swimming Archives - GymPal https://gympal.org.uk/tag/swimming/ Gymnast Parent Alliance Thu, 13 Jun 2024 16:51:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.4 https://gympal.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/gyp-150x150.jpg swimming Archives - GymPal https://gympal.org.uk/tag/swimming/ 32 32 Swim abuse scandal a chance for change – Adlington https://gympal.org.uk/2024/03/06/swim-abuse-scandal-a-chance-for-change-adlington/ Wed, 06 Mar 2024 15:26:00 +0000 https://gymnastalliance.com/?p=260 Rebecca Adlington says the swimming abuse scandal is a chance for the “phenomenal” sport to move forward and change the culture forever. […]

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]]> Rebecca Adlington says the swimming abuse scandal is a chance for the “phenomenal” sport to move forward and change the culture forever.

The two-time Olympic gold medallist said she was lucky her coach “saw me as a human being first and an athlete second”.

An independent review found a systemic culture of fear in the sport, enabling abuse and bullying to exist for years.

Adlington said she had a positive experience but saw others who did not

Read more here…https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-68484980

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