The first clinic for the Pho3nix Junior Excellence Program (JX) kicked off on Monday at the Melbourne Aquatic Centre, driven by the partnership between Swimming Australia and the Pho3nix Foundation represented by Mana Global Sports and Entertainment Group. Children aged 9-13 took advantage of the opportunity to learn from Olympic swimmers Andrew Lauterstein, Joshua Beaver and Kenrick Monk on the eve of the 2023 World Championship Trials in Melbourne. Developing healthy habits in the pool, cultivating persistence, resilience, confidence, and goal setting, the Pho3nix JX Program aims to recognise and inspire young swimmers, building commitment to and enthusiasm for the pathway into senior swimming and success in and out of the pool. Seventeen thousand participants are expected to go through the Pho3nix JX Program this year, adding to the over 200,000 that have participated since the program launched in 2007. Most of the Dolphins team competing at this week’s World Championship Trials are graduates of the JX program including Olympic medallists Mollie O’Callaghan, Isaac Cooper and Ariarne Titmus. Swimming Australia Interim CEO Steve Newman said the JX Program has had a tremendous impact over an extended period of time and would play a key role in developing […]
