Swimmers spend so much of their time in the water under the direction of their coach, yet many parents have a limited understanding of what it’s all about. In a fun ‘Agony Aunt’ style conversation, we put some common parents questions to Abbotsleigh Head Coach Amanda Isaac.
SDR023: How to make your swim club exciting, dynamic, fun and successful with Ian Sandbrook.
We look overseas to Scotland and New Zealand to hear about initiatives that are enhancing sports clubs in those countries. Sports development consultant, Ian Sandbrook, shares some different yet powerful examples of how to drive your club forward without investing too many hours. Links to additional resources: Ian Sandbrook on LinkedIn (checkout his articles) Sport […]
SDR022: SNSW membership upgrades and more with Mark Heathcote
This is the second part of our interview with SNSW CEO Mark Heathcote. This week we discuss: Gold & Platinum membership upgrades SNSW Summer Leaderboard Active kids vouchers.
SDR021: The new competition structure in Australia and NSW with Mark Heathcote
From April 2019 the National Swimming Championships are changing their age groups. Swimming NSW are aligning their meet program to match. We talk to SNSW CEO Mark Heathcote about the detail of the changes and the implications for athletes.
SDR020: A trip to State Teams 2018 with Ben Ramsden
State Teams is the annual clash between all States and Territories in Australia. Alongside the competition in the pool is a technical official school run by Swimming Australia. Ben Ramsden joined the fun with his microphone.
SDR019: Open water swimming and more with Graham Towle
Graham Towle has been involved with swimming for 35 years. In this episode we talk to him about his swimming career including as Director and past President of Swimming NSW. Open water swimming is a particular interest of his and he gives an introduction to this exciting area of our sport.