| The Board of Swimming Australia is pleased to confirm its voting members have voted 8-1 in favour of adopting a new constitution at a Special General Meeting this evening.
While an earlier version of the constitution was not endorsed, all voting members were in favour of holding an additional meeting where they voted resoundingly in favour on a revised constitution.
The revised constitution met the governance requirements of World Aquatics (AQUA) and the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) and had the support of the Swimming Australia Board.
The vote yielded the minimum 75 per cent majority required to pass the new constitution, which comes into immediate effect ahead of Swimming Australia’s Annual General Meeting on 25 October 2023.
Swimming Australia’s new constitution introduces a range of reforms aimed at delivering a more stable overall environment for the sport and better outcomes from the grassroots and community level through to high-performance.
Importantly the new constitution brings Swimming Australia into line with AQUA’s constitutional requirements and the ASC’s good governance requirements and guidelines, while also creating an Athletes’ Commission which will, in an ongoing capacity, nominate candidates to be appointed to the Swimming Australia Board as the Athlete Director.
There will also be an increase in the overall number of members entitled to vote at general meetings including a greater voice for athletes, the formal introduction of the role of Vice President, along with increases in the proportion of votes that a director requires to be appointed President. | 
