27/01/2022
60% of the 6 million participant base in swimming is female 💥
After reports of a misogynistic and damaging culture in swimming, Swimming Australia commissioned a report (June 2021) to investigate the treatment of women and girls in the sport
The independent panel spoke to 150 participants including former and current athletes, parents, coaches, technical officials, volunteers and administrators
The report (partial) was released last week with 46 recommendations
Key take-aways included:
• improving education for coaches and athletes
• promoting gender equality though increasing leadership and coaching roles
• improving communication for physiological benchmarks (weight, body composition & shape)
Swimming Australia has since issued an apology for the way women and girls have been treated in the sport, stating “there were experiences that were difficult to read” and offered reassurance that the negative experiences reported by girls would not be repeated.
Although the report was based on swimming culture, the themes outlined can be applied across sport more generally, and should help guide how we can better support our girls and women.
The full list of recommendations can be found on Swimming Australia’s website (swimming.org.au)
What do you think about the findings?
- TGF
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