Olympian Craig Figes will carry his ardour and experience to his new position with Swim England in what’s an ‘thrilling time for water polo’.
The Crew GB males’s water polo staff captain for the London 2012 Olympics joins the nationwide governing physique because the Water Polo Programme Lead for Nice Britain.
He would be the technical skilled for water polo, advising Swim England, British Swimming and the house nations.
Different features of the position embody managing the technical framework for water polo efficiency and expertise pathways, in addition to main and managing the efficiency squads.
The 43-year-old, who was beforehand a part of the Swim England Water Polo Management Group, defined that he’s ‘very excited’ to get began and work in the direction of his intention of creating ‘GB extra aggressive on the worldwide stage’.
Distinctive place to assist the following technology
Figes stated: “I’m very excited to be beginning this new position. I’ve all the time been extraordinarily enthusiastic about water polo as a sport and particularly the event of British water polo.
“I used to be fortunate sufficient to play professionally for a few years in Europe and past and had the honour of representing Nice Britain for greater than 20 years, together with captaining the lads’s staff on the 2012 Olympic Video games.
“Enjoying and training water polo on the highest stage was, and nonetheless is, a tremendous expertise and journey. I really feel that I’m in a singular place to assist the following technology of water polo gamers on their journeys within the sport.
“The longer-term intention is after all to make GB extra aggressive on the worldwide stage, serving to our athletes to return to European Championships and world stage occasions.
“I’m trying ahead to working with and supporting our athletes, coaches and volunteers, those that are already on the programmes and serving to the event of latest athletes, coaches and volunteers who need step as much as the consultant stage.
Thrilling time for water polo
“Water polo is a particularly powerful sport and to achieve success takes loads of arduous work. I see a key a part of my position as offering the construction and schooling that allows the athletes and coaches to develop into profitable and attain their very own targets.”
Rachel Bayley, Swim England head of efficiency operations, says she is ‘thrilled’ to welcome Figes into the staff.
She stated: “After a rigorous recruitment course of, I’m thrilled to be welcoming Craig to the Nice Britain Water Polo Excessive Efficiency Programme.
“He joins Swim England at an thrilling time for water polo, which has seen new funding from UK Sport, permitting us to push on to the following stage.
“Craig comes with an enormous quantity of expertise within the sport and his credentials converse for themselves.
“We’ve got challenges forward as we nonetheless navigate our manner out of a pandemic, returning to worldwide competitors within the coming weeks, with extra all year long.”
