Diving NSW Board Director appointment - Michael Scott

Diving NSW is excited to announce that Michael Scott has been appointed to the Board of Diving NSW as a Director. Michael brings a wealth of experience and leadership from his distinguished career in high-performance sport, making him a valuable addition to our organisation.

Michael's Career Highlights:

• CEO of High-Performance Sport New Zealand: Led the development of the 2024 and 2032 strategies, resulting in record government investment and New Zealand's best-ever Olympic medal tally at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics with 20 medals, including 7 gold.
• CEO of Rowing Australia: Drove significant organisational change, developed high-performance strategies, and increased commercial revenue by 400%. He oversaw the construction of the National Women’s Training Centre.
• British Swimming Team Leader: Oversaw British Swimming’s most successful Olympic team in 100 years at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, delivering their best performance at the 2009 World Championships and 2010 Commonwealth Games.
• Director, Australian Institute of Sport: Under his leadership, the AIS won more individual gold medals at the Athens 2004 Olympics than at the previous five Olympics combined.
• Inaugural Director, NSW Institute of Sport: Instrumental in establishing the NSWIS as the best-performing state institute by the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Michael's deep expertise in strategic leadership, high-performance sport, and organisational transformation will greatly contribute to Diving NSW’s future growth and success. We are thrilled to have him on board.

We welcome Michael to the Diving NSW family!