Olympic star 'broken' by top swim coach's regime | BBC News

A world-record breaking swimmer has told the BBC she was left “broken” by the training regime of one of the UK’s most successful swimming coaches.

Rūta Meilutytė  – who, at just 15, won gold at the London 2012 Olympics – said coach Jon Rudd’s focus on her weight and diet contributed to her struggle with an eating disorder.

Rudd has faced multiple allegations of bullying and verbal abuse of teenage swimmers. He has not responded to the BBC.

The story raises wider questions about an alleged toxic culture for young swimmers in the UK.   
 
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