Swimming Australia is excited to announce two new appointments within the Para coaching unit for Jan Cameron and Nathan Doyle with the appointment of Cameron as the National Para Sport Mentor Coach and Doyle as the High Performance Swim Coach for the Paralympic Squad at the University of the Sunshine Coast.
With vast experience, knowledge and an incredible skill set Cameron will now take on the brand new role of National Para Sport Mentor Coach, helping to develop technical knowledge to guide and further upskill our emerging Para coaches.
While Doyle, who coached Ellie Cole to gold in Rio, will now step into Cameron’s previous role and take on the title of Head Performance Swim Coach for the Paralympic group at the University of Sunshine Coast.
Cameron will play a vital role as part of the Coaching Leadership Team created by Swimming Australia and her wide-ranging expertise and as a former athlete, coach, business manager, CEO and Head Coach, will no doubt see her bring some exciting ideas to the new role.
As an Olympian herself, Cameron (Swimmer No. 109) has been involved in the swimming community for an extended period of time and has seen the sport from a number of angles and Swimming Australia’s Paralympic High Performance Manager Adam Pine said the appointment was a step in the right direction for Para swimming.
“The appointment of Jan to this position will be great for our developing para swimmers but most importantly it will greatly enhance all our regional coaches of para swimmers, enabling a better knowledge sharing system.
“Jan’s experience and ability to asses a swimmer and tell the coach and athlete partnership what they need to work on in order to excel is phenomenal and I am looking forward to seeing what she can achieve in this new role,” Adam Pine said.
Jan first coached a Paralympic swimmer to medal success at the 1972 Paralympic Games and just recently she coached seven athletes onto the 2016 team for Rio and is now excited to take on this new phase in her career.
“The new role is a big change for me and provides me with a new challenge,” Cameron said.
“Although I will miss the day to day interaction with great and committed swimmers on a daily basis I now turn my focus to helping our coaches achieve their goals.
“The new national role gives me an opportunity to share the experiences I’ve gained at the international level with our coaches to support and help them as they travel on their coaching journey.
In this new role Jan will focus on visiting coaches and targeted athletes in their home environment to provide advice and feedback on their daily performance environment and support them through to international success.
“I intend giving all I can to the new role and hope each coach will engage and work together with me and swimming Australia to be innovative and seek great results each year and at the Paralympics in Tokyo 2020. I challenge all our coaches working with paras to combine and work together to achieve this,” Cameron added.
Doyle, who will now step into the role left vacant by Jan, was previously the Head Coach at the Castle Hill RSL in Sydney as well as a team coach for both the 2015 IPC World Championships and the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games.
After guiding Cole to gold at the major international meets in 2015 and 2016, Nathan will now get the opportunity to work with a wider group of swimmers at the USC with Cole looking to join him.
“It is a great honour to be appointed as the new High Performance Swim Coach for Paralympics at the USC,” Nathan said.
“I am looking forward to working in a program backed by the University of the Sunshine Coast and continue the strong culture that is built around the pillars of Attitude, Accountability & Respect
“These are important values that I share and I am fortunate to continue on the impressive work of my predecessor Jan Cameron.
Nathan will join Olympic coach Chris Mooney at USC, with the two squads sharing the pool on campus.
“The USC Program is unique in the way the Paralympic and Olympic Programs work side by and side and in collaboration with one another and I am excited to be working in an environment that lives and breathes performance.
“I am looking forward to working with my colleague & Olympic coach Chris Mooney on taking the Spartans further than they have been before.”
Both Jan and Nathan have already commenced their new roles and on behalf of the entire swimming community we wish them all the best for the future.
News courtesy of Australian Swimming.
Have copies of txt msg between IPC classifier and swimming parent confirming they all know Maddison and Lakeisha cheat
Cameron’s charge Patterson in all her ‘glory’. The cheating is disgustingly blatant from both coach and swimmer.
Would you, in all seriousness, want this woman anywhere near your young, vulnerable, trusting child who perhaps already has the odds stacked against them? Swimming Australia have seriously over stepped the mark with this one and they need to be brought to account. Unbelievably despicable behaviour from Mark Anderson and his board.
Lakeisha Patterson s7 classification Australian Swimming Championships March 2014 100 free
https://vimeo.com/178847255
Lakeisha Patterson S7 Classification Australian Swimming Championships March 2014 100 backstroke
https://vimeo.com/178850740
Lakeisha Patterson S7 100 breastroke (classed up to S8) Brazil Open… Read more »
“Jan’s experience and ability to asses a swimmer and tell the coach and athlete partnership what they need to work on in order to excel is phenomenal and I am looking forward to seeing what she can achieve in this new role,” Adam Pine said…
Yet Cameron couldn’t spot the following in one of her own athletes? What absolute rubbish Swimming Australia. You are protecting cheats.
https://vimeo.com/178850740
Lakeisha Patterson 100 backstroke Aus Open March 2014
Please note Patterson’s straight arms and that she finishes her race touching the wall with her straight left arm. Looks very much to me to be nothing more than a developing youth swimmer. In complete contrast to… Read more »
The SAL para program is world class in catering for your athletes in regards to funding, facilities, competition etc… but the rewards and recognition that some coaches receive are not actually deserving given that the participant numbers are far less than able bodied swimmers and the ability and likelihood to coach a para Olympian is much easier than to coach an Olympian… yet some para coaches claim Olympic status in accreditation, pay and attitude. Not the most politically correct post but it needs to be said.
‘World Class’ for cheating athletes & coaches
‘World Class’ Competitions that ensure cheating athletes make the team and therefore ensure employment for cheating coaches & admistrstors because targets are met.
‘World Class’ facilities that receive funding due to the ill perceived success of its programs.
Cameron coached Patterson at World Championships 2015 and was awarded Platinum level status as a result of the outcomes for her squad (mainly Patterson). There are damning videos of Patterson doing the rounds which any sane, ethical person with integrity involved in sport governance in Australia would seriously question whether or not Cameron knowingly committed fraud.
Cameron has now been ‘elevated’ within that organisation to impart her knowledge on others – seriously?? What… Read more »
Instead of seeking promotion – and getting it, Cameron should be forced to fess up regarding her involvement in the Lakeisha Patterson ‘scam’ for want of a better word. SAL seem to think that promotions and awards are appropriate when in actual fact they should be investigating fraud. Disgraceful Organisation from top to bottom.