To prepare Australia’s next generation of swimmers for senior performance excellence, SAL, through the State Technical Directors, has thoroughly reviewed the Performance Pathway program. The State and National Talent Program will now be known as Swimming Australia’s ‘Flippers’ program. The program will feature a combination of activities delivered Nationally and also by each State, with the aim of preparing identified athletes to successfully transition to the pinnacle of swimming in Australia - the Dolphins Swim Team, while also positively impacting the daily training environment for all swimmers within the home program. These programs are managed by SAL’s Performance Pathway staff and the relevant State Swimming Associations. WMP has 5 swimmers named in the SV Flippers program:
Brianna Donato, Liam Laidlaw, Thomas Pearson, Adam Selwood and Luka Zubcic.
Athletes are selected into the Open Water Squad through performances at the National Open Water Championships. Athletes and their coaches will be invited to various training and clinics throughout the season, with a focus on preparing athletes for success at a National level. Selected athletes will also be given the opportunity to represent Victoria and travel to Queensland to race at their State Open Water Championships as part of a touring squad. WMP has 2 swimmers named in the SV Open Water squad:
Noah O’Donnell and Robbe Dilissen
Athletes are identified from performances from the recent Australian Age Championships. Athletes were selected if they placed within the top 10 Australians in an event.
As part of the Performance program, athletes and their coaches are invited to multiple activities which run over the course of the next 12 months. The focus of these activities is to bring the top open water athletes and coaches together in a high performance training environment to share and develop their own skills and knowledge.
Noah O’Donnell was selected for this program.
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