British Triathlon has unveiled Heather Williams as the organisation’s Performance Director to help lead the strategic direction and management of the UK Sport World Class Performance Programme as the organisation prepares for its home Olympiad in London 2012.
“I am delighted to be given the opportunity to lead the triathlon performance programme into our home Games in London in 2012. We have a wealth of talented athletes, coaches and support staff with the commitment, desire and passion required for Olympic success,” Williams said.
After a worldwide search to find a leading international coach with a proven track record of success, Canadian Joel Filliol has been appointed as the new Head Coach and will provide support to athletes and coaches identified in the Olympic Podium and Academy Squads to convert them into medal winners.
Filliol is one of the most experienced and successful individuals in triathlon, having been involved in the sport since 1989, both as an athlete and a coach. He has worked for Triathlon Canada since the 2002 Commonwealth Games and was Senior High Performance Coach during the 2008 Olympics. He was also the personal coach of 2008 Beijing Olympic Games silver medallist Simon Whitfield.
Former Sports Science and Technical Manager Mark Pearce has been named as Performance Manager. This group of three provides the nucleus of British Triathlon’s ambition for success at the 2012 Olympic Games and will drive the top end of the Performance Programme.
Former Great Britain ski international Simon Mills will also be joining the British Triathlon Performance team shortly as Performance Development Manager. Mill’s key role will be to create an infrastructure to identify, nurture and develop the next generation of Olympic athletes as British Triathlon looks to continue its production of successful youth and junior athletes.
