Wayne Pollock
President
Wayne has been ASSA President since 2017, is also Chairman and foundation Board member of the International Swim Schools Association (ISSA).
A former CEO and Chairman of Paul Sadler Swimland (PSS), which has locations in Australia, Vietnam and Canada, he is now a Franchisee of several Swimland locations.
Wayne has enjoyed a range of business experiences throughout his career, in addition to 20 years in the Learn to Swim industry, including: Engineering (his first job out of college), Education (as a high school teacher and department head), within the retail industry (as a human resources manager and education manager) and as a sports administrator (as manager of Victorian Basketball Association).
A sports lover all of his life, Wayne has played basketball, Australian Rules football, cricket, softball, track, squash and has been a passionate scuba diver … oh, and he had a brief, unspectacular career representing his high school swim team. His current addiction is golf and (pre-COVID) he’s been known to search the world in pursuit of golfing nirvana.