Select a tab to view presentations from the MSNSW Coaching Workshop held at Tattersalls Club on July 23-24, 2022.
Injury Management & Dryland
Gary Odewahn
- Gary Odewahn’s career as a Soft Tissue Therapist and Performance Enhancement Specialist has led him to working with athletes in a wide range of sports including Swimming with all achieving either top 10 national rankings or an international ranking. Gary was a former National competitive swimmer and is a Level 1 swimming coach and former Masters swim coach.
What makes a Good Coach?
Anne Smyth
- Anne Smyth is MSNSW Branch Coaching Director, a member of MSA Coaching Committee, Head Coach of Tuggeranong Masters and was NSW and National Coach of the Year in 2014.
Planning
Greg Lewin & Andrew McCrindell
Greg Lewin is the Head Coach and has been a member of Ryde since 2004 and has coached since 2008. Greg received the State and National Coach of the Year awards in 2019. He was also nominated for a NSW Government sports award for coaching.
Andrew is President of Ryde and has coached under Greg’s mentorship since July 2019. Qualifying in Feb 2020. Andrew has recently accepted a part time position with Bluefit Swimming coaching children’s squads and masters at Lane Cove Pool.
Improving Attention in Swim Sessions
Peter McGee
- Peter McGee is part of the MSNSW Coaching Team and is an active member of Wett Ones.
Backstroke
Bec Shepperd & Lachlan Hinds
Breaststroke
Aaron Cleland & Greg Lewin
- Greg Lewin is a member of the MSNSW Coaching Team and is Head Coach at Ryde. Greg was NSW and National Coach of the Year in 2018.
- Aaron Cleland is Head Coach at Blacktown Masters and a Breaststroke specialist.
Butterfly
Mitch Paterson
- Mitch Patterson is an Australia Representative and Commonwealth Games swimmer in Butterfly. He is part of the Effortless Swimming Coaching Team.
Freestyle
Anne Smyth & Greg Gourley
- Anne Smyth is MSNSW Branch Coaching Director, a member of MSA Coaching Committee, Head Coach of Tuggeranong Masters and was NSW and National Coach of the Year in 2014.
- Greg Gourley is a member of the MSNSW Coaching Team and the MSA Coaching Committee, Coach of Tuggeranong Masters and was NSW and National Coach of the Year in 2019 and 2020.