List of 32 Coaches Accused in Sexual Misconduct Trial Released

(This is the list released by the prosecution. For the list released by USA-Swimming of Banned Coaches, not all of which are for sexual misconduct, see here.)

Since we wrote our story a few months ago title “Coaches Gone Wild,” the reports of sexual abuse by swim coaches have exploded. Beyond that, there have been allegations of  USA Swimming working to cover up these allegations, and comparisons have been drawn to the scandal within Catholic church.

Now, there is no more hiding. In addition to major news outlets, like 20/20, pushing for straight answers, and lawsuits being filed, the SCAQ Blog made a request for the names of the coaches named in the wide-reaching scandal and posted it on the internet. The list includes coaches from very highly regarded programs, including the University of Florida and the Bolles school, and a member of the Indiana Swimming Board of Directors. Among the coaches who were found guilty, their crimes range from “sexting” and possession of child pornography to statutory rape, and secretly filming their swimmers undress. At least one coach on the list, Tony Young, was accused of a much lesser crime of failing to report sexual abuse allegedly committed by his swimmers. The misdemeanor charge was eventually dropped, and he resigned.

The full list of coaches named in the Jane Doe vs. USAS lawsuit, which alleges the cover-up by USA-Swimming, along with details of the allegations, can be downloaded as a Word document here. The suit claims that USA-Swimming failed to run adequate background checks on their coaches.

(edit: Note that simple inclusion on this list does not necessarily indicate that a coach committed a sexual abuse. This is simply the list publicly released by lawyers of the plaintiff(s) involved in the case. This is obviously a very sensitive issue, so please take the time to research and consider each case individually before making any judgments.)

Coaches Names, along with known clubs where the alleged abuses occurred
Mitch Ivey (University of Florida, Santa Clara Swim Club (Ca.))
Eric Stone Lans (Seekonk Dolphins (Mass.))
Simon “Danny” Chocron (The Bolles School)
Ronny Seigle (Good Shephard School)
Daniel Scott Mendenhall (Sonoma Valley High, Twin Valleys Aquatics Club/Sonoma Valley Sea Dragons)
Stephen Schaefer (DuPage Central Swim Team (Il.))
Joshua Delcore (Barrington High (Il.))
Craig Ivancic (Kansas City Blazers (Miss.))
Lawrence K. Swager (Cary Barracudas, Cary-Grove High (NC))
James Lamorte (Venice High (Fl.))
Kimberly Brabson (Tampa Preparatory School (Fl.))
Andrew Lovan (Shawnee Mission NW High (Kansas))
Don King (SCSC (Ca.), Mission City (Ca.), Kings Oswego Swim Club (Or.))
Robert Alan Stoval (Taylorsville High (Utah))
Kevin Chapman (Upper Arlington High (Oh.))
Dennis P. Goggin (Lincoln Park High (Il.))
Jeffrey Steven Woodyard (Nansemond Swim Team (Fl.))
Rogelio Gallardo (Colorado Navy Swim Program)
Brian Hindson (Central Indiana Aquatics Club)
Roberto M. Caragol (Pine Crest Schoo (Fl.))
Jason Lear (St. Cloud, Florida)
Timothy S. Kelly (North Attleboro High (Mass.), Attleboro YMCA)
Michael Dolan (Plymouth Whitemarsh High (Penn.))
Christopher Wheat (Lawrence North High (Ind.))
Sarah E. Blessing (Bishop George Ahr High (NJ.))
Matthew Brown (Warren Central High (Ind.))
Seth Sexton (Warren Central High (Ind.))
Daniel Acker (West Allis (WI.)
Charles Clarke (MLK Jr. Middle School (Atlanta, Georgia))
Jeffrey Van Buren (Liverpool High (NY))
Jeffrey Vernance (Clayton Shaw Park Swim Club, (Missouri))
Tony Young (Carmel High (Ind.), Indiana Swimming Board of Directors)