Coaching Staff

All of our coaches hold Swimming Australia/Australian Swimming Coaches and Teachers Assocication qualifications. All of our coaches are also current or former swimmers and have all swum at State level or higher in the past.

Alison Johnston

Head Coach
Bronze Licence Coach, Masters Club Coach
Alison coaches the Novice, Development, Age, Senior, Teen, Masters and Adult Squads and oversees the entire Squad Program for the Club, which also includes coaching or supervising the other squads in the program.
Alison has coached swimmers to the NSW State Age and Open Championships, the Australian Age Championships and Australian Masters Championships.
Alison has been coaching since 2015 and was appointed as the club's Head Coach in 2025.

Peter Johnston

Assistant Coach
Bronze Licence Coach, Masters Level 1M Coach, Open Water Coach, Swim Australia Teacher
Peter coaches the Novice and Junior Squads. He has been a coach of the Metro South West Area Squads in the past.
Peter has coached swimmers to the NSW State Age and Open Championships, the Australian Age Championships, Australian Masters Championships and the FINA/World Aquatics World Masters Championships.
Peter has been coaching since 1994, and was the club's Head Coach from 2005 to 2025. In 2013 and 2017, Peter was named as both the NSW and Australian Masters Coach of the Year, and the ASCTA Masters Coach of the Year.

Matthew Vicic

Teacher of Competitive Swimming Trainee
Matthew coaches the Novice Squad and has represented the club at the NSW Metropolitan Championships and NSW State Age Championships.