AusTriathlon confirms High Performance Senior Leadership Team appointments

5 Feb 2025

AusTriathlon is excited to confirm the appointments of the High Performance Senior Leadership Team to drive the implementation of the 2032 High Performance Strategy.

Following yesterday’s announcement of the 2032+ High Performance Strategy, AusTriathlon is pleased to welcome four new members to the team.

The announcement follows the appointment of Shaun Stephens as High Performance Director, who will lead the team through to the LA Olympic and Paralympic Games.

AusTriathlon is keen to confirm the following High Performance Senior Leadership Team appointments:

  • Maxine Seear OLY, Performance Manager – Academy
  • Tim Kerrison, Performance Coach Advisor
  • Dr Annette Eastwood, Head of Performance Pathways
  • Megan Hall OLY, Head of Paralympic Program

AusTriathlon Chief Executive Officer Tim Harradine said: “We’re pleased to welcome Maxine, Tim, Annette and Megan to the AusTriathlon team, all who will form an integral part of our high performance operations.

“These appointments represent a significant uplift in high performance skills and experiences, and we’re extremely fortunate to have attracted such high calibre individuals to our high performance team.

“Our 2032+ High Performance Strategy clearly articulates our vision of achieving extraordinary performance and people inspiring the nation, and we’re excited to have our Senior Leadership Team now in place to start delivering on that,” he said.

Maxine Seear OLY will be joining the team as the Performance Manager – Academy. Maxine will commence in the role on 17 February, and will spearhead the establishment of and lead the daily operations of the Ascent Academy, a new strategic initiative within the 2032+ High Performance Strategy.

Maxine brings a wealth of experience to the role, having been an Olympic triathlete (Athens 2004) herself and more recently coaching alongside some of the world’s best swimming coaches and athletes over the past two Olympic cycles, a period in which Australian swimmers dominated the pool.

“Having been away from triathlon for some time, I am very excited to come back to it. We have a massive job in front of us, but the team AusTriathlon is assembling to do that job is exceptional,” Seear said.

“I’m excited to bring my experience and learnings from working in one of Australia’s most successful teams with me to help build and create the best environment and team that we can. I have seen what works, what it takes, and the relentless pursuit of what being the best in the world requires. 

“We have eight years to build the best triathlon team possible for our home Games, and with the team AusTriathlon is pulling together, I believe we can,” she said.

Tim Kerrison will commence immediately in the Performance Coach Advisor role. Tim will begin on a part-time basis, supporting the development of high performance strategies and best practices across all levels of the program and providing expert guidance and mentorship to the coaching staff.

Tim is one of the most-respected coaches and performance scientists in the world of high performance sport and brings a wealth of experience to the role.  With Tim’s appointment being part-time, AusTriathlon is looking to supplement his expertise with additional support in the coach development area. 

“I’m thrilled to join the AusTriathlon performance team and contribute to the development of our athletes, coaches and programs as we build towards LA 2028 and Brisbane 2032,” Kerrison said.

“This is an exciting opportunity to drive performance and innovation, and I look forward to the challenge of supporting the team to achieve world-class performances,” he said.

Dr Annette Eastwood joins the Senior Leadership Team as the Head of Performance Pathways. Unearthing our future Olympians and Paralympians is a critical part of the 2032+ High Performance Strategy and will be central to Annette’s role.

Annette has extensive experience in leading and managing talent identification and development programs across the country for the past 15 years. 

“I’m excited to take on this role with AusTriathlon and use my knowledge of talent identification and development with a sport that I am so passionate about,” Dr Eastwood said.

“I look forward to working as part of the Senior Leadership Team to identify, develop and support Australia’s best triathletes towards success at future Olympic and Paralympic Games,” she said.

The newly-defined role of Head of Paralympic Program has been accepted by Megan Hall OLY, who is well-known to our Paralympic Program having done an outstanding job in her current role as the Para Triathlon Hub and Talent Coach.

I am truly honoured to accept the role of the Head of Paralympic Program,” Hall said.

“It is a privilege to support the growth and success of this inspiring group of para triathletes and coaches.

“This role comes with great responsibility to our para community, and I am excited for the opportunity to build on the strong foundation established,” she said.

Megan will transition into the role over the coming weeks.

 

Maxine Seear OLY, Performance Manager – Academy

Maxine brings a wealth of experience to the role, having been an Olympic triathlete (Athens 2004) herself and more recently working with some of the world’s best swimming coaches and athletes over the past two Olympic cycles, a period in which Australian swimmers dominated the pool. 

Specifically, Maxine has worked alongside swimming mastercoach, Michael Bohl, before becoming Dean Boxall’s assistant coach in building and driving St Peters Western’s highly-successful squad with the likes of Ariarne Titmus and Mollie O’Callaghan. More recently Maxine coached within one of Swimming Australia’s high performance hubs, working alongside Vince Raleigh and coaching athletes including Cate Campbell and Mitch Larkin.

Over the past nine years, Maxine has worked in these highly-dynamic swimming programs building world class environments and developing athletes from Juniors to Olympic Champions.  Whilst being busy coaching swimmers on pool deck, Maxine has also been busy away from the pool, completing a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Griffith University and a Certificate in Sports Coaching from the University of Queensland. We’re extremely fortunate to secure Maxine so that she can bring her wealth of experiences and expertise back into Triathlon, a sport she’s passionate about.

 

Tim Kerrison, Performance Coach Advisor

Tim is one of the most-respected coaches and performance scientists in the world of high-performance sport and brings a wealth of experience to the role. This strategic appointment aims to further enhance the high performance program as well as providing high level expertise to targeted coaches and athletes. 

Tim’s impressive resume includes being Head Coach and leading Team Sky (now Ineos Grenadiers) to seven Tour de France victories with four different athletes – Bradley Wiggins, Chris Froome, Geraint Thomas and Egan Bernal.

Over the past three decades, Tim has had international success in cycling, swimming with both Australia and Great Britain, rowing and more recently has been guiding Cameron Wurf in IRONMAN triathlon.

Tim was also integrally involved in the Ineos 1:59 Challenge, assisting Kenyan athlete Eliud Kipchoge break the two-hour mark for the Marathon. Known for his intelligence in developing and implementing performance strategies and innovative training practices, Tim’s expertise will be invaluable in implementing AusTriathlon’s new high performance strategy.  

 

Dr Annette Eastwood, Head of Performance Pathways

Annette has extensive experience in leading and managing talent identification and development programs across the country. Annette comes to us from the Australian Institute of Sport where she is currently the Athlete Identification and Development Lead, responsible for identifying and developing future Olympic and Paralympic athletes across a range of sports.

Previously, Annette has spent ten years at the South Australian Sports Institute managing their Talent Search Program, including their highly-successful Cycling Talent Search. Annette has also previously worked in triathlon from 2014 to 2017 as a physiologist for the national program employed through the Australian Institute of Sport.  

Annette has a PhD in Talent Identification and is an avid triathlete herself having completed 17 IRONMAN triathlons.  She is passionate about the sport and talent development, making her the perfect fit for the role.

 

Megan Hall OLY, Head of Paralympic Program

Megan has extensive experience in high performance triathlon having competed at an Olympic level herself and then coaching athletes to World Championships, Olympic Games and Paralympic Games performances. Megan has strong authentic leadership qualities with a clear vision and passion to lead and drive the Paralympic program.

Megan has done an outstanding job in a relatively short period of time identifying and developing talented Paralympic triathletes and has worked collaboratively with key stakeholders to ensure they have access to excellent development opportunities.

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