SWIMMING IN AUSTRALIA – March-April 2005 CONTENTS Head Coach News (Alan Thompson) ...................1 Fresh Croc’s Visit Queensland State 2005 Telstra World Swimming Championship Championships (Mark Davies) .........................91 Team (Ian Hanson) ............................................2 Insurance Update (Les Beattie) ........................93 Swimming Australia & Speedo Sign Landmark Council overturns Swimming Pool Photo Ban Deal ..................................................................4 (ABC Online) ....................................................93 2004—The Year in Review (Phillip Whitten).........5 High Court Upholds Diver’s Appeal – Jury’s Technique – Butterfly: Soft Hands ...................12 Verdict was Open (Lander & Rogers) ................94 2004—Swimmers of the Year...........................13 ASCTA, PO Box 824, 2004—World Best by Event.............................16 Mailing Address Technique – Freestyle: Reach for your Goal! ....17 Lavington NSW 2641 [email protected] 50 things all Swimming Coaches would love to Email Web Site www.ascta.com see (W. Goldsmith & H. Morris).........................18 Phone: 02 6041 6077 Membership Enquiries Coming of Age (Norbert Agh) ............................19 Fax: 02 6041 4282 Freestyle: Ranges of Opportunity (Glenn Mills) .22 ASCTA Insurance Brokers 1300 300 511 The Unlikely Hero (Craig Lord).........................24 Too Many Champions? (Craig Lord) .................27 SWIMMING in AUSTRALIA is published six times annually. Winning Strategies (W. Goldsmith & H. Morris).30 Copy Deadline January-February 15th January Breaststroke: Think Small (Glenn Mills) ...........32 th Breaststroke: Climbing to the Top (Glenn Mills)34 March-April 15 March May-June 15th May Video Review – The Effective Use of Energy th July-August 15 July Systems in Swimming with Scott Volkers (Peter September-October 15th September Ruddock) .........................................................35 November-December 15th November MASTERS SWIMMING.....................................36 Advertising Rates (inc. GST) WSCA Newsletter.............................................55 1 Issue Technique: Butterfly ‘Body Surfing’ .................57 $ FINA Aquatics World .......................................58 Full Page 600 The Clean Future ................................................. 58 ¾ Page 500 Human above all (Pedro Adrega) ........................... 59 ½ Page 300 Shoeman Brilliant (Camillo Cametti) ..................... 60 ¼ Page 200 Neethling at his best (Pedro Adrega) ..................... 61 Banner 4cm x 1 col 55 Who will stop Neethling? (Mike Unger) .................. 62 NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS So far … so good .................................................. 63 All copy is subject to acceptance by the publisher. All Susie O’Neill quit the IOC..................................... 66 advertisers must ensure that their advertisements comply FINA Calendar ..................................................... 67 strictly with the requirements of all Federal Legislation. 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Butterfly Breakout (Glen Mills).........................76 The ASCTA Magazine (SWIMMING in AUSTRALIA) LEARN-TO-SWIM ............................................78 Publisher strongly advises all concerned that any attempts Training Brendan Hansen – Fastest in History to reprint articles or excerpts from contents is prohibited (John Lohn)......................................................80 without the written permission of the publisher and author. Training Larsen Jensen – The Return of the Any infringements of copyright will be dealt with accordingly. Great American Miler (Tito Morales) .................83 Views expressed in articles are those of the authors A Chat with Coach Bill Rose (Phillip Whitten) ...88 and do not necessarily reflect those of the Editor or the Katie, meet Tracy (Phillip Whitten)....................90 Board of ASCTA. SWIMMING IN AUSTRALIA – March-April 2005 Games and another group equally inspired by watching the events of the Olympic Gams unfold. Both National Youth Coach Leigh Nugent and I are very excited by what we saw in front of us for the 2005 World Championships in Montreal, Canada. The Swimmers and Coaches know that they have to step up … first during the 2005 Trials and then a bigger step By Alan Thompson in Montreal. Swimming Australia National Head History tells us that it needs a big Coach commitment … however, it has helped The 2005 Telstra Trials are less than us in the past to get our swimmers back two weeks away and it is shaping as an in shape and it has also inspired the intriguing time for swimming. people on the fringes in 2004 to train The Telstra Dolphins are coming off harder to break into the Telstra arguably the most successful year we Dolphins Team for 2005. have had on the back of the most At the end of the meet we will be successful away Olympic Games in selecting a team to go forward to the Athens. World Championships in Montreal and We now have nine Olympic gold Matt Sebbens has been doing a great medallists actively swimming … some job in getting the logistics in place for have taken time out of the pool … the Orientation Camp in May and then others have jumped straight back in … the Staging Camp in Florida just prior and some are not swimming. Everyone to competition. is at different stages, ahead of what is Before that we are also bringing an interesting time for the sport with together the best sports science brains July’s 2005 World Championships and teams from around the country to followed quickly by the 2006 make sure that this team is—as usual— Commonwealth Games in March. the best prepared nation in the world. I have been around to most States We talk a lot about teamwork in and Territories and thanks to the great swimming in this country and it is not work being done by the home coaches just the swimmers who exude and all of the State Institutes our excellence and camaraderie but the Olympians are in good shape—which staff and the sports scientists who are has been illustrated in the lead-up at the cutting edge of their chosen meets. fields. On the other hand we also have a To all the athletes, the opportunity is tremendous crop of youngsters coming in front of you. It is now up to each of through the ranks, as was evident at the swimmers selected to take that the Youth Olympics, Junior Pan Pacs opportunity at the 2005 World and Commonwealth Youth Games. Championships. Some of those youngsters backed up with strong swims at the various State GOOD LUCK TO ALL Championships. What we have is a group of athletes ATHLETES AND THEIR who have been inspired by the COACHES. experience of the Athens Olympic 1 SWIMMING IN AUSTRALIA – March-April 2005 13. Alice Mills (18) Chandler QLD 14. Melissa Mitchell (17) SAC Seals NSW 15. Sarah Paton (18) Telopea NSW By Ian Hanson 16. Haylee Reddaway (17) Haileybury Waterlions Media Manager – Telstra Dolphins Australian VIC Swimming Team 17. Shayne Reese (22) Carey Aquatic VIC Ph: (07) 55 225556 18. Giaan Rooney (22) Melbourne Vicentre VIC Email: [email protected] 19. Jessicah Schipper (18) Redcliffe Leagues Lawnton QLD 20. Louise Tomlinson (23) Commercial QLD 21. Tayliah Zimmer (19) Kingscliff NSW HEAD COACH x Alan Thompson MANAGERS x David Wilson x Mary Pendergast x Bruce Steed TEAM COACHES x Michael Bohl x Denis Cotterell x John Fowlie 2005 TELSTRA WORLD x Ian Pope SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIP x Vince Raleigh x Shannon Rollason TEAM x Greg Salter x Grant Stoelwinder MEN x Rohan Taylor 1. Leith Brodie (18) Albany Creek QLD x Stephan Widmer 2. Grant Hackett (24) Miami QLD SUPPORT STAFF 3. Brett Hawke (29) Melbourne Vicentre VIC x Bernd Adolph—Massage Therapist 4. Brendon Hughes (20) Chandler QLD x Louise Burke—Nutritionist 5. Michael Klim (27) Klim Swim Trojans VIC x Paul Clinch—Massage Therapist 6. Andrew Lauterstein (17) Klim Swim Trojans x Ian Hanson—Media (OWS & Swimming) VIC x Bronwyn King—Doctor 7. Adam Lucas (21) West Coast WA x Daniel Kowalski—Athlete Liaison 8. Kurtis MacGillivary (21) Miami QLD 9. Andrew Mewing (23) Yeronga Park QLD x Andrew Lyttle—Performance Analysis 10. Patrick Murphy (21) Melbourne Vicentre VIC x David Mason—Media (Swimming) 11. Travis Nederpelt (19) City of Perth WA x David Morarty—Physiotherapist 12. Jim Piper (23) West Coast WA x Paul Penna—Psychologist 13. Andrew Richards (21) Smithfield NSW x David Pyne—Physiologist 14. Brenton Rickard (21) Carey Aquatic VIC x Bernard Savage—Performance 15. Mark Riley (22) Commercial QLD Analysis/Strength & Conditioning 16. Nicholas Sprenger (19) St Peters Western x Peter Wells—Physiotherapist QLD x Jo-Anne Yeoman-Hare—Massage 17. Matt Welsh (28) Melbourne Vicentre VIC Therapist WOMEN TEAM STATS 1. Bronte Barratt (16) Albany Creek QLD Oldest: 2. Lara Carroll (18) Fremantle Port WA Male: Brett Hawke (June 2, 1975) Age 29 3. Lara Davenport (21) Manly Jetz NSW Female: Brooke Hanson (March