Swimming Australia has averted a governance crisis after its member associations voted to accept constitutional reform at a special general meeting
Swimming Australia’s voting members polled 8-1 in favour of adopting a new constitution, which meets the governance requirements of World Aquatics and the Australian Sports Commission , and had the support of the Swimming Australia board.Crucially, the resounding vote means Swimming Australia has avoided the threat of expulsion from the sport’s global governing body.
It will also create an athletes’ commission which will nominate candidates to the Swimming Australia board as athlete director. The number of members entitled to vote will be increased while a formal role of vice president will be introduced. There will also increases in the proportion of votes that a director requires to be appointed president.
The development is the latest in a long saga of governance and leadership challenges the sport has faced in recent years. It also lost a major source of funding in September 2021, when Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting Swimmers Support Scheme, which had made a significant financial contribution to the sport over many years, was ended.
Since the 2021 split, Rinehart has continued to fund close to 100 swimmers by channeling money through Swimming Queensland, one of Swimming Australia’s member associations.
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