THE Redlands has been awash with top bike racers and some swimming experts, with local roads being used by Commonwealth Games riders.
Sheldon College head swimming coach Alex Jordan was thrilled to host three swimming coaches from Team Scotland in the lead up to the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
Sheldon Academy of sport junior, intermediate and senior squad swimmers had the privilege of learning from the coaches as they were put through their paces during a training session.
Team Scotland coach Ian Wright took a training session at the college, accompanied by fellow Scotland coaches Ally White and Neil Shanks.
Wright has been coaching national and international level swimmers for 20 years and coaches the City of Glasgow swim team, one of the leading programmes in Scotland and the UK.
Wright has coached at Commonwealth and Olympic Games level.
“The facilities (at the school) are amazing and I am really taken aback by them,” he said. “Not many places in the UK have the facilities you have here and I think it would be fantastic for any child to come to this school.”
Sheldon College Year 10 student, Jamie Jack, an up and coming swim star who won silver in the 50 metre freestyle at Queensland School Sport Swimming Championships said it was an amazing opportunity to get access to world-class swim coaches on home turf.
“The training tips were helpful and I might even pass some of them on to my sister, Shayna, who is swimming for Team Australia at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.”
Before the training session, Wright encouraged squad swimmers to be patient with their development.
Games riders at the Anna Meares Velodrome at Chandler are using local streets for extended road rides, with many heading down Old Cleveland Road to Cleveland and waterside areas.
The velodrome features features a 250-metre timber cycling track and is Queensland’s first indoor velodrome.
It was designed by COX Architects and opened in November last year.
Meantime, drivers need to watch out for all those bike riders.
