Our Coaches

The Fleurieu Swimming Club is very fortunate to have South Australia’s leading coach, Scott Beringen as our head coach. Scott has an extensive background in swimming, coaching and leadership and provides our swimmers with top quality training, leadership and direction in all aspects of swimming and physical well-being. Scott holds a silver Coaching licence through the National Coaching Accreditation Scheme.

Career Summary

Head Coach – Fleurieu Swimming Club

Sherriffs Road Swim Centre
Reynella, South Australia
February 2004 – Current

Head Coach - Swimming

South Australian Sports Institute
Kidman Park, South Australia
April 2003-February 2004

National Scholarship Coach – Swimming (Sport)

National Coaching Scholarship Program
Australian Sports Commission/South Australian Sports Institute
February 2002-Febraury 2003
February 2003-Febraury 2004

Core Competencies:

• Coaching talented and high performance athletes at national and international level
• High performance program management and administration within policy and budgetary guidelines
• Seasonal and long-term program planning and implementation
• Integration and co-ordination of sport science/medical service providers for centralised and external high performance programs
• Providing leadership in talented athlete identification and development through coaching and establishing pathways to high performance programs
• Consulting with government, sports agencies and high performance network coaches to achieve mutual outcomes

Performance Development Officer

SwimSA
Adelaide Aquatic Centre, South Australia
September 2000-April 2002

Core Competencies:

• Planning, implementing and managing developmental and sub-elite programs within the Statewide Development Model
• Head Coach responsibilities across all developmental and sub-elite programs and squads, including State Relay Teams at national level
• Establishing and working within a state network of coaches
• Coach education/accreditation course planning and delivery
• Liaison with government, national and state sports associations

Head Swimming Coach

South Coast Swim Club / Noarlunga Masters Swimmers
Noarlunga Aquatic Centre, South Australia
November 1992-September 2000

Core Competencies:

• Coaching junior and senior athletes from school and club to state and national level
• Providing coaching support to club, state and national developmental programs 
• Seasonal and long-term program planning and implementation

Assistant Swimming Coach

Jones Swim Club, Colin Jones Swimming Academy
Hurstville, NSW
January 1991 - March 1991

Assistant Swimming Coach

Blue Fin Aquarius Swim Club,
Bentleigh, Victoria
April 1988 - April 1990

After joining the Fleurieu Swimming Club as a 7 year old in 1995, Tony has been a member ever since. He has a great passion for the sport, and an even greater one for the club. During his time at Fleurieu Swimming Club, Tony has:

• Represented the state in SAPSASA in 1997, 1998 and 1999 as a 9, 10 and 11 year old respectively
• Qualified for his first National Age Championships in 2000 as a 12 year old
• Competed in the 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 National Age Championships, consistently making finals
• Broken two state records at the age of 15 in the 200 metre butterfly
• Short Course – 2:06.67
• Long Course – 2.09.64
• Qualified for the Australian Open Championships in 2003, 2004, 2005
• Been Vice-Captain for two years at the age of 12 and 13
• Been Captain for five years at the age of 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18
• Been awarded Life Membership in 2006 for his continued service to the club

Coaching

Tony has been coaching at Sherriffs Road Swimming Centre and for the Fleurieu Swimming Club since 2004. In this time he has obtained his Austswim qualification with the Towards Competitive Strokes module, as well as his Bronze Coaching qualification through ASCTA. In the near future he will be looking to complete his Silver qualification.

Tony is the current Head Coach of the Junior Squad and along with Scott is the coach of the Development Squad.