Australia’s swimming chief resigns after London debacle

Swimming Australia chief executive Kevin Neil quit his post Thursday in the wake of the team’s poor showing at the London Olympics, which was tarred by reports of pranks and ill-discipline. Australia’s swimmers won just one gold, six silver and three bronze in London, their lowest tally in the pool since the 1992 Barcelona Games, and were without an individual gold medallist. “I have witnessed great changes and seen how swimming continues to be Australia’s premier Olympic and Commonwealth Games sport,” Neil said in a statement. “Following the below-expected results at the London Olympics, swimming is now undertaking various reviews to set the new course for the future and it is therefore appropriate to step aside to allow the sport to progress.”