Gemma Herrington is an Advanced coach and has many years’ experience in the water as a qualified babies, Learn To Swim and special needs teacher. Gemma started her coaching journey at Riverton Leisureplex in 2010, becoming the Head Coach of Riverton Aquanauts when the club became affiliated with SWA in 2014. Gemma has coached at all levels - from Juniors, Age Group, Multi-Class & fitness. She has developed many of the state’s top swimmers and they have competed in the Age & Open Nationals Swimming Championships. These swimmers have made the finals and also placed top 3 nationally. Gemma encourages the swimmers to learn important life-long skills and to perform to the best of their ability.

HIGHLIGHTED ACHIEVEMENTS

2025

• Winner - Swimming WA Lester Watkins Development Coach of the year

• Finalist - Perth Metro Club of the year and Pathway Program of the Year

• Australian Age (6 swimmers) & Short Course Open Nationals (1 swimmer)

• Swimmer selected for National Flipper squad competing in Tokyo (Oct '25)

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2024

• Australian age & MC nationals (8 swimmers, 2 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)

• WA state relays coach

• 2 Australian mulit-class records

• Winner - Perth Metro Club of the Year

• Winner - Club Premierships B Division 

2023

• Winner - Swimming WA Development Coach of the Year 

• Australian Age & MC Nationals (8 swimmers, 2 bronze medals, 1 Australian multi-class record)

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2022

• Australian Age Nationals - Adelaide (6 swimmers, 7 finals, 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze)

• SWA Development Coach of the Year nominee

• Australian Open Championships - Sydney (1 swimmer, 3 Finals)

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2019

• SWA Development Coach of the Year nominee 

• Australian Age Nationals - Adelaide (3 swimmers, 3 finals)

2018

• Australian Age Nationals - Sydney (1 swimmer, 2 finals)

2017

• Australian Age Nationals  - Brisbane (1 swimmer, 1 Final)

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