PEOPLE
REDDISH APPOINTED DISABILITY CHIEF
Tim Reddish has been announced as the new executive director of British Disability Swimming. A Paralympic medallist, Reddish has
been the national performance director since 2003 and took over his new role at the beginning of May. He has been tasked with placing British Swimming in a strong position within the national and international Paralympic movement. The appointment is part of a strategic
restructure to help meet the challenge of the London 2012 Paralympics while also looking beyond to 2016. Reddish also took the role of chair of ParalympicsGB in November 2008.
OLYMPIC ICON SAMARANCH DIES
ECB welcomes women on board
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced the appointment of Rachael Heyhoe-Flint (pictured) and Jane Stitchbury to its board. Heyhoe-Flint, the former England
women’s cricket captain and Stitchbury, the former chief constable of Dorset, have joined an enlarged board at the national governing body for cricket. Yorkshire CCC chair Colin Graves has
also been appointed, while Essex CCC chair Nigel Hilliard has been re-appoint- ed to the board, which has increased in size from 12 to 14 members.
Juan Antonia Samaranch, the inspi- rational honorary life president of the International Olympic Commit- tee (IOC) has died aged 89. Having stepped down as IOC pres-
ident in 2001, Samaranch steered the Olympic movement through 21 years that were marked by boycotts, bribery, drug scandals and a greater emphasis on commercialism. Jacques Rogge, the current IOC
ECB chair Giles Clarke said: “Rachael
was an outstanding captain of England women and has worked tirelessly on behalf of cricket for many years, particu- larly for the Lady Taverners.”
president said: “We have lost a great man, a mentor and a friend who dedicated his life to Olympism. Samaranch suffered a number of
health problems since his retirement and died of cardio-respiratory failure.
BARLOW TO LEAD GLL ATHLETICS
London-based sports and leisure trust Greenwich Leisure (GLL) has appointed Mick Barlow as its new athletics devel- opment manager. The 44-year-old will be responsible
for helping the organisation plan and deliver a lasting legacy from the 2012 Olympic Games at its sport and leisure centres across the capital. Barlow, who has in the past created
sports development initiatives for the London Youth Games and the London Active Partnership, will devise athletics programmes for people of all abilities in a bid to encour- age increased participation.
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An athlete with Kent, Tonbridge
and Vets athletics clubs, Barlow will also see corporate strategy and disabil- ity provision form part of his brief in the run-up to the 2012 Games. “Greenwich Leisure is committed to
developing a sustainable legacy and to the continual improvement of athletics in London: the condition of facilities, the coaching structure and the im- portance of support mechanisms and partnerships,” he says. “Now I find myself in a position that
can really make a difference and with the 2012 Olympiad on the horizon, it’s a fantastic opportunity.”
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