Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 100 Page 101 Page 102 Page 103 Page 104 Page 105 Page 106 Page 107 Page 108 Page 109 Page 110 Page 111 Page 112 Page 113 Page 114 Page 115 Page 116 Page 117 Page 118 Page 119 Page 120 Page 121 Page 122 Page 123 Page 124 Page 125 Page 126 Page 127 Page 128 Page 129 Page 130 Page 131 Page 132 Page 133 Page 134 Page 135 Page 136 Page 137 Page 138 Page 139 Page 140 Page 141 Page 142 Page 143 Page 144 Page 145 Page 146 Page 147 Page 148 Page 149 Page 150 Page 151 Page 152 Page 153 Page 154 Page 155 Page 156 Page 157 Page 158 Page 159 Page 160 Page 161 Page 162 Page 163 Page 16436 AUSTRALIAN SPORTS COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2015–16 OVERVIEW AND HIGHLIGHTS 36 Emerging athlete of the year Ben Simmons (basketball) Ben graduated from US high school Montverde Academy and earned selection in the 2015 All American Game. He received several high-profile awards including the USA High School Player of the Year and was selected in the World Team for the 2015 Nike Hoop Summit. Ben joined Louisiana State University and was named the Southeastern Conference Preseason Player of the Year and named on the Associated Press preseason All-America team. In June 2016 Ben was the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft. Para performance of the year Alistair Donohoe (cycling) Throughout 2015 Alistair not only excelled in the most competitive classification within para-cycling, C5, but his personality, attitude and behaviour proved exemplary and he greatly contributed to the positive team culture. His 2015 highlights included first place at the Para‑cycling Road World Championship C5 Road Race and six Para-cycling Road World Cup gold medals. He also won the scratch race at the Para-cycling Track World Championships and three gold medals at national track and road events during the year. Coach of the year Michael Bohl (swimming) Michael coached six Australian athletes for the 2015 FINA World Championships who went on to win five gold, two silver and three bronze medals at the meet, including Mitchell Larkin, Madison Wilson, Bronte Barratt, Madeline Grove, Emma McKeon and Grant Irvine. He also coached Mitchell to a world record in the 200-metre backstroke at the 2015 Australian Short Course Championships and received Swimming Australia’s Olympic Program Coach of the Year award. Award for leadership Mark Anderson (swimming) Mark has brought highly valued management and business acumen to swimming that has seen the sport attract and secure new commercial and innovative partnerships, highlighted by a renewed multi-year television broadcast arrangement involving free-to-air television and digital platforms. During preparations for the Rio Olympic Games Mark has overseen key changes in the high performance team and secured key staff for the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2020. He has driven cultural change that has led to positive results in and out of the pool.