Committee - Executive team

Steve Munks 1.48.png — Chairperson - Steven Munks

Steve has been involved with Superfins since 2006 when his daughter, Carys, joined the club. As Superfins became an important and integral part of Carys’s life, Steve decided to join the Committee, initially as the Swimming WA swim meet officer and later was elected Vice-President. Steve took on the role of Chairperson in August 2023. Steve encourages our members to give competitive swimming a try and is the person to contact to demystify the classification process for multi-class swimming. Several Paralympic swimmers started out with Superfins, so you never know where this sport can take you. Steve is also a regular on many of the Superfins camps held each year.
Steve is an accountant with 33 years experience but is soon to embark on a seachange. He is married with three adult daughters and enjoys spending any spare time with them and watching his favourite team, the Hawthorn football club.

Vice Chairperson - Janice Saunders

*Vice Chairperson Superfins WA Inc*
I have been a parent member of Superfins since 1997 when my daughter joined as a swimmer. I was initially on the fundraising committee from 1998 and became chair of that committee in 2000. The Fundraising Committee took over full management of the club from 2006 and I have been Chairperson of this committee until August 2023 when I stepped down from the Chair to become Vice Chair.
Without doubt my involvement with Superfins has been a most rewarding experience and an absolute privilege. All our swimmers are wonderful and like a huge family.

Steve Robinson 1.5.png — Treasurer - Stephen Robinson

Steve joined the Committee in August 2017 shortly after his son, Keith, became a club member of the Superfins. Keith and Steve are active competitors in the WA open water series and have completed a Rottnest Channel crossing together in a team of four. Keith also is an active member of the UWA Athletics Club and Steve has coached at UWA Little Athletics since 2007.
Steve is an economist and works for WA gold miner Westgold Resource Ltd. Steve has extensive experience in charities, community groups and sports clubs, having been on the Board of the Centre for Cerebral Palsy (now the Ability Centre), the Board of Woodlands Primary School and Chair of an Aboriginal charitable organisation.

Tony Curry 1.5.png — Secretary - Tony Curry

Tony Curry currently holds the position of Secretary on the Superfins Committee, a position he has held for the past five years. He is married to Shelley and has four children, the oldest of whom is Nathan who has been a member of Superfins for about twenty years.

All of his family are very proud of Nathan's swimming achievements. In terms of the Superfins Club, the recent highlights for Nathan have included his two interstate trips for the National Masters Championships and the annual camps.

He is employed at Catholic Education Western Australia (which is located in Leederville) and his role involves working with the staff and students in the various (162) Catholic schools around the State of WA.

Coaches

Luka Azzalini - Senior Coach

Luka began with Superfins as a Volunteer Coach in May of 2021. He then joined our coaching staff in early 2022 and was then appointed to the Head Coach role in August 2023.
He also managed Superfins Open Water training from October 2023.
Luka has a Bachelor of Science degree and another in Sports Science. He has worked extensively in the disability sector. His roles have included Head Coach for Special Olympics and support work with individuals with intellectual/physical disabilities.
He enjoys being part of a team as well as working independently and has been involved with several Superfins camps to Rottnest and Busselton for Open Water camps.

Helen Harris - Learn to Swim Coordinator

I started swimming as a youngster in VacSwim lessons, loved school swimming carnivals and trained with a squad in Mandurah.
I have been working in the swim industry for 14 years and hold qualifications for Teacher of swimming and Water Safety, Infant Aquatics and Access and Inclusion, all with Austswim. I am also an accredited Autism Swim instructor and a Puggles Skipper with Deaf Children Australia.
I have a passion for children of all ages and abilities to develop a love of being in and moving in the water and gaining an understanding of water safety. For the past 3 years I have been in the pool with Superfins as an instructor and have felt very privileged to have been a part of many families swim journey and accomplishing swim goals.

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The head coaches are supported by a talented and dedicated team of swimming coaches that love their roles and the positive influence they can have on the lives of the athletes.

Brief history of Superfins WA

1985 - WACPSRA was set up by parents at ‘The Spastic Welfare Association of Western Australia’ as it was then known.

1985 - CP swim group was formed with 5/6 swimmers at Inglewood pool.

1990 - On a trip to Assen with swim team, Phil Jose sat next to Trevor Goddard who was coaching Blind Association swimmers on the other side of the pool at Inglewood. It was decided to amalgamate the two groups.

1991 - Kerry Smith in her position with WADSA (President) encouraged the group to move to Superdrome in Claremont with advantage of heated, indoor, air-conditioned pool, and was able to obtain financial support from WADSA for lanes and equipment. This also meant that the club could be opened up to any swimmers with a disability.

1995 - Club was formalised as Superdrome Superfins.

1996 - Became incorporated.

2002 - Superfins became affiliated with WADSA and with WA Swimming (or Swimming WA as it is known today).

2006 - Phil and Kerry decided to hand over all aspects of the club to a parent committee and Phil also chose to withdraw from his role on pool deck as coach. The existing Fundraising Committee took control of the administration of the club.

2010 - We became affiliated with Masters Swimming WA and also began both a National squad and a Learn to Swim Program for school aged children with disabilities.

2011 - There was a restructure of the club creating two separate squads, the Stroke Development Squad and the Senior Squad.

2018 - Learn to Swim has 60 swimmers and a waiting list and squads have 70 swimmers.