OLDBURY triathlete Jodie Stimpson has split from long-term coach Darren Smith as she looks to move on from her Olympics selection disappointment.

Stimpson failed to make the cut for Rio in the summer and has now made the change to link up with coaches closer associated with the Great Britain team.

She is now working with a team led by Ben Bright and Adam Elliot in Loughborough.

Stimpson announced the decision on her website, saying: "The end of my season saw coach Daz and I part ways, which left me with a huge decision. I spoke with a few coaches and fellow athletes and weighed up my options, looking mainly at my work/life balance.

"I am working with a great team of coaches, mainly being lead by Ben Bright and Adam Elliot. I have embraced the opportunity to work with these people and have based myself around the whipper snappers training at Loughborough University.

"The support staff I am working with here are amazing and really so passionate about making me the best I can be.

"A big change I have made is actually doing a proper gym programme. I need proper core strength, so now I am in the gym making myself stronger so my body can handle the swim, bike, run training I’m putting it through."

Stimpson is now back training at all three disciplines, including looking to work with a different swimming technique and improving her cycling.