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Hussain is the head multiclass squad coach at Geelong Swimming Club, as well as the Victorian Down Syndrome Swimming coach and the assistant Australian Down Syndrome Swimming coach.<\/p>\n
He has created a strong squad of seven multi-class swimmers with a variety of disabilities including hearing impairment, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, and intellectual disability. Over the past 12 months, each individual in the squad has reached state level, most have reached national level, and some have even been chosen to compete for Australia.<\/p>\n
Disability Sport & Recreation invited 13 highly qualified judges from the sector and charged them with assessing nominations across 11 award categories to work out the finalists and winners.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe incredible response to the Initiative of the Year category means there is a clear need for new programs that get people with disability active and those programs are indeed happening across Victoria,\u2019 Disability Sport and Recreation chief executive officer Richard Amon said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith the possibility of large indoor gatherings some way off due to COVID-19 restrictions, we have made the decision to host our 2020 Victorian Disability Sport and Recreation Awards as an online event.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
THE inclusive attitude and impressive achievements of the Geelong Swimming Club have been recognised with three finals berths in this year’s Victorian Disability Sport and Recreation (VDSR) Awards. Entrants in the awards – which will be announced on December 3 – are nominated by state sporting associations, regional sport assemblies, local government, teammates, club members, […]<\/p>\n