Rio will be McCord’s fourth Paralympics and after 12 years at the helm of Canada’s Para-swimming program he feels it is time to move on.
“It’s not an easy decision but it’s an easier decision because the organization is healthy and the leadership is solid. It’s a good time,” McCord said.
The native of Glasgow, Scotland, took the Swimmers With A Disability post in 2004 and has seen it grow to a full-time staff of five from two, while Para-sport’s prominence has grown exponentially in Canada.