Simon Cusack is best known as a world-class swimming coach. He started swimming at a very young age while being coached by his father. His father swam in the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, winning a bronze medal in the 4100-metre freestyle relay.
Simon is the son of Robert Cusack and the great nephew of the Olympic gold medallist coach, Arthur Cusack.
Simon received awards from the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS), Swimming Australia, and the Australian Swimming Coaches and Teachers Association (ASCTA) in 2013. In 2014, he received the ASCTA Coach of the Year award.
Simon is the current coach of Cate Natalie Campbell. Currently holding many world records, Cate Natalie Campbell is an Australian competitive swimmer who was born in Malawi. In the 2008 Summer Olympics, she won two bronze medals, a gold medal in 2012, a gold and a silver medal in 2016, and a gold medal in 2020.