Young gun swimmers selected for National Kaizen Talent Camp Swimming QLD - 15/09/2014 Media Release (SAL) A group of 32 young gun swimmers will come together later this month in their pursuit towards Olympic success, forming the inaugural Swimming Australia ‘Kaizen’ Talent Camp. With the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on the horizon it is only appropriate the Talent Camp be named ‘Kaizen’, Japanese philosophy for ‘continuous improvement’. Since May this year there have been over 200 swimmers who have participated in State based Talent Assessment Camps that link into Swimming Australia’s Sustainable Performance Pathway. From this larger group of swimmers, 32 were selected to partake in the national camp. The squad of 19 males and 17 females have been selected based on a combination of factors. The final swimmers were identified from participation in the State based camps, their performances at the National Age Championships plus feedback from State Technical Directors on their progress against the National Assessment guidelines. Swimming Australia’s Performance Pathway Manager Jamie Salter said the camp is an essential element in the way we identify, monitor and support young athletes and their coaches to develop the attributes to successfully represent Australia at major events. “It is very important that we expose our future cohort of swimmers and coaches to the levels of consistency in training required to compete internationally. The Kaizen Talent Camp is an ideal opportunity to promote our Team culture but also ensure swimmers and coaches leave the camp with meaningful information to add value to their home program,” Salter said. “The aim of this camp is to focus on skill development, both in and out of the pool, and target areas for improvement as prompted by the State based Talent Camp assessments.” “With such a large number of talented young swimmers nationally we are excited about the future development of this group both at the camp and moving forward, ” Salter said. The rookie swimmers will come together to form the Kaizen Talent Camp on Sunday 28 September through to Saturday 4 October at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra. The swimmers selected to attend the Swimming Australia Kaizen Talent Camp are below: Jessica Unicomb All Saints, Calypso Sheridan Brisbane Grammar, Leon MacAlister Carlisle, Kayla Hoey Chandler, Jazmine Wildin-Snedden Chandler, Ethan Dorrian Dapto, Zac Stubblety-Cook East Brisbane, Jacob Vincent Hobart Aquatic, James Raymond KirbySwim , Arianne Titmus Launceston Aquatic, Molly Batchelor Melbourne Vicentre, Mitchell Daveonport-Wright Melbourne Vicentre, Sian Whittaker Melbourne Vicentre, Toby Wilson Miami, Jemma Schlicht MLC Aquatic, David Schlicht MLC Aquatic, Jessica Hansen Nunawading, Julia Hawkins Nunawading, Emily Waddington Ravenswood, Gemma Cooney River City, Hayden Hinds-Sydenham SOPAC, Jack Cartwright St. Peters Western, Tristian Ludlow St. Peters Western, Acacia Wildin-Snedden St. Peters Western, Bowen Gough Tigersharks, Joshua Simat Trinity, Cameron Usher TSS Aquatic, Rebecca Cross Tuggeranong Vikings, Breana Gilroy Tuggeranong Vikings, Hadley Lindsay West Coast, Alex Milligan West Coast, William Stockwell Yeronga Park,
Posted on: Tue, 16 Sep 2014 20:35:35 +0000
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