As I dropped off the kids this morning at Grandma's (who took me to meets almost EVERY weekend as a kid) I started ranting about the Worlds. She said, "Could you believe he was hitting her?" To which I replied, "Huh?" I was talking about the world records.
She didn't know details, but it made the news that a man was literally hitting a female swimmer, close-fisted. She was trying to defend herself and run away... not too much information, as all she saw was the trailer.
What the heck? Can someone fill me in?
Ukrainian swim coach could face life ban
The Ukrainian swim coach captured on camera in an ugly scuffle with his daughter during the world championships in Melbourne faces a possible life ban from FINA events.
Mykhaylo Zubkov, 38, was filmed pushing and shoving his daughter Kateryna Zubkova during an altercation in a marshalling area at Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday night.
FINA immediately revoked Zubkov's accreditation and on Wednesday convened a Disciplinary Panel to decide his fate.
Police are also investigating whether criminal charges can be laid.
The incident has stunned the world's elite sports community. Former swim star Kieren Perkins said "ugly parent syndrome" was not rare in sport, but it was career destroying. "As a father (I was) shocked, just unbelievable," Perkins, a two-time Olympic gold medallist, told Southern Cross Broadcasting.
Ukrainian swim coach could face life ban
The Ukrainian swim coach captured on camera in an ugly scuffle with his daughter during the world championships in Melbourne faces a possible life ban from FINA events.
Mykhaylo Zubkov, 38, was filmed pushing and shoving his daughter Kateryna Zubkova during an altercation in a marshalling area at Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday night.
FINA immediately revoked Zubkov's accreditation and on Wednesday convened a Disciplinary Panel to decide his fate.
Police are also investigating whether criminal charges can be laid.
The incident has stunned the world's elite sports community. Former swim star Kieren Perkins said "ugly parent syndrome" was not rare in sport, but it was career destroying. "As a father (I was) shocked, just unbelievable," Perkins, a two-time Olympic gold medallist, told Southern Cross Broadcasting.
