Update: Shane Tusup Cleared, Given Deck Pass for World Cup Budapest

With the FINA World Cup Series picking back up with a stop in Budapest, Shane Tusup announced this morning on his YouTube channel that he will not be on deck for the meet. His swimmers, including Italian record-holder Ilaria Cusinato, will still race at the meet as planned.

Tusup says he is in the process of becoming an official coach for Italy, and that there is a long process involved.

“I’m currently shifting into working with the Italian federation, working as an Italian coach, so I’m going through the process,” said Tusup in the beginning of the video announcement, which is pasted below. “I end up in a position where I may, unfortunately, not be able to be on pool deck.”

Cusinato is the next to speak, conveying her excitement to race and to see where she’s at now that she’s over a month into her new training environment. Zsombor Bujdoso, the 15-year-old Hungarian training with them, also talks about how tired he is but that he feels ready to race in Budapest. He says he already notices an improvement in his technique. Hungarian record-holder David Foldhazi, a new addition to the team, speaks at the end about his progress and his readiness for Budapest.

The Budapest stop of the World Cup Series begins tomorrow.

UPDATE – 2:31pm ET

Tusup posted to Instagram a photo of him on deck with a deckpass. His caption says “thank you to everyone who helped me out and made sure I would have a deck pass and be able to do my job to the fullest!”

https://www.instagram.com/p/B3Kcy1fotaR/?igshid=1kpxjv7qqt8q5

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Heisenberg
4 years ago

The PCness of some of the commenters on this story is extremely alarming! The sport of swimming is better than this! Chill tf out!

Heisenberg
4 years ago

Then don’t click on the article mate. They are going to cover the stories that people are interested in. This is a pretty juicy story with him getting cheated on by Iron Lady after coaching her to multiple Olympic Golds, and now coaching her rival with semi-questionable coaching methods but being transparent about it with the YouTube channel. Swimming needs stories like these to stir the pot every now and then. Makes things more exciting.

The Ready Room
4 years ago

He drives traffic… and engagement, with comments like these.

BarryA
4 years ago

“Cleared” makes it sound like he was accused of/charged with something.

Wondering
4 years ago

Karma

Lpman
4 years ago

I wonder how awkward Zsombar feels watching Shane spit game with Ilaria every day

Taa
Reply to  Lpman
4 years ago

The kid looks like a lost puppy dog

Heisenberg
Reply to  Lpman
4 years ago

You make me actually cringe.

B1Guy!
4 years ago

They’re DEFINITELY dating. You don’t pose with your athletes like that.

Markster
Reply to  B1Guy!
4 years ago

That’s what he wants you to think

AustinPoolBoy
Reply to  Markster
4 years ago

That’s what he wants Katinka to think

Ragnar
Reply to  B1Guy!
4 years ago

That’s exciting what I thought, body language says a lot

Anonymous
Reply to  B1Guy!
4 years ago

I’ve watched his vlogs and it makes me more thankful for USA Swimming and the BOUNDARIES between athletes and coaches. No fixing bra straps in the gym or talking about sex, laying on each other. There needs to be BOUNDARIES.

Yozhik
4 years ago

“Killing me softly with his song…”
Remarkable resilience. So many KILLING steps have been done already but your voice is only getting stronger. 😀

John
Reply to  Yozhik
4 years ago

What?

Corn Pop
Reply to  John
4 years ago

Roberta Flack singing about Don Maclean 1975. When female black singers had Afros .

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Karl Ortegon

Karl Ortegon studied sociology at Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT, graduating in May of 2018. He began swimming on a club team in first grade and swam four years for Wesleyan.

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