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Taking on a leadership position in British aquatic sports is a truly exciting opportunity. Thanks to the dedication and passion of the Board and the entire team at British Swimming, there is a solid platform in place with performances in the pool across all disciplines showing success and great promise as we look forward to the next cycle of major events.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope to use my two decades of experience working on all sides of the sport industry to build on this base and grow a commercially prosperous and well-governed organisation that lives up to its mantra of \u2018winning well in water\u2019, and in doing so, take British aquatic elite performance to new heights.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am honoured by the Board\u2019s show of faith in my abilities and look forward to hitting the ground running and working collaboratively to the mutual benefit of the entire British Swimming team and stakeholder base across the UK and internationally.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>British Swimming Chair <strong>Karen Webb Moss<\/strong> said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI am really delighted to welcome Drew as our new CEO. 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