Swimming Australia is delighted to announce the appointment of Leigh Russell as their new CEO, where she will commence from April 16 2018. Russell has a rich and diverse experience across the Australian sporting landscape, formerly the CEO of Netball Victoria & Melbourne Vixens, GM People & Culture at the Essendon Football Club, GM Leadership & Development at the Gold Coast Football Club as well as extensive work with athletes of other major Australian sports, not-for-profit communities and the corporate environment.
2018 Hancock Prospecting Australian Swimming Trials
This event held Feb 28 to March 3rd provided a fantastic opportunity for Swimming Australia to showcase many of the great participation initiatives we are running. Swimming Australia worked alongside Swimming QLD and ASCTA to deliver Optus Junior Dolphins Come and Try’s on all 4 days, a Junior Excellence clinic, Optus Junior Dolphin medal presenters and club relays every night. We had all of our technical officials that have been appointed to the Commonwealth Games on pool deck fine tuning their skills ready for the Commonwealth Games, and a TO workshop was held providing valuable upskilling opportunities to our TO network. These activations provided opportunities for close to 400 members of our swimming community to be involved in this event.
Let's recap...
Commonwealth Games Australian Dolphins Team
The trials saw a 70-strong Australian Dolphins team selected to represent their country at the home 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.
George Corones breaks World Record
Check out the story behind George Corones who broke 2 World Records at the Trials last month as a 99-year-old. Great example of how swimming is a sport for people of all ages.
Australian Dolphins dominate the pool
A record-breaking haul of medals in the pool at the Commonwealth Games has seen the Australian Dolphins take home 73 medals made up of 28 gold, 21 silver and 24 bronze.
A massive thank you to all of the Technical Officials that helped out at the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast. The event was a success in and out of the pool thanks to many efforts like those of these officials. If you want to get involved and become a technical official, follow the link below.
Swimming Victoria will be running a Team Manager course on behalf of the Sports Education and Leadership Services. The course is open to all and offers a great opportunity to develop skills and expand upon capabilities in the Team Manager role.
The course will emphasise on the following:
- Expands the role, code of conduct and responsibilities
- Explains the competition and team development cycles and team manager involvement
- Deals with a wide range of team manager duties and tasks
- Includes anti-doping, team health and well-being, travel and transport issues
This round of G4G is all about diversity and inclusion in sport. Nominations are now open for grants of $2,000-$10,000 to projects that will get minority groups involved in sport and help these individuals and communities to connect through sport.
Think you know a local legend? Perhaps your club is the best going around? Or maybe you know an outstanding Technical Official? Then why not nominate them for a 2018 Award. Your nominee could end up being recognised like Tracey for their dedication to swimming. Plus it's easy, as applications are submitted online and close June 30. So don't wait, click on the link to put your nominee in the running. It's a great way to recognise the efforts and achievements of many throughout the swimming community.
Want to show your support for young swimmers or need some assistance for yourself? Here is a great online resource to guide you through the journey. Provides insights and inspirations for all stakeholders part of the swimming journey.
2018 HANCOCK PROSPECTING
AUSTRALIAN SWIMMING TRIALS
Thank you for supporting our athletes during the 2018 Hancock Prospecting Australian Swimming Trials! Whether you were cheering along at the Optus Aquatic Centre, watching on TV at home, or getting involved on social media - we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did! Here are just a few of our highlights...
Ariarne Titmus made her way into swimming’s history books – becoming the first swimmer in 14 years and only the sixth Australian ever to take out the 200, 400 and 800 metres freestyle events.
Keeping the grassroots green - we had heaps of fun hosting our Optus Junior Dolphins with daily Carnivals and a Junior Excellence Program on Saturday. Nightly club relays in the competition pool was a guaranteed way to get competitive hearts racing.
We LOVED seeing our swimming royalty take to the pool again in the ever-popular Optus Legends Relay! With thanks to Dan Kowalski from the Australian Swimmers Association for pulling together such a star-studded field.
George Corones was the unexpected star of the show, breaking two world records in the 100-104 age group category for the 50 and 100m freestyle events. A true inspiration to all!
The event was capped off with the official announcement for the 2018 Commonwealth Games Swim Team which comprises of 49 able-bodied and 21 Para-sport athletes.
National head coach Jacco Verhaeren said of the team: “I am very pleased with the people that qualified. I think we've got, almost without exception I'd say, the best people in their best events”.
WIN A SIGNED DOLPHINS POLO!!
If you attended the event, complete our event survey and you could WIN a Dolphins Team Polo Shirt signed by all team members of the 2017 Budapest FINA World Champs!
Official Event Merchandise by arena If you didn't get your hands on the official event merchandise, it's not too late! You can now buy the limited edition 'Light Up The Night' apparel online at the arena store. T-shirts are $22 and hoodies are $45, get in quick to snap up your favourite style and colour.
2018 HANCOCK PROSPECTING
AUSTRALIAN SWIMMING TRIALS
28 February - 3 March 2018, Optus Aquatic Centre, Gold Coast
Watch the action unfold as our athletes compete for selection on the Australian Commonwealth Games Team!
It's not too late to be part of the action, tickets are still available to purchase throughTICKETEK
WATCH THE FINALS ON CHANNEL 7
Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday
Melbourne & Sydney 9.00pm Live on Channel 7
Brisbane 8.00pm Live on 7TWO
Adelaide 8.30pm Live on 7TWO
Perth 6.00pm Live on 7TWO
Friday
Melbourne & Sydney 8.30pm Live on Channel 7
Melbourne 8.30pm Live on Channel 7
Brisbane 7.30pm Live on 7TWO
Adelaide 8.00pm Live on 7TWO
Perth 5.30pm Live on 7TWO
Follow on social media for all our updates
#AusTrials2018
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