Steven Tigg<\/strong> – who has guided Duncan Scott<\/strong> to Olympic, world, European and Commonwealth success – has been appointed the new Aquatics GB Swimming Head Coach<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Duncan Scott: Photo Courtesy: Georgie Kerr, British Swimming<\/p><\/div>\n
Promoted to the university\u2019s head role in 2017, Tigg also established himself in the senior international British team set-up, coaching swimmers at Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024, multiple world and European championships as well to leading Team Scotland\u2019s swimmers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.<\/p>\n
During this time Tigg has been an influential figure in the corner of Scott, who has claimed eight Olympic, eight world, 11 European and 13 Commonwealth medals since the pair first began working together almost two decades ago at Alloa.<\/p>\n
Kathleen Dawson<\/strong> and Jack McMillan<\/strong> have also secured Olympic relay golds among an array of international successes for the Stirling-based swimmers under Tigg\u2019s tutelage.<\/p>\n
Commenting on his new role to develop Britain\u2019s world-class performance swimming programme, as preparations begin for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, Tigg said:<\/p>\n
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\u201cIt is a privilege to be appointed Aquatics GB Swimming Head Coach, and to follow on from the legacy created by Bill Furniss. The success Aquatics GB Swimming has enjoyed over the past 12 years is testament to his expertise and coach leadership.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am grateful for the opportunity to take up the challenge of continuing this on as we move towards LA and beyond, and I\u2019m excited to partner with Chris Spice and an exceptional cohort of world class coaches, athletes and practitioners in doing so.<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you to everyone at the University of Stirling for making my time there so memorable and enjoyable – I look forward to continuing the collaborative relationship held between Aquatics GB and the university.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Speaking on the appointment, Aquatics GB Performance Director<\/strong> Chris Spice<\/strong> said:<\/p>\n
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\u201cSteven Tigg is an outstanding coach and leader and we welcome him to the post of Aquatics GB Swimming Head Coach. Steven has been in our high-performance system since 2014 and enjoyed coaching success at all levels of performance swimming in the UK; he was the outstanding candidate in an extensive recruitment process.<\/p>\n
\u201cSteven has not only coached recent Olympic champions \u2013 Duncan Scott, Kathleen Dawson and Jack McMillan – but has also successfully led Commonwealth Games teams for Scotland, and more recently was Great Britain\u2019s Head Coach at the 2022 European Championships.<\/p>\n
“Steven comes to the role having lead the incredibly successful University of Stirling high-performance programme for the past seven years where his systematic approach to player development has delivered many British, Commonwealth, European, and World Champions since 2017. In addition, he has led an outstanding team of coaches and support staff in Scotland who have also represented GB regularly on the European and World stage.<\/p>\n
\u201cSteve will bring an analytical approach to our World Class programme alongside his unwavering desire to deliver more success for swimming in Great Britain. I very much look forward to working with him as we start to design our programme for the LA 2028 cycle.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Scott posted his own tribute to Tigg on social media, saying:<\/p>\n
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