Meet Rohan Taylor National Coach of Australia
interview Craig Dillingham
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Australia is an island continent and the world’s sixth largest country (7,682,300 sq km) with a population of 26 million. Having a coastline of 35,000 km helps to explain why there are 934 swim schools, 1100 swim clubs, and 100,000 registered swimmers, Australia has produced many of the world’s top international coaches and swimmers and is second only to the United States in the number of Olympic gold medalists. This list includes Fred Lane, Fanny Durack, Boy Charlton, Clare Dennis, John Davies, Dawn Frasier, Murray Rose, David Theile, Lorraine Crapp, John Devitt, John Konrads, John Henricks, Kevin Berry, Bob Windle, Ian O’Brien, Lyn McClements, Michael Wenden, Shane Gould, Beverley Whitfield, Brad Cooper, Gail Neal, Michelle Ford, Jon
Sieben, Duncan Armstrong, Kieren Perkins, Susie O’Neill, Petra Thomas, Ian Thorpe, Grant Hackett, Leisel Jones, Libby Trickett, Jody Henry, Stephanice Rice, Kyle Chalmers, and Mack Horton.
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Rohan Taylor was born in 1968 in Melbourne before moving with his family to such places as Hong Kong and the USA where he trained under Jonty Skinner (and Craig Dillingham). In 1985 he was awarded a visiting scholarship at the Australian Institute of Sport and returned home to train under the likes of Bill Sweetenham, John Rodgers, and Bernie Mulroy. After attending college in the States, he started his coaching career in Southern California before heading back to Australia in 1994. While serving as the High Performance Coach at Nunawading, he had the opportunity to coach a host of Olympic swimmers – most notably, 2008 Beijing gold medalist Leisel Jones and dual Commonwealth Games gold medalist, Belinda Hocking. He later served as State Head Coach for Victoria and Tasmania before taking over for Jacco Verhaeren as Australia’s National Coach. Rohan (52) and his wife Jodi have 3 daughters.
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Parenting: with limited access to pools and their swimmers, coaches are depending more on parental support.
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Wayne Goldsmith: Coaching and Parent Partnerships (2020)
Wayne Goldsmith discuses in his video and article the importance of forming partnerships between coaches and parents if their swimmers/children are to flourish and have the opportunity to reach their full potential.
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Dick Hannula: Straddling the LIne – Parent Involvement (1994)
In previous newsletters, we’ve listed many of the accolades earned by Coach Hannula. We would be remiss if we didn’t mention that Dick and his wife Sylvia have 3 sons and one daughter along with 13 grandchildren, and 14 great grandchildren. All 3 sons were world ranked swimmers while their daughter competed at the national level. Debbie went on to become a judge, Dan a trial lawyer, Dave a dentist, and Richard (Dick) a high school principal.
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Fluid Mechanics: The FM Fast Track
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Maybe Colleges Should Be Adding Sports, Not Dropping Them (7/10/20)
by Eben Novy-Williams
In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of colleges that have been dropping their sports teams. This trend has escalated since Covid-19 pandemic changed the world. Novy-Williams’ article analyses the situation and comes to the conclusion that many schools would make out better if they actually increased the number of sports. One way or the other, don’t wait until your program has been placed on the chopping block before you react. Be proactive now and spread the word. [This article is reprinted with permission from Sportico The Business of Sports]
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Swim Coaches Idea Exchange Group: Idea of the Month
ISCA in partnership with the Swim Coaches Idea Exchange Group will be working together on several initiatives to help advance the growth of swimming internationally. Each month, one idea will be selected and printed in the ISCA newsletter. The responsible coach will receive a FREE one year membership to ISCA. This month’s winner is Jonty Skinner. Originally from South Africa, the former world record holder has had great success as a club and college coach in addition to serving as USA Swimming’s director of performance and technology. He later worked in a similar capacity for British Swimming
Idea of the month receives a
FREE ISCA Membership
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Sara Haraden: One of the Lucky Ones
When the subject of drownings is brought up, these stories usually don’t have happy endings. This is one exception. Sara shares the near drowning experience of her then 2 year old son Jesse. Since most swim schools/lesson programs are just starting up again, now might be a good time to share this story with parents of young children. While you’re at it, plant the seed to take the next step into competitive swimming.
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Bob Steele: Games and Gimmicks
As swimmers make their way back, coaches are looking for ways to make it a smooth transition after a long layoff. Bob selected specific articles from his book “Games-Gimmicks-Challenges” that meet (or can be modified) for today’s social distancing requirements. Coach Steele had a successful college coach career prior to serving as a Master Coach for USA Swimming at the Olympic Training Center.
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Virtual Swim/Run International Championships
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Here’s an easy and fun way to get you and your team back on track. Participate in ISCA’s Virtual Run/Swim International Championships… anytime, anyplace between now and September 30th. Bring your swimmers together and see how they compare with others from around the world. For more information, see details and entry form below.
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We encourage our membership to discuss and share your ideas and comments.
Disclaimer: Opinions stated within this publication are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of ISCA..
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