Ryan Moar comes to Newington College in the new role of Director of Aquatics. The position combines Water Polo, Swimming, learn to swim, pastoral care and pool centre operations responsibilities into one role. Ryan arrives here after a successful stint as an elite Water Polo coach.

Ryan has spent the last eight years working full-time as the Head Coach of the New South Wales Institute of Sport Women’s Water Polo program. During that time he built a highly successful squad, many members of which have achieved excellent results on the international Water Polo scene. As a mentor, Ryan has also tasted success at the highest level of Water Polo working as the assistant coach to the Australian Women’s Team during their last two Olympic campaigns (Beijing and London) where the team secured bronze medals. He was also involved with the gold medal winning Australian Women’s World Cup Team in 2006 and the Australian Junior Women’s World Championship Team in 2007.

Ryan was awarded the NSWIS Coach of the Year Award in 2007 and the Water Polo Australia Coach of the Year Award in 2008.

Mr Moar says, ” I am very excited to be at Newington College in this new and diverse position. It gives me an opportunity to utilise my skills in a variety of different areas. Hopefully my input with the students here can help enrich their experience while at school”.

Ryan has a tertiary degree from the University of Canberra in Sport Administration and is a qualified RLSA Pool Lifeguard and AUSTSWIM Teacher of Swimming and Water Safety.

We welcome him to Newington College.