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Welcome to the NSW Swimmer
August 2020 Edition
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New health guidelines for community sport
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Additional recommendations for community sport came into effect last week (from 19 August 2020) and will remain effective for a period of six weeks (until 30 September 2020). The key purpose of these recommendations is to reduce community transmission by ceasing activities that result in the mixing of participants from different regions. You can read the full letter from the NSW Chief Health Officer to community sporting organisations and the NSW Office of Sport fact sheet that provides added detail to the above recommendations.
While these recommendations are not enforceable, we encourage our members to fully comply with these updated health guidelines to reduce the chance of transmission and limit the potential for the restrictions to be extended beyond 30 September 2020.
As such, we ask that:
- Swimmers only compete at meets in their local areas
- Club/event organisers ensure that no out-of-area participants attend their events.
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Have you registered for any of these Swim League gala days?
- Bathurst Gala Day, 12 September 2020
- Gunnedah Gala Day, 13 September 2020
- Coast & Valley Gala Day, 19-20 September 2020
- Metro North Gala Day, 26-27 September 2020
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If the location of this gala day is outside of your local area, please let us know by filling out the short form at the link below. At this stage, all other scheduled gala days (post-30 September) will proceed as normal, pending further health advice.
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Mental Health Matters: free training for SNSW members
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Do you know how to spot the signs of mental illness? Would you know what to say or do to help someone who's struggling to cope with a difficult time or situation?
In just 90 minutes, you can get some simple and practical advice. It's all you need to make a big difference - perhaps even a lifesaving difference - to someone in need.
Swimming NSW has partnered with Australian Red Cross to launch Lane Ropes for Life - a program that will give members living in regional, rural, and remote areas of NSW access to FREE mental health training.
The training will be delivered via a series of interactive online and face-to-face workshops and will focus on helping Swimming NSW members, staff and volunteers to better recognise the signs of mental health concerns within their swimming communities, and offer practical advice for responding to mental health challenges, including where to go for more help. We encourage our members to take advantage of this training opportunity.
Upcoming workshops:
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Each workshop has a maximum of 20 participants and members should only sign up for their area’s workshop. For example, the North Coast workshop is only open to Swimming North Coast clubs and members. Swimming NSW and Australian Red Cross will release further dates to coincide with demand.
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SNSW Swim Shop is now online!
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Swimming NSW is pleased to announce the launch of an online presence for its Sydney Olympic Park store. Members can now shop the latest in competition swimwear and accessories via our new online Swim Shop. To celebrate the launch, we are offering a one-time welcome discount to new customers. Simply create an online account to take 20% off your first purchase (excludes sale and already reduced items). |
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Safe Sport Framework changes
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Last month, Swimming Australia released changes to the Safe Sport Framework (SSF). These changes came into effect on Monday, 3 August 2020. It's our shared responsibility to keep each other safe in swimming - children and adults alike.
Be sure to familiarise yourself with the new documents, which are binding on all Swimming Australia member organisations and their members, so we can ensure our sport remains fun, enjoyable, and safe for all!
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Watch the full recording of last month's Safe Sport Framework webinar with Swimming Australia's Lydia Dowse to learn more about the changes.
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Congratulations: 2020 NSW Community Sports Awards
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We are pleased to announce that three members of our swimming community have been named as finalists in the 2020 NSW Community Sports Awards. Our congratulations go to these deserving finalists. The winners will be revealed at an event to be confirmed later this year.
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Swimming North Coast Multi-Class development program
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Swimming North Coast’s seventh annual Multi-Class Development program has taken place, despite a few COVID-related hiccups along the way. With the use of technology and a commitment to making the best of the situation, a program modified to suit the current environment was successfully delivered.
Hats off to the team!
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Calling all
Olympic Change-Makers
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The Australian Olympic Change-Maker Program seeks to identify and bring together young leaders in sport who are 'making a difference' in their school or local community.
The program is open to any Year 10, 11 or 12 students who actively demonstrate leadership through sport and/or use sport as a vehicle to improve health and wellbeing, and drive social change in their school or local community. This can take on many forms – from major projects to small examples of daily positivity. This is a chance to recognise their fantastic work in leading teams, coaching juniors, supporting seniors, making a difference at a sports club, a national cause or effecting change on the world stage.
Nominations close 11.59 pm, Monday 31 August 2020
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Australian sports industry census
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Want to contribute to our sporting future? This is your chance.
The 2020 National Sports Census is now open to every person working in Australian sport - whether they are a paid staff member, board member, contractor or volunteer employee. It doesn't matter if you work for a state, territory or national sporting organisation, sports business, council, industry body, or other organisation within Australian sport - the Census is designed to capture the sentiment of everyone involved in sport.
The results are anonymous and the aggregated information will be made available to all ASPA members as well as the sports federations (SportWest, Sport NSW, QSport, Sport SA & Vicsport) to help drive discussions and planning into a post-COVID-19 world.
The survey is open until mid-September.
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Swimming Australia community impact study
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As Australia's largest participation sport, with 5 million national participants, swimming is a quintessential Australian pastime that is integral to the social and economic fabric of this country.
The results of Swimming Australia's community impact study has found that swimming has a total economic and community impact of over $3.7 billion per annum on Australia, which includes a community health impact of $135 million per year and a $4.35 billion lifetime health contribution.
The independent national study, funded with the support of Sport Australia, also found swimming contributes to a broad range of social benefits to local communities, including community cohesion and greater social inclusions, and teaches life skills such as discipline, hard work, determination, work ethic, time management, and commitment.
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Play by the Rules 2020 Annual Awards are now open!
If you've been impressed with how your club has navigated this challenging time - perhaps it's new online programs to keep everyone connected, active and positive, or new ways of working to keep everyone safe, or maybe it's something else - now is the time to show your appreciation. Regardless of who wins, all nominations will be turned into a case study and showcased as an example of good practice.
Let's celebrate the great work of our clubs and share our stories.
Nominations close 13 September 2020.
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The Office of Sport is hosting 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 online Member Protection Information Officer (MPIO) workshops for people who hold an MPIO role in sport. The workshops are being delivered online as a temporary alternative to face-to-face training.
Topics covered by the two one-hour sessions include:
- MPIO Roles and Responsibilities
- Listening and responding effectively
- Conflict of interest and impartiality
- Communication and promotion of MPIO
- Next steps action list
- Useful resources and contacts.
Upcoming dates:
- 7-8 September 2020
- 15-16 September 2020
- 21-22 September 2020
- 24-25 September 2020
- 13-14 October 2020
- 26-27 October 2020
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COVID-19 is having a very real and significant impact on every aspect of lives, including for high school students preparing for their HSC.
A ReachOut Australia national survey of young people found that 38 per cent of young people rated study stress as one of their top concerns. Our mental health partner has also found that young people are seeking online support in record numbers to help them cope with study stress as end-of-year exams and assessments approach, as well as a spike in demand from parents looking for support to help their teen manage study stress, up 430 per cent year-on-year.
If you or your child is worried about their upcoming exam preparation or experiencing study stress, this collection of resources will get you through everything from studying at home, exam stress, and fear about the future.
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The FIT Principle and your training
At all levels of sport, from grassroots to professional, all athlete training can be boiled down to some very simple principles. Read about the FIT principle from NSW Institute of Sport's High Performance Team
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Corry's eye on Tokyo gold
After winning two silver medals in London in 2012 but missing out on attending the Rio Games in 2016, Paralympian Taylor Corry had put everything into a comeback at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. Everything was going to plan until... Read more
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Penrith to host National Open Water Swimming Championships
Swimming Australia is pleased to announce that the 2021 Australian Open Water Swimming Championship will return to the Sydney International Regatta Centre in Penrith for the first time in 10 years, taking place from 29-31 January. Read more
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6 ways the body talks to you
Is your body trying to tell you something? The experts from NSW Institute of Sport say that being able to learn from the body to build and adapt your diet to suit your needs is the real game-changer. Find out more about how you can find the next step in using nutrition to advance your performance.
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Australia's Sprint Queen to return to swimming
Olympic gold medallist Jodie Henry will make a triumphant return to swimming in September when she takes on a new role at Swimming Australia as part of the Athlete Wellbeing and Engagement team. Read more
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A tribute to Gennadi Touretski
Gennadi focused on technique efficiency that maximised every stroke with a ‘kayaking’ principle, with the master encouraging the pupil to use all of his senses to glide through the water. Read more
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