CONTENTS CONTENTS Volume 36 Issue 3, 2018 REGULARS 18 Water Safety: Know Your Limits 2 Read Surf Life Saving Australia’s From the Chairman: recommendations for some common Working Together as One SMA coastal activities to help keep yourself Dr Andrew Jowett explains the new safe this summer. changes at SMA and how the Board Surf Life Saving Australia and State Councils are working together closely to ensure SMA remains a world 20 Unfollowing the Trends: leader in sports medicine.3 12 Strength and Conditioningin Swimming From the CEO: New Horizons Scott Dickinson, the new National Lead of Interim CEO, Michael Kenihan talks about INTERVIEWS Strength and Conditioning for Swimming his passion for SMA and his vision to build Australia, talks new trends within the on the success of the SMA brand 4 5 minutes with… Melissa Isgro field of strength and conditioning plus 30 practical applications to help Australia’s The Journal of Science 15 Treading Above the Rest: swimming athletes achieve success. and Medicine in Sport: Improving Rowie Webster Jorden Merrilees Running Economy By Transitioning Interview with Stingers’ captain, Rowie to Minimalist Footwear? Webster on her love of water polo and 32 How Can We Help Create A republished JSAMS editorial how her competitive nature has taken a Safe Environment for LGBTQ (Volume 21, Number 12, December 2018). her all over the world in an elite career Athletes Within Sport? 25 spanning 11 years. This feature focuses on how to foster SDA Feature – Nutrition for Jorden Merrilees inclusion for LGBTQ athletes within sport Swimming: From the Junior Medal with insights from Olympic gold medallist Day-Dreamer to the Elite Athlete 53 P diver Matthew Mitcham OAM, sports Accredited Sports Dietitian Toni Franklin eople Who have Shaped SMA – Dr Grace Bryant OAM physiotherapist Myles Murphy and shares a comprehensive nutrition guide CEO of the Western Australian Cricket for swimmers – from junior level, right This issue we pay tribute to Dr Grace Association (WACA) Christina Matthews. up to elite swimmers. Bryant for her outstanding contribution to SMA and look back on her career as Myles Murphy Toni Franklin a female trailblazer in sports medicine. 50 42 Congratulations to Our Newest Sports Trainer Guide: FEATURES Fellows Wound Management in Sport Read more about Dr Andrea Mosler and Information on how to safely and 7 Swimmer’s Shoulder Associate Professor Lisa Barnett who effectively treat wounds in sport. Read about the causes of swimmer’s were inducted as Fellows at the 2018 shoulder and the strategies for SMA Conference. NEWS rehabilitation. 44 Highlights From the 2018 36 SMA Member News Dr Helen Walker and Kylie Holt SMA Conference 38 SMA Professional 12 The Olympics! Surfing’s 48 2018 SMA Conference Development Calendar Next Take Off Award Winners 40 Kim Crane, National High-Performance SMA Courses Calendar Manager for Surfing Australia, discusses the high-performance evolution of Australia’s favourite past-time: surfing. Jorden Merrilees Opinions expressed throughout the Publisher Copy Editor magazine are the contributors’ own and doSports Medicine AustraliaJorden Merrilees not necessarily reflect the views or policySports House, 375 Albert RdPR, Communications and Marketing Manager of Sports Medicine Australia (SMA). Albert Park VIC 3206 Sophie Nussbaumer Members and readers are advised that sma.org.au Design/Typesetting SMA cannot be held responsible for ISSN No. 1032-5662 Perry Watson Design the accuracy of statements made in PP No. 226480/00028 Cover photograph advertisements nor the quality of goods or https://www.gettyimages.com.au services advertised. All materials copyright. On acceptance of an article for publication, Content photographs copyright passes to the publisher. Author supplied; https://www.gettyimages.com.au VOLUME 36 • ISSUE 3 2018 1