Last weekend was very busy for Swimming WA with the Technical Official, Coach/Teacher and Club Conference. The time of the year when we all networked between each other and turned to look towards the future of swimming in Western Australia. The Technical Official Conference took place on the Friday night at Sports HQ followed by the Club & Coach/Teacher Conference on Saturday morning.
On the Friday night in the Technical Official Conference, Steve Hill and Steve Jones explored the nuts and bolts of Open Water Officiating to upskill our new technical officials and provide a refresher course for our returning officials. Ryan Arblaster discussed a number of industry updates. Kylie Baker, Trevor Verran and Kaye Bolger will be discussed case studies and explored practices.
On Saturday morning at the coach/teacher conference, Greg Hire, an Australian professional basketball player and Athlete Wellbeing & Engagement Advisor WAIS, explored how to manage parent and athlete expectations. Dr Sandy Gordon, an Associate Professor of Sport and Exercise Psychology at UWA, introduced participants to key positive communication skills that facilitate optimal swimmer - coach relationships. Our coaches then stayed in the room for a Q&A with North Coast Swim Club coach, Ian Mills, who explained his athlete centered coaching philosophy. Our teachers headed out to the pool to meet Kwinana Swimming Club coach, Lucky Weerakkody, who ran a practical session with swimmers and demonstrated how to enhance their technique and swimming experience.
During the coach/teacher stream, downstairs we held our club stream. Adam Nankin, Adam Popham and Michael Farmer from Inclusion Solutions raised awareness of social inclusion in club environments. Lorraine Donachie, an accredited professional coach and business mentor, discussed how to build empowering leaders. Lydia Dowse, Head of Integrity and Risk at Swimming Australia, discussed the National Integrity Framework. Kane Blackman, President of Leederville Sporting Club & Jocelyn Ryan, Delegates to Region at Northam Swimming Club, presented their stories of governance and the impact of your club.
The 2022 Annual General Meeting of Swimming Western Australia was held on Saturday afternoon at UWA Wesfarmers Lecture Theatre.
The new board members and new committees are below:
New Board Directors
Two persons have nominated to be elected as Elected Directors of Swimming WA to fill two three year term positions.
- Libby Fulham
- Jocelyn Ryan
A special thank you to our three outgoing board members: Dorothy Harris, Tommaso D'Orsogna and Robert Brauer.
Swimming WA Board Committee
Honours & Awards Committee
- Muriel Jefferson
- Tommaso D'Orsogna
- Will Rollo
- Nick Watkins
- Sophie Row (Ex officio)
TEO Committee
- Kaye Bolger
- Stella Carrara
- Kylie Baker
- Trevor Verran
- Katherine Hurford
Open Water Swimming Committee
- Stella Carrara
- Amanda Morris
- Robyn Arblaster
- Steven Jones
- Stephen Hughes
- Mel Tantrum
Athlete Advisory Group
- Olivia Boulton
- Tommaso D'Orsogna
- Emma Bond
- Sally Hunter
- Isabella Eibrink Jansen
- Andrew Morris
- Harrison Farmer
Coach Advisory Group
- Ralph McManis
- Gaye Pocrnja
- Cameron Hawthorn
- Sarah Scott
- Nola Osborne
Competition Planning Committee
- Tony Ball
- Jason Scrivens
- Sarah Scott
- Mat Lyons
- Julia Blandford
- Ashton Brinkworth
Swimming WA Operational Committee
- Country Committee
- High Performance Committee
