Bill Sweetenham
William Sweetenham AM (born 23 March 1950) is an elite swimming coach. He has coached swimming teams of Australia, Britain, Hong Kong and the Argentina national swimming team. During his career, Sweetenham was Head National Team Coach at five Olympic Games, coached 27 medallists at the Olympic Games and World Championships, and nine world record holders.[1]
Career
Australia
Sweetenham began his coaching career in his hometown of
In 1980, Sweetenham was appointed inaugural Women's Head Swimming Coach at the
Hong Kong
In 1991, he was Head Swimming Coach at the Hong Kong Sports Institute and Hong Kong's Head Olympic Swim Coach. He returned to Australia in 1995 to become Swimming Australia's National Youth Coach.[1]
Great Britain National Performance Director
Sweetenham's tenure with Great Britain was marked by medal success at
On 3 September 2007, British Swimming announced that Bill Sweetenham had stood down as NPD citing personal reasons.[2] Sweetenham had previously indicated that he would not renew his contract, which was due for renewal following the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
Argentina
The Argentina Federation of Water Sports reported in 2013 about the arrival of Bill Sweetenham, for beginning work in conjunction with the national team and in order to improve the areas of training, technical training bodies, and sports organizations in the coming years. This initiative was supported by the ENARD and Sports Secretary's Office, will have to Sweetenham until day 28 in Argentina.[3]
Publishing
Sweetenham has been a prolific contributor to swimming coaching.[1] In 1998, he produced a nine-volume video collection titled Swimming in the 21st Century which covered all the swimming strokes. In 2003, with John Atkinson he wrote Championship Swim Training.
Recognition
- 1979 - Australian Swim Coach of the Year[4]
- 1981 - Australian Swim Coach of the Year [4]
- 1981 - Australian Coach of the Year[4]
- 1981 - Churchill Fellow to study swimming training in the United States.[5]
- 1986 - Awarded "Most outstanding contribution to Australian Swimming"[4]
- 1987 -"Master Coach" award in 1987 [4]
- 1988 - Awarded "Most outstanding contribution to Australian Swimming" [4]
- 1987 - Australian Swim Coach of the Year [4]
- 1989 - Member of the Order of Australia (OAM) [1]
- 2000 - Australian Sports Medal
- 2018 - inducted into International Swimming Hall of Fame[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Coach Bill Sweetenham Will Be Inducted into International Swimming Hall of Fame". Swimming World website. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "Sweetenham Stands Down as Swimming NPD" (Press release). British Swimming. 3 September 2007. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2007.
- ^ "Bill Sweetenham en la Argentina" (in Spanish). Swim Cruncher. 26 February 2013. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Bill Sweetenham". Australian Web Archive. Archived from the original on 19 January 2000. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "William Sweetenham". Churchill Trust website. Retrieved 15 March 2018.