Mitch Ivey, an Olympic medalist at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympic Games and a former coach at the University of Florida, has been handed a lifetime ban from USA Swimming, with his 30 day appeal period set to expire just before Christmas, on December 21st.
Allegations against Ivey that he had a relationship with a minor swimmer were first made in the early 1990’s, but USA Swimming says that during an investigation into the matter in 2011, they failed to find enough evidence to proceed with a ban against Ivy.
The call for action against Ivey was renewed earlier this year when Suzette Moran spoke to our Ceci Christy specifically about what she alleged to have happened between her and Ivey.
We will have more details about this case, and what might have changed in this USA Swimming investigation, once the appeal period, and corresponding confidentiality agreements, expire. Ivey did not participate in the initial hearing, and as such no appeal is expected, but he is still entitled to his 30 days to consider that decision.
They are not related. I was Suzette’s husband and the next man after Mitch. Needless to say we didn’t end well.
It seems like there could be an entire prison wing made up of former swim coaches who made all the wrong moves. Rick Curl (who was my coach for a year), Andy King, Don King, Noah Rucker, Ad’m Dusenberry, Mitch Ivey, Chris Wheat, et al. I feel terribly for all the victims. Sad state of affairs.
Noel Moran actually had Ivey’s kid named Jeb, I believe. As a youth, I swam for this scumbag and not only was he a pedifile with young girls, he was just as bad verbally abusing the young men in our group. He actually picked a fight with me when I was 16 on the deck of the pool during practice. Real classy Mitch, I hope you get what you deserve, which is a cell right next to your buddy Andy King.
There’s an interesting video on YouTube that features the Santa Clara Swim Club, from 1976. Ivey makes a few appearances: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1klwidiwjfQ
Is Suzette Moran related to Noel Moran? Noel Moran was the 15 year old swimmer who got pregnant by Ivey, and had an abortion, back in the 70’s, then ended up marrying him briefly two years later at age 17, when Ivey was 33. The marriage ended 6 months later when she caught him with another 17 year old female swimmer. She committed suicide in 2009.
From what I’ve read the two are not related. It’s about time this happened. Can anyone explain why “christian” schools like Trinity Prep (Orlando) and Episcopal (Jacksonville) allowed a man with his well documented reputation to coach their HS girls?!
Worst kept secret in swimming. Mitch Ivey’s history of pursuing the teen-aged girls he coached has been well known for years & years. We used to joke about back when I swam and that was back in the early 1980’s!
When I think about the damage this guy has done, my heart breaks.
What a timeline, this topic was discussed back in the mid 90’s on deck as if everyone new, “did you hear what Coach Ivey was doing”.