Wayne Goldsmith Australia
After completing his studies at the University of Canberra in 1994, Wayne was appointed to drive the highly innovative and successful sports science/sports medicine program of Australian Swimming in the lead in to the Sydney Olympics. A key aspect of the program was the talent identification and development of young athletes with the potential to succeed in Sydney 2000.
He has been invited to present at numerous Australian and international conferences. These include:
- 2000 - Invited Guest Speaker World Swimming Coaches Conference (USA)
- 2000 - High Performance Workshops United Kingdom Sports Institute and British Swimming (UK)
- 2002 - Invited Guest Speaker Global Coach Education Forum (USA)
- 2002 - Invited Guest Speaker World Swimming Coaches Conference (USA)
Wayne has also been contracted to advise several leading international sporting organizations on high performance sporting programs including:
- United States Olympic Committee
- United States Swimming
- British Swimming
- Australian Sports Commission
- Sport England
- New Zealand Academy of Sport
- Swimming South Africa
- Spanish Swimming
His written work (over 200 published articles in all) has been printed in over 20 countries and in five languages.
In 2000 Wayne was recognised by the Australian Sports Commission with the Eunice Gill Prize for Outstanding Contribution to Coach Education in Australia.
Wayne Goldsmith has been a leading swimming professional for over 20 years. Wayne has worked with some of world's best swimmers, coaches and teams and has been awarded the Outstanding Contribution to Swimming in Australia Award.
Wayne lives on the Gold Coast with his wife Helen (a trained psychologist, dual Commonwealth Games medalist and swimming coach) and their four children.
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Thanks to Wayne Goldsmith & his wife Helen Morris from Swim Coaching Brain for providing the articles found on this website. To learn more about Wayne please visit his website Swim Coaching Brain.
