Breaking: Renowned swim coach Dick Caine arrested over alleged sexual abuse in 1970s | sallyrawsthorne
Renowned former swim coach Dick Caine will face court on Thursday over the alleged sexual abuse of two teenage girls in the 1970s.
Now 76, Caine was arrested at his Condell Park home on Wednesday morning following an investigation that began in January 2021 when one of the alleged victims came forward to police. The police investigation allegedly revealed another victim and that both attended the swim school, police said.The coach of more than a dozen world champion swimmers over the years, Caine was at Bankstown Police Station on Wednesday where he was co-operating with police.
Caine was inducted into the Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame this year, and was head coach at Carss Park Swimming Pool for over 40 years until it closed in 2020.