All Stars selected for Wellington City Council Talent ID Programme

An initiative by Swimming Wellington to help develop high performance athletes has been selected to be part of the Wellington City Council Talent ID Programme (WCC TiD) which is administered by the Sport Wellington Performance Hub.

The All Stars Development programme is set to work towards developing athletes at a performance level in order to promote a smoother transition into the Power of Black and High Performance environment.

The new partnership will allow athletes selected onto the programme to have access to High Performance Sport New Zealand resources.

The aim is to work with identified athletes on developing core foundation level skills required to train, compete, balancing study with training, family life and peer contact. The project is planned around developing the athlete’s ability in and out of the water.

Swimming Wellington’s role in the programme will be the co-ordination and the administration of the programme with the athletes and coaches.

The role will provide the administration and management of the athletes for services within the programme and aims at supporting the coach to achieve and develop each swimmer within the programme, continuing along the athlete development pathway.

The WCC TiD element of the programme will be delivered by Helen Regan of High Performance Sport New Zealand. Topics will look at skills for swimmers out of the water and provides a holistic approach as swimmers look at developing to enter the performance environment.

Regan will also work closely with swimmers and coaches, one-on-one, to ensure swimmer‘s specific goals and skills are focused on their personal development pathway.

Funding has been allocated towards a number of sports across the Wellington Region so athletes in the programme will be given the opportunity to interact with other performance level athletes excelling in their sports.

When selecting the swimmers several elements were taken into consideration; age, performance at national events in 2014, and FINA points.

The 11 athletes that have been selected for the programme in 2015 are:

Kyle Barnes - Capital
Maggie Burns – Capital
Scarlett Tacon - Capital
Hamish Trlin - Capital
Josie Kozyniak - Capital
Joe Hammond - Carterton
Devlin Forsythe - Karori
Alex Pampalone - Karori
Bronagh Ryan – Porirua City Aquatics
Rebecca Moynihan - Raumati
Ruby Health – SwimZone

For more information visit the Swimming Wellington website.

CAPTION: Maggie Burns in action.