British swimmer David Davies announces his retirement following London 2012
Tuesday 13 November 2012 08:33, UK
Image:David Davies: Set to take up a position with Sport Wales
Great British swimmer David Davies, who claimed two Olympic medals during a decade of competing, has called time on his swimming career.
Sporting ambitions
He said: "I have had an amazing career. I have achieved so much more than I ever thought possible when I was a youngster.
"I have had terrific support from my family and my coach of many years, Dave Haller in Cardiff, who coached me to my first Olympic medal in Athens.
"I would also like to thank everyone at British Swimming who has helped me along the way."
He added: "I had three great years at Loughborough under the guidance of Kevin Renshaw, who coached me to a silver medal in Beijing. I have made some fantastic friends along the way.
"I am going on to work as a Performance Lifestyle Advisor/Athlete Mentor for Sport Wales so I hope to stay involved with young swimmers and hopefully help them to achieve their sporting ambitions as I have."
Michael Scott, National Performance Director, said: "David has had an outstanding swimming career with two Olympic medals and a host of other international distance freestyle medals from World, Commonwealth and European championships.
"He has had made a significant contribution to swimming in Britain in his 10-year career and is a fantastic ambassador for the sport."
