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Alan Carmack
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Not (being) good at swimming, he didn't like it.

There is no problem omitting being in such phrases.

Other examples include

[Being] afraid of water, he didn't like swimming.

Not [being] good at swimming, he became a boxer.

See also 12 other example sentences (Numbers 12-23) in a similar question and answer at Azar Grammar Exchange. The first post is the question, and the second post gives the answers to each numbered sentence.

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