Organisational Structure

Organisational Information

Organisational Structure
as at August 2009

Life Members
Updated February 2009

An esteemed list that represents the sports most influential figures can be found here.

Swimming Australia Board

Name	Title
Mr David Urquhart	President
Mr Gary Barclay	Director
Mr Lawrie Cox	Director
Mr Chris Fydler OAM	Director
Mr Jeremy Turner	Director
Ms Pippa Downes	Director
Mrs Margaret Pugh OAM	Director
Mr Matt Dunn OAM	Director
Mr Clem Doherty	Director
Mr Kevin Neil	Chief Executive Officer

Mr David Urquhart

• President of Swimming Australia 
• Member of High Performance Committee
• Past Chairman ASCTA
• Life Member of Redlands Swim Club
• Australian Team Coach for World Short Course- Athens and Moscow, Pan Pacs- Japan, Commonwealth Games- Manchester, and World Championships- Barcelona
• Swimming Coach for 35 years

Mr Gary Barclay MBus - Sport Management BBus – Marketing

• Director
• Chairman of High Performance Committee
• Director of the Swimming Foundation
• Member of Membership Committee
• Life Member Carey Aquatic Inc
• General Manager Nunawading Swimming Club
• Former national level swimmer and swim coach

Mr Lawrie Cox

• Director
• Manager – Industrial Relations Australian Federation of Air Pilots
• Fund Secretary – The Aviation Industry Superannuation Trust
• Former Swimming Victoria President
• Swimming Foundation Member
• Swimming Australia Technical Official - Referee

Mr Chris Fydler OAM

• Director
• Competitor in three Commonwealth Games, World Championships and Olympics
• Sydney 2000 Freestyle Relay Gold Medallist
• Winner of over 20 national championships
• National, Commonwealth and World Record Holder
• 10 years experience as a lawyer
• General Manager Oriel Technologies

Mr Jeremy Turner

• Director 

   

Ms Pippa Downes

• Director
• Master of Applied Finance
• Bachelor of Science: Business Administration (Finance and Accounting)
• Managing Director and Equity Partner - Goldman Sachs JB Were
• Over 15 years working with Global Investment Banks
• Member of Cook and Phillip Swim Club
• Silver medallist, Pan Pacific Swimming Championships 1987

Mrs Margaret Pugh OAM

• Director
• Life member of Swimming Queensland
• Life member of Redcliffe Leagues Swimming Club
• Life member of Queensland Primary School Swimming Australia
• Life member of Queensland School Sport
• Order of Australia Medal recipient

Mr Matt Dunn OAM

• Director
• Development Executive - Goodman Group
• Master of Commerce - Commercial Law and Accounting
• Bachelor of Arts in Advertising and Marketing
• 3 Olympic Games - Barcelona, Atlanta and Sydney
• 11 Commonwealth Games Records
• 8 World Short Course Championship Gold Medals
• 6 Pan Pacific Games Gold Medals
• 6 Commonwealth Games Gold Medals
• 33 National Titles

Mr Clem Doherty

• Director
• Chairman, Like Minded Individuals
• Advisory Board Member - ABS, Australian Innovation Research Centre, Network Insight
• Prior: Director, McKinsey & Company; Assoc CIO RESMED; Australian Coalition of Service Industries 
• Bachelor Degrees in Science and Engineering
• MBA Stanford University

Mr Kevin Neil, Diploma ED, MAICD

• Director
• CEO Canberra Raiders 12 Years
• Director ACTEW AGL