Famed Canadian Coach Going to Britain
Times Wire Services
Deryk Snelling, who helped coach Canadian swimmers to 19 Olympics medals, is leaving to coach in Britain.
Snelling, a 62-year-old native of England, has been coach of Swimming Canada’s national sport center in Calgary since 1994.
Swimming Canada said his new post, starting in October, will be as national performance director with the Amateur Swimming Federation of Great Britain.
Snelling, however, will be with Swimming Canada through the Olympics.
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