Our Club
Our program is led by an experienced team of committed coaching staff. With a proven track record of developing swimmers at a State, National and International level. The club offers swimmers the ability to compete at swim meets, including club nights, regional, state, national and international levels.
Our Club is one of 23 Clubs in the Gold Coast Region, check out Swimming Gold Coast for all regional information.
State meets are run by Swimming QLD, check out their website for all the latest State swimming news and events.
Swimming Australia is the peak governing body for competitive swimming. All national swimming information can be found on their website.
Our Committee
- President: Heath Hill
- Vice President: Georgina Howard
- Secretary: Shannon Leaver
- Treasurer: Corinne Brown
- Registrar: Ella Carroll & Rosie Arthur
- SGC Delegate: Humberto Alvarez
Meet the Team
Alex brings with him a wealth of experience, having coached at Miami Swim Club for over 14 years. His top signature strength is building individual rapport with all swimmers. Alex is extremely motivated to bring out the best in his athletes and seeks to break boundaries.
With a history in swimming dating all the way back to 1984, Celina brings immense knowledge to the table. She swam in the Japan Junior Olympics and won 4 Gold, the Pan Pacific Championships and received a Bronze Medal, the Commonwealth Games – Edinburgh finalist, 100 – 200m flyer and 200 – 400 IM. After a successful swimming career, she began coaching in 1989. She then took a different path and owned her own Dance school for 33 years. Celina has since returned to swimming as she just couldn’t stay away from her true passion, coaching.
A former National Age and National Open Swimmer himself Jaiden believes in developing a love for swimming before prioritising competition and performance. Jaiden enjoys making the transition from Learn to Swim to Squad as enjoyable as possible whilst developing key skills and components of young swimmers. Jaiden is also a Level 2 Pro Strength and Conditioning Coach with a Bachelor’s in Sports Science and Exercise, currently studying a Masters in Strength and Conditioning. With this Jaiden is assisting the school in establishing an Athletic Development program within the fitness centre and is hoping to build this with the school over the next few years.
With 5 years of experience in the industry, a background in Business studies and sporting skills in swimming, athletics and dance, Ella brings a unique skill set to the table. Driven by her love of swimming and teaching of swimming, Ella endeavours to create and maintain the best possible swim program St Hilda’s Aquatics can offer.
Parent Support
As a priority, your child’s swimming experience should be an enjoyable one, one which builds confidence and self-esteem. Your involvement is vital to this experience, and can be enhanced by playing your role as part of a team.
Each person within this team has a specific role to play. Overlapping the roles becomes confusing and often detrimental to the swimmer.
- The parent provides emotional and practical support for the athlete.
- The coach provides technical expertise, and motivation in the form of structure, vision and challenge.
- The athlete brings the raw material and the desire to succeed
Get in touch with the team at aquaticsclub@sthildas.qld.edu.au to see how you can be involved.