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Leading the way is an array of speakers from overseas, Other benefits from staying at the Sofitel Gold Coast include: the like of which has not been seen in Australia since 2001. • Trade Expo (swim & pool products): 1st - 3rd May • FREE Welcome Party for those registered for the Convention and Originally from South Africa and now a long-term USA resident, • Silver Licence Coaching Accreditation Course: 28th Apr - 2nd May staying in-house (value $45.00) Jonty Skinner has coached Olympic Champions and now is at the • Bronze Licence Coaching Accreditation Course: 3rd - 5th May • discount off registration fees for those staying in-house - forefront of applying sport science to swimming coaching. Kim • Junior Squad & Assistant Coach: 4th & 5th May $30 per day! Brackin’s multi-star squad is headed by Kirsty Coventry. Kim’s forte’s include psychology and biomechanics using video analysis. • Coaching Open Water Swimming Accreditation Course: 29th Apr • staying in the heart of the action - networking John Dussliere is the USA’s Open Water Swimming coaching guru. • SWD Coaching Speciality Course Information: 30th Apr • enjoying the convenience of being on-site What makes John extra interesting is his highly successful results • Coaching Adult Swimmers Training Program: 30th Apr Treat yourself to a special end-of-season 5 star occasion - you with age groupers in his Club program. • Workplace Assessment Course & RCC (TAA40104): 28th Apr deserve it. The Learn to Swim stream is headed by another American, Jon Foss. • Workplace Training Course & RCC (TAA40104): 29th Apr Jon will provide thought-provoking presentations on teaching and Swim School operations. • ascta Awards Dinner: 2nd May • Welcome Party: 30th Apr Jonty Skinner – Keynote Speaker More Olympic Gold • Golf: 29th Apr For further information on the above events visit www.ascta.com. Jonty Skinner was South Africa These will be joined by the Aussie Coaches of individual Gold For further information on courses visit www.swimed.com Athlete of the Year before Medalists from the 2008 Beijing Olympics: Michael Bohl, Rohan moving to the USA to forward Swim FEST 2009 – Swim Australia’s components at the Taylor and Stephan Widmer. his swimming career. In 1976 Convention are: The cast of 08 Beijing Coaching stars doesn’t stop there: Peter he broke the World Record for Bishop, Simon Cusack, Vince Raleigh and John Rodgers. • Swim Australia Conference for Swim Schools Registered with the 100m Freestyle – in a time Swim Australia: 4th & 5th May Jon Foss – Keynote Presenter National Coaches – Alan Thompson, Leigh Nugent, Greg Towle that stood till 1981. Jonty began Jon Foss, together with wife and Brendan Keogh – will be joined by many of our leading Sport • Swim Australia Awards Dinner: 4th May his coaching career in 1978 Susan, is the founder and Science Swimming Specialists – Dr David Pyne, Dr Susan White, • Speciality Topic Lunch: 4th May when appointed head coach of owner of Foss Swim School in Paul Penna, Bernard Savage, Peter Wells, Greg Shaw, Anthony University of Alabama's swim • Leadership Master Class: 5th - 6th May Minneapolis, Minnesota USA. It Giorgi, Andrew Lyttle and Lee Nicholson. team. After three years he moved • ABC's Management Workshop: 1st May to California and became head is the largest swim school in the • Swim Australia's Partner Display: 4th & 5th May coach of the San Jose Aquatics USA and has been since 1999. Foss Swim School currently And Much More For further information on the above events visit Club where under his guidance operates eight year round The GO Club Coaching stream will again be a feature of the www.swimaustralia.org.au the club won five junior national championship team titles and locations in the twin cities, and program. Successful coach-driven Clubs are a cornerstone of in 1986 took the national championship team title at Phillips 66 licenses programming to seven Australian swimming. Long Course Senior Nationals. He served as head coach until You Deserve a Treat 1988. Jonty believes the development of Age Groupers country clubs and outdoor pools. An extension of and modification to the GO Club Brekkie concept Currently they have some 22 After another long, hard summer you deserve a special treat … and is paramount. is a valuable addition in 2009. Each of the three mornings will levels of instruction. The core of there is none better for those attending the Convention than to stay From 1994 to 2000 Jonty served as USA Swimming's Resident feature a short address by a leading Australian swimming coaching the program is a set of training in-house. The Sofitel Gold Coast: Team Coach, which involved coaching some of the nation's identity and one of the USA speakers – following by some Q&A and techniques invented and developed by Jon Foss. Jon places top swimmers at the elite national and international level. networking. Free coffee in a room virtually adjoining the Hotel’s • is affordable. Far cheaper than anything of comparative stature! an enormous emphasis on staff training and has specific He currently serves as USA Swimming's Director of National breakfast facility makes these offerings accessible to all. expectations of his teachers. • has undelievable room rates for a 5 star establishment! Team Technical Support, which involves coordinating all of the Another innovation in 2009 is a presentation (very practically based) • includes up to to 2 FULL Breakfasts per room per night... testing, tracking and assessment of the National Team athletes. Jon has been named in the who’s who in aquatics by Splash on teaching swimmer with disabilities, immediately followed by a $70.00 per sitting Jonty’s involvement with Olympic Gold Medalists has been Magazine; and in a ‘former’ life coached several American Age pool workshop on same topic. matched by few! champions and record holders. John Dussliere – Keynote Presenter Kim Brackin – Keynote Presenter John Dussliere is from Santa Barbara Swim Club in California and was most recently on the 2008 USA Olympic Team coaching staff – guiding US Open Water Swimming star Mark Warkentin. While John is Known for her extensive international coaching experience, Kim Brackin has mentored five considered one of the World’s leading Open Water Swimming coaches, his success at Club level has been Olympians (winners of seven medals), seven World Championship swimmers (winning nine medals, extensive and at several locations. including four gold) and 12 World University Games swimmers (who earned 15 medals, including On deck, he has coached dozens of High School All-Americans, Junior, Senior, and Olympic Trials qualifiers. six gold and five silver). The highlight came at the 2008 Olympics where her Texas charge, Kirsty Now in Santa Barbara for just a year and a half as the Head Coach; John has already produced 3 USA Coventry, broke two world records, won four medals – including Gold. Kim was Head Coach of Swimming National Team members, 5 Junior National qualifiers, 5 Senior National Qualifiers, and Two Coventry’s Zimbabwe team at the Games. National Champions. Kim is the Head Woman’s Coach at the University of Texas. Prior to this, Kim was at USA Swimming, John currently serves as Chairman of the USA Swimming Club Development Committee. He also holds where she worked with the organization's DartSwim eCoach program, which is an innovative video a license as a certified Swim America swim school program director. In 2006, John received the James E. technique analysis service. Kim received her B.A. in psychology in 1991 and then received her “Doc” Counsilman Award for creative coaching at the ASCA Clinic. master's degree in physical education with concentration in sport psychology in 1993. Learn from the best of the best with JOURNAL OF THE AUSTRALIAN SWIMMING COACHES & TEACHERS ASSOCIATION Volume 25. No 3 - March 2009 FEATURES 10 ascta09 12 Junior Pan Pacs & Australian Youth Olympics Festival Wrap Where performance is essential, education is central, swimming 15 Racing II Rome Features is life and the coach holds the key to unlocking 22 2009 Australian Age MD Championships 12 24 Search for Australia's Next 1500M Freestyle Star CONTENTS the ultimate potential in those around them.