SWAS Athlete Jesse Suter achieved great results at the 2018 School Sport Australia Track and Field Championships.
Jesse competed in 4 events: shotput, discuss, 100m & 4x 100m and smashed some of his personal bests. He placed 3rd in discus with a PB of 47.53m, over 5m further than his previous PB. He placed 6th in shotput with a PB of 13.81m. He won his 100m heat qualifying 2nd fastest & placed 4th in the final. In the 4x 100m he placed 2nd.
South West Academy of Sport held their inaugural Awards Presentation Night on Friday 16th November at the Flying Horse to celebrate the achievements of the 2018 SWAS athletes.
Commonwealth Games Table Tennis Gold Medalist Melissa Tapper was the guest speaker and gave an insight into her achievements and talked to the athletes about finding balance and success in their sports.
Awards were given out for Strength and Conditioning in each shire, Outstanding athletes in each SWAS Sporting program as well as 3 special awards for Education, Performance Excellence and Overall Excellence.
STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING AWARDS:
-S & C Moyne and Warrnambool Shires- Asher Keldan
-S & C Moyne and Warrnambool Shires- Olivia Marris
-S & C Southern Grampians Shire- Willow Sainsbury
-S & C Glenelg Shire- Sidney Dent
-S & C Corangamite Shire- Khris Clementson
-S & C Corangamite Shire- May Suhan
PROGRAM AWARDS:
-Outstanding Achiever SWAS Netball Program Award sponsored by Athletes Foot- Molly Farley
-Outstanding Achiever SWAS Clay Target Shooting Program Award sponsored by Aussie Disposals -Jesse Ryan
-Outstanding Achiever SWAS Cycling Program Award sponsored by Royal Bikes- Cadel Howie
-Outstanding Achiever SWAS Tennis Program Award sponsored by Athletes Foot – Eloise Swarbrick
-Outstanding Achiever SWAS Surfing Program Award sponsored by Sports Power- Braiden Malady
-Outstanding Achiever SWAS Golf Program Award sponsored by Golf Foundation-Logan Lilley
-Outstanding Achiever SWAS Individual Athlete Program Award sponsored by Momentum Fitness Warrnambool- Alexander Johnston
SPECIAL AWARDS:
-SWAS Education Award sponsored by South West Sport- Callum Bridge
-Perpetual Performance Excellence Award sponsored by South West Tafe- Caytlyn Sharp
-Perpetual Overall Excellence Award sponsored by South West Academy of Sport- Niamh Jones
Tennis Victoria in conjunction with South West Academy of Sport will be holding SWAS Selection Trials on Sunday 2 December from 4:00 pm Warrnambool Lawn Tennis Centre.
All interested athletes will need to register with Tennis Victoria at tennisvic.wufoo.com/forms/meaoa1d1qrmnot/
The SWAS Tennis program is open to all athletes within the South West in the 11-16 age groups.
The tennis program caters for approximately 16 athletes.
Athletes selected in the Tennis program must satisfy the following criteria:
The tennis program is structured to deliver training camps and local hitting sessions over the 12 month program period, the training camps are delivered each school term. Each camp combines on-court activities with sports science and personal development activities off the court. The camps are scheduled to avoid Tennis Victoria’s “Player Support Program” sessions (which is a further complement to an athlete’s daily and weekly training environment of private coaching) as well as avoid Regional Teams events.
The 2019 Tennis squad program will run from February 10th 2019 to December 16th 2019
For further information contact Emma or Nic on (03) 5564 8567 or swsportsacademy@swtafe.edu.au
The South West Academy of Sport Awards Presentation Night recognises outstanding achievers of 2018 in the following categories:
-Outstanding achiever SWAS Netball Program
-Outstanding achiever SWAS Clay Target Program
-Outstanding achiever SWAS Cycling Program
-Outstanding achiever SWAS Tennis Program
-Outstanding achiever SWAS Surfing Program
-Outstanding achiever SWAS Golf Program
-Outstanding achiever SWAS Individual Athlete Program
We will also present six Strength and Conditioning Awards for each of our gym locations, the SWAS Community and Leadership Award, the SWAS Education Award and our two Perpetual Trophies for Sport Performance Excellence and Overall Excellence.
Date: Friday 16th November
Venue: Flying Horse Upstairs Function Room
Time: 6:30pm.
The Awards evening will include a sit down dinner, guest speaker and awards.
Guest Speaker: Australian Table Tennis player Melissa Tapper.
We hope you can join us in celebrating the amazing achievements of our 2018 SWAS athletes.
Tickets:
-Athletes Tickets FREE (all attending athletes must register)
-Supporters Tickets $30ea
To Purchase your tickets (athletes and supporters) go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/south-west-academy-of-sport-awards-presentation-tickets-49460236900
The SWAS Golf Program has the specific objective of identifying talented junior golfers and providing them with a level of coaching and athlete education that will assist them in taking the next step in the sport of Golf. The program is designed to expose golfers to skills testing and training, new challenges and opportunities, and to complement any lessons/training they are receiving or have received.
Squad members will also receive a range of athlete education program including sports nutrition, sports physiology, sports psychology, media training and drugs awareness.
Athletes also receive Coaching & Tournament Play including;
Applications are now open with the program expected to run October 2018 till September 2019.
To be eligible for selection, applicants must meet the following criteria:
Download the 2018-2019 SWAS GOLF PROGRAM and Application Form or contact SWAS with any questions or refer to the SWAS Golf Member Entitlements 2018
email: nic.kaiser@swtafe.vic.edu.au
Ph 0417 212 138
On Tuesday 10th July the South West Academy of Sport Athletes from the Corangamite Shire presented their sporting achievements and goals to Members of council; Mayor Jo Beard, Deputy Mayor Neil Trotter, Cr Lesley Brown, Cr Helen Durant, Cr Bev McArthur, Cr Ruth Gstrein & Cr Simon Illingworth as well as family members and members of the local community.
| Corangamite Shire Athletes: |
| Khris Clementson |
| Joshua Graham Brown |
| Ruby Conheady |
| Caytlyn Sharp |
| Maddison Chesshire |
| Noah Mungean |
| Maximus Fahey |
| May Suhan |
| Maggie Conheady |
| Ned Deppeler |
| Sullivan Wallace |
| Ted Johnson |
South West Academy of Sport (SWAS) is the peak sporting body of South West Victoria, delivering high performance services and education for aspiring athletes and providing direct pathways for sporting success.