New controversy for Aussie swimming Swimming Australia president Barclay Nettlefold. Picture: Rohan Kelly Source: The Courier-Mail EXCLUSIVE: Swimming Australia's president has been accused of inappropriate behaviour towards a female team consultant. Barclay Nettlefold, who has been the public face of the body's efforts to redeem its tattered reputation in the wake of the London Olympics Stilnox scandal, is being investigated by the body over the incident. It is understood it occurred in a lift at the Australian Championships in Adelaide last month and that only Mr Nettlefold and the complainant were present. The alleged behaviour is being investigated by Swimming Australia's new chief executive, Mark Anderson, who was appointed to his role on April 10 with the promise of building professionalism, discipline, unity and success. "A member of the team staff made a formal complaint about an inappropriate remark and that complaint has been taken seriously and is currently being handled through the Swimming Australia Member Welfare Policy," Mr Anderson said. I can confirm that both parties and the Swimming Australia board have expressed their confidence in the process that is being followed, and the aim is to resolve that process swiftly, and to everyone's satisfaction. Mr Anderson said "both parties have been consulted throughout the process of handling the matter via the Member Welfare Policy, and both parties have agreed that the matter is being dealt with appropriately." Mr Nettlefold said he had apologised to the team staff member involved. "As the president of Swimming Australia, I need to lead by example and not make remarks that could be taken the wrong way, or be considered inappropriate," said Nettlefold. I have apologised to the team staff member involved and I will do so again in person when we meet. A source close to Mr Nettlefold said they were shocked at the allegations. "He is a very responsible family man, it's hard to believe he would have done anything like this," the source said. What you see is what you get with him and he really believes in all the good work that Swimming Australia has been doing in rebuilding. This is just a shock and a real setback, the last thing swimming here needed. Swimming Australia was heavily criticised for its handling of the underperforming team at last year's London Olympics. In February, members of the men's relay team apologised for a Stilnox-induced "night of shame" in the lead-up to the Games. Mr Nettlefold, a former Melbourne advertising executive who was appointed president in November 2012, stood beside the six 4x100m freestyle swimmers as they made their apology in a press conference. Swimmers Eammon Sullivan, James Magnussen, Tommaso D'Orsogna, Cameron McEvoy and Matthew Targett admitted they each took one Stilnox tablet as part of a bonding ritual at a team camp in Manchester in the days before the London Games. The sixth team member, James Roberts, said he had never taken Stilnox. A month earlier, Mr Nettlefold admitted the organisation had let the Australian side down in London. "I don't think that the criticism should be pointed entirely at the swimmers," he told News Ltd. We have to have a really good look at our organisation and that is what we are doing. It was a young team and I don't think we gave the right support to them to achieve a result we all expected. Swimming Australia created an integrity panel following two damning reviews released in February, one of which found a "toxic" culture was a setback to the national swimming team in London. Head coach Leigh Nugent stood down from his job in the fallout and the body appointed a new CEO in Mark Anderson. A Swimming Australia review of their behaviour last month let them escape immediate suspension to compete in the national titles in Adelaide.