Our Coaches
All our coaches are qualified through the Masters Swimming Australia (MSA) Club Coach Accreditation Program. We have at least one coach on deck at every training session. Every year we are keen to train new coaches. Please contact us if you’d like to know more.
Nick has been a member of Wett Ones since 2013 and has been coaching since 2017. As a teenager he competed at a State and National level in the pool and in surf lifesaving. His favourite swimming events are Individual Medleys, this is often reflected in the sessions he plans along with fun drills that make you think.
Nick Westaway
Marko is a swimmer and a runner who has been with Wett Ones since early 2018. In 2019, Marko competed and won a NSW state championship in a 1500m fly. Marko's professional career is in education. Years of experience teaching and working as an educational designer in academia come in handy when Marko creates his swimming sets.
Marko Antic
Oscar started swimming when he was 6 in Madrid, and he has been swimming ever since. In 2018, Oscar took his passion to a new level and started coaching. Swimming in the WettOnes is more than a sport for him, it is a way to meet people, to exercise and to feel connected to the community.
Oscar Perez-Concha
Luca has been a member of Wett Ones since 2018 and has been coaching since 2020. He is from Italy and during his youth he competed at state and regional level. He is a sprinter and an IM swimmer. He always love to make his session funny and challenging. Another skill Luca has is his Italian accent.
Luca Alessi
Vanessa Smith
Vanessa has been a member of wett ones since late 1990 and been coaching since 2000. Vanessa holds silver licence and masters coaching accreditation. Vanessa has coached adults children and elite swimmers, including 3 para olympians and was awarded national coach of the year in 2002. Vanessa coaching philosophy is based upon personal achievement, inclusion and precision. Vanessa swims to stay fit and enjoys competing in ocean swims during the summer months.
Nathan started swimming at an early age and enjoyed racing at swimming carnivals. He swam at State and National level for Backstroke in his teens. Nathan joined Wettones in 2020 and immediately loved the social aspect of the sessions. In 2022, he started coaching and enjoys setting challenging sessions for the lanes he coaches.
Nathan Da Fonte
Santiago joined WettOnes in 2021. He is driven to sports and outdoors activities e.g. cycling, running, hiking and swimming. As a social enthusiast, Santiago enjoys connecting and engaging with people, hence embarked on his coaching qualification journey in February 2023 with the objective of helping and enabling the club swimmers to achieve their goals.
Santiago Guisao
Wett Ones coaches are proud to be part of an openly LGBTIQ Masters swimming club. As swimmers, we have gained something special from membership of a lesbian and gay swimming club. As coaches, our overarching goal is to enable others to gain that special experience.
The relationship between coaches and swimmers is a partnership. Coaches encourage swimmers to develop their skills and expand their appreciation of swimming within their specific goals, enjoy the process of training, and develop friendships within the club and the wider swimming community. Coaching is also a learning experience. We gain knowledge about different individuals and deepen our understanding of the importance of swimming. Fundamental to our passion is the love of swimming which we wish share with other swimmers.
We have different backgrounds and experiences, which lead to unique approaches to coaching. The rewards of coaching inevitably differ among individuals. We encourage swimmers to work with us and trust in the programs we set for them. We applaud the efforts made to work with our suggestions. We acknowledge and share the celebration with each swimmer as they develop their technique. We support the swimmers, physically, intellectually and emotionally. The complex role requires complex responses.
As coaches we want the swimmers to strive to refine and improve their swimming abilities and at the same time enjoy the sessions and companionship of other club members in what is a very special swimming club.