s w i m m i n g a u s t r a l i a ANNUAL REPORT 2008–09 OFFICIAL SPONSORS Official broadcaster Supporting organisations Official supplier Official training base SWIMMING AUSTRALIA ANNUAL REPORT 2008–09 | CONTENTS CONTENTS Foreword from the Minister for Sport .......................................................................................................................................................................................................3 Message from Telstra ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................4 President’s report .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................5 Chief Executive Officer’s report ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................7 Commercial and Communications................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................8 High Performance Operations ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................14 Sport Development and State Services ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................14 Australian Government ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................16 Conclusion .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................16 From the stakeholders ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................17 Australian Swimming Coaches and Teachers Association ....................................................................................................................................................................17 Australian Swimmers’ Association ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................18 Swimming New South Wales ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................19 Swimming Northern Territory ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................19 Swimming Queensland ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................20 Swimming South Australia ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................21 Swimming Tasmania .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................22 Swimming Victoria .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................23 Swimming Western Australia............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................24 Finance: Swimming Australia Ltd ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................25 Statistics ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................62 Swimming Australia committee membership .......................................................................................................................................................................................................62 Swimming Australia organisational structure as at 30 June 2009 .........................................................................................................................................63 Swimming Australia corporate structure as at 30 June 2009 .........................................................................................................................................................64 Swimming Australia Life Members...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................65 Athlete ambassadors, 2008–2009 .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................66 1 SWIMMING AUSTRALIA ANNUAL REPORT 2008–09 | CONTENTS Teams and results ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................68 Teams 2008 Beijing Olympic Games .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................68 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................69 2008 World Youth Championships ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................69 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................69 2008 FINA/Arena World Cup Series — Belo Horizonte and Durban, Singapore, Singapore, Moscow, Stockholm and Berlin ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................70 2009 Junior Pan Pacific Championships ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................70 2009 Australian Youth Olympic Festival (AYOF) .....................................................................................................................................................................................................71 2009 Duel in the Pool......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................72