Swimming Canada tabs Kim Cousins as NextGen nationwide Para group coach

Kim Cousins has been named coach of Canada’s NextGen Paralympic swimming group, Swimming Canada introduced on Monday.

Cousins has beforehand labored as a high-performance coach in quite a lot of sports activities, together with Para athletics, Para swimming, athletics, bobsled and skeleton.

She has over 30 years of nationwide and worldwide high-performance teaching expertise throughout Paralympic and Olympic applications.

Most not too long ago, Cousins served as Athletics Canada’s Para athletics Next Generation Pathway Developer, the place she designed and carried out a nationwide athlete growth program.

Swimming Canada says Cousins will give attention to strengthening the athlete growth pipeline via the Los Angeles 2028 and Brisbane 2032 Paralympic Games.

Cousins will formally start her new function Sept. 14 and will likely be primarily based in Calgary.

“I’m looking forward to the opportunity to help build the next generation of Canadian Para swimmers and strengthen the pathway that supports them from emerging athletes through to the international stage,” Cousins mentioned in an announcement.