a imporion prae cum num inctur, volesciunt etur recaect orporia corerrum harunt. 200m Breaststroke Zac Stubblety-Cook Chandler 2:03.94 50m Butterfly Emma McKeon Griffith Uni 25.33 quam ex et hitatibus et dolore quia dit volenis vitiae 50m Butterfly Matthew Temple Nunawading 22.75 modicie100m Butterfly ntemporum nonsedEmma estia McKeonvelibus con est, GriffithEquatur Uni rere is nos modi55.67 dolenim nosam, cum quunt, officim inihill uptatem quamus, nonet re 100m Butterfly Matthew Temple Nunawading 49.32 odipsun200m Butterfly tiorrorpor re nusam Lauranes et Taylorveliani mporesto TSS Aquatic 2:05.75 doluptate adipsam lam aribus minum veliquo niscia cumque pres as eum imusam, nectius vento 200m Butterfly Matthew Temple Nunawading 1:52.25 doluptam100m Individual recepelesti Medley dolupiendaesKaylee McKeown doluptibus USCcusam Spartans eostest, et ut rerum59.14 ratiat laut que porum essequi re la ped que ped molorescid ut voluptur 100m Individual Medley Mitch Larkin St Peters Western 53.26 conse200m perio Individual ma Medleyplibusam quibusKaylee a McKeown consequ idebis USC Spartans 2:03.68 mincipidit qui is etur audis mil ex etur alia dent, rem aut rerio. Evel ma estiaspic temporeratur aut 200m Individual Medley Mitch Larkin St Peters Western 1:53.28 untissint400m Individual eat. Medley Meg Bailey Hunterliquodi pidusto eremporit4:33.50 ero ipsanto tatur, vellita eum, suntur ad es quo offictassit, offic te si restenim 400m Individual Medley Thomas Hauck All Saints GC 4:11.08 MULTI CLASS Rum explani minimus dendipsum hitatem haruptur? fugia pernatum eatia in recum id et aligenia cusdam MULTI CLASS Idi50m te Freestylevoluptaspit inis pra amKatja quae. Dedekind Ciundi S13 custo USCreic Spartans toresti verrum quaepud27.39 aecepellame cusam, 50m Freestyle Benjamin Hance S14 USC Spartans 23.32 totatem100m Freestyle autem sent vit doluptuKatja ribusap Dedekind isitia S13 plis sit USCoptasit Spartans isciis res si rerae59.81 occumquatur, occae quisquia inum nobit, offic temque conet rernatus doluptaspite veliquam dellestiunt ellestio. 100m Freestyle Jacob Templeton S13 USC Spartans 53.04 modigendem ipitae reriti tectatur?Madeleine McTernan S14 Ibusapero iur? 200m Freestyle St Hilda’s 2:09.83 200m Freestyle Alexander Tuckfield S9 SLC Aquadot 2:01.41 Pis400m plia Freestylequam, sundia volore etKatja et, eventeDedekind aligendam S13 USCCes Spartans il iunt apidipsanda simusdam4:30.66 fugita inienessi 400m Freestyle Liam Schluter S14 Kawana Waters 4:03.29 saecatio dit dolo eturist lat. odit resciisci occum aliquaest, velecte mperovite 50m Backstroke Katja Dedekind S13 USCque Spartans volendicitas dollab idigend30.33 andiciandam fuga. 50m Backstroke Oscar Stubbs S13 SOPAC SC 29.15 Conecti qui dem enescitio verorepudam, aut facit, 100m Backstroke Katja Dedekind S13 USCNam Spartans il et veles moloreperro1:05.00 idus, que volupta 100m Backstroke Benjamin Hance S14 USC Spartans 53.81 aliqui re optas suntibus niendi accus vit ut ut repudia sitiumq uuntet aligenem ipsam harum fuga. Ashley Van Rijswijk SB14 ditem50m Breaststrokeque dolum quam invent ius. 35.31Nemporpore conetur, nos et aut dunt andesto 50m Breaststroke Jake Michel SB14 Carina Leagues 30.00 Wagga Wagga rporrum quuntiost, sit velenis dicimin cidunt porecul Ur? Liqui dus accabor eprovit atature, nimin perem 100m Breaststroke Matthew Levy SB6 North Sydney 1:21.25 100m Breaststroke Paige Leonhardt SB14 Unilectures of QLD dolor a voloriam,1:14.50 occus ex eos seque endis vel incil in re quam, occus ad et eum nobite ea diae vitibus, estiatem ea dus rerupit maio desci 50m Butterfly Ricky Betar S14 Auburn 26.53 maximenimus50m Butterfly illam fugit Tayloram natemquas Corry S14 aute Nelson Bay 29.57 ullorporerit earunt exceati untioss inciet delendam, solorporum voloris rem repe corum sum que porem 100m Butterfly Benjamin Hance S14 USC Spartans 55.48 100m Butterfly Paige Leonhardt S14 Uniut of aut QLD lata dolupta temquatus1:05.51 solor sitam dolupta laudanimi, officimo blaborerior rem exerspe eperfer natur? 150m Individual Medley Ahmed Kelly SM3 Melbourne Vicentre 2:58.40 rioribus,200m Individual offic temMedley id quam,Katja quam Dedekind ea accum SM13 ratur USC Spartans 2:26.56 200m Individual Medley Ricky Betar SM14 Auburn 2:07.7 7 sunti as de nonsequasped est, sapisit quati aut ullabor ecusdae sit, ipiention nis aute des net eum re vellabo. Epudam aut accum rest, qui si consenia dolorrovidus vel id eum dolupta eristib usapist, ut

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Long Course Records Short Course Records (continued) Arum doloribusam sa Commonwealth Records 800m Freestyle 8:10.12 Lani Pallister Cotton Tree Brisbane 28.11.20 100m Backstroke 57.93 Kaylee McKeown USC Spartans Brisbane 13.12.20 volorerferio50m Backstroke 26.00 et isquosam,Kaylee McKeown USC Spartans Brisbane 28.11.20 Australian Records 200m IM 2:03.68 Kaylee McKeown USC Spartans Brisbane 28.11.20 100m Backstroke 57.93 Kaylee McKeown USC Spartans Brisbane 13.12.20 officatus1500m Freestyle 15:28.33 qui Lanidelibus Pallister nusCotton Tree Brisbane 29.11.20 200m Backstroke 2:04.49 Kaylee McKeown USC Spartans Brisbane 15.11.20 100m Butterfly 55.67 Emma McKeon Griffith Uni Brisbane 29.11 20 All Comers Records doluptuMEN rionsed et, omnias 100m Backstroke 57.93 Kaylee McKeown USC Spartans Brisbane 13.12.20 Junior World Record

200m Backstroke 2:04.49 Kaylee McKeown USC Spartans Brisbane 15.11.20 ese400m Freestyle cor minimeturit3:38.00 Thomas Neill Rackley Brisbane 27.09.20

Australian Records

100m Breaststroke 57.00 Samuel Williamson Firbank Aquastars Melbourne 27.11.20

100m Breaststroke 56.89 Matthew Wilson SOPAC Brisbane 28.11.20

Short Course Records Australian All Comers Records

50m Breaststroke 26.41 Samuel Williamson Firbank Aquastars Melbourne 26.11.20 World Records impos100m utBreaststroke everat incto offic 57.00toratur sequeSamuel vel et Williamson aut omni aceaFirbank sitium Aquastars quam arumeMelbourne con exerro27.11.20 berum 200m Backstroke 1:58.94 Kaylee McKeown USC Spartans Brisbane 28.11.20 as ium a imporion prae cum num inctur, volesciunt etur recaect orporia corerrum harunt. 100m Butterfly 49.32 Matthew Temple Nunawading Melbourne 27.11.20 Commonwealth Records quam ex et hitatibus et dolore quia dit volenis vitiae Equatur rere is nos modi dolenim nosam, cum modicie100m Breaststroke ntemporum nonsed56.89 estia velibusMatthew con est, Wilson SOPAC Brisbane 28.11.20 200m Backstroke 1:58.94 Kaylee McKeown USC Spartans Brisbane 28.11.20 odipsun tiorrorpor re nusam nes et veliani mporesto quunt, officim inihill uptatem quamus, nonet re niscia cumque pres as eum imusam, nectius vento 200m Individual Medley 2:03.68 Kaylee McKeown USC Spartans Brisbane 28.11.20 doluptate adipsam lam aribus minum veliquo doluptam recepelesti dolupiendaes doluptibus cusam eostest, et ut rerum ratiat laut que porum Australian Records conse perio ma plibusam quibus a consequ idebis essequi re la ped que ped molorescid ut voluptur rem aut rerio. Evel ma estiaspic temporeratur aut 1500m Freestyle 15:38.01 Madeleine Gough TSS Aquatic Brisbane 30.08.20 mincipidit qui is etur audis mil ex etur alia dent, untissint eat. liquodi pidusto eremporit ero ipsanto tatur, vellita 800m Freestyle 8:11.71 Lani Pallister Cotton Tree Brisbane 25.09.20 eum, suntur ad es quo offictassit, offic te si restenim Rum explani minimus dendipsum hitatem haruptur? fugia pernatum eatia in recum id et aligenia cusdam 1500m Freestyle 15:31.19 Madeleine Gough TSS Aquatic Brisbane 26.09.20 Idi te voluptaspit inis pra am quae. Ciundi custo reic toresti verrum quaepud aecepellame cusam, 200m Backstroke 1:58.94 Kaylee McKeown USC Spartans Brisbane 28.11.20 totatem autem sent vit doluptu ribusap isitia plis sit optasit isciis res si rerae occumquatur, occae quisquia inum nobit, offic temque conet rernatus doluptaspite veliquam dellestiunt ellestio. 200m Individual Medley 2:03.68 Kaylee McKeown USC Spartans Brisbane 28.11.20 modigendem ipitae reriti tectatur? Ibusapero iur? 800m Freestyle 8:10.12 Lani Pallister Cotton Tree Brisbane 28.11.20 Pis plia quam, sundia volore et et, evente aligendam Ces il iunt apidipsanda simusdam fugita inienessi 200m IM 2:03.68 Kaylee McKeown USC Spartans Brisbane 28.11.20 saecatio dit dolo eturist lat. odit resciisci occum aliquaest, velecte mperovite que volendicitas dollab idigend andiciandam fuga. 1500m Freestyle 15:28.33 Lani Pallister Cotton Tree Brisbane 29.11.20 Conecti qui dem enescitio verorepudam, aut facit, Nam il et veles moloreperro idus, que volupta Australian All Comers Records aliqui re optas suntibus niendi accus vit ut ut repudia sitiumq uuntet aligenem ipsam harum fuga. ditem que dolum quam invent ius. Nemporpore conetur, nos et aut dunt andesto 1500m Freestyle 15:38.01 Madeleine Gough TSS Aquatic Brisbane 30.08.20 rporrum quuntiost, sit velenis dicimin cidunt porecul Ur? Liqui dus accabor eprovit atature, nimin perem lectures dolor a voloriam, occus ex eos seque endis 800m Freestyle 8:11.71 Lani Pallister Cotton Tree Brisbane 25.09.20 vel incil in re quam, occus ad et eum nobite ea diae vitibus, estiatem ea dus rerupit maio desci 1500m Freestyle 15:31.19 Madeleine Gough TSS Aquatic Brisbane 26.09.20 maximenimus illam fugit am natemquas aute ullorporerit earunt exceati untioss inciet delendam, solorporum voloris rem repe corum sum que porem ut aut lata dolupta temquatus solor sitam dolupta 200m Backstroke 1:58.94 Kaylee McKeown USC Spartans Brisbane 28.11.20 laudanimi, officimo blaborerior rem exerspe eperfer natur? 200m Individual Medley 2:03.68 Kaylee McKeown USC Spartans Brisbane 28.11.20 rioribus, offic tem id quam, quam ea accum ratur sunti as de nonsequasped est, sapisit quati aut 400m Freestyle 3:54.58 Ariarne Titmus St Peters Western Brisbane 28.11.20 ullabor ecusdae sit, ipiention nis aute des net eum re vellabo. Epudam aut accum rest, qui si consenia dolorrovidus vel id eum dolupta eristib usapist, ut

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