About Elevate Performance Academy
Elevate Performance Academy was founded with a simple mission: give every swimmer — from first-timers to competitive athletes — the coaching, support, and community they need to reach their full potential.
Meet the Coach
With over 30 years of coaching experience, Head Coach Jodie Morgan brings an elite level of expertise, passion, and holistic development to the Sunshine Coast swimming community. Known for her technical precision and encouraging style, Jodie leads both Eumundi District Swim Club and Gympie District Swim Club through Elevate Performance Coaching. Her experience spans junior athletes looking to qualify for state championships, international-level elite swimmers, and also triathletes seeking greater efficiency in the water.
Jodie’s own competitive swimming career provides a strong foundation for her coaching expertise. A former NSW backstroke swimmer, Jodie trained under renowned coach Mark Regan. Mark’s distinguished career included Head Coach of Swimming New Zealand, Head Coach at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), and seven years as Head Coach of the Danish National Team. This experience helped shape Jodie’s understanding of high-performance swimming, technical development and competitive sport.
As a qualified performance nutrition coach and personal trainer, Jodie takes a comprehensive, whole-person approach to athletic performance. Her programs combine pool training with dryland conditioning, mobility, breathing mechanics and targeted injury prevention, helping athletes build strength, resilience and long-term progression.
Jodie’s understanding of physical conditioning is also shaped by her history as a competitive bodybuilder, giving her firsthand knowledge of muscle mechanics, strength training and nutritional strategy. She uses this expertise to help athletes develop powerful yet fluid movement in the water, supported by direct pool deck coaching and live video playback for immediate stroke correction and technique refinement.
Jodie believes mindset is just as important as physical conditioning and fosters a supportive, inclusive environment alongside high-performance standards. Whether working with a junior aiming for Queensland State Championships or an adult seeking greater fitness, Jodie is dedicated to helping every swimmer align their body, breath and mindset to reach their potential.
Our Coaching Philosophy
Individualised
Every athlete is different. We tailor programs to each swimmer's goals, age, current ability, and schedule.
Holistic
Swimming performance depends on strength, nutrition, recovery, and mindset — not just pool time. We address all of it.
Long-term focused
We build athletes for the long haul — developing skills and habits that serve them throughout their sporting lives.