Swimming Australia committed to 'Win Well' strategy as it looks to post Brisbane 2032 legacy

Swimming Australia has revealed that it is “proud to have joined forces with the country’s peak Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games sporting organisations” to launch the 'Win Well' national strategy aimed at building success towards Brisbane 2032 and beyond.

Swimming Australia has made a significant contribution alongside other sporting leaders in the development of the national strategy, with Chief Executive Eugénie Buckley serving as the National Sporting Organisation representative on the Executive Sponsor Team, while High Performance Director Tamara Sheppard will also be a member of the ongoing Sport Strategy Leadership Group.

Advising that the national governing body is proud to be part of the co-design and implementation of a truly national high performance sport strategy, Buckley stated “as we embark on this decade of opportunity it is incumbent on all of us, as custodians of our respective sports, to unite behind this common purpose and take a collaborative approach across the industry to build a legacy that will benefit generations of Australians beyond the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

“This strategy seeks to leverage our collective strengths so that we may continue to inspire a sense of pride and connection throughout our diverse nation, not only via our success, but also our culture and behaviours.”

Buckley has this week also spoken of the body's ambition to secure a ‘home of swimming’ next year that it hopes will be a "physical legacy" of the Brisbane 2032 Olympics and Paralympics in the form of new national base.

Swimming Australia’s head office is situated in Melbourne, while most of its high-performance hubs are located in Brisbane which has produced the majority of the country’s Olympic swimming medallists.

Buckley revealed that Swimming Australia was planning to step up talks with state governments in a bid to achieve its "dream" of a new home where the country's top athletes, coaches and officials can come together, telling insidethegames “one of the things that we want is a dedicated home of swimming.

"We talk about our success in the pool, but we don’t really have a home.

"We have high-performance centres in Brisbane, a corporate office in Melbourne and a lot of staff in Sydney so that is something we are starting to talk to … governments about.

"Can we get a dedicated, world-class home of swimming?

"We would love to have a physical legacy from hosting an Olympics and Paralympics in 2032 as well as a people legacy."

Buckley said Swimming Australia had a "national footprint but a Queensland focus", however she said the organisation was keen to look at all areas of the country for a new home, adding “it is going to be a 2023 project for us as this year has been focused on international events

Swimming Australia revealed its 10-year strategy at the end of last year in a bid to provide a roadmap for Brisbane 2023.

Image: Speaking at the World Swimming Championships (25m) in Melbourne this week, Swimming Australia's Eugénie Buckley has spoken of the body's ambition to secure a "home of swimming". Credit: World Aquatics.