Senior Squads

The UWSC Squad Program aims to deliver an enjoyable and excellent performance pathway with quality coaching.

OUR SENIOR SQUADS

PERFORMANCE SQUADS

UWA West Coast Butterfly

PERFORMANCE NATIONAL SQUAD

This Squad is for competitive swimmers who are seeking to make finals or medal at Open/Age National Championships. Athletes complete individualised training programs where a very high level of commitment is required.

UWA West Coast Free Style

DEVELOPING NATIONAL SQUAD GREEN

Swimmers should have a clear understanding of what their goals are and will spend more time training for specific events and dryland strength training. This Squad is for competitive swimmers who are seeking to achieve qualifying times to compete at National Championships.

UWA West Coast Club Night Breast Stroke

DEVELOPING NATIONAL SQUAD BLUE

Swimmers should have a clear understanding of what their goals are and will spend more time training for specific events and dryland strength training. This Squad is for competitive swimmers who are seeking to achieve qualifying times to compete at National Championships.

UWSC Performance Pathway Document August 2025
  • Performances are reviewed after benchmark season meets. National Championships, State Long Course Championships and Short Course Championships.
  • Invitations to join the squad or to meet the squad coach to discuss the opportunity are sent in the weeks following competition, in order of criteria priority, based on availability in squads.
  • Age is the minimum age as at the next benchmark competition.

PERFORMANCE PATHWAY AND SENIOR SQUADS

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OPEN SQUAD

The UWSC Open squad is part of the UWSC competitive pathway offering swimmers (previously in a Performance Squad) training at a high level without the commitment to a performance squad program. By invitation from the Club.

UWA West Coast Club Night Breast Stroke

STATE AGE SQUAD

State Age Squad has a dedicated coach and is designed for swimmers aged 13-17, who compete or have competed at a State Championships level.

UWA West Coast Backstroke

YOUTH SQUAD

The UWSC Youth squad offers swimmers moving from Junior (8yrs to 12yrs) swimming programs to an Age (13yrs plus) swimming program to continue to swim in a squad environment without the commitment to a performance squad.

UWA West Coast Free Style

UWA STUDENT SQUAD

UWA Student Squad is for University Students looking to get back to swimming, or swimmers keen to keep fit and meet other like minded swimmers at Uni.

UWA WEST COAST SWIMMING CLUBOUR COACHES

UWA West Coast Coaches have a proven track record of success in coaching and training swimmers for any level.
Rob Palfery UWSC Performing and Developing Nationals Coach

ROB PALFERY

HEAD COACH - PERFORMING & DEVELOPING NATIONALS GREEN

Rob Swim Australia Advanced Coach and without a doubt an encyclopedia of knowledge in all things swimming.

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Brooke Kemp

DEVELOPING NATIONAL BLUE COACH

Brooke Kemp is a Swim Australia Advanced Coach and recent graduate of the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) National Generation 2032 program.

UWSC Strength and Conditioning Coach

STEPHAN PERERA

STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH

Stephan is a qualified Personal Trainer and Gym Instructor and a third year sports science student.

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JOHN SHEPHERD

ASSISTANT PERFORMANCE COACH

John is an AUSTSWIM TCS and holds a Sports Science Degree. John started swimming with West Coast in 2014 and is former National Silver Medallist in the 50m Breaststroke.

UWSC Strength and Conditioning Coach

JOSHUA SHORT

STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH

Joshua is an ESSA qualified Accredited Exercise Scientist with a Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science and a Masters of Exercise Science (Strength and Conditioning).

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JORDAN MACE

STATE AGE, YOUTH SQUAD AND JUNIOR COACH

Jordan is the lead Coach for UWSC State Age Squad, he holds Swim Australia Development Coach qualification and is a certified Gym instructor and Personal Trainer. He has previously coached in Queensland, Australia.

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