Alan Bircher
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Alan Bircher (born 21 September 1981) is a British former long-distance swimmer. After finishing a long international career he entered into coaching, following successful coaching posts at West Suffolk where he coached his wife Stefanie Bircher to the World Championships 7th-place finish (Rome 2009) and had multiple national champions. He then went on to coach at Wyre Forest Swimming Club in Worcestershire. After a highly successful 2011/2012 season, Alan moved to his current coaching position at Ellesmere College Titans (ECTM). In 2021, he was suspended and stopped from forming part of Team GB's Tokyo coaching squad.[1][2]
Bircher won two senior international medals a brace of silvers in 2004: World Championships Dubai 10 km and European Championships Madrid 5 km. He also narrowly missed out on medals in the Open Water Swimming at the 2005 / 2006 / 2007 World Aquatics Championships in the 10 km open water swim, finishing in 4th / 7th / 7th respectively.
References[edit]
- ^ Woods, Rebecca. "Ellesmere College Titans swimming club to close after damning report". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ Byrnes, Liz (17 July 2021). "Alan Bircher Suspended by Swim England After Investigation Into Allegations Of 'Toxic Culture' At Ellesmere College". Swimming World. Sports Publications, Inc. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
External links[edit]
- "AlanBircher.com". Archived from the original on 9 February 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2007.
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