Hennessy Catholic College Year 9 student and 2018 Young Swimming Club Captain Emily Dillon has been selected as a new member of the Swimming NSW Youth Advisory Panel for 2019.

In this role, Emily will assist the Swimming NSW Board to develop ideas on how to improve the current state of swimming in NSW, retain teenagers in the sport and help run the annual Lane Ropes to Leadership Camp.

The Lane Ropes to Leadership Camp encourages 11-15 year olds to participate in workshops on communication, event planning, time management, Technical Official Training, personal development and team building activities.

Emily was invited to give a presentation about her experiences at the Camp held in Wagga this year. It was then that Emily decided to apply for the Youth Advisory Panel through a video application explaining why she would be a good selection for the panel and how she views the future of swimming in NSW.

Emily is the only panel member to come from the Southern Inland NSW region. Congratulations Emily!