Body Empowerment is a Swimming Australia initiative which serves the whole-of-swimming community. We are providing resources and learning opportunities to help all members of the swimming community understand how to best support swimmers in developing and sustaining an empowered, resilient and educated relationship with their body.
The Commitment we anchor to is:
Every swimmer, every body, every day.
You will see this infused throughout Body Empowerment.
Everyone has an important role in supporting swimmers to feel empowered in their bodies, not only on pool deck, but also in everyday life. Together, we can recognise and understand the ways in which swimmers can be supported to feel good in their bodies, and ways to help make swimming a safer sport for everyone, in every body.
WELCOME TO BODY EMPOWERMENT
LEARN AND TAKE MORE ACTION
Body Empowerment is about learning and educating ourselves, and it’s about taking thoughtful and meaningful action to support swimmer safety.
Throughout 2024, Body Empowerment Co-Leads Fiona Sutherland and Ali Disher have developed and delivered free webinars for coaches, parents, swimmers and members of the Performance Support Team on topics such as Body Empowerment, Language Matters, Eating Disorders, Energy Availability and Fuelling for Performance. If you were unable to join us, it’s not too late. Read on to learn more and take action….
You can LEARN MORE about Body Empowerment and understand your important role in supporting all swimmers to feel safer in their body.
You can then TAKE ACTION by committing to conscious and deliberate changes to your language and behaviour. Every effort matters. Read more for your role as a Parent/Carer/Supporter, Coach/Swim Teacher, Swimmer or member of the Performance Support Team
You can LEARN MORE through connecting with the wide range of Resources which sit alongside Body Empowerment
You can TAKE ACTION by hosting a face to face or online workshop for your club, organisation or community on any of the above topics with a member of the Body Empowerment Team, located throughout Australia.
Read more about the suite of the workshop topics available and contact your closest member of the Body Empowerment Team to get started!
QLD: Kellie Hogan or Amylee Bowler or Steph Cronin or Alyssa Koenen or Brie Salagaras
NSW: Rebecca Haslam
VIC: Louise Cato
SA: Olivia Warnes
WA: Emily Eaton
ACT: Demi Patterson
Para Swimming:
Brie Salagaras (based in Qld)
Olivia Warnes (based in SA)
