This is South Wales -- BUD McAllister, the man who coached three of Britain's finest swimming talents, is to leave Swansea. The American, who coached Jemma Lowe, Georgia Davies and Jazz Carlin, is leaving the Wales National Pool to take up a post in Australia. Lowe and Davies represented Team GB at the London Olympics, while Carlin was one of the fastest women in the world last year over 800 and 1500 metres, but she narrowly missed out on a medal at the World Championships when finishing fourth in the 400m. McAllister, who previously coached American sensation Janet Evans, said: "My time in Swansea has been a great experience. "It is by far the best coaching position I have had in my career and I am grateful to all the people along the way that have helped me during that time as I move on to the next chapter in my career." The elite groups at the pool — now the home of the Welsh Swimming National Performance Centre — will be overseen by the coaching team of Billy Pye, the man who guided Ellie Simmonds to Paralympic superstardom, Stuart McNarry and Adam Baker.
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This is South Wales -- BUD McAllister, the man who coached three of Britain's finest swimming talents, is to leave Swansea. The American, who coached Jemma Lowe, Georgia Davies and Jazz Carlin, is leaving the Wales National Pool to take up a post in Australia. Lowe and Davies represented Team GB at the London Olympics, while Carlin was one of the fastest women in the world last year over 800 and 1500 metres, but she narrowly missed out on a medal at the World Championships when finishing fourth in the 400m. McAllister, who previously coached American sensation Janet Evans, said: "My time in Swansea has been a great experience. "It is by far the best coaching position I have had in my career and I am grateful to all the people along the way that have helped me during that time as I move on to the next chapter in my career." The elite groups at the pool — now the home of the Welsh Swimming National Performance Centre — will be overseen by the coaching team of Billy Pye, the man who guided Ellie Simmonds to Paralympic superstardom, Stuart McNarry and Adam Baker.
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