St Peters Western Swim Club is based at St Peters Lutheran College at Indooroopilly, in Brisbane’s western suburbs, and Mr Stephen Rudolph, Head of College, is the club's Patron. The club is not exclusively for students of the College, but is also for swimmers from the wider community who can be part of this exciting club.
We are fortunate to have several athletes train at St Peters Western who compete at major international meets including the Olympic Games. They are a great inspiration for others, particularly our younger up and coming swimmers. St Peters Western prides itself on its work ethic of hard training and as a result, SPW has appeared consistently in the list of top 10 clubs in Australia at national open and age championships in recent years.
We are also fortunate to have a terrific line up of coaches, led by Head Coach Michael Bohl, OAM. The 2008 Australian Coach of the Year was also a member of the Australian coaching team for the 2008 Beijing Olympics and has seen his other swimmers, including Nicholas Sprenger and Glen Housman, win medals at the Olympics. Michael was also a swimmer who represented Australia at the Commonwealth Games in Brisbane in 1982. Bohly has been named the 2010 Age Group Coach of the Year and has been ranked #2 on the list of GO CLUB Top 10 coaches for 2009.
Michael Palfery is SPW’s Assistant Coach and is an accomplished swimmer who represented Australia at the Sydney 2000 Olympics. His competitive enthusiasm for swimming is now seeing him turn into a successful coach with the achievements of several up and coming age swimmers including 14-year-old Yolane Kukla who joins the Australian team to compete at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
St Peters Western Swim Club was rated as the Number One Club in Australia for the 2007-2008 season. The Go Club Award was presented to Head Coach Michael Bohl at the annual Australian Swimming Coaches and Teachers Association (ASCTA) Convention. In 2010, SPW has been awarded Silver status.
St Peters Western Club Achievements
Australian Championships
- 2010 - St Peters Western - 2nd
Australian Age Championships
- 2010 - St Peters Western - Champions
- 2009 - St Peters Western - 2nd
- 2008 - St Peters Western - 2nd
- 2007 - St Peters Western - 2nd
- 2006 - St Peters Western - 4th
- 2005 - St Peters Western - 4th
Queensland State Titles
- 2010 - St Peters Western - Champions
- 2009 - St Peters Western - Champions
- 2008 - St Peters Western - Champions
- 2007 - St Peters Western - 4th
- 2006 - St Peters Western - 3rd
- 2005 - St Peters Western - Champions
St Peters Western Individual Swimmers’ Achievements
Stephanie Rice
- 2009 World Championships, Rome: Silver and Bronze medallist
- 2008 Olympic Games: Gold Medal 200IM – World record, Gold Medal 400IM – World Record, Gold Medal 4x200 Freestyle relay – World Record
- 2006 Commonwealth Games: Gold Medal 200IM, Gold Medal 400IM
Meagan Nay
- 2009 World Championships, Rome: Bronze medallist
- 2008 Olympic Games: Finalist 200m Backstroke – Australian and Commonwealth Record
Kenrick Monk
- 2009 World Championships, Rome: Bronze medallist
Ryan Napoleon
- 2009 World Championships, Rome
Brendan Capell
- 2004 - FINA World Open Water 25km world champs: Gold medallist
- 2009 - World Championships, Rome
David Browne
- 2010 - FINA World Open Water 25km world champs
Numerous young swimmers who are Australian and Queensland age champions and are members of Australian teams for youth competitions throughout the world.
For the 2010-2011 season, St Peters Western swimmers on representative teams are:
Oceania Championships (Samoa, June 2010):
- Amy Allen, 16yrs
- Amelia Evatt-Davey, 19yrs
- Madeline Groves, 14yrs
- Grant Irvine, 19yrs
- Mitch Larkin, 16yrs
Australia “A” Team (Canada, July 2010):
- Amy Smith, 20yrs
- Grant Irvine, 19yrs
Youth Olympics (Singapore, August 2010):
- Madison Wilson, 15yrs
Pan Pacific Championships (California, August 2010):
- Leith Brodie
- David Browne
- Kenrick Monk
- Ryan Napoleon
- Samantha Hoschke-Edwards
- Yolane Kukla
- Meagen Nay
- Stephanie Rice
- Michael Bohl (Coach)
Junior Pan Pacific Championships (Hawaii, August 2010):
- Madeline Groves, 14yrs
- Yolane Kukla, 14yrs
- Mitch Larkin, 16yrs
- Ned McKendry, 17yrs
- Madison Wilson, 15yrs
St Peters Western Swim Club finished an 4th in the total point scores at the Australian Short Course Championships in Brisbane in July 2010. Highlights were:
- Yolane Kukla – GOLD in the 50 Free
- Meagen Nay – Silver in the 200 Back
- Madeline Groves – Silver in the 100 Fly
- Yolane Kukla – Silver in the 50 Fly
- Mitch Larkin – Bronze in 200 Back
GO Club Ranking
SPW has been awarded Silver status in the 2010 Australian Unity GO Club PB rankings by Swimming Australia. This status is graded across 5 key areas (memberships, administration, activities, coaching/officiating and marketing/promotion). The program gives our club the opportunity to bench mark against clubs from our state and across the country, as well as monitoring changes to our own club’s performance from year to year. This is a commendable achievement and we hope to improve our status in 2011, by continually improving our club across these 5 key areas.
