Wayne Goldsmith  

Wayne Goldsmith of Australia is married to Helen Morris (Dual Commonwealth Games Medallist – Swimming Auckland Commonwealth Games 1990) and a Level II Swimming Coach. Goldsmith did his post graduate studies in sports science in 1991 and was a lecturer/tutor/casual lecturer at the University of Canberra in coaching and exercise science in 1992 and 1993. He is a level two coach in swimming, track and field and triathlon.

Previously, Goldsmith was the sports science coordinator for Australian Swimming Incorporated between early 1994 and November 1997. This role was to work with swimmers, administrators, scientists, academics and coaches around Australia in areas of: sports science; chairman of the ASI Sports Science Advisory Committee; talent identification and development; liaison with key sporting industry bodies – state academies and institutes of sport, AIS, Australian Sports Commission; coach and swimmer education; camps and clinics with Australian National Swim Team, National Youth Team and National Tip Top Team; co-author Australian Sports Science Test Methods Manual (swimming chapter); conducted FINA and Olympic Solidarity clinics for several swimming nations including Papua New Guinea, Guam, Fiji,The Northern Marianas Islands, Zimbabwe and South Africa; guest keynote speaker and presenter at the 1998 Swimming Coaches Association of New Zealand National Conference; presenter, lecturer and organizer of the first-ever National Swimming Coaches Conference of South Africa; lecturer/presenter at the 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1998 Australian Coaching Council Conferences; and lecturer/presenter at Australian Coaching Council’s Graduate Diploma Course 1998-2000.

Goldsmith has authored over 100 articles which have been published in Australia and around the world, including articles on swimming, sports science, track and field and coaching. He is the author of numerous articles published in the Australian Swimming Coaches and Teachers Association Journal, SWIM NEWS, Swimming Technique, and the Australian Council’s journals. He has also written over 20 triathlon articles and lectured at many Level 1 Triathlon coaching courses.

Goldsmith was the winner of the Outstanding Contribution to swimming in 1996. He is a member of the Australian Swimming Coaches and Teachers Association and the World Swimming Coaches Association as well as the American Swimming Coaches Association.