Swimming Australia have announced former Hockey Australia boss Mark Anderson as the new chief executive and former head of British swimming Michael Scott as high performance director.

Leigh Nugent has resigned as Swimming Australia head coach in the wake of the sport’s dismal showing at the London Olympics.

AOC president John Coates has conceded Australian sports international reputation has been tarnished by the ACC report into doping and the recent Stilnox swimming scandal.

OPINION | The Stilnox scandal currently engulfing Australian swimming has attracted public attention because of the Men’s Relay team’s ‘door-knocking’ antics. PAUL BLEAKLEY asks, is it just a case of ‘boys being boys’ or does it raise more important questions about the misuse of prescription drugs in our society?

The Australian men’s swimming 4x100m relay team have faced the media today over allegations of bad behaviour at the 2012 London Olympics. Four of the six Aussie swim team members have admitted to taking Stilnox in a ‘bonding session’.

The Australian swimming community has been rocked with allegations of drug use, alcohol abuse and bullying after the release of two reports today that described athlete behaviour during the 2012 London Olympics as “too loose” and “culturally toxic”. The Bluestone Review, commissioned by Swimming Australia, and the Australian Sports Commission’s Independent Swimming Review have both raised questions about the culture within the Australian swim team.

RIGHT SAID ED | On the eve of the 2012 Olympic Games, I was walking through north London in a pretty and unobtrusive back alley, when out the corner of my eye I spotted a very familiar sight.

The Australian Olympic Team shone at the London 2012 Opening Ceremony, with over a billion people around the world watching on as Lauren Jackson lead our Aussie Olympic hopefuls out as part of Danny Boyle’s showcase spectacular.