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Building India’s Swimming Dreams
Working with Australia
Speakers
Aspirations of excellence know no borders.
As Australia, the world’s second-highest Olympic gold medalist nation in swimming, crowns its ‘Green and Gold Decade’ with the 2032 Brisbane Olympics, India is charting its own bold course: hosting the 2030 Commonwealth Games and setting its sights on the 2036 Olympics.
In this timely conversation, leading Indian and Australian sports figures come together to explore swimming as a shared arena of potential and partnership. Where does India stand in its swimming journey today? How can Australia’s storied expertise help shape a stronger swimming culture here? And what might true collaboration between nations look like in nurturing the next generation of elite athletes?
A dialogue on ambition, learning, and shared pursuit of excellence; where two nations meet at the deep end of possibility!
Presented by:
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Katrina Scarpin
Katrina Scarpin is an award-winning Australian swimming educator certified under AUSTSWIM, Australia’s leading authority for swimming and water safety training. With years of experience shaping instructors across the country, she now brings her expertise to India—training local teachers in the AUSTSWIM curriculum. Her visit, supported by the Australian Consulate-General Bengaluru and Swimming Matters, reflects a growing exchange between India and Australia in sports education and community safety.
Hakimuddin Habibulla
Hakim Habibulla represented India at the 2000 Sydney Olympics in swimming and has since become a leading voice in Indian sport. As Founder and Director of Winning Matters Consulting and Managing Director (India & South Asia) of Myrtha Pools, he continues to shape the future of aquatic sports through infrastructure development, athlete mentoring, and strategic consulting across the sports ecosystem.
Nandan Kamath
Nandan Kamath is the co-founder and Managing Trustee of the GoSports Foundation, a National Award-winning organization supporting India’s elite athletes, and co-founder of the Sports and Society Accelerator. A leading sports law expert, he helped draft the Target Olympic Podium Scheme and was part of key government committees including the re-drafting of the National Sports Code and the NITI Aayog Working Group on a national Justice Stack.
Hilary McGeachy
Hilary McGeachy serves as Australia’s Consul General in Bengaluru, representing the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. A career diplomat with previous postings in India and Germany, she brings deep expertise in international engagement and policy.
