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Rebecca Adlington calls on British Swimming to appoint new head coach quickly

Image: Rebecca Adlington: Urged British Swimming to appoint a new head coach as soon as possible

Rebecca Adlington has called on British Swimming to appoint a new head coach as soon as possible, believing that the current situation has left swimmers feeling in limbo.

On hold

Names linked with the head role include Bill Furniss, Adlington's own coach, along with Chris Nesbit, who ran the successful off-shore centre set up in Australia during Bill Sweetenham's term. John Atkinson, British disability swimming performance director, has also been mentioned to succeed Scott. It would have a significant effect on Adlington if Furniss were to be appointed, having trained with him since the age of 12. Before the publication of the review, Adlington said: "Literally everything is on hold, he doesn't really know very much. "He doesn't know who the next head coach is going to be, he doesn't know whether he wants to do it or anything like that. "I don't want to be nasty to Bill because he is only 58 but he probably wouldn't go on for another four years coaching and if I was to get in (to the pool), I probably wouldn't want to swim for another four years. "No-one can make a decision, it's not just me - no-one knows what is happening, no-one knows what is happening with the programmes, it's all up in the air - that is the thing for me and Bill. "Just waiting really - waiting and waiting. I just wish they would get on with it."

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