Kieren Perkins

Kieren Perkins OAM is regarded as one of the world’s greatest distance swimmers having won four Olympic medals for Australia. He broke 11 world records and is the first person in history to hold the Olympic, world, Commonwealth and Pan Pacific titles simultaneously. Perkins retired from swimming in 2000 after claiming a silver medal in the 1500m freestyle at his home Olympics. This performance made him the first person in history to win three consecutive Olympic medals in the 1500m. Mr Perkins transferred his knowledge and experience to build a successful career across the consulting and banking sectors, including 10 years at National Australia Bank (NAB) before taking on the Chief Executive Officer role at Australian Unity’s retail banking unit in 2021. Having seen sport from all angles over four decades, Mr Perkins is passionate about the whole sports sector, from grassroots to high performance. Mr Perkins was President of Swimming Australia until he took on the role of Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Sports Commission in March 2022. His focus in this new role is to ensure sport has a place for everyone and delivers results that make Australia proud.