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Volume 24. No.2 December 2007 Inside this issue: 2007 Telstra Swimmer of the Year Awards Honour Role Working together to achieve success in sport some Australian insights Teaching Autistic Children to Swim 2007 TELSTRA SWIMMER OF THE YEAR Lisbeth Lenton Learn from the best of the best with Where performance is essential, education is central, swimming is life and the coach holds the key to unlocking the ultimate potential in those around them. ascta presents the “Swimming in Australia” DVD series: • Ken Wood featuring Jess Schipper in Butterfly • Vince Raleigh featuring Brenton Rickard in Breaststroke • Stephan Widmar featuring Libby Lenton and Melanie Schlanger in Sprint Freestyle • Greg Salter featuring Tayliah Zimmer and Ethan Rolfe in Backstroke • Michael Bohl featuring Stephanie Rice in Individual Medley Order your DVD’s by contacting us on +61 3 9556 5854 or go online at www.ascta.com SWIMMING IN AUSTRALIA’S CONTRIBUTORS ARE acknowlEdgED woRld LEadERS IN thEIR FIEld. Working Together Ian Hanson is widely regarded as one of Forbes Carlile MBE is recognised The public persona surrounding the sport of swimming is that it is an Australia’s premier swimming experts, internationally as the doyen of Australia’s individual sport. We see the superstars on TV powering up and down the having spent 20 years covering the sport swimming coaches. He is a man of many RIAL black line in competition and it is viewed as a one person event (minus for News Limited papers before taking on talents – swimming coach, academic, the relays). Yes, the athletes put themselves out there, they put in so many O the role as Media Director for Swimming researcher, innovator, and commentator tireless hours of physical and mental workouts. But when we move away Australia and the Australian team in – in fact, he was Australia’s first ‘officially’ from the edge of the pool we discover that swimming is so much more than 1990. Ian was the Media Director for the recognised (by swimming officialdom) IT an individual sport. Australian Team at this year’s 12th FINA coach of an Australian Olympic Swimming World Swimming Championships. Team – way back at the 1948 London Kaylee George Every time a swimmer submerges themselves into the water it is because Olympic Games. Forbes brings his vast by of a combined effort of numerous people behind the scenes; from coaches ED IAN HANSON FORBES CARLILE experience and international perspective and parents to clubs and sport administrators, on to the more elite to our magazine with a look at the history structures of physiologists, masseurs, psychologists, national coaches of FINA World Records. and officials. This team philosophy comes from years of hard work and determination from the nation’s coaches and top level administrators of the sport. This philosophy means more than ever coming into an Olympic year, Dr Frank Pyke is one of the most After a career as a top level National as Dr Frank Pyke has said in his article titled Working Together to Achieve respected sports administrators in swimmer with the Carlile club and Success in Sport (page 44); Australia. He is well known as the first Australian champion surf lifesaver David “Working together requires people to have a high level of mutual (and long-standing) executive officer Lyall is now regarded as one of the understanding and respect for each other……if relationships are built on of the Victorian Institute of Sport. Now country’s leading swimming writers and sound principles, clear understandings, open communication and trust they retired from his position at the VIS, Frank experts. David also worked alongside Ian have a greater chance of enduring.” comments on the structure of elite sport as the Media Manager for the Australian development in Australia – a process that Team at the 12th FINA World Swimming As the Olympics come and go I hope that we can realise the true potential he has been involved with over many Championships. of Australian Swimming through the ability of the community to come years. together and work towards the betterment of the sport. So what have you DR FRANK PYKE DavID Lyall done to strengthen your working relationships and to ensure the team camaraderie within Australian Swimming today? In the learn-to-swim area, Ross Gage The technical side of swimming is is supported by a vast network of constantly monitored by Bernard Savage. professionals working hard to keep In conjunction with his coordinating Australia at the forefront of teaching role with Swimming Australia’s Sports methodology. Science Advisor Group, he keeps his finger on the pulse of the latest technical K developments in our sport. His domestic network of experts includes world leading professionals in physiology, nutrition, biomechanics, physiotherapy, and ROSS GAGE BERNARD SavagE psychology. Naturally, the regular contributions from our National coaching staff; Alan Thompson (National Head Coach), Leigh Nugent (Youth Coach), Brendan Keogh (Paralympic Coach), and Greg Towle (Open Water Coach); are always welcome. ASCTA produces a ‘world class’ magazine to meet the needs of our members – we could not do this without significant contributions from so many of our members. SWIMMING IN AUSTRALIA 4 5 SWIMMING IN AUSTRALIA Coaching Rings Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, longer with us. Special commemorative FINA World Championships (long-course) rings containing a number indicating and the Pan Pacific Championships. The the order of service to swimming in first two events are long-standing ones Australia, from #1 to the current #73 that go back many years; however, it was have been made. In future, every coach Contents not until the 1948 London Olympic Games selected on to a ‘big-4’ team will receive JOURNAL OF THE AUSTRALIAN SWIMMING COACHES & TEACHERS ASSOCIATION Volume 24. No.2 – December 2007 that Australia’s first ‘nationally recognised’ such a ring. coaching appointment was made. This ascta has planned to honour as many FEATURES Australia’s great swimming history honour goes to coach Forbes Carlile for coaches as possible by presenting them is due, in large part, to the efforts of leading our swimming team in London. 10-12 Japan International news – Ian Hanson, Hanson Sports Media its’ coaches. Although coaches have with their ring at a ceremony during 14-15 Stars come out to play at FINA/ Arena World Cup always worked tirelessly to help their In subsequent years other coaches were the 2008 ascta Convention. Other Hanson Sports Media 16-19 2007 Telstra Swimmer of the Year Awards Honour Role swimmers achieve success, it has appointed onto Australian Swimming significant occasions will be used to Hanson Sports Media Teams; the FINA World Championships complete all the presentations. only been since WWII that Swimming Stars come out 20-21 Australian Short Course Championships Australian Ltd. (for many years known were added to the international calendar to play FINA/ David Lyall, Hanson Sports Media as the ‘Australian Swimming Union’) early during the 1970’s and the Pan 30-31 World Records, a long history – Nick Thierry Chaker Belhadj has even acknowledged the presence Pacs in the 1980’s. From very humble Arena World Cup 34-35 Comments and memories – Forbes Carlile MBE Hanson Sports Media of coaches, much less celebrated their beginnings the list of coaches who have 56 Behind the scenes at Swim Australia accomplishments. represented Australia has grown. 14 HIGH PERFORMANCE In 2006 ascta initiated a project to Although it’s too late for some of our 22-25 Performance Edge; Supplements – Cam McDonald document the post-war history of colleagues to receive a personal ‘thank 26-28 Altitude training for swimmers: the low down – Eileen Robertson Australia’s coaches who have been you’ for their achievements in representing 29 Advertising on Clothing and Equipment – Swimming Australia 36 High Performance – Swimming Australia ‘officially’ nominated to represent their Australia, ascta would like to present 37 John Carew duly recognised – Dr Ralph Richards country and our sport. Four major a very special award to our current 46-49 Working together to achieve success in sport – international competitions are officially elite coaching fraternity and make a some Australian insights – Dr Frank Pyke recognised by SAL, the ‘big-4’ being: presentation to the family of coaches no 57 Libby Lenton; 2007 a wonderful year for the Sprint Queen Performance Edge; David Lyall Supplements YOUTH DEVELOPMENT Cam McDonald 38-40 Developing a strength training program for “age group” swimmers Our fully qualified jeweller with over 28 years 22 Anthony Giorgi PhD 40 he importance of updating your insurances experience can undertake all of your jewellery ascta Insurance Brokers requirements . from repairs to full restorations. 42-43 Gold Rush in Australian Unity GO CLUB PB – Swimming Australia 44-45 Are you a Winning Swim Parent – Alan Goldberg Perhaps you have a number of items that are no longer worn? 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