Jeremy O’Sullivan
Para Swimming Development Manager – Swimming Australia
Jeremy O’Sullivan brings 12 years of disability sport experience to Swimming Australia, with a background in coaching, sport consulting, and fostering inclusive community sport cultures nationwide. He previously worked on the Sport4All program with Get Skilled Access (founded by Dylan Alcott), where he supported clubs and schools in building their confidence to include people with disability. Now part of Swimming Australia’s Coaching, Officiating and Participation Team, Jeremy, is dedicated to expanding swimming opportunities for people with disability across Australia, driven by his passion for meaningful sport connections.
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Synopsis
Learn to Swim to 2032: Exploring Opportunities for Para Swimmers
As Australia looks ahead to Brisbane 2032, there is an exciting opportunity to strengthen pathways for para swimmers from the earliest stages of learn to swim through to participation, development and performance environments.
In this session, Jeremy O’Sullivan will explore how learn to swim programs can better recognise, support and create opportunities for swimmers with disability. The session will look at inclusive teaching practices, pathway awareness, confidence building and the role swim teachers and coaches play in helping para swimmers develop skills, enjoyment and a lifelong connection to the water.