Pathway Initiatives for 2022.

Artistic Swimming Australia (ASA) is delighted to announce we have been able to support a number of underpinning State Pathway Talent Identification initiatives for 2022.

Through the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Pathway Grant, we have provided direct funding support of $40,000 to state initiatives around the Brisbane 2032 Talent Identifications camps, strengthening Performance Cubs / Centre of Excellence.

These Centers of Excellence will also benefit from a range of exciting expert support services around physiology, performance psychology, strength and conditioning, and more.

Stay tuned for an exciting announcement in the following days.

Australian National Pathway Coaches

Artistic Swimming Australia is delighted to announce the National Coaching Team for the rest of the current Paris 2024 Olympic Cycle.

The successful seven coaches are:

• Krisztina Szedlak (QLD)
• Ana Mendigutxia (WA)
• Emanuelle Mah (NSW)
• Alexandra Del Sorbo (WA)
• Rebecca Maher (VIC)
• Rose Stackpole (WA)
• Nawal Leon Kurson (WA)
• Vicki Nagyova (QLD)

ASA would like to congratulate the coaches on their selection and would like to highlight that these are voluntary roles, and with the rest of the Artistic Swimming community, thank them for their contribution to the pathway system. The coaches will be led by the National Head Coach, who is currently being recruited.

We are happy to confirm the coach learning and development initiative has started well. Krisztina Szedlak has completed the AIS Elevate Leadership Program, and is a current member of the AIS Summit Coach Program.

Emmanuel Mah has been enrolled in the 2022 AIS Elevate Leadership Program.

All national coaches will have mentoring opportunities through their work with the incoming Head National Coach, and we will work on an individual prescriptive basis to ensure we meet their continual professional development needs.

The new Athlete Coach Transition Program has also been launched to help athletes transition to the coaching landscape.

The new ASA website and eLearning portal (which will contain the new Foundation Coach Education Course and Skills Acquisition Program ‘Synchro Skills’) will be launched on 1st March.

With so much happening in the National Pathway space, we have added a date in the calendar for a Pathways Informational Webinar - Thursday 24^th February at 2000 (Queensland).

You can join the High-Performance Pathway session by clicking here.

On the back of the High-Performance Pathway Strategy consultations in the back end of 2021, this session will provide the following information and updates on the following Pathway initiatives; in addition, if you have any questions, please send them in advance so they can be added to the information. Please send questions to HP@ArtisticSWimming.org.au prior to 22^nd February.

1. ASA High-Performance Pathway Strategy 2022 - 2032
2. ASA High-Performance Pathway Structure
   1. High-Performance Committee
   2. Coaching Commission
   3. Judging Commission
   4. Australian National Coach Working Group
3. Australian National Squad Programme Information 2022 - 2024
   1. Australian Senior Squad
   2. Australian Junior Squad
   3. Australian Youth Squad
   4. Future Trials Process and Dates
4. Hancock Prospecting National Training Centre
5. Individual Athlete Support
6. New ASA Website
7. New ASA High-Performance brand
8. New High-Performance Pathway monthly newsletter
9. Annual Calendar of Events
   1. New Australian Virtual Competition in Q4
   2. Hancock Prospecting Australian World Series Event
   3. (July) National Championships on the back of the Budapest World Championship date clash
10. Launch of the new Skill Acquisition Program – Synchro Skills
11. Confirmation of the Coach Education Framework
12. Launch of the new Foundation Coach Education course via the online eLearning portal
13. Confirmation of the Judge Education Framework
14. Development of a new entry-level Foundation Judge Education course via the online eLearning portal
15. Athlete Coach Transition Coach Program update
16. Talent Pathway developments:
    1. Centre of Excellence
    2. Brisbane 2032 Camps (for athletes under 15 years of age)
17. An opportunity for Questions and Answes

# As the Australian Trials application process has closed and the selections are in the process, no questions relating to trials will be answered in this session.

Finally, ASA is trying to launch a new dedicated streaming channel on YouTube on the url www.ArtisticSWimming.TV, but we need your help!

We need over 1000 subscribers to the YouTube channel to make it live. So please can you click and subscribe here!