As the peak body for swimming in NSW, our staff are committed to serving our clubs and members.
Performance & Pathways
- Cecilia Brophy-Williams - General Manager - Performance & Pathways
- Jon Shaw - NSW Coaching Director
- Leigh Nugent - NSW Technical Director
- Chris Myers - Regional Coaching Director
- Greg Salter - Regional Coaching Project Manager
- Darren Howard - Coaching Coordinator
- Shannon Rollason - ACT Performance Centre Head Coach
- Sander Ganzevles - NUsport Performance Centre Head Coach
- Misha Payne - ACU Blacktown Swim Team Head Coach
- Matt Brown - SOPAC Performance Centre Head Coach

General Manager - Performance & Pathways
Email: cecilia.brophywilliams@nsw.swimming.org.au

Coaching Director
Email: jon.shaw@nsw.swimming.org.au
Mobile: 0428 327 362
Facebook Group: SNSW COACHES
NSW Technical Director (employed by Swimming Australia)
Leigh's role:
Leigh works alongside the National Head Coach (Rohan Taylor) and the other state Head Coaches to form Swimming Australia’s Coach Leadership Team.

Coaching Coordinator
Email: darren.howard@nsw.swimming.org.au
Facebook page: SWIM NSW Swim Coaches & Teachers
ACT Performance Centre Head Coach
Email: shannon.rollason@nsw.swimming.org.au
Shannon Rollason brings with him a wealth of expertise, experience and proven performance success. During Rollason's successful career he has placed 38 swimmers on National Teams with 6 swimmers achieving World Record performances.
Through a four-way partnership between, Swimming NSW, Swimming ACT, Swimming Australia and the ACT Academy of Sport, the ACT Performance Hub provides a transition High Performance program for swimmers to develop from talented Age Group Swimmers to the National Team.

Sport Development and Participation
- Josh Karp - General Manager – Sport Development & Participation
- Lyn Connell - Club Support Officer
- Riley Miles - Club Support Officer
- Melissa Gorgijovski - Sport Administrator

General Manager – Sport Development & Participation
Phone: 0408 702 719
Email: josh.karp@nsw.swimming.org.au
Commercial, Marketing & Events
- James Hickman - Chief Commercial and Marketing Officer
- Greta Brodie - Events Manager
- Adam Beisler - Swim League Director

Chief Commercial and Marketing Officer
Phone: 0449 952 186
Email: james.hickman@nsw.swimming.org.au
Executive Services
Chief Executive Officer
- Kirsten Thomson - CEO

Chief Executive Officer
Email: kirsten.thomson@nsw.swimming.org.au