British swimmers allege they were bullied by former coach
Daily MailBritish sport is embroiled in another abuse scandal after teenage swimmers said they were bullied by a coach who has been arrested overseas on multiple assault charges. English swimming's ruling body has been informed of a social-media support group set up by swimmers trained by the suspected paedophile John Wright, the Mail on Sunday can reveal. Their former swimmers formed the secret social-media support group on the common understanding that Wright had bullied the club's athletes and, in some cases, they had suffered emotional problems as a result. Wright had coached his home country's most talented young swimmers and was accused of abusing elite athletes including Shane Lewis, an Olympian; a second swimmer who was a former junior national champion; and Paul Shearer, who competed at state-championship level. Swim England have been in contact with former swimmers who claim Wright harmed them The Australian Broadcasting Company documentary prompted a former South African junior swimming champion to come forward with allegations that Wright sexually abused him once or twice a week for six months in 1998, shortly before he joined Kingston.
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