A thread to share news, stories, and comments about swim coaches in trouble
Mark Schubert Faces Lawsuit For Wrongful Termination Amid Allegations of Sexual Misconduct By Another Coach - Full Complaint Available; USA Swimming Updated Response
-- September 18, 2012
"The lawsuit was filed by attorney Robert Allard on Rianda's behalf."
Summons
Mon Sep 17, 2012
“Schubert, Former Olympic Team Coach, Sued for Protecting Swim Coach from Sex Abuse Charges”
USA Swimming Responds to Statements in Mark Schubert Lawsuit
USSwimNscandal.com
We are the watchdog group for USA Swimming. Our objectives are to protect athletes and end corruption from the leaders
Rick Curl Permanently Banned from USA Swimming
September 19, 2012
Currin's attorney, Robert Allard, released the following statement to Swimming World
Kelley's NPR Interview
Aug 10, 2012
Widespread Sex Abuse of Young Female Swimmers Continues To Plague USA Swimming
there's now even a legal specialty
Swim Coach Sexual Abuse Lawyers
B. Robert Allard
USA SWIMMING'S SAFE SPORT PROGRAMMING
INDIVIDUALS PERMANENTLY SUSPENDED OR INELIGIBLE
USA SWIMMING SAFE SPORT ABUSE REPORTING FORM
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When I was a member of another USAS team in the same pool I heard of the coach texting borderline texts to a teen girl. I met with him privately and told him to knock it off or he would be in trouble. The teen left the team a few weeks later and a few months later he was hit with a lawsuit for hiring a known sex offender to coach the teens on that team. That team still employs the coach I warned. That team I would have a problem being a part of. I left.
This story appeared today in our UK newspapers.
An unfortunate swimming coach sent an embarrassing text to all of the contacts on his phone by mistake, including family members.
www.dailymail.co.uk/.../Swimming-teacher-sent-sex-texts-person-contact-list-didnt-know-use-new-phone.html
Even adults shouldn't sext, I guess.
I can't help but feel sorry for this coach, somewhat a victim of inept use of technology. And what if he had been sending out a message to his team and was the victim of some salacious spelling "corrections?"
What was once a "gray area" became a "slippery slope" and is not blowing up.
Yet here is how things went down at the USAS Convention HOD:
"USA SWIMMING CONVENTION: A coach can still date their swimmers if over 18-year-old!"
Interesting viewpoint on this topic:
scaq.blogspot.com/.../usa-swimming-convention-coach-can-still.html
What a mess.I was going to throw up my hands at the complications of trying to be fair and protect the swimmers,but then I thought"the minimum age for drinking is 21 in most states,so how about coaches can't "date" anyone under 21."
Yes it is, but I'd say that it's regardless of age of consent variations (16 etc.) it violates the coach-athlete relationship. Like a doctor-patient thing. It's there to protect everyone.
What was once a "gray area" became a "slippery slope" and is not blowing up:
"CONGRESSMAN HONDA CONSIDERING EXPLORING “FORMAL ACTION” ON SEXUAL ABUSE IN SWIMMING"
swimswam.com/.../
Yet here is how things went down at the USAS Convention HOD:
"USA SWIMMING CONVENTION: A coach can still date their swimmers if over 18-year-old!"
Interesting viewpoint on this topic:
scaq.blogspot.com/.../usa-swimming-convention-coach-can-still.html
This story appeared today in our UK newspapers.
An unfortunate swimming coach sent an embarrassing text to all of the contacts on his phone by mistake, including family members.
www.dailymail.co.uk/.../Swimming-teacher-sent-sex-texts-person-contact-list-didnt-know-use-new-phone.html
What an unfortunate incident.
Maybe it's a good idea for coaches to only have cell #s for the parents of underage swimmers and not the swimmers numbers.
