{"id":245259,"date":"2025-05-19T18:04:44","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T17:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/olympic-star-broken-by-top-swim-coachs-regime-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-05-19T18:04:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T17:04:44","slug":"olympic-star-broken-by-top-swim-coachs-regime-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/olympic-star-broken-by-top-swim-coachs-regime-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympic star &#8216;broken&#8217; by top swim coach&#8217;s regime | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/BuqMlTFE0dg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Olympic star 'broken' by top swim coach's regime | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BuqMlTFE0dg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A world-record breaking swimmer has told the BBC she was left \u201cbroken\u201d by the training regime of one of the UK\u2019s most successful swimming coaches. <\/p>\n<p>R\u016bta Meilutyt\u0117\u00a0 \u2013 who, at just 15, won gold at the London 2012 Olympics \u2013 said coach Jon Rudd\u2019s focus on her weight and diet contributed to her struggle with an eating disorder. <\/p>\n<p>Rudd has faced multiple allegations of bullying and verbal abuse of teenage swimmers. He has not responded to the BBC. <\/p>\n<p>The story raises wider questions about an alleged toxic culture for young swimmers in the UK.\u00a0 \u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIf you&#8217;ve been affected by the issues raised in this video there is information and support at the BBC Action Line.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#Olympics #Swimming #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A world-record breaking swimmer has told the BBC she was left \u201cbroken\u201d by the training regime of one of the UK\u2019s most successful swimming coaches. 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