Coaching Staff
Head Coach - Joanne Love
Joanne Love has been a professional swimming coach for more than twenty years. Joanne moved to Ivanhoe in 1993 and was joint proprietor of the Four Seasons Swim School. From development of swimmers within this swim school, the Ivanhoe Neons Swimming Club was founded. Joanne now runs JLSS and Learn to Swim Victoria at the Ivanhoe Grammar School pool and Heidelberg Primary School pool.
- Nationally Accredited Level 2 Swimming Coach
- Level 1 Weights Coach
- Aust Swim Lecturer Queensland 1988-1991
- Olympic Representation - Su Lin Chng: 1988
- Paralympian Representation - Sam Bramham: Athens 2004 & Beijing 2008
- National Age Title Holders
- Numerous Australian Age and Open Medallists
- World Record Holders (Masters & 50m Paralympics)
- National and State Record Holders
- Lecturer for Bronze and Green License Course, Human Movements Courses, Australian Masters Seminars & Austswim Courses
- Selected onto Australian Coaching staff for the Paralympic team
- Head Coach of the Swimming Victoria 2008 Target Squad
- Head Coach of the Target 2012 Victorian Gold Squad team
- Head Coach of the Bendigo Academy of Sport Swim Squad
- Coach of the Victorian Youth Team to New Zealand 2005
Coach - Michael Nicassio
- Bronze License Swim Coach
- AUSTSWIM Teacher of Swimming and Water Safety
- State level swimmer with Ivanhoe Neons
- Qualified Pool Lifeguard
- Unrestricted Boat and P.W.C. license (boat and jet-ski)
- Completing a degree in Behavioural Science (psychology)
- Speaks fluent Italian