Diving: Shannon Roy, who led Singapore to SEA Games gold, to leave in April; SSA in hunt for replacement
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Australian Shannon Roy was appointed as national head coach for diving by the Singapore Swimming Association in December 2015.
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SINGAPORE - The Singapore Swimming Association (SSA) has launched a search for a new national head coach for diving.
In a press release sent on Wednesday night, it said that Australian Shannon Roy would be leaving after April's Commonwealth Games to seek new opportunities abroad after fulfilling his contract.
Roy, a 1998 Commonwealth Games gold medallist in the three-metre springboard and 1998 World Championships bronze medallist in the three-metre springboard synchronised event (with Dean Pullar), was appointed by the SSA in December 2015 following coaching spells in the United States and his native Australia.
In Singapore, he oversaw the coaching programme including talent identification and the high-performance training of national divers, Timothy Lee, Mark Lee, Joshua Chong, Jonathan Chan and Ashlee Tan.
He guided the Republic to its best-ever showing at last year's SEA Games, with the team returning from Kuala Lumpur with one gold, seven silvers and four bronzes. The previous best was three silvers and four bronzes in 2015.
Said Roy: "I am extremely proud of the results we achieved and the changes that were made. If these can be continued, then there's every chance Singapore can be on the right track to making its mark in the diving world.
"I would like to thank the SSA for the opportunity to help improve the divers here in Singapore and wish them further success in the future."
William Lee, SSA's vice-president for diving, said: "We are very thankful to Shannon for all his efforts over the past two years. His understanding and usage of sports science especially in strength and conditioning has allowed for greater collaboration between SSA and the Singapore Sports Institute.
"Shannon's expertise in planning has aided us in the creation of a multi-year development plan and enabled two Spex Scholars for our sport in Timothy and Mark Lee. We wish him all the very best in his future endeavours."
