THE training base of Swindon swimmers Jazz Carlin and Tilly Gray is to close at the end of the year.

Swansea ITC is one of two intensive training centres that will shut - the other being in Stirling, Scotland - after British Swimming's Olympic funding for Rio was slashed by £4m by UK Sport.

Great Britain failed to reach an agreed medal target of five at London 2012.

However, British Swimming is to invest in Swim Wales between 2014 and 2017 in a deal that will ensure training facilities will still be available to swimmers in Swansea, although not as much support will be available.

Funding will be targeted towards athletes considered to be medal hopefuls at major competitions up until the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.

Carlin came fourth in the 400m freestyle at the World Championships this summer and she is set to compete alongside fellow Welsh swimmer Gray at next summer's Commonwealths, although Gray's place has yet to be confirmed.

The 21-year-old butterfly ace met the qualification requirements at the US Open in July, but Swim Wales are yet to name the former Swindon Dolphin swimmer on their team for Glasgow next summer.