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JOURNAL OF THE AUSTRALIAN SWIMMING Volume 25. No.4 COACHES & TEACHERS ASSOCIATION June 2009 ALL EYES ON ROME INSIDE: • Backstroke double take • The Harry we know... • Sport nutrition For the best teaching and coaching mostly to repeat purchasers you can be products designed for easy use by staff and assured they are the best! for maximizing the effectiveness of teachers and coaches. These products help ensure For prices, video footage, every square metre of water is productive testimonials and more and that every swimmer and swimming information please visit instructor gets the best chance to be the our new website best they can be. With worldwide sales now kirbyswimequip.com.au For your nearest stockist call: 1800 023 807 www.speedo.com.au TecHnique FiRST DVD Learn from the best of the best with Rohan Taylor and Grant Stoelwinder recently ran a stroke clinic for 8 year olds through to 16 year olds The clinic was filmed and both coaches provide insight into the drills they are both using in the ongoing development of their High Performance athletes. Where performance is essential, education is central, swimming This DVD will look at how you can use these drills to develop proper is life and the coach holds the key to unlocking technique and the appropriate application of the drills with all levels of the ultimate potential in those around them. athletes through the footage and audio feedback from both coaches. Also on the DVD you will be able to see Dry Land excersises for young developing swimmers demonstrated by Olympic Diving Coach Chava Sabrino, coach of Mathew Mitcham 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist. Chava works with many NSWIS Swimmers. Added extras are interviews by the swimmers with Leisel Jones, Olympic Gold Medalist and Shayne Reese Olympic Relay Medalist. These athletes give a light hearted insight into their swimming and interests. ROHAN TAYLOR Rohan Taylor is currently the High Performance Coach at Nunawading Swimming Club in Victoria Australia. Rohan has 17 years coaching experience and has been a VIS High Performance Coach since 2000. Rohan currently coaches Olympic Gold Medalists Leisel Jones and Shayne Reese. National Team Coach: • 1999, 2004 & 2008 World Short Course Championships • 2000 Oceania Championships • 2005 World Long Course Championships • 2008 Olympic Games - Beijing GRANT STOELWINDER Grant Stoelwinder is a NSW Institute of Sport High Performance Coach. National Team Coach: 2005 World Championships 2006 Commonwealth Games 2006 Pan Pacific Championships 2006 World Short Course ascta presents the “Swimming in Australia” DVD series: 2007 World Championships 2008 Beijing Olympics. UÊ iÊ7`Êfeaturing Jess Schipper in Butterfly Grant is the coach of: UÊ 6ViÊ,>i} featuring Brenton Rickard in Breaststroke World Record Holder and Olympic Silver Medalist Eamon Sullivan UÊ -Ìi« >Ê7`>À featuring Libby Lenton and Melanie Schlanger in Sprint Freestyle Olympic Gold Medalist Libby Trickett. UÊ Ài}Ê->ÌiÀ featuring Tayliah Zimmer and Ethan Rolfe in Backstroke Olympic Bronze Medalist Andrew Lauterstein Olympic Silver Medalist Sydney – Geoff Huegull UÊ V >iÊ featuring Stephanie Rice in Individual Medley Order your DVDs by ascta on +61 3 9555 7020 or online www.ascta.com Order your DVDs by contacting us on +61 3 9555 7020 or go online at www.ascta.com JOURNAL OF THE AUSTRALIAN SWIMMING COACHES & TEACHERS ASSOCIATION SPORTS CONNECT Volume 25. No 4 - June 2009 FEATURES 10 Pro-Ma Miami Crowned Top Australian Age Club for 2009 CONNECTING SPORT & PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES 12 2009 Natioanl Age Results 14 Look out for a Backstroke Double - Take on the Road to Rome 16 National Championship Results 57 CONTENTS 18 World Championship Pond has Netted 61 Gold Medals Since 1973 SWIMMING 36 Australian Swimmers' Association 57 The Harry I Know... Swimming Australia is committed to a philosophy of swimming for all. 60 Harry Galagher: At 84 'the Old Fox'‚ Keeps the Dream Alive Swimming Australia endeavours to incorporate inclusion strategies in all aspects of the sport, creating opportunities HIGH PERFORMANCE for people of all abilities to participate. 20 Frequently Asked Questions About Sports Nutrition By joining a club swimmers will become part of a nationwide community where they can grow 23 Camy, Coaching and Contrasts: the Evolution of and improve as a swimmer and as a person. a Swimming Coach Swimmers learn dedication, perseverance and 41 Pedagogy in Swim Coaching goal setting. Swimmers develop confi dence, satisfaction, social skills and over all physical 43 Is Sodium Bicarbonate the Secret Ingredient for a Recipe in Swimming Success? health, not to mention learning and perfecting 50 Squad Training Progression for a Swimmer with a Disability a valuable life skill. 23 Whether you choose to swim for fun and enjoyment, health and fi tness, aspire to be YOUTH DEVELOPMENT a Paralympic champion, or choose to be involved in a non-swimming role as a coach, 34 Drag Propulsion and Streamlining - a Different Look at Breaststroke Efficiency offi cial or volunteer swimming provides 38 Big Arms or High Elbows? many opportunities. 52 Beating the First Session Blues Teachers To fi nd out more about swimming or to fi nd your nearest club visit www.swimming.org.au 53 Swim Australia Teacher - Baby and Todler Course Release 55 Everything That Children Taught me About How to Teach Them to Swim: Part 3 DEVELOPING THE SWIM INDUSTRY Sports CONNECT is an initiative of the Australian Sports Commission in cooperation with 25 national sports organisations 34 17 Telstra Assistance Fund 22 Swim Australia™ Teacher Goes International 28 Minimising Swim School Risks 40 Are you Job Smart? 45 Communicating to Your Customers - Is Technology the Answer? REGULARS 8 Industry - Sport - and Performance Development 47 Swim Australia Update 62 ascta Calendar 22 Swimming in Australia Publisher: cover Photo: AIS and National Team Coach Vince Raleigh has his focus on the FINA World Championships in Rome. ascta Photography Acknowledgements to: Swimming Australia/Delly Car Sportshoot Photography, Chris Smith, ascta, Swim Australia, Hanson 13 / 2 Central Avenue, Moorabbin, VIC, 3189 Media Group, Peter Ruddock. PO Box 2175, Moorabbin, VIC, 3189 Ph: +61 3 9555 7020 All copy is subject to acceptance by the publisher. All advertisers must ensure that their advertisements comply strictly with the requirements of Fax: +61 3 9555 7073 all federal legislation. The publisher reserves the right to reject copy without giving any reason or explanation. ascta Insurance Brokers 1300 305 575 The Swimming in Australia Publisher, ascta, strongly advises all concerned that any attempts to reprint articles or excerpts from contents is [email protected] prohibited without the written permission of the publisher and the Author. Any infringements of copyright will be dealt with accordingly. www.ascta.com Views expressed in articles are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Editor or the Board of ascta. Editor: Andrew McKellar Designer: www.dusignbugg.com.au SWIMMING IN AUSTRALIA ASC280378-3 Swimming posters.indd 1 17/4/09 4:01:06 PM 7 inDuSTRy – SPoRT – anD PeRFoRmance DeVeloPmenT Dr Ralph Richards to become highly skilled, motivated, and Chief Executive Officer physically prepared. In a competitive world it is not good THe 2009 ascta NaTional ConVenTion enough to just ‘teach’ children to swim – is now beHind uS; I must say that it we must give them the best possible skill was one of our most succeSSFul development progression and learning Regulars experience. It is not good enough to simply eVents eVeR. ascta Board memBer Ross move junior swimmers through a Club GaGe (wHo is alSo the CEO of our program – we must enrich their lives by THERE ARE NO LOSERS IN THIS RACE. Swim AuSTRalia oPeRaTionS) and his providing a stimulating environment. It is not good enough to simply develop the conVenTion staff haVe done anoTHer physical potential of our athletes – we must outstanDing joB. strive to make them better people as well as faster swimmers. We will now turn our attention to promoting managed these three areas of interest as Over the past twelve months the ascta State-based events later this year, as separate entities, but all three areas are Board of Directors has been reviewing and well as planning to make the 2010 ascta now encompassed within an integrated planning the strategic direction of your Convention another special event. Every approach. Association. Our future plans will enable year the Convention offers a wide range Vibrant and commercially successful Learn- ascta to move forward with an integrated of presentations that are part of ascta’s to-Swim Schools create jobs for Teachers approach to industry development, sport ongoing commitment to the professional and provide a strong platform for skill-base development and performance objectives. development of our members. learning. They also establish a culture The Association’s plans are in their final The Convention continues to offer basic where children will embrace swimming as stages, being fine-tuned and brought into accreditation courses (i.e. Silver, Bronze, and a lifetime activity and their sport of choice. focus, and they will soon be released via our Junior Squad Coaching) as well as extension The elite end of swimming depends upon website. courses (i.e. Open Water and Swimmers with this fundamental grounding – swimming Finally, let me also remind all members that a Disability Coaching) and attracts ‘world- must first be addressed as an essential life the 2008-09 membership year is rapidly class’ presenters. skill and enjoyable experience. drawing to a close. Coaches must renew their membership to be issued with a licence This year our international presenters Sport development includes the from Swimming Australia / ascta to operate included Jonty Skinner, Kim Bracken, John engagement of both Coaches and Clubs in within the competitive swimming structure Dussliere (Coaching) and Jon Foss (Swim building long-term partnerships.