Wests Illawarra Aquatic Swim Club
Wests Illawarra Aquatic Swim Club, established in 1977, is a swimming club that is based in West Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. As a junior club, it is affiliated with South Eastern Swimming Association (SESA), Swimming New South Wales and Swimming Australia[1]. It has produced Olympic athletes in recent years and additionally has a respective connection with past Olympic and Commonwealth Swimmers including Ron McKeon and Susie Woodhouse-McKeon.
The club swims at McKeon's Swim School and Western Suburbs Pool, Unanderra, New South Wales Australia. [1]The club hosts handicap races for all members, as well hosting both short and long-course meets for SESA on behalf of Swimming NSW.[1]
History[edit]
The club was formed in 1977 and was known as the Illawarra Red Devils Swimming Club.[1] In 2002 the club changed its name to Wests Illawarra Aquatic Swim Club. Over the years, there have been a total 28 club captains - girls and boys. The establishment of the club was further expanded with the sponsorship by McKeon's Swim School in 2003.[2]
Notable Athletes[edit]
Emma McKeon[edit]
Emma McKeon is a Wollongong-born competitive swimmer that has represented Wests Illawarra Aquatic Swim Club in regional, state and national championships.[3] She is the sister of David McKeon and the eldest daughter of Susie and Ron McKeon.[4] At the end of the 2016 Rio Olympics, Emma was the most successful Australian Olympic Swimmer. During the Olympic Games, Emma stayed out past curfew and was initially banned from the closing ceremony. Wests Illawarra Aquatic Swim Club and the Illawarra area petitioned in order to have this ban lifted. Her current coach is David Bohl and she studies at Griffith University. She has received an OAM for her swimming achievements listed below:
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| 2010 | Junior Pan Pacific Championships | Silver | 400m freestyle relay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100m freestyle | |||
| 50 m freestyle | |||
| Bronze | 200m freestyle | ||
| Youth Olympics | Gold | 400m freestyle relay | |
| Silver | 100m butterfly | ||
| Bronze | 50m freestyle | ||
| 100m freestyle | |||
| World Short Course Championships | Bronze | 400m medley relay | |
| 2013 | Barcelona World Championships | Silver | 400m freestyle relay |
| 800m freestyle relay | |||
| 400m medley relay | |||
| 2014 | Pan Pacific Championships | Silver | 800m freestyle relay |
| N/A | 100m butterfly | ||
| 200m freestyle | |||
| 100m freestyle | |||
| Commonwealth Games | Gold | 200m freestyle | |
| 400m freestyle relay (WR) | |||
| 400m medley relay | |||
| 800m freestyle relay | |||
| Bronze | 100m butterfly | ||
| 100m freestyle | |||
| 2015 | FINA World Championships | Gold | 400m freestyle relay |
| Bronze | 400m medley relay | ||
| 4th | 100m butterfly | ||
| 7th | 200m freestyle | ||
| 2016 | Summer Olympics | Gold | 400m freestyle relay (WR) |
| Silver | 800m freestyle relay | ||
| 400m medley relay | |||
| Bronze | 200m freestyle | ||
| 6th | 100m butterfly | ||
| 2017 | World Swimming Championships | Silver | 100m butterfly |
| 200m freestyle | |||
| 400m freestyle relay | |||
| 400m mixed medley | |||
| Bronze | 800m freestyle relay | ||
| 400m medley relay | |||
| 2018 | Pan Pacific Champinships | Gold | 400m freestyle relay |
| 800m freestyle relay | |||
| 400m medley | |||
| 400m mixed medley | |||
| Bronze | 50m freestyle | ||
| 100m butterfly | |||
| Commonwealth Games | Gold | 100m butterfly | |
| 400m freestyle relay | |||
| 800m freestyle relay | |||
| 400m medley relay | |||
| Bronze | 200m freestyle | ||
| 200m butterfly |
David McKeon[edit]
David McKeon is a Wollongong born Olympic athlete that has represented Wests Illawarra Aquatic Swim Club regionally, state wide and nationally[4]. He is the brother of Emma McKeon and the son of Ron and Susie McKeon[6]. He has won Gold at the Commonwealth Games (2014) and has continued success in the 400m freestyle event. [7]
| Swimming Achievements 2011-2017 | |||
| 2011 | Short Course World Cup | Gold | 400m freestyle |
| 1500m freestyle | |||
| 8th | 200m freestyle | ||
| World University Games | Gold | 400m freestyle | |
| 2012 | Australia Swimming Championships | Gold | 400m freestyle |
| Bronze | 200m freestyle | ||
| Summer Olympics | 14th | 400m freestyle | |
| 2013 | World Championships | 12th | 400m freestyle |
| 9th | 800m freestyle relay | ||
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Gold | 800m freestyle relay |
| Silver | 400m freestyle | ||
| 4th | 200m freestyle | ||
| 2015 | FINA World Championships | Bronze | 800m freestyle relay |
| 10th | 400m freestyle | ||
| 13th | 200m freestyle | ||
| 2016 | Summer Olympics | 4th | 800m freestyle relay |
| 7th | 400m freestyle | ||
| 30th | 200m freestyle | ||
| 2017 | World Championships | 8th | 400m freestyle |
Jarrod Poort[edit]
Jarrod Poort (born 31 October 1994) is an Olympic athlete born in New South Wales, Australia. Coached by Ron McKeon and James Greathead, Poort has represented Australia in 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games.[8] As a long distance swimmer for Wests Illawarra Aquatic Swim Club, Poort has become successful and well-known for his open water swimming strategy. [9]
| 2012 | Olympic Games | 18th | 1500m Freestyle (Pool) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Olympic Games | 21st | 10km Open Water |
Aaron Cannon[edit]
Aaron Cannon, a member of Wests Illawarra Aquatic Swim Club, is a multi-class swimmer that has represented WIAQ for over seven years. Competing in the Global Games over four times, Cannon represented in the 1500m, 400m freestyle and the 200m individual medley.[10] Cannon holds the 400m freestyle record for long course in the Special Olympics NSW Inc. with a time of 2:25:51, held since 2014. [11]
Coaches[edit]
James Greathead[edit]
James Greathead is the Head Coach of WIAQ and is a ASCTA Silver Licence Coach who has been actively involved in teaching and coaching swimming for the past 15 years. His relationship with WIAQ begun with teaching swimming to junior levels at McKeon's Swim School. From then, he became a full time coach for the past 8 years. Previously, Greathead was a successful athlete competing in triathlon, road cycling and long distance running. This focus on sport has influenced his method of coaching.[12]
As a coach, James has been involved in the development of high performance athletes including WIAQ swimmers - Emma and David McKeon, Robert Hurley and Jarrod Poort. He is also the coach of multi class swimmers such as Aaron Cannon and Matthew Hearne. Greathead has also coached athletes that have received Country and State medals as well as national finalists. He has been involved in regional and state camps, as well as travelling to Rio for the Australian Open Water Swim team training camp in 2016.[13]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Wests Illawarra Aquatic Swim Club". Retrieved 4 October 2018. Unknown parameter
|duplicate_url=ignored (help) - ↑ "McKeons Swim School". 2018-10-16. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Emma McKeon", Wikipedia, 2018-08-12, retrieved 2018-10-05
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "David McKeon", Wikipedia, 2018-02-07, retrieved 2018-10-05
- ↑ "Emma McKeon". SwimSwam. 2015-05-15. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
- ↑ "Ron McKeon", Wikipedia, 2018-03-29, retrieved 2018-10-05
- ↑ "David McKeon". SwimSwam. 2015-05-28. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
- ↑ "Jarrod Poort", Wikipedia, 2018-10-05, retrieved 2018-10-05
- ↑ "Wests Illawarra Aquatic Swim Club". Retrieved 3 October 2018. Unknown parameter
|duplicate_url=ignored (help) - ↑ LATIFI, AGRON (2015-08-10). "Berkeley swimmer takes on world". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
- ↑ "Swimming Records Held by Aaron Cannon of Wests Illawarra Aquatic (WIAQ)". www.myswimresults.com.au. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
- ↑ "Wests Illawarra Aquatic Swim Club". Retrieved 4 October 2018. Unknown parameter
|duplicate_url=ignored (help) - ↑ "McKeon Swimming - Leadership Team". 2018-10-16. Retrieved 5 October 2018. Unknown parameter
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