Tuhia he tomokanga mō tēnei wāhanga - Ko Coates te tuatoru i te 200-mita rere noa i te 2016 British National Championships. I te mutunga, i tohua ia hei waahanga o te kapa Great Britain mo nga Taakaro Orimipia o te Raumati 2016 i Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, ka whakataetae ia i te 4 × 200 mita relay freestyle
ki a Jazmin Carlin, Ellie Faulkner me Camilla Hattersley. I te 17 o ona tau ko Coates te mema taitamariki o te kapa kaukau o Great Britain i nga Taakaro.