Anne Green

Anne Green (5 March 1951 – 30 November 2022) was an Australian swimming coach and administrator particularly in relation to disability sport. She was Chair of the International Paralympic Committee Swimming Executive Committee from 1992 to 2006. Personal She was born on 5 March 1951 in Perth, Western Australia. Her father was prominent Australian sport administrator Jack Howson and mother was Elizabeth Weddeburn. She attended Presbyterian Ladies' College, Perth. She has a son Clayton. Green died of cancer on 30 November 2022 in Perth. Sport Green started swimming at the age of eight. She was coached by Kevin Duff but stopped competitive swimming at the age of 17. She was employed as a coach at the Kevin Duff Swimming Centre in Perth. In 1981, she started to teach swimming for those with a disability at the Melville Aquatic Centre. She used the Halliwick Method for her coaching approach. Her first prominent Paralympic swimmer was amputee Jason Diederich.