SNZ Events
Epic Swim
High Performance
SNZ Events
Epic Swim
High Performance
The 2015 New Zealand Swim Coaches and Teachers Conference recently took place in Rotorua and recognised a number of people for their contribution to swimming in the last year.
The three day conference included a Swim School Business Day, the opportunity for swim coaches to gain Bronze or Silver accreditation as well as an awards night.
Para-Swimming High Performance Coach Roly Crichton picked up two awards, Swim Coach of the Year and Swimmer with Disabilities Coach of the Year.
Also recognised at the awards was Swimming New Zealand’s Gary Hurring who received his Master Coach accreditation as well as Sue Southgate (Aquabladz New Plymouth) and Alastair Johnstone (Rotorua) who received their Gold License.
Speakers at the conference included staff from High Performance Sport New Zealand, Swimming New Zealand and international guests from Perth High Performance Centre and Swim Australia.
The full list of award winners is:
| Swim Teacher of the Year | Justine McGregor |
| Rookie Swim Teachers of the Year | Anne Cassaidy, Eilish Thompson, Evan Von Batenburg, Tange Hinga |
| Outstanding Swim Schools | Fulton Swim School (1,000 or fewer LTS), Northern Arena (more than 1,000 LTS) |
| Swim School Promotion | Northern Arena |
| Master Teacher (Nan Nevin Award) | Shona Martin |
| Provincial Coach of the Year | Mike Lee and Frank Wylie |
| SWD Coach of the Year | Roly Crichton |
| Open Water Swim Coach of the Year | Sue Southgate |
| Brett Naylor Award | Thomas Ansorg |
| Swim Coach of the Year | Roly Crichton |
| Rookie Swim Coaches of the Year | Lisa Pankhurst, Ria Langit, Stefan Jans |
| Swim Club of the Year | North Shore Swimming |
| Gold License | Alastair Johnson, Sue Southgate |
| Master Coach | Gary Hurring |
| Outstanding Contribution to Swim Coaching | Oscar van Stekelenborg |
| Outstanding Contribution to LTS and Swim Coaching | Monica Cooper |
NZSCTA also recently held their AGM where three new members were elected to the Board. They are David Prattley, Frank Tourelle and Sandra Burrow.
