* Jill Chasson, chair of the USA Swimming National Board of Review, which hears sexual misconduct allegations, recently resigned after I reported that, as NBAC Olympic swimmer Jill Johnson, she had had an underage relationship with her coach John Cadigan, now Bowmans chief assistant. Now that this cancer-like scandal has spread to the most important swim club in the country, will there be calls for the entire leadership of Colorado Springs to step down? Im under no illusion that Phelps or his coach, Bob Bowman (now in the employ of a very powerful Olympic consulting group, TSE) will be forced to answer such questions in the immediate future. And what of the reported incident and ongoing police and USA Swimming investigations of last years swimmer-on-swimmer sex assault? Swimmings world governing body, known as FINA, also did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the lawsuit or to multiple requests to comment on the troubled state of artistic swimming. CONTACT THE ABC NEWS INVESTIGATIVE TEAM IF YOU HAVE A STORY TO ADD TO THIS INVESTIGATION. Seems to me USA Swimming did everything they could for an alleged abuse that took place 37 years ago. Calls made to Cadigan for comment on this article were not returned. Muchnick's initial coverage of the incident began on Dec. 21, 2012, with a post headlined: "Teen was sexually assaulted by teammates at Michael Phelps' North Baltimore Aquatic Club." Scott Adams faces 'consequence culture' as U.S. newspapers drop Dilbert, Tom Cruise's 'ditching' of Suri showcased by Judd Apatow's 'co-parenting' joke, ex-Scientology exec says. Tim Joyce of WBAL in Baltimore has broken another big story on the front of sexual abuse in swimming, as he claims he has been in contact with a victim who claims to have been sexually abused while at the North Baltimore Aquatic Club, home to Michael Phelps and Bob Bowman. Ask Rick Curl for starters. Whether the grim subject matter is Penn States negligence while children are raped, or Lance Armstrongs decade of vicious mendacity, or the hero-turned-alleged-murderer Oscar Pistorius, or USA Swimmings ethos of profits over child safety its never fun to face the dark side of an icon. Please contact us directly if you need legal advice. He was also accused of making Islamophobic remarks like saying all Muslims are extremists and telling the swimmers they should learn how to cook and clean for their men or they would not be wanted. You can contact Susan Woessner, director of Safe Sport, at [emailprotected]or Elizabeth Hoendervoogt, Safe Sport coordinator, at [emailprotected]. Summer McIntosh is the defending World Champion in the 200 fly, but hasnt swum the race in long course since winning that title last summer. It was a spring afternoon in 2010. Being a member of USA Swimming is a privilege, not a right. The gaslighting that went on, suggesting that the abused swimmers werent really abused, he said, was truly hard to watch.. Ill spell it out for you. WebNot everyone at last weekend's NCAA women's swimming championship raced against Lia Thomas -- but they were all overshadowed by him. Below is the preliminary meet schedule approved by Maryland Swimming with a few known additions. And lest anyone at USA Swimming headquarters in Colorado Springs or at any of the member clubs around the country get the wrong impression, this site is dedicated to covering every story related to the USA Swimming scandal, not just at NBAC. WebBig Sky school hires former SJSU official involved in sex abuse scandal. To complain is to risk losing funding and a spot on the team. But this case was so horrible, what was happening to this family at the hands of this internet bully." Thomas Heilman will race the 50 free, 100 back, 100 breast, 200 breast and 400 IM at the Virginia LSC Senior Champs this weekend in Richmond. Sooner or later one has to take sides if one is to remain human. Graham Greene, The Quiet American. And year after year, he documented his emailed pleas to former Athletic Director Marie Tuite and others, asking them to do something about Shaw, to no avail. "I think Mr. King bears enormous responsibility here, But I think the parents were not minding the store," she said. On Saturday, just days after the federal report was released, Hopkins agreed to speak about the abuse and the investigation. "Congratulations," read the letter. Although this crop of swimmers had never been treated by Shaw the swim coach wouldnt allow that they understood the magnitude of what Hopkins had done for the athletes that came before them. As for Muchnick's purported larger goal-exposing misdeeds among the swimming world's powerful-McKenna says, "more power to anybody who wants to work to uncover something that is really horrible, but this isn't. | Developed by, Murray Stephens Flashback 1: Baltimore County Police Acknowledged Letter From USA Swimming About Alleged Incident at Michael Phelps Club, Murray Stephens Flashback 2: Police Searching For USA Swimmings 2010 Letter About Sex Abuse Allegation That Led to Departure of North Baltimore Aquatic Clubs Hall of Fame Coach, Murray Stephens Flashback 3: Public Documents on North Baltimore Aquatic Club Sex Abuse Allegations Dangle in the Unhelpful Ozone, In His First Column As Concussion Inc. Collaborator on Swimming Scandals, Tim Joyce Reviews the WBAL Fiasco and the Medias Endlessly Trivial Michael Phelps Coverage, In recent days, coverage of Michael Phelps has served up such gems as the all-important identity of his latest girlfriend and promotion of his stint of golf instruction on the NBC-owned Golf Channels program, Super Bowl Special: Reprints of My Trilogy of Damar Hamlin Commentaries at Salon Last Month, Bar Association Assigns Investigator to Misconduct Complaint Against University of California Senior Counsel Michael Robert Goldstein; Lied Repeatedly to Court in Public Records Act Case Over Documents in Ted Agu Football Death Cover-Up. Before being hired to coach Canadas national team in November 2018, Szauder coached Slovakias national artistic swimming team for five years. Chase Kalisz, a training partner of Michael Phelps at the scandal-laden North Baltimore Aquatic Club back when the Olympic champion was active, last November was named Breakout Performer of the Year at the USA Swimming Golden Goggles Awards. Many times then, I could have collapsed, but I could tell from the look on her face that it didnt matter to her at all, Alonso Garca said of her coach. NBAC acted perfectly. Your Privacy Choices (Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads). Web18 Years Old: Max Verheyen (EST), Lauren Poole (NBAC) 2018-19 Comeback Swimmers of the Year Nick Roberts (NAAC) Will Schmidt (HFY) 2017-18 Short Course Swimmers of the Year 9 Year Olds: Daniel Branon (LBA), Charlie Lakatta (NBAC), Angela Kadoorie (NBAC), Alaina McCoyd (FSC) 10 Year Olds: Ethan Smith (GBSA), Campbell Chandler The skewers can stab if the legs are not kept straight while rehearsing routines. In 2019, a 300-page dossier compiled by Hopkins about Shaws alleged abuse circulated to the National Collegiate Athletic Association and Mountain West Conference, raising more concerns regarding Shaw and the original 2009 investigation, according to the SJSU fact page. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? San Jose firefighter claims sexual abuse, racism, swastikas drove her out Moving forward, here are some topics from Concussion Inc. on which the alternative City Paper and its Van Smith might consider shining some light in the Charm City or, alternatively, explaining why they cant. I give USA Swimming credit for not discriminating between a large or small clubthe organization seems to ignore complaints from all concerned. Tuite responded to the findings in a May 2021 statement put out by SJSU. State Supreme Court Brings Muchnick v. UC Regents to an End. Taflinger's parents later identified Brooke for the FBI as one of the girls who was taped naked in the locker and shower area. The highest penalty USA Swimming can invoke is the permanent suspension of membership. He always has your best interests at heart, she said. Note: The NCAA college comparisons are provided for entertainment The rules seem to be flexible. WebMD Swimming Approves 2022-2023 Meet Schedule. Now its a matter of accountability, Hopkins said. Its report found experiences of psychological abuse, bullying, neglect, sexual harassment, discrimination, and an overall culture of fear.. Williams later researched depression among artistic swimmers. ", Muchnick's lawyer, Laurie Babinski, puts a positive spin on the lawsuit's outcome, saying in an emailed statement, "We are glad to have reached a settlement that protects Mr. Muchnick's First Amendment rights to report on important matters of public concern involving USA Swimming and its most prominent local organization, the North Baltimore Aquatic Club. According to the lawsuit, what actually happened was that, during a swimming practice, the two swimmers who Muchnick accused of assault "accidentally bumped or contacted" a third swimmer who "was stopped purposefully and was blocking the wall" of the pool. Gabor Szauder, the national team coach for Canada Artistic Swimming, is under criticism in Canada and Slovakia, where he previously coached. In terms of whether or not NBAC heard rumors of prior abuse and didn't act, there is no evidence yet to state such a claim. What is the status of the complaint and investigation arising from NBAC? Tuite will serve as the schools deputy athletic director of external relations. Last fall, he was accused by five swimmers of making sexist remarks, weight-shaming athletes and committing other troubling behavior. "In the course of rooting out systematic sexual abuse," Muchnick explains, "there is a possibility that, somewhere along the way, there's going to be a false positive in the allegations, but that doesn't mean to me that you just sit back." The most egregious actions were at WBAL radio, a historic and influential outlet in Baltimore. Hes a father figure and made sure to look out for us.. Which is why I decided to partner with Irv; as, combined, we will be able to shed light on this grossly underreported story and, hopefully, also foster change in the way the sport is run in the United States. Eventually, Peel wrote, she developed an acute generalized anxiety disorder that required three trips to the emergency room in an ambulance, psychotherapy and medication that she still takes. Artistic swimming was introduced to the Olympics in 1984, and Russians have dominated, winning every team and duet competition since 2000. Its a Fitting Capper to Wide Official Cover-Up in the Ted Agu Football Conditioning Death at Cal. He has since faced similar criticism from swimmers and officials in Slovakia, where he coached from 2013 to 2018, before leaving to coach in Canada. Francois-Xavier Marit/Agence France-Presse Getty Images. Thank god for Tim Joyce. WebConcussion Inc. has reported that Hall of Fame swimming coach Murray Stephens is back as the operator of the Meadowbrook Aquatic Center, home of Michael Phelps original But one does have to wonderif NBAC, arguably the most respected swim club in the world, contacts the national organization to tell them of a former coachs actions and doesnt get a response, then what would incite Colorado Springs into action? Swimmers increasingly appear less willing to subject themselves to degrading treatment from coaches, whose behavior is often described, in part, as a remnant of tactics employed in the former Eastern bloc and in China, another artistic swimming power. While the organization continues to work compassionately and tirelessly on our comprehensive abuse-prevention initiative, which is routinely recognized as the best in Olympic sport, we remain as frustrated as you are with inaccurate, sensational, issue-driven reporting like this. What are the latest updates on the investigation into the death of Louis Lowenthal? ': A magical hike's dark side. Jessica Long, a 12-time Paralympic gold medalist, is now training at Loyola University in Baltimore, Md. As the swimmers left, there was one more thing. SAN JOSE San Jose State Swim Coach Sage Hopkins remembers the very worst day of his career. Now that this cancer-like scandal has spread to the most important swim club in the country, will there be calls for the entire leadership of Colorado Its all about them as usual. Tess Howley was among the standouts for the Long Island Aquatic Club (LIAC) earlier this month in East Meadow. Due to the pasage of time less than two years. Today, as government investigators circle the sports many Kiss, the Hungarian swimmer who was coached by Szauder during her teenage years, said she experienced none of the behavior that Canadian swimmers have alleged. I will continue to fully cooperate with any and all investigations. Finally, on April 22, he castigated NBAC for "the generally out-of-control bully behavior by a cast of privileged preppies, whose capstone was the unprosecuted sexual assault by two of them.". Subscribe to our newsletter and receive our latest updates! We asked for clarification on this issue, but received no response. On July 19, after a settlement agreement between the parties had been reached, the lawsuit was dismissed. Synchro taught me that I could never be enough, to hate my body and that my sanity was less important than my performance, she wrote. Last October, an independent organization devoted to safe sport, called ITP Sport, reviewed the accusations made by Canadian swimmers. She is a graduate of Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, with BS degree in journalism. Have you spoken to the members of NBAC about why hes no longer at the club? The North Baltimore Aquatic Club (NBAC) is a swim club based in and around Baltimore, Maryland. Anastasia Gloushkov Leventhal, 35, competed in four Olympics for Israel. As a leader, I am deeply sorry our student-athletes were impacted by Scott Shaw. Some told of being pushed into uncomfortable stretching positions, like splits, until they cried. Merrie Street, WBAL AM News Director. ", "I teach media law," McKenna continues, "I get it-the internet, the First Amendment, I wrote the book on wiretapping and electronic privacy-so it's unusual that I come out ever wanting to limit speech. "That's really disturbing to me, not knowing where those videos are.". Education | by Jason Marsteller. A few years after competing in synchronized swimming at the 2012 London Olympics, Szofi Kiss of Hungary began working with a coach from Russia, whom she would identify only by her first name as Natalia. | Developed by, Super Bowl Special: Reprints of My Trilogy of Damar Hamlin Commentaries at Salon Last Month, Bar Association Assigns Investigator to Misconduct Complaint Against University of California Senior Counsel Michael Robert Goldstein; Lied Repeatedly to Court in Public Records Act Case Over Documents in Ted Agu Football Death Cover-Up. Michael Phelps swam his final race at his longtime Baltimore pool, Meadowbrook Aquatic Center, winning a 100m freestyle at the North Baltimore Aquatic Club Mid-Summer Classic on Monday. WebSan Jose State Athletic Director Reassigned Amid Sexual Assault Scandal. During that time more victims came forward, one as recently as February 2020. Fourteen different LSCs are represented in the Gold Medal level. The investigator conducts a thorough review to determine if the complaint has merit. USA Swimming publishes a public listing of individuals suspended from the organization for life. Wheres the smoking gun? Founded The only thing USA Swimming has a legal right to do is not allow this person to be a USA Swimming member if and only if he is convicted. And if you have, what are you feelings about Stephens? Not true. WebNorth Baltimore Aquatic Club: MA YY 2021 YORK-NBAC Spring SC Challenge Meet: 200 IM: 2:00.77: Dec. 15, 2018: Maggie Belbot: North Baltimore Aquatic Club: MD NBAC 44th Annual Christmas invitational: 400 IM: 4:18.90: March 1, 2019: Maggie Belbot: North Baltimore Aquatic Club: Maryland Swimming 14 & Under Championships: She was first hired as the deputy athletic director, a role she occupied until May 2017, when she became athletic director. The sending of this email does not create an attorney-client relationship. I know of at least two people on the list who were not convicted by law. As I said in yesterdays post, Baltimores City Paper published a rather pointless, painting-by-numbers story on the Doe v. Muchnick lawsuit settlement. Hey big guy, do you know how those work? Competitive swimming in the U.S. has been scandal-ridden in recent years, with sexual-abuse prosecutions of coaches and civil lawsuits against USA Swimming prompting widespread media coverage, including of the recent Maryland conviction of well-known coach Rick Curl, who pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse suffered by one of his swimmers 30 years ago. "Thirty six does seem like a whole lot. First go to the police, then go to USA Swimming. Meadowbrook is best SJSU administrators say they were first informed of these allegations by Spartans swimming and diving coach Sage Hopkins, after students on Hopkins team reported the alleged misconduct. WebThe Court of Appeals decision Meadowbrook Swimming Club, Inc. vs Talbot J. Albert et al is the precedent case cited in Maryland for noise complaints. After I broke the story of past sexual impropriety, involving multiple victims at the North Baltimore Aquatic Club (NBAC), Irv proceeded to uncover other episodes of abuse and negligence at NBAC the countrys most famous swim club that will surely become even more disturbing as more details emerge. Year after year, Hopkins admonished his swimmers to avoid Shaw. In a statement on Sept. 21, 2021, announcing its findings, the DOJ stated it had concluded that SJSU failed to respond adequately for more than a decade to reports of sexual harassment and that the university retaliated against two employees who had alerted officials. We strongly encourage all of our parents to participate in this convenient online training by visiting www.usaswimming.org/protect and clicking on Education.. Alison Williams, left, andMariya Koroleva at the womens duet synchronized swimming final in 2015 in Toronto. Research published as a graduate thesis at U.C.L.A. All of us at USA Swimming are committed to fostering that experience for all our members in a safe environment. She is also a Bay Area native. Rather, this is entirely about accountability and the sinister, arrogant and dangerous disregard for victims that is displayed by USA Swimming. "It was a sense of betrayal," Indiana swimming star Brooke Taflinger told ABC News chief investigative correspondent Brian Ross for a report to be broadcast Friday on "20/20.". Anyone can read what you share. Teresa Ixchel Alonso Garca, 24, who competed for the Mexican national team for 12 years, said that in 2019 she was hospitalized for internal bleeding related to stress from swimming, but was pressured to compete by her coach. Background checks are not uniform across countries, officials say. A San Jose swimming coach, Andy King, 62, was sentenced to 40 years in prison in January after authorities discovered a pattern of sexual abuse that stretched over three decades up and down the West Coast and involved more than a dozen teen female victims. Nations Capital Swim Club (Potomac Valley) 68,604. Canadas artistic swimming team competed at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. * Last year two students at the McDonogh School in Owings Mills were quietly expelled on computer theft charges. And USA Swimming I cant defend them any more. King's lawyer, Jamie Harley, said some of the responsibility belongs to the swimmers' parents whose ambition for their children blinded them to the problem. The Department of Justice said in its report that there are potentially many more. Shaw, who has declined to talk to the media and is under criminal investigation by the FBI, resigned in August 2020. FBI agents became aware of the pictures after a North Carolina woman bought the coach's computer on E-Bay and discovered a video clip of a young girl in a locker room appearing to be taped without her knowledge. In recent days, coverage of Michael Phelps has served up such gems as the all-important identity of his latest girlfriend and promotion of his stint of golf instruction on the NBC-owned Golf Channels program The Haney Project. 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It has come to our attention that a local AM radio station has been broadcasting unfounded accusations about USA Swimmings handling of a complaint to our Safe Sport team related to NBAC involving an alleged incident that occurred 37 years ago. USA Swimming employs a Safe Sport staff at our national headquarters in Colorado Springs, and the staff members are here to help answer questions, execute programming and accept reports. There was outrage, disbelief, tears, and fear, said Hopkins, the fear of just what could happen next, what possibly could happen next.. When the investigation corroborates the complaint, USA Swimming requests a National Board of Review Hearing against the individual. Even after confirming, via conversations and voicemails, that my reporting was entirely accurate. Why? Then you say Not true, and then spout several articles from their code of conduct. You are a twit. Do they not wonder if there are other alleged victims? 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