DOCSLIB.ORG

2013-2014 APC Annual Report

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
2013-2014 APC Annual Report 2013/14 Annual Report Covering the period 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014 Australian Paralympic Committee ANNUAL REPORT 2013/14 Australian Paralympic Committee Ltd HONOUR ROLL Australian Paralympian of the Year PO Box 596 Australian Paralympic Medal 1994 Louise Sauvage Sydney Markets 2001 Marie Little 1995 Priya Cooper NSW 2129 2002 Ron Finneran 1996 Louise Sauvage Building A 2004 Adrienne Smith 1997 Louise Sauvage 1 Herb Elliott Avenue 2005 Nick Dean 1998 Louise Sauvage Sydney Olympic Park 2008 Scott Goodman 2000 Siobhan Paton NSW 2127 2010 Paul Bird 2002 Michael Milton T: +61 2 9704 0500 Ken Brown 2004 Tim Sullivan F: +61 2 9704 0589 John Coates 2008 Matthew Cowdrey E: [email protected] Doug Denby 2010 Cameron Rahles-Rahbula W: www.paralympic.org.au Rod Kemp 2012 Jacqueline Freney ABN 41810 234 213 ACN 061 547 957 CONTENTS President’s Report 02 CEO’s Report 04 The APC 06 Finance 08 Message from the Australian Sports Commission 11 Para-sport 13 Para-sport Reports 18 Teams and Events 30 Commercial 33 Communications 38 Knowledge Services 42 Human Resources 43 Corporate Operations 44 APC Sponsor Family 46 Front cover: Para-snowboarder Ben Tudhope Inside cover: The Australian Paralympic Winter Team at the Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony Page 1 Australian Paralympic Committee ANNUAL REPORT 2013/14 PRESIDENT’S REPORT In a four year Games The APC hosted the Be The Influence Wheelchair partners who have joined us in this work, I thank cycle, every year counts. Rugby Tri-Nations in September 2013, contested by you for your ongoing commitment and enthusiasm. For our winter Para- Australia, New Zealand and the USA. Notably, the Another important reform is taking place in our athletes, the 2013/14 event gained the highest level of Paralympic media governance practices. The APC has embarked on financial year was the coverage since the London 2012 Games and raised an overhaul of its governance in accordance with culmination of four more awareness for this popular Paralympic sport. the Australian Sport Commission’s requirements. years of training and In October, we worked with Boccia Australia to host As such, our Corporate Operations division preparation that was put the biggest international boccia tournament held in commenced work to redevelop our constitution to the ultimate test at the Australia since the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games, and Board nomination process to ensure we have Sochi 2014 Paralympic the BISFed Oceania Regional Boccia Championships. the right mix of skills required and reflect a better Winter Games. For our In November, we assisted Table Tennis Australia gender balance. This is an area of reform I am summer Para-athletes, it to host the ITTF Oceania Regional Table Tennis committed to during my term as President and I was a year when plans Championships, another valuable opportunity thank the Directors for their willingness to embrace were developed and for Australia to qualify athletes for the 2014 World the change and their understanding of the need the hard work required for Rio 2016 continued. For Championships. These events provided an important for it. the Australian Paralympic Committee (APC), the chance for our athletes to gain international Our success would not be possible without the year was a test of our capacity as an organisation, experience against world-class competition, and continued support of the Australian Government with time split between Sochi Games operations and enabled more Australians to witness elite Para-sport and I wish to thank the Federal Minister for Sport, meticulous Rio planning to give the 2016 Australian first-hand. the Honourable Peter Dutton for his ongoing Paralympic Team the best chance of success. At the Working with our national federation partners to commitment to Para-sport. Long may it continue same time, it was a year of significant challenges, successfully bring international Para-sport to Australia as we embark on an exciting new path for as we sought to reposition ourselves financially and is indicative of the collaborative approach we are Australian sport. strategically to enhance our long-term success. pursuing in the preparation and delivery of more It is a big body of work to plan and implement With the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games Para-sport opportunities. The APC’s Para-sport division the changes to the APC’s strategy, governance falling within the 2013/14 financial year, Australia’s spent the last year working with our sport partners and income objectives, while preparing a Team winter athletes and the winter sport program were to build their capacities in Para-sport to ensure all for a Paralympic Games, working with partners a key priority for the APC. In September 2013, we Australia’s Winning Edge targets set by the Australian to improve the grassroots level of Para-sport and hosted Australia’s very first International Paralympic Sports Commission are reached. There is much to be promoting the Paralympic brand and Australia’s Committee (IPC) Alpine Skiing World Cup in Thredbo done, but we are on the right track. athletes. It has required a serious commitment to give our Team the opportunity to compete against Australian sporting organisations working together is from the CEO, staff and the Board of Directors. some of the world’s best Para-skiers on home soil. key to our nation’s success on the world stage and to The squad then embarked on five months of training The reporting period was my first as President growing the Paralympic movement. I commend the of the APC and I wish to thank former President and competition in the northern hemisphere before Australian Sports Commission for its foresight and drive reaching Sochi. There, Toby Kane and Jessica Greg Hartung for everything he has done for the to improve sport structures in Australia and also thank Paralympic movement over the past 17 years. He Gallagher each won Paralympic bronze medals, to its Chair John Wylie and its Chief Executive Officer place Australia 19th on the medal tally, and 14-year- can be rightly proud of his achievements and his Simon Hollingsworth for their commitment to Para- legacy. I have learned an enormous amount from old snowboarder Ben Tudhope announced himself sport. as a future star on and off the slopes. Greg and I will aim to bring a similar level of focus While much of the reporting period was spent and vision to the job. Sochi 2014 was an emotional and challenging preparing for the winter Games to ensure our Team The 12 months of the reporting period have campaign for the Team, with the tragic loss of squad went in with the highest chance of success, we also member and Para-snowboarder Matthew Robinson been hard work. We are working to transform maintained our focus on commercial activities. While our organisation and in doing so, we are being just weeks before the Games began. Matthew’s the APC is grateful to the Australian Government challenged on all fronts. Changes had to be made passing touched us all deeply and our Sochi for its funding, to secure our future and achieve our and I believe we will be better placed to support campaign was carried out with his memory firmly in performance goals we must grow non-government the athletes of the future as a result. As we edge our minds and our hearts. revenue through sponsorship and fundraising. We closer to Rio and PyeongChang, I look forward to Our Games campaign was further marked by a series know a secure financial future will underlie success seeing the continued growth of the Paralympic of Games-ending injuries. Against such adversity, for our organisation and the Paralympic movement. movement within Australia and the success of our our whole Team – athletes and staff – showed great Our Believe campaign, created to target online athletes. courage and supported each other admirably. donations, was launched in the lead-up to Sochi I congratulate the 2014 Australian Paralympic and will continue through to Rio. It is part of a new Winter Team for the tenacity, determination and fundraising strategy aimed at diversifying our income comradeship displayed in Sochi. Each member streams and bringing us up-to-date with best practice represented themselves, the Team and our country charity fundraising programs. with distinction. We are working to build strong, supportive pathways In 2013/14 Australia also hosted international Para- for people with a disability across all sports to sport tournaments in the disciplines of wheelchair underpin our high performance successes. Achieving rugby, boccia and table tennis, highlighting the this requires collaboration with national federations, Glenn Tasker APC’s ongoing commitment to bring more world federal and state governments, educational President class Para-sport events to our shores. institutions and our corporate partners. To all of our Australian Paralympic Committee Page 2 Ryley Batt Page 3 Australian Paralympic Committee ANNUAL REPORT 2013/14 CEO’S REPORT The 2013/14 financial year The Para-sport division further developed our audiences – in Australia. This has meant a significant has been one of action commitment to work more closely with our partners financial commitment, but one we are confident for the APC which will to produce the best results for the athletes. During will also produce a significant return to the APC. stand us in good stead the reporting period, the APC launched Performance With Rio almost upon us, we now have to be as we embark upon Talent to identify where greater medal opportunities better prepared than ever to give our Team every the next chapter of the exist at the Paralympic Games and target new and chance of success in what will be a challenging Australian Paralympic recently retired athletes who can transfer sports.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • 2007 Lake Monitoring Report Mecklenburg County Water Quality Program SWIM Phase I Part 2-CO
    2007 Lake Monitoring Report Mecklenburg County Water Quality Program SWIM Phase I Part 2-CO Prepared by: David Buetow Final Report for FY2007-2008 PURPOSE AND BACKGROUND The Mecklenburg County Water Quality Program (MCWQP) has an ongoing program to monitor the water quality in the three Catawba Lakes bordering the county: Lake Norman, Mountain Island Lake and Lake Wylie. Samples are also routinely collected at the two water bodies in the northern end of Mecklenburg County cut off from Lake Norman proper by I-77: Lake Cornelius and Lake Davidson. Data collected from all lake sites are used to screen for environmental problems using MCWQP Action and Watch levels for various pollutants and also to rate the overall water quality at sampling locations in the lakes using a water quality index. Additional objectives are to describe seasonal trends and address spatial variability in the data. This report presents the lake monitoring data for the calendar year 2007 ACTIVITIES AND METHODS Regular monthly lake sampling was conducted at seven locations in Lake Norman and one location each on Lake Cornelius and Lake Davidson (Appendix A), ten locations in Mountain Island Lake (Appendix B) and eight sampling locations in Lake Wylie (Appendix C). In May 2007, the sampling program was changed in Lake Wylie to add several new cove monitoring sites. This resulted in an increase in regular sampling sites in Lake Wylie from eight to thirteen (Appendix D). Lakes Norman, Wylie and Mountain Island were sampled monthly from May through September and every other month during the rest of the year, i.e.
    [Show full text]
  • Throwing Distance and Competitive Performance of Boccia Players
    J. Phys. Ther. Sci. 32: 574–577, 2020 The Journal of Physical Therapy Science Original Article Throwing distance and competitive performance of Boccia players Masataka Kataoka, PhD1)*, Kuniharu Okuda, PhD1), Akira Iwata, PhD1), Shuji Imura, MS1), Kosuke Yahagi, MS1), Yohei Matsuo2) 1) Graduate School of Comprehensive Rehabilitation, Osaka Prefecture University: 3-7-30 Habikino, Habikino-city, Osaka 583-8555, Japan 2) Fukushima Rehabilitation Center for Children, Japan Abstract. [Purpose] This study aimed to clarify the relationship between throwing distance and competitive performance in Boccia players in order to establish a training program based on this evidence. [Participants and Methods] In total, 40 athletes, who competed in the Japan Boccia Championships and are certified players of the Japan Boccia Association, participated in the study. Participants threw the Boccia ball as far as possible, and throw- ing distances were compared between certified players (Group I, n=8), those who participated in the final round (Group II, n=9), and those who lost in the preliminary round (Group III, n=23). [Results] The maximum throwing distances were 16.38 ± 5.17 m (Group I), 10.67 ± 2.66 m (Group II), and 8.34 ± 2.73 m (Group III). Group I threw the ball significantly farther than Groups II and III. [Conclusion] Boccia is a target sport and throwing farther distances requires more effort. In addition, being able to throw at a longer distance means that Boccia players can throw a stronger ball and use this for various tactics. The results of this study suggest that long-distance throwing training would be effective in improving the competitive performance of Boccia players.
    [Show full text]
  • Cycling Australia Annual Report
    2 CYCLING AUSTRALIA ANNUAL REPORT 2020 CONTENTS Sponsors and Partners 4 - 5 Board/Executive Team 6 Sport Australia Message 7 Strategic Overview 8 One Sport 9 Chair’s Report 10 - 11 CEO's Message 12 - 13 Australian Cycling Team 14 - 25 Commonwealth Games Australia Report 26 - 27 Sport 28 - 29 Participation 30 - 33 AUSTRALIA CYCLING Membership 34 - 37 Media and Communications 38 - 39 Corporate Governance 40 - 41 Anti-doping 42 - 43 ANNUAL REPORT 2020 REPORT ANNUAL Technical Commission 44 - 45 Financial Report 46 - 70 State Associations 72 - 89 Cycling ACT 72 - 73 Cycling NSW 74 - 75 Cycling NT 76 - 77 Cycling QLD 78 - 79 Cycling SA 80 - 81 Cycling TAS 82 - 85 Cycling VIC 86 - 87 WestCycle 88 - 89 World Results 90 - 97 Australian Results 98 - 113 Team Listings 114 - 115 Office Bearers and Staff 116 - 119 Honour Roll 120 - 122 Award Winners 123 PHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS: Craig Dutton, Casey Gibson, Con Chronis, ASO, John Veage, UCI, Steve Spencer, Commonwealth Games Australia, Adobe Stock 3 PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY PRINCIPAL PARTNERS SPORT PARTNERS ANNUAL REPORT 2020 REPORT ANNUAL MAJOR PARTNERS CYCLING AUSTRALIA CYCLING BROADCAST PARTNERS 4 PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY EVENT PARTNERS CYCLING AUSTRALIA CYCLING ANNUAL REPORT 2020 REPORT ANNUAL SUPPORTERS Cycling Australia acknowledges Juilliard Group for support in the provision of the CA Melbourne Office 5 BOARD AND EXECUTIVE TEAM AS AT 30 SEPTEMBER 2020 CYCLING AUSTRALIA BOARD DUNCAN MURRAY STEVE DRAKE LINDA EVANS Chair Managing Director Director ANNUAL REPORT 2020 REPORT ANNUAL ANNE GRIPPER GLEN PEARSALL PENNY SHIELD Director Director Director EXECUTIVE TEAM CYCLING AUSTRALIA CYCLING STEVE DRAKE JOHN MCDONOUGH KIPP KAUFMANN Chief Executive Officer Chief Operating Officer General Manager and Company Secretary Sport SIMON JONES NICOLE ADAMSON Performance Director, General Manager Australian Cycling Team Participation and Member Services 6 Message from Sport Australia The start of 2020 has been an extraordinarily tough time for Australians, including all of us committed to sport.
    [Show full text]
  • Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
    TOKYO 2020 PARALYMPIC GAMES QUALIFICATION REGULATIONS REVISED EDITION, APRIL 2021 INTERNATIONAL PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE 2 CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Programme Overview 3. General IPC Regulations on Eligibility 4. IPC Redistribution Policy of Vacant Qualification Slots 5. Universality Wild Cards 6. Key Dates 7. Archery 8. Athletics 9. Badminton 10. Boccia 11. Canoe 12. Cycling (Track and Road) 13. Equestrian 14. Football 5-a-side 15. Goalball 16. Judo 17. Powerlifting 18. Rowing 19. Shooting 20. Swimming 21. Table Tennis 22. Taekwondo 23. Triathlon 24. Volleyball (Sitting) 25. Wheelchair Basketball 26. Wheelchair Fencing 27. Wheelchair Rugby 28. Wheelchair Tennis 29. Glossary 30. Register of Updates INTERNATIONAL PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE 3 INTRODUCTION These Qualification Regulations (Regulations) describe in detail how athletes and teams can qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in each of the twenty- two (22) sports on the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Programme (Games Programme). It provides to the National Paralympic Committees (NPCs), to National Federations (NFs), to sports administrators, coaches and to the athletes themselves the conditions that allow participation in the signature event of the Paralympic Movement. These Regulations present: • an overview of the Games Programme; • the general IPC regulations on eligibility; • the specific qualification criteria for each sport (in alphabetical order); and • a glossary of the terminology used throughout the Regulations. STRUCTURE OF SPORT-SPECIFIC QUALIFICATION
    [Show full text]
  • A Comparative Study of National Government Elite Sport Systems in Australia and Taiwan: a Model for Olympic Success
    Edith Cowan University Research Online Theses: Doctorates and Masters Theses 1-1-2007 A comparative study of national government elite sport systems in Australia and Taiwan: A model for Olympic success Hui-Yuan M. Tang Edith Cowan University Follow this and additional works at: https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses Part of the Sports Management Commons, and the Sports Studies Commons Recommended Citation Tang, H. M. (2007). A comparative study of national government elite sport systems in Australia and Taiwan: A model for Olympic success. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/285 This Thesis is posted at Research Online. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/285 Edith Cowan University Copyright Warning You may print or download ONE copy of this document for the purpose of your own research or study. The University does not authorize you to copy, communicate or otherwise make available electronically to any other person any copyright material contained on this site. You are reminded of the following: Copyright owners are entitled to take legal action against persons who infringe their copyright. A reproduction of material that is protected by copyright may be a copyright infringement. Where the reproduction of such material is done without attribution of authorship, with false attribution of authorship or the authorship is treated in a derogatory manner, this may be a breach of the author’s moral rights contained in Part IX of the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth). Courts have the power to impose a wide range of civil and criminal sanctions for infringement of copyright, infringement of moral rights and other offences under the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth).
    [Show full text]
  • Classification Made Easy Class 1
    Classification Made Easy Class 1 (CP1) The most severely disabled athletes belong to this classification. These athletes are dependent on a power wheelchair or assistance for mobility. They have severe limitation in both the arms and the legs and have very poor trunk control. Sports Available: • Race Runner (RR1) – using the Race Runner frame to run, track events include 100m, 200m and 400m. • Boccia o Boccia Class 1 (BC1) – players who fit into this category can throw the ball onto the court or a CP2 Lower who chooses to push the ball with the foot. Each BC1 athlete has a sport assistant on court with them. o Boccia Class 3 (BC3) – players who fit into this category cannot throw the ball onto the court and have no sustained grasp or release action. They will use a “chute” or “ramp” with the help from their sport assistant to propel the ball. They may use head or arm pointers to hold and release the ball. Players with a impairment of a non cerebral origin, severely affecting all four limbs, are included in this class. Class 2 (CP2) These athletes have poor strength or control all limbs but are able to propel a wheelchair. Some Class 2 athletes can walk but can never run functionally. The class 2 athletes can throw a ball but demonstrates poor grasp and release. Sports Available: • Race Runner (RR2) - using the Race Runner frame to run, track events include 100m, 200m and 400m. • Boccia o Boccia Class 2 (BC2) – players can throw the ball into the court consistently and do not need on court assistance.
    [Show full text]
  • HOPAU @ London 2012 Paralympics
    HOPAU @ London 2012 Paralympics A report by Laura Hale [email protected] Purplepopple on twitter LauraHale on Wikipedia Draft dated 14 September 2012 Content Development • Articles created about every one of the 161 Australian 2012 Summer Paralympians. • Pictures of every 2012 Australian Paralympian found on Commons and Wikipedia. • 130 classification articles created. • 6 articles achieved Good Article status. • 60 articles improved for Did You know. • Over 70 articles published on Wikinews in lead up and during the London Games. • Over 250 images taken by community in lead up donated to Commons. • 10 Paralympic related interviews uploaded to Commons. Workshops • State Library of Queensland workshop. • Classification workshop in Canberra. • Sydney Rollers & Gliders World Challenge Wikinews test workshop. • 3 IRC Wikinews Workshops. • Wikinews workshop held in London. Organisational Support • Wikimedia Australia funding for travel to London, and organisational support. • Australian Paralympic Committee funding for travel to London, clothing, pins, general organisational support and workshop hosting. • Wikimedia Foundation provided branded clothing. • Wikimedia UK hosted Wikinews workshop and provided Wikimedia merchandise. • Wikinews contributors created program assistance for mobile reporting and ran multiple workshops. Games Attention • Kate Lundy blogged about the HOPAU effort. • Kate Lundy mentioned the HOPAU effort in Parliament. • France 24 mentioned project. • An English newspaper mentioned the project. • An Australian television station used a HOPAU taken image from Rollers & Gliders World Challenge. • A Wikinews article was published in print in Sierra Leone. Social Media: Twitter People linked to HOPAU related content on Twitter, with the most popular content to link to being Wikinews articles. 117 links were shared by 38 distinct users for Wikinews content, 109 distinct links by 26 users for Wikipedia articles about 2012 Australian Paralympians, and 24 links by 15 distinct users to classification articles.
    [Show full text]
  • Annual Report 2009/2010
    BASKETBALL AUSTRALIA ANNUAL REPORT 2009/2010 Basketball Australia Annual Report 2009/2010 WWW.BASKETBALL.NET.AU I BASKETBALL AUSTRALIA ANNUAL REPORT 2009/2010 Message from the Australian Sports Commission It is an honour to serve as the new Chair of the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) Board at this challenging and exciting period for our national sporting system. The ASC and national sporting organisations This is the first time key sport partners, such (NSOs) have long spoken of a shared ambition as state and territory institutes and academies to strengthen relationships between all system of sport and state and territory departments partners involved in Australian sport. of sport and recreation, have collaborated on a Commonwealth funding decision in the Aligned with this ambition, the Australian interests of Australia’s sporting future. Government is now encouraging a whole-of- sport reform agenda, aimed at establishing a This is an exciting time for all of us involved in more collaborative, efficient and integrated Australian sport. With significant new funding sports system. from the Australian Government, sports will be better positioned than ever before to lead the Through new direction for sport ‘Australian drive for higher participation levels and strong Sport: the Pathway to Success’, the ASC will success on the sporting field by promoting the work closely with sport to achieve its main unique nature of their sport, creating a legacy objectives; boost sports participation and and a lasting impression for communities strengthen
    [Show full text]
  • ANNUAL REPORT Financial Statements
    ANNUAL REPORT Financial Statements 2005 – 2006 Torino 2006 Paralympic Games Contents Officers and Officials …………..3 Chairman’s Report …………..4 Chief Executive Report …………..4 PNZ Board .…………..5 PNZ Staff & Service Providers .…………..6 SPARC .…………..7 International Paralympic Committee .…………..7 Sponsors & Supporters .…………..8 High Performance Report ………….9 Lion Foundation Paralympic Academy .………….9 Sports Science Report .………….10 Athletes Report ………….10 International Teams and Results ………….12 PA/NZAS Carded Athletes ………….19 PNZ / NZAS Sport Liaison .………….19 Operations Report ………… 19 Key Relationships ……….….19 Events ……….….20 PNZ National Championships ……….….20 Beijing 2008 Planning / IT .………….20 Classification Report ………….21 Classifiers ….……….23 New Year Honours ..………..24 Obituary’s ..………..24 Financial Statements …………..F Statement of Financial Performance .……….…F1 Statement of Financial Position .……….…F2 Notes to the Accounts .……….…F3 Auditors Report ……….….F7 New Zealand Paralympians …………25 Strategic Plan 05-09 …………28 Sponsors and Partners …………29 2 Officers and Officials Patron Mr. Paul Holmes, NZOM Board Mr. Simon Peterson (Chair) Ms. Sandra Blewett, MBE Mr. Ross Darrah Mr. Marc Frewin (co-opted June 06) Mrs. Gillian Hall Mr. Duane Kale Mr. David Rutherford Athletes Representative Mr. Tim Prendergast & Mr. Matt Slade Honorary Solicitor Mr. John Wiltshire, LLB Auditors Hayes Knight & Co Bankers ASB Bank Ltd, Remuera, Auckland Support Office Staff Chief Executive Officer Mr. Craig Hobbs High Performance Manager Ms. Helen Murphy Operations Manager Mr. Vaughan Cruickshank (to Feb 06) Ms. Fiona Allan (from May 06) Administration Mrs. Val Hall Operations Officer Mr. Wade Chang Medical Director Dr. Paul Wharam, BM, DRCOG, FRNZGP, Dip Sports Med. Sports Science Coordinator University of Canterbury; Mr Malcolm Humm Classification Coordinator Mrs. Rebecca Foulsham (to June 06) Mrs.
    [Show full text]
  • Swimming Australia
    SWIMMING SPECIAL EDITION IN AUSTRALIA PREVIEW PRESSURE SITUATIONS - NO WORRIES! An ultralight, low resistance racing goggle, the Stealth MKII features extended arms and a 3D seal to relieve pressure on and around the eyes. Stealth MKII Immerse yourself in Vorgee’s full product range at vorgee.com © Delly Carr Swimming Australia Trials, tribulations and testing times for Tokyo as our swimmers face their moments of truth in Adelaide ASCTA engaged swimming media expert Ian Hanson to profile a selection of athletes that will line up in Adelaide from June 12-17 for the 2021 Australian Swimming Trials at the SA Aquatic & Leisure Centre, after a frantic and frenetic time where Selection Criteria has changed with the inclusion of contingencies and recent lockdowns, forcing WA and Victorian Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls into Queensland. It will be a testing Trials in more ways than one - for swimmers, coaches and event staff as they work round the clock to give the class of 2020-21 a crack at their Olympic and Paralympic dreams. Here Ian Hanson provides his insight into the events that will seal the Tokyo team for the Games. Please enjoy and we wish the best of luck to all coaches and athletes at the Australian Swimming Trials. WOMEN 2021 © Delly Carr Swimming Australia WOMEN 50m Freestyle WORLD RECORD: Sarah Sjostrom, Sweden, 23.67 (2017) AUSTRALIAN RECORD: Cate Campbell, 23.78 (2018) Olympic QT: 24.46 Preview: An event shared at Australian Championship level by the Campbell sisters from Knox Pymble (Coach: Simon Cusack) since Cate Campbell won her first Australian title in 2012 - the first of her seven National championship wins.
    [Show full text]
  • Nswis Annual Report 2010/2011
    nswis annual report 2010/2011 NSWIS Annual Report For further information on the NSWIS visit www.nswis.com.au NSWIS a GEOFF HUEGILL b NSWIS For further information on the NSWIS visit www.nswis.com.au nswis annual report 2010/2011 CONtENtS Minister’s Letter ............................................................................... 2 » Bowls ...................................................................................................................41 Canoe Slalom ......................................................................................................42 Chairman’s Message ..................................................................... 3 » » Canoe Sprint .......................................................................................................43 CEO’s Message ................................................................................... 4 » Diving ................................................................................................................. 44 Principal Partner’s Report ......................................................... 5 » Equestrian ...........................................................................................................45 » Golf ......................................................................................................................46 Board Profiles ..................................................................................... 6 » Men’s Artistic Gymnastics .................................................................................47
    [Show full text]
  • Two Rising Stars Unearthed on Sizzling Opening Night in Brisbane
    Two rising stars unearthed on sizzling opening night in Brisbane Swimming Australia: April 9, 2017: Swimming has unearthed two new rising stars on the opening night of a sizzling Hancock Prospecting Australian Swimming Championships at the Brisbane Aquatic Centre tonight. The sport’s biggest names Cate and Bronte Campbell, Mack Horton, Cam McEvoy and Mitch Larkin all lived up to expectations and delivered with some of the fastest times in the world. Defending world champion Bronte Campbell powered over the top of sister Cate and Emma McKeon to win the 100m freestyle; Olympic champion Mack Horton finished too strong to take out the 400m; the world’s fastest swimmer Cam McEvoy looked super impressive to win the 50m freestyle and Larkin hung on grimly to win his fourth Australian 200m backstroke title. But the breakthrough performances of Queensland teenagers Ariarne Titmus (St Peters Western) and Shayna Jack (Commercial) will provide two fresh faces on the Dolphins team for this year’s FINA World Championships in Hungary. Titmus, just 16, clocked a 14 second personal best time to win the 800m freestyle and Jack – the latest prodigy out of the Simon Cusack sprint freestyle school, clocked two personal best times in one day to finish fourth in the 100m freestyle with a 53.40 – the sixth fastest time by an Australian Titmus, who moved to Brisbane from Tasmania with her family to further her swimming career two years ago, improved her time of 8:37.50 to clock 8:23.08 (59.83; 2:02.23; 4:08.95) – the fifth fastest time ever by an Australian – swimming past a who’s who of Olympians, Olympic champions and world champions, including Sheridan Burge-Lopez, Michelle Ford, Blair Evans, Tracey Wickham and Janelle Elford.
    [Show full text]