David Proud Appointed Head Coach Of Sydney’s Southern Efficiency Centre
Swimming NSW has right now formally introduced the appointment of award-winning Queensland coach David Proud to guide its extremely anticipated Southern Efficiency Centre primarily based out of Sydney’s Sutherland Leisure Centre.
As the brand new Head Coach, Proud says he’ll focus his speedy attentions on making ready swimmers from certainly one of Sydney’s largest junior sports activities participation areas for an Olympic pathway to Brisbane in 2032.
In addition to educating them and celebrating the membership’s extraordinary historical past with such names as Ian Thorpe, Craig Stevens, Simon Cowley, Kirsten Thompson and Jason Cram.
ON DECK: David Proud, teaching the coaches on the SCTA 4 Corners Session on the SCTA 2023 Convention Picture Courtesy Wade Brennan (SCTA)
And it’s who’s who of profitable devoted coaches like Greg Hodge, Doug Frost and Tracey Menzies, who laid all of the foundations.
The Sutherland Shire is a thriving sporting metropolis in southern coastal reaches of Sydney and has lengthy been a swimming stronghold in NSW – notably within the Nineties and 2000s.
Proud, a former British worldwide distance swimmer, strikes from the Brisbane-based Swimming Australia Hub the place he has labored below celebrated Olympic gold medal coach Vince Raleigh after plying his commerce alongside one other extremely regarded Olympic coach, one other Englishman in Chris Nesbit.
In 2022 Proud was named the Swimming Coaches And Lecturers Affiliation Multi-Class Coach of the Yr after teaching Will Martin to Tokyo Paralympic gold within the 400 freestyle S9 and gold within the 100m butterfly in world document time.
He was additionally instrumental in making ready Kai Edwards for the Olympic Open Water 10km below Nesbit’s reign in Tokyo.
Swimming NSW is assured Proud’s appointment will “drive the event of swimming expertise within the southern metropolitan area and bolster NSW teaching functionality.”
Proud brings with him a wealth of expertise and experience garnered from that current tenure alongside Raleigh and having performed a pivotal function in teaching athletes gearing up for this yr’s Olympic and Paralympic Trials, in Brisbane in June.
Swimming NSW says that Proud’s resolution to relocate from Queensland to NSW underscores his dedication to fostering swimming excellence.
With CEO and Sydney 2000 Olympic swimmer Kirsten Thomson, understanding solely too properly how essential this appointment is, having herself been a previous product from the Sutherland Shire.
Thompson welcomed Proud’s appointment, saying: “David’s ardour and experience will likely be a useful asset to our swimming group in NSW and we sit up for supporting David and we’re assured that his appointment will place NSW in a powerful place for the longer term.”
Proud made his mark in Australian swimming circles when he joined TSS Aquatic in 2010.
DYNAMIC DUO: David Proud (R) with twin Paralympic gold medallist Will Martin. Picture Courtesy Wade Brennan (SCTA)
There, he led the Junior Swimming Program and mentored notable athletes comparable to Edwards, Jessica Walker, Emma Robinson, and one other Tokyo Olympian in Kiah Melverton, guiding them to Olympic and Worldwide senior and junior groups.
In 2016, Proud assumed the function of Swimming Director at Nudgee Faculty, the place he collaborated with a group of 5 coaches and labored intently with the Tokyo Paralympic gold medallist, Martin, showcasing his capability to nurture expertise throughout numerous disciplines.
Proud is worked up by the transfer and is up for the problem working with the group who swim below the SLC Aquadot banner, saying: “There is no such thing as a purpose why we are able to’t actually construct one thing out of Sutherland and I’m trying ahead to beginning and I do know there’s a good group of swimmers there and it’s as much as myself as Head Coach and our group of coaches to develop the group and work actually arduous as a training group to get the perfect out of them.
“I’m eager to convey a few of the historical past again into the membership and to have fun that originally and provides the youngsters individuals to look as much as and to remind them of the historical past of this membership and the world.
“To provide them somebody to aspire to be and at the beginning it will likely be educating them so much on what it takes to achieve the game on the highest degree.
“There will likely be a number of work to be performed from the coaches and I’m actually trying ahead to beginning and attempting to compete with the golf equipment in Queensland and seeing if we are able to combine it with them.”
Proud mirrored on what he has learnt from his mentors, Chris Nesbit and Vince Raleigh.
“I’ve been lucky sufficient to spend two years within the Brisbane Hub with Vince taking a look at a few of the world’s greatest swimmers and the way they practice and the way they go about doing what they do. And now I’m able to put that into observe,” mentioned Proud.
“Their success is not any fluke when you’ve individuals like Olympic champion Zac Stubblety-Prepare dinner and seeing how he goes about doing what he does.
“He places a number of thought into his preparation and studying from him and taking a look at what he does has been actually invaluable during the last couple of years….and I can take all that info and use it to develop the following era as we have a look at the Olympics in 2032.”
Having constructed up a training resume throughout distance/open water and sprint-based pool swimming for Olympic and Paralympic swimmers has positioned Proud in a powerful place to steer “anybody who walks via his door.”
“You’re employed with the athletes in entrance of you out and in of the pool and also you develop them into what you assume is the perfect space for them,” says Proud.
“I used to be a distance swimmer myself and I began with a distance group at TSS however once I went to Nudgee Faculty, I had a number of 100m swimmers and there was Will Martin the Paralympic swimmer.
“And I needed to study extra about making ready Will and dealing with sprinters and I needed to exit and supply that info to get higher…it’s about teaching whoever walks via your door.”
Proud mentioned he can be working with the SLC Aquadot juniors and the Nationwide Age group squad and creating from inside and dealing with the junior part of the membership.
“Will probably be a incredible alternative to determine and nurture rising swimming expertise in a area famend for its swimming prowess. Should you take care of the juniors and also you take care of the Age group swimmers then the membership goes to flourish and I need to convey again that previous glory and ensure persons are conscious of that historical past, it’s essential,” mentioned Proud, who will make the transfer south after the Australian Age and Open Championships on April 20.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM:
The institution of the Swimming NSW Southern Efficiency Centre represents a major milestone in its ongoing mission to domesticate excessive efficiency pathways and applications for swimmers throughout the NSW.
Swimming NSW Efficiency Centres function hubs of excellence and profit from the help of the NSW Institute of Sport efficiency group. The Sutherland Shire Council’s monetary backing and the utilisation of the Sutherland Leisure Centre multi-pool facility underscore a dedication to creating an optimum surroundings for athletic improvement.
