As the peak body for swimming in NSW, our staff are committed to serving our Clubs and their members. With Club Support Officers across regional Areas, we provide a high level of support to ensure that our Clubs are running at their best.
Our Athlete Performance, Events and Administration staff are dedicated to ensuring that being part of Swimming NSW is a great experience for all.
You can learn more about each of our staff members and access their contact details below.
Athlete Performance Pathways
- Cecilia Brophy-Williams - Pathway Program Manager
- Swimming NSW's Performance Pathway framework
- Swimming NSW Squad selection and criteria
- Olivia Kapocius - Performance Pathway Coordinator
- Swimming NSW athlete development squad activities and queries
- Swimming NSW Development Pathway
- Jon Shaw - NSW Coaching Director
- Coach mentoring
- Coach development pathways
- Athlete development pathways
- Swimming NSW squad framework and selection criteria
- High performance pathways
- Leigh Nugent - NSW Technical Director
- Chris Myers - Regional Coaching Director
- Coach development and opportunities
- Coach/club interaction and development
- Regional coach education opportunities and forums
- Greg Salter - Regional Coaching Project Manager
- Coach development and opportunities
- Coach/club interaction and development
- Regional coach education opportunities and forums
- Performance Pathway support
- Darren Howard - Coaching Coordinator
- SWIM NSW queries and correspondence
- SWIM NSW conference
- Coach education opportunities
- Shannon Rollason - ACT Performance Hub Head Coach
Performance Support & Pathway Manager
Email: cecilia.brophywilliams@nsw.swimming.org.au
Phone: (02) 9763 5833
What Cecilia can help you with:
Employed with Swimming NSW since: April 2015
If Cecilia is out of the office, you can contact: Jon Shaw
Performance Support & Pathway Coordinator
Email: olivia.kapocius@nsw.swimming.org.au
Responsibilities:
Employed with Swimming NSW since: January 2021
If Olivia is out of the office you can contact: Cecilia Brophy-Williams
Coaching Director
Email: jon.shaw@nsw.swimming.org.au
Mobile: 0428 327 362
Facebook Group: SNSW COACHES
What Jon can help you with:
Employed with Swimming NSW since: September 2016
If Jon is out of the office you can contact: Chris Myers
NSW Technical Director
Email: leigh.nugent@swimming.org.au
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.
He is responsible for the provision of high performance pool deck coaching to targeted categorised (Australia’s Winning Edge or AWE) and non-categorised athletes, each of which will retain their ‘home’ club identity. Ron works closely with many of Swimming NSW’s leading coaches and swimmers, with a focus on mentoring and producing High Performance daily training environments.
If Leigh is out of the office you can contact: Jon Shaw
Regional Coaching Director
Email: chris.myers@nsw.swimming.org.au
Phone: 0428 697 601
Facebook Group: SNSW COACHES
What Chris can help you with:
Chris' role
Chris works closely with the Swimming NSW Coaching Staff and Club Support Officers to create a coaching development plan for each country/regional Area in NSW. Chris also works directly with regional Coaches on their development needs through club visits, coaching clinics and forums.
Employed with Swimming NSW since: September 2017
Regional Coaching Project Manager
Email: greg.salter@nsw.swimming.org.au
What Greg can help you with:
Greg's role:
Greg works closely with the Swimming NSW Coaching Staff to motivate and develop coaches in country/regional Areas in NSW, and to support the Performance Pathway squad development activities. Greg also works directly with regional Coaches on their development needs through club visits, coaching clinics and forums.
Employed with Swimming NSW since: April 2022
Coaching Coordinator
Email: darren.howard@nsw.swimming.org.au
Phone: 02 8047 8507
Facebook page: SWIM NSW Swim Coaches & Teachers
What Darren can help you with:
Employed with Swimming NSW since: November 2007
ACT Performance Hub 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.
Employed with Swimming NSW since: 2018
Sport Development and Participation
- Josh Karp - General Manager – Participation and Engagement
- Swim League
- Technical Official Pathways, Accreditation and Reaccreditation and contacts
- Participation initiatives
- Masters swimming programs
- Community sport programs
- School and University point of contact
- Volunteer recruitment and retention
- NSW Squad operations
- Grants
- Swimming NSW Event Operations
- Duke of Edinburgh
- Wylas Timing partnership contact
- UTS internship program partnership contact
- Sarah Koen - Sport Development & Participation Manager
- Take Your Marks junior engagement program
- All school-related programs
- Club Development/Committee Management
- Youth Advisory Panel
- Junior sport programs
- Come and try events
- Adult/Masters programs
- Participation programs
- Volunteer recruitment and retention
- Inclusion
- Lyn Connell - Club Support Officer - North Coast, New England & North West and Western NSW
- Swim Central and club website support and training
- Area squad development plan
- Club and member dispute resolution
- Implementation and application of policies, constitutions, by-laws, rules
- Templates for club administration tasks
- Technical official pathways
- Local Coaching and Swim Teaching course dates and enrolments
- Coach development opportunities
- Working with Children safety requirements for areas and clubs
- Risk management for area and club meets
- Jo Keown - Club Support Officer - Mountains & Plains NSW
- Swim Central and club website support and training
- Area squad development plan
- Club and member dispute resolution
- Implementation and application of policies, constitutions, by-laws, rules
- Templates for club administration tasks
- Technical official pathways
- Local Coaching and Swim Teaching course dates and enrolments
- Coach development opportunities
- Working with Children safety requirements for areas and clubs
- Risk management for area and club meets
- Billy Nicholson - Club Support Officer - South Eastern and Southern Inland NSW
- Swim Central and club website support and training
- Area squad development plan
- Club and member dispute resolution
- Implementation and application of policies, constitutions, by-laws, rules
- Templates for club administration tasks
- Technical official pathways
- Local Coaching and Swim Teaching course dates and enrolments
- Coach development opportunities
- Working with Children safety requirements for areas and clubs
- Risk management for area and club meets
- Adam Beisler - Swim League Director
- Swim League registrations and event planning
- Swim League Gala Days
- Vacant - Club Support Officer - Coast and Valley NSW
- Swim Central and club website support and training
- Area squad development plan
- Club and member dispute resolution
- Implementation and application of policies, constitutions, by-laws, rules
- Templates for club administration tasks
- Technical official pathways
- Local Coaching and Swim Teaching course dates and enrolments
- Coach development opportunities
- Club Health Check resources
- Working with Children safety requirements for areas and clubs
- Risk management for area and club meets
General Manager – Participation and Engagement
Phone: (02) 8047 8505
Email: josh.karp@nsw.swimming.org.au
What the General Manager - Participation and Engagement can help you with:
Employed with Swimming NSW since: June 2016
If Josh is out of the office, you can contact: Mark Heathcote
Sport Development & Participation Manager
Phone: (02) 8047 8501
Email: sarah.koen@nsw.swimming.org.au
What Sarah can help you with:
Employed with Swimming NSW since: September 2015
If Sarah is out of the office, you can contact: Mark Heathcote
Club Support Officer - North Coast, New England & North West and Western NSW
Mobile: 0410 014 356
Email: lyn.connell@nsw.swimming.org.au
Lyn is based at Bonville in the North Coast Area
What Lyn can help you with:
Club Support Officer - Mountains & Plains NSW
Mobile: 0408 702 719
Email: jo.keown@nsw.swimming.org.au
Jo is based at Orange in the Mountains & Plains Area
What Jo can help you with:
Employed with Swimming NSW since: November 2020
Club Support Officer - South Eastern and Southern Inland NSW
Mobile: 0406 549 838
Email: billy.nicholson@nsw.swimming.org.au
Billy is based at Wagga Wagga in the Southern Inland area
What Billy can help you with:
Employed with Swimming NSW since: July 2022
Swim League Director
Email: adam.beisler@nsw.swimming.org.au
What Adam can help you with:
Employed with Swimming NSW since: September 2019
Club Support Officer - Coast and Valley NSW
Email: sarah.koen@nsw.swimming.org.au
What the Club Support Officer can help you with:
Events, Marketing and Membership
- Greta Brodie - Events Manager
- Swimming NSW Championship Calendar of Events
- All queries related to entering and attending Swimming NSW meets
- Letters of Invitation for International athletes to compete at our Championship Events
- Volunteer nominations for Swimming NSW meets
- Working with Children safety requirements for Swimming NSW meets
- Meet Manager and Team Manager queries
- Running a meet at your club/area using Swim Central online entries
- Swimming NSW Club Point Scores
- Swimming with a Disability and the Classification process
- Michelle Johnson - Marketing & Communications Manager
- Partnership opportunities
- Social media
- Swimming NSW website
- Hot off the Blocks club and area newsletter
- Swimmer magazine content
- Media releases and requests
- Melissa Gorgijovski - Sport Administrator
- Finding a Swimming NSW club to register with
- Membership benefits and insurance information
- Membership fees and payments
- Interstate and international competition clearances
- New club applications
- Club and area yearly affiliation process
- NSW Swim Central Lead with Swimming Australia
- Club Committee support
- Club and area insurance information and Certificates of Currency
- Updating club and area contact information on Swimming NSW website
- Club Registrar training, complete role support and support guides
Events Manager
Phone: (02) 8047 8509
Email: Greta.Brodie@nsw.swimming.org.au
What Greta can help you with:
Employed with Swimming NSW since: April 2018
Marketing and Communications Manager
Email: michelle.johnson@nsw.swimming.org.au
What Michelle can help you with:
Employed with Swimming NSW since: March 2010
Sport Administrator
Phone: (02) 8047 8503
Email: melissa.gorgijovski@nsw.swimming.org.au
What Melissa can help you with:
Employed with Swimming NSW since: May 2022
If Melissa is out of the office, you can contact: Josh Karp
Finance
- Michelle Boon - Finance Manager
- Club and area account balances
- Club and area invoicing
- Club and area affiliation payment status
- Downloading your club or area insurance Certificate of Currency
- History of fee deposits from Swimming Australia to your club or area
- Swimming Australia settlement reports in Swim Central
- Electronic Timing Equipment hire
- Lap counter hire
- Information on Annual Report Financial Statement
- General inquiries relating to ATO and Fair Trading obligations
- Account templates for AGMs and monthly committee meetings
Finance Manager
Phone: (02) 8047 8504
Email: finance@nsw.swimming.org.au
What Michelle can help you with:
Employed with Swimming NSW since: May 2004
If Michelle is out of the office, you can contact: Mark Heathcote
Chief Executive Officer
- Mark Heathcote - CEO
- Club and area governance enquiries
- Swimming NSW Annual General Meeting and Forum information
- Member and Child Welfare Policy and complaint information
- Area, club and member dispute resolution information
- Swimming NSW corporate information
- Partnership opportunities
- Swimming NSW strategic and operational information
- Swimming NSW Board of Directors correspondence
Chief Executive Officer
Phone: (02) 9763 5833
Mobile: 0417 066 300
Email: mark.heathcote@nsw.swimming.org.au
What Mark can help you with:
Employed with Swimming NSW since: April 2006
