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AUSTSWIM has partnered with Winning Matters Consulting Private Limited to improve the quality of swim teaching in India. AUSTSWIM – the Australasian Council for Swimming and Water Safety is a not for profit, national organisation whose sole purpose is education for safer aquatic participation.
Swimming, along with water safety skills, is a basic life skill that every person in India, especially children, should be taught correctly. As access to swimming pools is growing, the need for accredited swim teachers to deliver swimming and water safety skills is becoming increasingly important.
Winning Matters research on Indian swimming to understand the participation patterns highlighted that in the absence of any structures for the accreditation of swimming teachers in India, swim teaching is currently unstructured and unsafe leading to compromised outcomes for all the relevant stakeholders.
“Australia is recognized for having the best systems for teaching swimming and water safety along with being one of the most successful nations in swimming at the Olympic Games” said Winning Matters founder and Olympian swimmer Hakimuddin Habibulla (Hakim). Hence India can benefit by the systems and standards of swimming and water safety teacher accreditation that have been established by AUSTSWIM.”
A series of 2-day workshops for swim teachers and coaches titled ‘Correct Teaching for Success – Swimming the Australian Way’ and led by Leigh Nugent from Australia will be held in Delhi (SAI National Swimming Academy, 20th & 21st November), Mumbai (American School of Bombay, 23rd & 24th November) and Bangalore (Karnataka State Hockey Association, 27th & 28th November).
Leigh Nugent is the Technical Coaching Director for Swimming Australia. He was the Head Coach for the 2004 & 2012 Australian Olympic Swimming team and considered as one of the most successful Australian head coaches of all time for all Olympic Team sports based on gold medal winning performances (25 Olympic medals won in 2004 & 2012).
Jennifer Schembri-Portelli, AUSTSWIM Chief Executive Officer said, “ It is great to see the recognition and support AUSTSWIM is receiving in India. We would like to thank SAI National Swimming Academy and Sports Authority of India in Delhi, the American School of Bombay in Mumbai and the Karnataka State Hockey Association in Bangalore for providing the venues to host the workshops. We hope the swim teachers across India take this opportunity to learn from Leigh Nugent”
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to attend this workshop and have Leigh guide you on the fundamental considerations for the development of Correct Teaching for Success
To find out more and to book email [email protected] or phone +91-9483141222 (Sanmith)
AUSTSWIM Presenter profile – Leigh Nugent
- Commenced Swimming Coaching 1975 Maffra & Sale (Victoria State)
- Operated commercial, swim school businesses from 1975 to 2001. The largest being
Nunawading / Just Swimming.
- Full-Time Swimming Coaching at Nunawading 1980 to 2000
During this period Rod Lawson, Rob Woodhouse, Simon Beqir, Adrian Radley, Kellie McMillan and Brooke Hanson achieved international medal success at Commonwealth, Pan Pacific and World Championship level.
- 2001 – 2010 National Youth Coach – Swimming Australia. A position responsible for (amongst other duties) developing Australia’s youth talent and their coaches to become internationally competitive at the Junior and Senior level.
- 2003 – 2005 Head Coach – Swimming Australia.
- 2009 – 2013 Head Coach – Swimming Australia
- Head coach of Athens Olympics 2004. Australia’s Swimming Team’s most
successful off shore Olympics.
- Head Coach of the highly successful 2004 World Short Course Championships
Team in Indianapolis.
- Head Coach of the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games Team
- Head Coach of the 2010 Dubai World Short Course Team
- Head Coach of the 2010 Irvine Pan Pacific Championships Team
- Head Coach of the 2011 Shanghai World Championships Team
- Head Coach of the 2012 Istanbul World Short Course Team
- Head Coach of the 2012 London Olympic Team
- As Head Coach during the two periods 2003 – 2005 and 2009 – 2013 Leigh was responsible for the leadership of the national program and teams which won:
Olympic Medals – Total 25. 8 Gold, 11 Silver and 6 Bronze
World Championship and World Short Course Championships – Total 51. 13
Gold, 29 Silver and 9 Bronze
Commonwealth Games – Total 54. 22 Gold, 16 Silver and 16 Bronze
- Leigh Nugent and Don Talbot are the most successful head coaches of all time for all Olympic Team sports based on gold medal winning performances.
- Currently consulting as a “Technical Coaching Director” for Swimming Australia,
advising Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania.
AUSTSWIM Presenter profile – Mrs. Ceri Weeks
Ceri Weeks is an AUSTSWIM Presenter from Tasmania, Australia. She was awarded the AUSTSWIM National Presenter of the Year 2012. Ceri has been presenting training courses for AUSTSWIM Swimming and Water Safety Teachers and associated courses for over 25 years.
She is an accredited AUSTSWIM Teacher and Presenter in Teacher of Swimming & Water Safety, Teacher of Infants and Preschool Aquatics, Teacher of Towards Competitive Strokes, Teacher of Adults and Teacher of Access and Inclusion. She is also an AUSTSWIM Trainer of Course Presenters and qualified AUSTSWIM Assessor.
Ceri is a member of the AUSTSWIM Council and regular presenter at National AUSTSWIM conferences.Ceri has over 30 years of experience in the aquatics industry including Owner Operator of Launceston Swim School with over 1,200 students per week, for 14 years.
She is also a qualified Instructor and Assessor with Royal Life Saving Society of Tasmania/Australia in Bronze Medallion, Pool Lifeguard, CPR and First Aid.
