As some of you may know, at the conclusion of last week’s National Short Course Championships, Andy Kent, Head of Participation, ended his tenure with Swimming NZ, with a ceremonial dunking in the pool, to take up the senior leadership role of National Lifesaving Manager with Surf Life Saving NZ. Andy has been with Swimming NZ since mid-2017 and has, without doubt, left a significant mark on the sport and in particular, in the events space.
Since Andy
started with us, he has brought a level of professionalism and passion to the
team that has resulted in the organisation moving forward in leaps and bounds
with his legacy being remembered long after he has departed. Andy’s ability to
build positive and collaborative relationships with all sections of the membership
has meant that we have been able to develop new initiatives and services that
have made a real impact on the sport in this country. Through his leadership,
the events team has elevated the professionalism and popularity of all our
events to record levels including the development of a live streaming product
that is second to none.
Andy leaves
Swimming NZ with our absolute best wishes as he moves back to his passion, surf
lifesaving, and I know Surf Life Saving NZ is very lucky to have him join the
team.
In the
interim, Dale Johnson will assume the role of Acting Head of Participation
& Events and Holly Flecther will fill the role of Acting Events
Manager. A permanent decision on these
roles will be made in late February to allow time for the full impact of
Covid-19 on our business to be fully understood and for the Board to complete
its refresh of the Swimming NZ Strategic Plan.
I wish Andy
all the very best for his new life on the beach and Dale and Holly for their
new roles over the coming months.
Steve Johns
CEO da Swimming New Zealand
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