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. 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. This website may constitute Attorney Advertising in some jurisdictions under the applicable law and ethical rules. You dont want to give up on this golden dream, Gloushkov Leventhal said, but at what cost?. 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. And USA Swimming I cant defend them any more. Only then, the federal report said, did the university then under the leadership of President Mary Papazian reopen the investigation. 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. Francois-Xavier Marit/Agence France-Presse Getty Images. Thank god for Tim Joyce. But Muchnick and I are determined to see the task through on the ugly stories behind the successes of our national swimming program. He always has your best interests at heart, she said. The coach wasnt removed by USA Swimming, he resigned his membership. "My wife only had to look at one picture before she turned away in tears," he said. 24 April 2015, 10:00am. It is appreciated that there are many points of view on what has happened and who should be or should have done various things.There is a need for explanation in some of the ways things should have been handled. Accused coaches often move from country to country with little or no consequences. He was one of the only adults who stood up for us when there were a lot of other adults that should have been standing up as well, but were not and enabled this to happen, said Shelby Mullendore, a 21-year-old senior swimmer. NBAC acted perfectly. You state their conclusion that Because USA Swimming (and therefore its Code of Conduct) was not in existence in 1975, the organization legally had no recourse in the matter. 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Have you spoken to the members of NBAC about why hes no longer at the club? And like all of the other columns in this series of stories about USA Swimming, the important point is not to out an abusive coach. Swimming wouldnt have any problems if every team did as much. Tuite responded to the findings in a May 2021 statement put out by SJSU. 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. 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. Days after the interview, on July 28, Muchnick resumed his reporting on the incident with a post entitled "February 2012 incident at Bob Bowman and Michael Phelps' North Baltimore Aquatic Club remains under investigation by USA Swimming," the country's national governing body for competitive swimming. What is the status of the complaint and investigation arising from NBAC? | 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. An Instagram account created for Canadian swimmers to anonymously share their concerns and experiences has more than 50 responses. Hindson is one of the 36 coaches banned for life for sexual misconduct over the last 10 years by USA Swimming, the governing body for the sport up to and including the U.S. Olympic team. After all, were talking about sports here a trivial pursuit in relation to the societal issue of child sex abuse. Canadian artistic swimmer Gabriella Brisson, center, said a coach suggested she move to Africa to lose weight. My vote is YES because unless there is a criminal record or somebody sends a report to the LSC or USA Swimming, USA Swimming will never know. More than 50 responded anonymously. The coach, Kiss said, separated some members of her training group into what she called the Chubby Team, sometimes withheld dinner from them and told them, You disgust me, and Im nauseous looking at you, when the swimmers exited the pool after workouts. North Baltimore Aquatic Club head coach Paul Yetter, coach of one of the best 400 IMers in history, runs the math on his rule of thumb for event potential. No one at McDonogh will comment on why Stephens, who is unofficially banned from being seen on the deck at his own aquatic center, has been allowed on the deck at the McDonogh natatorium to coach his son. And what of the reported incident and ongoing police and USA Swimming investigations of last years swimmer-on-swimmer sex assault? In his lawsuit, Hopkins alleged that Tuite had discredited his concerns about Shaw and retaliated against him and other employees. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Viktoria Reichova, 19, a swimmer who clashed publicly with Szauder after being suspended, told one newspaper that he sometimes referred to the Slovak athletes as little pigs. The parent of another swimmer said that some athletes essentially ate nothing but nuts for days at a time, fearing being called fat during weigh-ins. Canadas artistic swimming team competed in the team technical event during the 2019 world championships in Gwangju, South Korea. The most egregious actions were at WBAL radio, a historic and influential outlet in Baltimore. San Jose firefighter claims sexual abuse, racism, swastikas drove her out Club LSC Points. USA Swimming offers free online education on the issue of Safe Sport and abuse prevention for parents of our 330,000 athlete members. This is a strange story because of the fact that it is not USA Swimmings jurisdiction to get involved other than to pass it on to the police. Anastasia Gloushkov Leventhal, 35, competed in four Olympics for Israel. "That's really disturbing to me, not knowing where those videos are.". Swimmers interviewed described an unhealthy culture of thinness and disordered eating in an event that inevitably foments tension between art and sport. The coaches have molested, fondled and abused dozens of swimmers, according to court records and interviews conducted by ABC News for reports Friday on "World News with Diane Sawyer" and "20/20.". To reiterate, USA Swimming, after being notified of a serious allegation didnt act. The federal report also supported Hopkins claims, made in a lawsuit against the university, that campus officials, especially Tuite from the athletic department, retaliated against him for his outspoken efforts. Muchnick, according to court documents, was ordered to remove the allegedly defamatory posts and to cease naming the teenager, referring to the incident as a "sexual assault" or characterizing it as involving "criminal activity," and referring to or discussing the details of any Maryland state-agency or law-enforcement investigation into the incident. Editor's note: Due to the serious nature of this story, WBAL news removed Tim Joyce's story from the website earlier Wednesday to allow us to do our 'due diligence.' WebNorth Baltimore Aquatic Club. State Supreme Court Brings Muchnick v. UC Regents to an End. 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." 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. It is dangerous for the media of any town or city, no matter how big or small, to be more concerned with protecting the powerful interests in their community rather than with the citizens they are supposed to serve. USA Swimming said they had no ability to investigate a former NBAC coach for allegations of sexual abuse, because the offense happened in 1975. 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. Grimes has a best time of 15:44.89 which is #2 in the 15-16 age group and now sits at #5 all-time in the 17-18 age group. The dossier prompted then-SJSU President Mary Papazian to initiate an external investigation into Shaws behavior and SJSUs handling of the initial probe in 2009. * Last year two students at the McDonogh School in Owings Mills were quietly expelled on computer theft charges. ", 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. An Instagram account, @mental_abuse_nac, was recently created for athletes to express their concerns. However, due to USA Swimmings commitment to Safe Sport and the safety of our swimmers, we reported the complaint and information received to the Baltimore County Police Department, Precinct 1. When it disappeared from the office in 2019 a mystery that remains unsolved he sent a copy to the National Collegiate Athletics Association and other outside groups. After the Canadian scandal erupted last fall, media reports emerged in Slovakia that described similar complaints there often ignored by swimming officials about Szauders coaching methods. 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. The North Baltimore Aquatic Club (NBAC) is a swim club based in and around Baltimore, Maryland. On Saturday, just days after the federal report was released, Hopkins agreed to speak about the abuse and the investigation. So if a coach has sexual relations with a swimmer (regardless of age) as a high school or NCAA level coach, he or she can later join USA Swimming since he or she was not registered with USA Swimming at the time? I know of at least two people on the list who were not convicted by law. To read all about the SafeSport program, click here, or read the full letter below). Meadowbrook Swim Club became a favorite spot for Baltimoreans to escape the summer heat. WebCo-founder of the North Baltimore Aquatic Club (NBAC) in 1968, one of the best club programs in the U.S. What are the latest updates on the investigation into the death of Louis Lowenthal? WebMeadowbrook Aquatic Center, one of three facilities NBAC uses. 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. "I don't think we're perfect. SPIRE Academy swim athletes recently competed in Washington, DC at The Black History Invitational Swim Meet, which took place February 1719. THE fast swimming continued at Maryland States Friday night as NBAC took control of the meet with numerous top finishes. What's clear from court documents in the case against Muchnick is that something happened between three young NBAC swimmers at Meadowbrook Aquatic Center in February 2012. Its all about them as usual. The attorney for the club, Steve Allen, spoke for Cadigan and the club, stating, for privacy reasons we do not make any comment about former and present employees and coaches, period.. An attorney will contact you in the next 24 hours. Murray Stephens is a major benefactor of McDonogh and his wife is a trustee there. With the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics approaching in July, artistic swimming, as the sport is now known, finds itself awash in scandal that burst into public view recently in Canada and in a handful of other countries. A hundred is even more. There were people entrusted with safeguarding our campus and nearly every decision they made, if not every decision they made, was wrong.. Julia Prodis Sulek is a Bay Area News Group reporter who specializes in breaking news and narrative storytelling for The Mercury News and East Bay Times. The toll, however, has been profound, Hopkins said Saturday, on myself, on my family, on many others. He said he had not yet received the written apology from SJSU that was mandated as part of the settlement. 2020 Concussion Inc. - Author Irvin Muchnick. NBAC wouldnt comment on the case, though one will recall that there was much coaching turnover in the club in the fall of 2011. My version of it favors transparent and interactive relationships with readers and sources. Actually, NBAC is the one who did everything right, not USA Swimming. Investigative journalism is not peer-reviewed scientific literature. It is a contact sport. To again focus on NBAC for a moment, the refusal of the local media in Baltimore to ask the tough questions of Murray Stephens, Bob Bowman, John Cadigan, and, yes, Michael Phelps about what has occurred at their lauded club has been an abject abdication of journalistic responsibility. Kisss coach at the 2012 Olympics, a fellow Hungarian named Gbor Szauder, one of the few male coaches at the elite level, is now under intense scrutiny as the national coach for Canada Artistic Swimming. Due to the pasage of time less than two years. She retired last summer because she found the training atmosphere unbearable. In a series of jarring allegations from several sources, it has been discovered that a former high-level coach with close ties to the North Baltimore Aquatic Club (NBAC)home to Michael Phelps and other Olympianswas accused of molestation and other inappropriate behavior towards some of his female swimmers while he was coaching elite athletes over a period of decades. The students were two of several who also swim, or used to swim, at NBAC and were at the center of the clique of bullies and harassers of the alleged victim in the February 2012 incident underlying the lawsuit against me. USA Swimming publishes a public listing of individuals suspended from the organization for life. Members of his team said that as much as Hopkins tried to hide the strain, they could see it. Many top coaches are from countries that were once in the Soviet sphere of influence. In 2018, Hopkins submitted a nearly 300-page dossier of those emails and other documents to the campus Title IX office. In April, in an attempt to generate local coverage of his findings, he emailed. Thankfully, people such as the DOJ, the FBI and some other investigative agencies jumped into the matter and properly looked into it, Hopkins said. 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: The operative question when is enough enough? 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. Southern Utah University Athletic Director Doug Knuth told SFGATE that the department is aware of Tuites history at SJSU but is excited about her hire. Gabriella Brisson, 27, a plaintiff in the current lawsuit, said in an interview that a former Canadian national coach once suggested she move to Africa to lose weight. ", NBAC's attorney, Frank Morgan, declined to comment for this article or about Muchnick's allegations of unaddressed problems at NBAC. Before being hired to coach Canadas national team in November 2018, Szauder coached Slovakias national artistic swimming team for five years. As I said in yesterdays post, Baltimores City Paper published a rather pointless, painting-by-numbers story on the Doe v. Muchnick lawsuit settlement. He can be reached at [emailprotected]. Please contact us directly if you need legal advice. Is it not due diligence that USA swimming, with their Safe Sport program, delve further into this accusation? And swimmers sometimes have skewers for roasting marshmallows taped to the back of their legs during workouts. Although the trainer had been told to stay away from the swim team, as Hopkins had demanded, he treated some of the athletes, along with the womens golf team and others. Miroslava Germanov contributed reporting from Bratislava, Slovakia. He gathered his women athletes next to the NBAC is the literal and symbolic home of United States Swimming athletes. NBAC apparently did what clubs are supposed to do: alert the authorities immediately and then inform the national governing body of the incident. Pedro Pardo/Agence France-Presse Getty Images. She announced her resignation from SJSU altogether in an email to some staff members in the athletic department Aug. 29, 2021, but the university did not make an announcement, the Mercury News previously reported. I also recognize that backstories and their interpretation are organic; I strive for what is, at best, the second draft of history. Her mother, who is from Moscow, coached her and their relationship remained strong. Speaking publicly for the first time, the coach and whistleblower on Saturday described thepersonal toll of his decade-long fight to protect female athletes from trainer Scott Shaw, the resistance he encountered from university officials nearly every step of the way, and the relief he felt when the U.S. Department of Justice this week commended his tireless efforts and excoriated the university for largely ignoring them for so long. The abuse was alleged to have taken place in 1975, when swimming was governed by the AAU. Glez said swimmers needed to look like a model to compete at an elite level. My key objective here is to let our community heal, she said. 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.". "He may have been a good coach, but his goal with these girls ultimately was to molest them," said prosecutor Mendoza. Calls made to Cadigan for comment on this article were not returned. But when Muchnick started publishing posts about it in December-about 10 months after it occurred-and as he continued to do so in the subsequent months, his reporting morphed the incident into something sensational and alarming. In this case US Swimming did what it could. ", 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. (PSYCH SHEET DROP), Southern Illinois Freshman Ruard van Renen Pops 44.89 100 Yard Back in MAC Time Trial, Swimming Transfers Were Down Last Season; Womens Transfer Portal Window Opens Thursday. WebIn a series of jarring allegations from several sources, it has been discovered that a former high-level coach with close ties to the North Baltimore Aquatic Club (NBAC) - home to Michael Phelps and other Olympians - was accused of molestation and other inappropriate behavior towards some of his female swimmers while he was coaching elite WebMD Swimming Approves 2022-2023 Meet Schedule. Food | This restaurant is one of the hardest reservations to get in HawaiiNews | Wealthy Bay Area town grapples with 'attack on whiteness' controversyLocal | How Red Rock became the only privately owned island in SF BayTahoe| 'Are we going to love it to death? Sooner or later one has to take sides if one is to remain human. Graham Greene, The Quiet American. How could something be gotten so wrong? Hopkins said the young athletes asked him. Five swimmers came forward to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and accused Szauder of making inappropriate sexual remarks and shaming athletes about their weight to the point that they had panic attacks. "I think had they been minding the store had they been watching what's going on with their own children this opportunity never could have presented itself.". WebOn Tuesday, a lawsuit was filed in Montreal by five former elite swimmers, accusing Canada Artistic Swimming, the national governing body, of failing to provide a safe environment It was a spring afternoon in 2010. Rather, this is entirely about accountability and the sinister, arrogant and dangerous disregard for victims that is displayed by USA Swimming. For an annual fee he could come right back and no one could stop him. Greensboro YMCAsReina Liu stole the show by resetting three LSC records and launching up the all-time rankings in the girls 11-12 age group. Szauder also did not respond to previous attempts to reach him. Alice Ciobanu, a 19-year-old sophomore swimmer, agreed. In another incident, Ormond said that Szauder told her, Sion, zip up your hoodie before I get too excited. Such behavior by Szauder was excused by Canadian officials, Ormond said, as a cultural difference because he was European. As a leader, I am deeply sorry our student-athletes were impacted by Scott Shaw. He said the 36 coaches banned by the organization over the last ten years were only a tiny fraction of the organization's 12,000 coaches in that time period. I applaud the fact that USA Swimming is now out in the open about it.Read more , 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.. These allegations When the investigation corroborates the complaint, USA Swimming requests a National Board of Review Hearing against the individual. Tuite was demoted from her athletic director role amid widespread criticism and reassigned to a newly created fundraising position in May 2021. Tim Joyce, Concussion Inc.s new collaborator on the USA Swimming story, is a contributing writer for Forbes Real Clear Sports and a widely published journalist. This is about the dozens of survivors of Scott Shaw and having the right thing done for them.. Turns out this might be a lie as well. While I will accept a significant degree of credit for reporting on this story for a bit longer than Irv, the fact is that his tenacious and accurate reporting particularly over the last five months has been nothing short of remarkable. Madilynne Medina , SFGATE. USA Swimming didnt do anything, because they couldnt. He adds that, "I don't mind people characterizing me as edgy, aggressive, or unorthodox as I report on the creepy world of coaches who have a certain type of power relationship over very young athletes. Ill put it right out there. That is our unwavering commitment to you. Harassment, intolerance and violence have no place in sport., Some current and former swimmers remain supportive of Szauder. Background checks are not uniform across countries, officials say. This isnt about me, said Hopkins, a two-time conference coach of the year, standing poolside after the teams first meet of the season. The skewers can stab if the legs are not kept straight while rehearsing routines. They did not immediately respond to requests for comment about the lawsuit. We asked for clarification on this issue, but received no response. Ill spell it out for you. Read more , They (USA Swimming) do state, however, that they passed the complaint and information to the Baltimore County Police Department, Precinct 1.. The coach resigned his position at the club and his USA Swimming membership in 2011 (as compared to WBAL, who claims the coach was removed from his duties by the club). Reached for comment Wednesday, Tuite told SFGATE that she is focused on her new role. IRS delays tax deadline for Bay Area, but California hasn't followed: What should you do? Last fall, he was accused by five swimmers of making sexist remarks, weight-shaming athletes and committing other troubling behavior. Anton Siekel, president of the Slovak Olympic Committee, said in an email to The Times that complaints about Szauders behavior and strange attitude toward training had been lodged by multiple parents and swimmers there, helping to prompt an initiative for providing safe sport. Some told of being pushed into uncomfortable stretching positions, like splits, until they cried. After I provided WBAL with numerous articles and appeared on air more than a dozen times, talking about the USA Swimming scandal at no financial cost to them the station abruptly removed all my stories and interviews after the first one on NBAC appeared. 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