Staff

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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
  • Cecilia-Nguyen-Swimming-NSW

    Performance Support & Pathway Manager

    Email: cecilia.brophywilliams@nsw.swimming.org.au

    Phone: (02) 9763 5833

     

    What Cecilia can help you with:

    • Swimming NSW's Performance Pathway framework
    • Swimming NSW Squad selection and criteria

    Employed with Swimming NSW since: April 2015

      If Cecilia is out of the office, you can contact: Jon Shaw

    • Olivia Kapocius - Performance Pathway Coordinator
    • Olivia Kapocious

      Performance Support & Pathway Coordinator 

      Email: olivia.kapocius@nsw.swimming.org.au

      Responsibilities:

      • Swimming NSW athlete development squad activities and queries
      • Swimming NSW Development Pathway

      Employed with Swimming NSW since: January 2021

      If Olivia is out of the office you can contact: Cecilia Brophy-Williams

    • Jon Shaw - NSW Coaching Director
    • Jon-Shaw-Swimming-NSW

      Coaching Director

      Email: jon.shaw@nsw.swimming.org.au
      Mobile: 0428 327 362

      Facebook Group: SNSW COACHES

       

       

      What Jon can help you with:

      • Coach mentoring
      • Coach development pathways
      • Athlete development pathways
      • Swimming NSW squad framework and selection criteria
      • High performance pathways

      Employed with Swimming NSW since: September 2016

      If Jon is out of the office you can contact: Chris Myers

    • Leigh Nugent - NSW Technical Director
    • 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

    • Chris Myers - Regional Coaching Director
    • Chris-Myers-Swimming-NSW

       Regional Coaching Director

      Email: chris.myers@nsw.swimming.org.au
      Phone: 0428 697 601
      Facebook Group: SNSW COACHES

       

       

      What Chris can help you with:

      • Coach development and opportunities
      • Coach/club interaction and development
      • Regional coach education opportunities and forums

      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

    • Greg Salter - Regional Coaching Project Manager
    • Greg Salter Swimming NSW Regional Coaching Project Manager

      Regional Coaching Project Manager

      Email: greg.salter@nsw.swimming.org.au
       

       

       

      What Greg can help you with:

      • Coach development and opportunities
      • Coach/club interaction and development
      • Regional coach education opportunities and forums
      • Performance Pathway support

      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

    • Darren Howard - Coaching Coordinator
    • Darren Howard Swimming NSW Coaching Coordinator

      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:

      • SWIM NSW queries and correspondence
      • SWIM NSW conference
      • Coach education opportunities

      ​​​​Employed with Swimming NSW since: November 2007

    • Shannon Rollason - ACT Performance Hub Head Coach
    • 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
    • Josh Karp Operations Manager Swimming NSW

      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:

      • 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

      Employed with Swimming NSW since: June 2016

    • Sarah Koen - Sport Development & Participation Manager
    • Sarah Koen Swimming NSW

      Sport Development & Participation Manager

      Phone: (02) 8047 8501
      Email: sarah.koen@nsw.swimming.org.au

       

       

      What Sarah can help you with:

      • 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

      Employed with Swimming NSW since: September 2015

    • Lyn Connell - Club Support Officer - North Coast, New England & North West and Western NSW
    • Lyn Connell Swimming NSW

      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:

      • 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
    • Jo Keown Mountains & Plains Club Support Officer

      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:

      • 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

      Employed with Swimming NSW since: November 2020

    • Billy Nicholson - Club Support Officer - South Eastern and Southern Inland NSW
    • Billy Nicholson Southern Inland and South Eastern Club Support Officer NSW

      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:

      • 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

      Employed with Swimming NSW since: July 2022 

    • Adam Beisler - Swim League Director
    • Adam Beisler Swim League Director Swimming NSW

      Swim League Director

      Email: adam.beisler@nsw.swimming.org.au

       

       

       

      What Adam can help you with:

      • Swim League registrations and event planning
      • Swim League Gala Days

      Employed with Swimming NSW since: September 2019

    • Vacant - Club Support Officer - Coast and Valley NSW
    • Club Support Officer - Coast and Valley NSW

      Email: sarah.koen@nsw.swimming.org.au

      What the Club Support Officer can help you with:

      • 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

    Events, Marketing and Membership

    • Greta Brodie - Events Manager
    • Greta Brodie Sport Administrator

      Events Manager

      Phone: (02) 8047 8509
      Email: Greta.Brodie@nsw.swimming.org.au

       

       

      What Greta can help you with:

      • 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

      Employed with Swimming NSW since: April 2018 

    • Vacant - Marketing & Communications Manager
    • Marketing and Communications Manager

      What the Marketing and Communications Manager can help you with:

      • 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
    • Melissa Gorgijovski Swimming NSW

      Sport Administrator

      Phone: (02) 8047 8503

      Email: melissa.gorgijovski@nsw.swimming.org.au

      What Melissa can help you with:

      • 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

      Employed with Swimming NSW since: May 2022

      If Melissa is out of the office, you can contact: Josh Karp

    Finance

    • Michelle Boon - Finance Manager
    • Michelle Boon Finance Manager

      Finance Manager

      Phone: (02) 8047 8504
      Email: finance@nsw.swimming.org.au

       

       

       

      What Michelle can help you with:

      • 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

      Employed with Swimming NSW since: May 2004

    Chief Executive Officer

    • Vacant - CEO
    • Chief Executive Officer

      Acting CEO - Cecilia Brophy-Williams

      Phone: (02) 9763 5833
       

      • 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

       

       

       

       

       

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